Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-29

particulars are respectfully submitted:
The Seventh street improvement was made
IN conformity with the act Of the old corporation
It Washington, approved May =, 1870.
The following Is a copy OF tho contract made
by Mayor Emery In behalf OF the corporation
with q. W. LInville for the execution OF the
work.
THE OLD CONTRACT.
This Agreement made the 3Oth day VI March, |
A. Il. 1871, by and between the Mayor, Board Of
Aldermen and Board OF Common Council, OF tho
city Of Washington, d. O.. Of the nrst part, and
Heorge W. Llnville Of the same place, OF the
second part whereas BY an ordinance Of the
u C., approved May 2, A. y. 1870, and by SUB |
sequsnt ordinance amendatOfy thereof, the |
Mayor was authorized and requested TO cause to
he constructed a sewer In Seventh street west |
frum Virginia avenue to the Potomac river, With |
manhOles, drCps traps, and lateral branches |
specified in said ordinance, approved May "
ls7Oi and, whereas, by an ordinance II said |
council, approved June To- 1870 the Mayor was |
authorized and requested to cause carriage way |
Ut seventh street southwest, from u TO water |
street southwest, to be paved with wooden |
pavement
Nov, therefore, the said party Of the hrst part |
doth hereby contract and agree With the said |
party Of the second part, that tho said party Of
the secund part shall lay said sever pipes, and |
construct the necessary manholes, traps and
drops tor the prices following, viz:
FOR eighteen. inch drain pipe, with house con |
nection, s3.6s per linoal loot
For tweyc.lnch lateral pipe, t3.l2 per liusal |
foot.
For necessary manholcs, 400 each.
For necessary traps and drops complete, VA |
each.
And that the said party Of the second part |
shall pave said csrrlageEas from u TO Water |
street with tho fOllansbeo wooden payement tor |
the SUN VI a. 10 per square yard, aud do all the
necessary grading aud furnish all sand aud |
gravel to make said pavement complete, for the |
sum Of 70 cents per square yard. Aud II Is here
by further agreed that the proper assessments |
on the property bordering on said street for each
guuare shall he made Tor the work hereby con.
tfhcted Tor whenever the said sewer pipes shall
he completed Tor such square, and In the same |
manner Tor said pavement when that shall be |
completed for any one square; the money neces:
sary To pay for all Of said work herein provided
Tor to be collected and paid according 10 law.
The Mayor, Board Of Aldermen and Board Of
| Common Council Of the city Of Washington.
NJ. O. EMERY, Mayor. tsHALl
witness M. PECuIN,
GEo. W. LNvILLE. tsEALI
WItness-CHAs. W. KRERs.
THE SPECIFICATIONS
| for paving Seventh street southwest, from Is
| street to Water street, with wooden pavement:
First The supCrinte ndent OT streets and sewers
and ward commissioner, or their suocessurs In
office, shall require the contractor or contractors,
! at his or their own cost and expense, to remove
the present cDbblostune pavement for tho width
Ut the street between the curb lines, except that
portion used BY the Washington and George.
town Railroad Company, and deposit them
where designated, within reasonable distance,
for tho use OF the corporation.
Second. In forming the ruAdbed for the
WOBden pavement, the contractor or contractors
shall use only pure clay, tree from lUaIn, and
which shall he laid In layer, rammod, aud
rolled with heavy roller TO point or level that
will admit Of eight (sl inches OF pure gravel,
| which must be Tannied and rolled, and after
| such ramming a.bed VI iOur a. inches Of pure,
| sharp sand must be laid, when shall be rolled
evenly for the bed Of the road All OF which will
| he determined and directed by tue said supefln.
| tendent and commissioner, who will Judge Of the
| necessity according TO tho foundation found 10
| exist
Third The wood used for the pavement shall
| he heart-Whit0 pine Ut the best quality used for
payemenIs, and tho blocks shall DO Of the size,
shape aud pattern as submitted In the specihca-
| ton for the "Fullansbes patent pavement"
Fourth. The work shall DO executed In eVnTy
possible manner Ia tie satisfaction VI the con-.
| missioner and said superintendent, who will see
| that every part Is executed In accordance with
these specifications, and whenever any portion Tor
any cause or neglect VI the contractor or contract
Ors, shall fail 10 any particular, tue said officers
shall have the same made good at the cOntrac Ors
expense But should II tail by the subsiding OF sew.
ers gas pipes or other cause, not the fault VI the
contractor, the said officers shall make \ sury ey
VI the amount relald. which shall be paid Tor by
the corporation at such price as they may deem
lust.
