Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-06-11
Contract Awarded.

The proposals for constructing permanent
drain from Chapel street to Court street and
| through the ravine in rear Of the Mansion
! at noon, by the Joint Special Committee hav-
ing the matter in charge. The following
| were the specifications:
/. Foundation shall be good quality of old
growth cedar, not less than feet long, sided
to not less than inches face and thickness,
laid close side by side, tops and butts alterna-
ting across the drain; or stone not less than
feet long and inches thick, laid in like
manner. Proposals received for each.
2. The walls shall be of split granite, of
suitable length for firm wall, and joints well
broken, not less than "a inches in width at
base, and battering to not less than IA inches
at top, 3 feet in height, laid to good face on
the inside, well pointed with stone, lime and
cement.
g. The cap stones shall be of granite, not
less than feet long nor less than G inches
deep in any part
4. The inside dimensl ions of the drain hall
be 3 feet by 3 feet in the clear.
8. The drain shall be laid on a true grade
from the point of beginning to the end, and
such grade shall be furnished at the expense
of the city.
G. All earth removed by excavation on the
line of the drain, shall be neatly replaced
around the sides or walls of said drain.
I. The work shall be done in good and
workmanlike manner, and all material and
labor furnished at the contractors own proper
cost and expense.
s. The contractor shall have the benefit of
all drain material found on the line of the
drain belonging to the city.
3. All openings required by the city to be
made into the drain during the progress of
the work, shall be made free of expense to
the city, provided they are made at the time
of laying.
10. The work shall be done to the satisfac-
ton and acceptance of the Joint Special Com
mttee, or some person appointed by them to
superintend the same in the interest of the
city.
II. The work to be completed by the 3lst
of July, 1874. Proposals also received for
fifteen days extension of time.
II. The contractor may receive once every
two weeks so per cent of the work performed,
on presenting to the Mayor certificate from
the City Engineer, endorsed by the Joint
Special Committee, of the amount completed.
IL. If the foundation should not be regard
ed sufficiently firm after grading, at any point,
additional support is to be put in, under the
direction of the committee, to be paid for by
agreement with the committee, or failing to
agree, at the appraisal of competent and dis
interested men.
The whole of earth excavation required
according to the survey of City Engineer Abb
bot, is about 900 cubic yards; the whole
length of the drain will be 542 feet. There
were five proposals presented to the commit
tee, for doing the work. per lineal foot, viz:
Proposal of j. n. Wade, $3.50, for stone
foundations $3.50 for cedar foundation.
J. L. Button, $3.50, ce dar foundation.
Benz. Young $50 cedar foundation; So 95
stone foundation; per cent discount if al
lowed until Aug. 18th to finish the work.
II. o. Nichols, S3.l5 cedar foundation.
Marshall Withheld and w. II. Brown $2.73
cedar foundation; So 90 stone foundation; to
submit to whatever discount the committee
require on compensation for all work done
after July 3lst
The committee voted to award the contrac
to Marshall Withheld and w. II. Brown at
S2.13 per lineal foot.
1t is really cheering to be able to believe
that the nuisance which has been endured for
so many generations is soon to be econom-
ically and forever abated. All honor to the
City Council for its action.