Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-11
LOCAL NEW =.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Opening the Bids TODAY.

PROPOSALS FoR MISCELLANEOUS WORK.
The Board OF Public Works opened proposals
to-day for various dc. criptions OF work ana ma
terial necessary tor the improvement OF the
District OF Columbia.
LANrs.
The follow ing were the proposals for furnish-
ing and placing on the IOsts i've hundred lamp.
81 NNN I'm, With copper crown. rivettcd on. and
- be painted With Two coats OF green paint out
SIDE ard two coa,S of white paint inside: Robert
D.. Tslbert. for each lamp, SIS; John A Prev
S6.l0, without gazing, $3.50 Charles Eessner
Sle,s9: ii. L. Gregory, s5-a4, without Ciazing-)
W. Goodall, S6.e9.
LAMP PosTs
For furnishing 800 lamp posts. the proposals
We're Tor each post Gray * Moves, Sll25. X.
NJ. johnson, a: Lacy DUwel * Co. = - Co
W. GoOdall, s9.1O.
STREET SWEEPING.
j. ii. Russell proposes 20 sweep streets as rar
adyeuse ment, Tor 50 per night; W. W. Writ
x Co., with the Wickersham sweepsrD $50
per week; Samuel Lloyd, S2i5; james Revnold.
x Co, SGS-oe, j. W. Andrews ~ CO., sS35 per
week. from 9th September 10 lst January: fr-
nest Dunbar * Co, - ,210 for the whole period.
>. M. BarrOws n Co, Si425 for same time:
,Iohn ,. Stafford, $500; Jeremiah Costello,
Pennsylvania avenue 10 January list. Is72,
sl,SS; 18th street, Si00; Louisiana avenue,
Sl,oO0; VI street, $500.
SEWER FOR SLASH Rrx.
Henry Himber & Co.-Main sewer. So ss.
brick lateral sewer, Is inches inside Diameter
Sl..9; 2finch, SslO; 3O-inch, S24g; 3s,-incb
go, a4-nch, -; 4s,inch, s4,.5i 5i-inch, s5.25
t2-lnch, 1913; man-hOles, SIS each: trans per
plan, $50 pipe sewey, l2-inch, SIS; I5-inch,
S215; le-inch, S3.25; 1sxls connections sl2 81,
l5xl5, sl2to; I2Nl2, sI2.5O; msn-holeS on pipe
sewers, so, including excavations and filling
in, and refitting brick lateral sewers. go OF
cent per cubic foot.
foot ~
Patter, on & Cameron.-Main sewer, $50 lat
eral sewer councillors, two feet diameter, q
Per foot man-holes, sl00 each; traps, SIS each.
No time named for completion.
Fletcher & Burch-Main sewer, $40
Lucas q Co.-Main sewer, S25l0 lateral
$50; traps, sil5 each; man-hOles, so each
Thomas Lewis-Msin sewer, s2iS0; rock ex-
cayatlon, $3.50 per cubic yard, extra: man
loles. circular, iron cover, ESQ each; traps
szeo each, 20 be completed January LIST
w; w. McLannahan & Co--Main sewer,
Sl5s5 per foot; laterals, s2C9; traps, SIPS; man
holes, $40; earth excavation, 80 cents per cubic
lsIe, roek sold excavation, sli loose rock, 80
Hugh Hughes-Main sewer sl9G: man.
holes. S55; traps, sl25; laterals, $3.50.
Callahan & Cissell-Main sewer, clear gravel
excavation, 80 cents per cubic yard; did rock,
eel.soi hiling and pudding, 30 cents per cubic
yard; sodding, 70 cents per yard; latcrals Hneal
foot, feet clear, S275; feet, S3l5. feet 4
inches, $3.50; feet, $780, ulan-holes SO; taps,
Sis.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THOMAS Lewis propO es q preserve wood az
% cents per square yard. Richard Rockwell.
blue stone eurbing at "a cents per foot, CnfOrmaI
bid)
GAS AND WATER SEWER CONNECTIONS.
VIM. Rothwell, sewer "a cents, lead water
service inch IS cents, inch - cents, inch
o. cents Gas pipe, = inch cents, inch 10
cents, inch 10 cents, ] inch p cents !.
inch % cents ~ inch - cents, ? inch 80 cents;
ssCeet wpsbers boxes s..
Z. y. Eckloff, 6-inch sewer Csc; finch Gas
pipe, SOC; cast iron box, Sl.s0; st3p-cOck SID:
lead lateral service Inch In double lead pipe
50c; street washer, IS; tapping, 50; stOp-coek,
Sl-50i h-inch double A lead pipe, 45c: Finch
double lead pipe, CSC; gas pipe, Toe; x-inch,
&c; Inch, Ice; Inch, pc; Pinch. Dee
Ernest Dunbar * Co., sewer. s3c; lead water
pipe service z-inch, &c; l-inch, soc: corpora-
ton stop-cock on main, Sc; stOp-cOck In iron box.
SS-25; iron street washers, S6.i2; a-inch De-:
k-inoh, &c; inch, l3c.; l-lnch, lie; s,-inch'
sc; -lneh, Soc; Pinch, 3Sc.; street washers i'm
box, S6i2 "
X. q. CGmpben-Sewer pipe, 60 cents; lead
service pipe, u inch, 80 cents; 4 inch, Is cent;
inch, - cent?; each tap, 50; gas pipe, 4 inch.
10 cents; inch, u cents; 4 inch, 10 cents; /
inch, 3 cents; l L inch, 81 cents; IL inch. "a
cents; inch, Sc cents; each tap, % cents street
washers. 81.
K Z. HeweSt x Thomas LeNi--6 inch sewer,
81 cents; lead service, q inch, % cents; inch,
a cents; inch, IS cents; stop cock az main : 3;
stop cock at iron box, s3.57; street washers -
STREET sWEEPING CONTRACT AWARDED.
The contract for sweeping the strects was
awarded 10 Jeremiah Costello.