Finh. Tho contractor must commence the
work on or before the 10Th day OF May, 1871.
sixth. Payment will 10 made by assessments 4
upon the different owners Of property, the cot.
p1TatiOn OF Washington and the Washington
and HeorgeioSn Railroad Company, Us pro
vlIcd by law.
MIG EMERY, Mayor.
HEO. W. LINyILLE.
Witness: NJ. PErHIS.
| SPECIFICATIONS ron sEwEHs IN THE sEYESTH
WARD.
In accordance with amended act, approved
| March -, 1871:
Main sewer to be In accordance to law.
| Laterals to be eighteen inches diameter In the
! clear
Brick to he han made, hard tempered, clear,
| and thoroughly Uurnedi hats or shattered arch
brick to he excluhed. The bricks to he we'll
Wetted before being laid. Every brick must
| have full mortar joints under bottom, and at
| sides and ENDS TO be neatly and truly laid by
line and the Joints to DO carefully struck on the
inside
Mortar to be Of fresh hydraulic cement and
| sharp river sand, In the proportion Of two parts
sand to one part cement, and made In quantities
Mnnboles, round, With castlron head Of such
| dimensions as may he directed, with wrought.
| iron steps; to be built from bottom with nine.
| Inch brick walls with openings worked 10 for
the connection Of the sewer; the walls, II square,
| to be COPIED with four pieces Of rough hammered
| granite, nine Inches wide and nine inches thick,
hAlTcd together at the ends, OF such length that
| they will nclUsa space Of three feet 10 the
| clear, clImped together on the outer side, and
rlbbetoi on tho inner sides to receive an iron
grating, tbs bars Of which shall he wrought
| iron, one inch square and one Inch thick.
TrapstO he the same Size and shape, and Of
| the same KIND Of material as the new trap at
the War Department grounds corner Of Sew.
| enteenth street west aud PennsylVania avenue,
! or Twelfth street west
DTOps-The walls Of the drops to be covered
with a circular cover of iron or stone for tho
| protection Of walls, and also an iron grating
| similar to that described for man. holes.
Ia executing tho work not more than three
same time, and before any part shall be covered
In the same shall be duly inspected. The
| trenches must he we'll FAmmsd and puddlel as
rehIlsd. All streets which may no disturbed In
| the execution Of tho work must be repaired, re.
graded OF otherwise repaired TO the satisfaction
| VI the inspectOT ward commissioner and as
| sistant commissioner, and assistant commits
siOners. All expense Of pumping, dammlng, or
| any other loss Or damage which may arise from
| the nature OF the work, or Ia connection there
| With from any cause whatever 10 any person or
| persons vehicle or vehicles, animal or anlmals,
nnr TO any gas or water pipes, must be borne BY
| the contractor.
| The price por llneal foot for main sewer and
lateTals each for man holes, drops and Taps snail
include all excavations, and making good all
| work which may be disturbed. The expense Of
| constructing main sewer to be- paid Tor by AZ
| sessment on the properly bordering
| The laterals, man holes, drops and traps AMI
| thlmbles "a be paid for out Of the ward fund.
| Tho grade Tor the sewers shall be established by
the superintendent and inspector.
WILLIAM FORsYTH,
| Superintendent and Inspector
| , Approved: NJ. q. EIRRY, Mayor
THE PROPOSALS..
| WASH surus, u. o., March ~. Isll.
Sla / propose Ia lay the sewer pipes on
seventh stlogt southwest, from Virginia avenue
~ tue IlNNIt III WIN lub hulelhbil
| approved May y, 1870, Us follows
| Fer eighteen Inch pipe, with house connection
| - Is per lineal foot.
| For twelve, Inch lateral pipe, FlI2
| For necessary manhOles, 500 each.
| 4 For necessary traps and drops, complete, tlI7
| further propose 10 pave tho carriage way VI
| Seventh street southwest, from u TO Water
street southwest, In accordance with tho act ap-
proved June 10, ls7O, with the FUllansbee
wooden pavement, Tor the sum Of o. " per square
| yard, ana | hereby agree to do all necessary
| grading aud iuTRlsh sand, gravel, sc, to make
the pavement complete, Tor seventy cents per
| square yard.
| Assessments shall he made for the work for
each square whenever the sewer pipes shall he
| complete, and Ia the same manner Tor the
paving,
Respectfully, yours, &c,
(SlgnedJ HkO. W. LlHyILLR
This proposition Il accepted and you are her, by
authorized to commence the work at once,
(Slgned) NJ, a. EHgWY,
the ISHTRut TIOEa,
OFFICE ERuiSEtH hoard ~ PUBLIC WORKS,
WAHHIk8IuN, ID, u, July 3, lsl,
GrFrJs ". LiHTihr, ,sy., Contraction.
SIN. Nuu Will build the HaWeF In Seventh