National Republican., 1874-05-08
DISTRICT INVESTIGATION
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DISTRICT INVESTIGATION
! tconsfnuss From Ffrn Psse.I
Wooden pavement, (N,esoI,on,, no.
BeiEian psye1snt, best Nsss.ohu.
Belgian paTsn:st, Zen second quality
ooSSie psSsSsntr M best wat.r-stons, '' "
per yard l2s
NJ. H DICKINSON,
Chief Commissioner Of Highways, Philadelphia
TO Governor A. x. Shepherd, Wdshfngton, D. c.
SEWER DEPARTMENT., Cry HALLS
BOSTON, FsbruMy "A, 1874. B
The cost Of Scotch pipe laid In this city is from
- to % per fooot, everything Included. The only
sizes used are L. and l5-inch.
Brick sewers cost from s2s to $50 per thousand
after the trench is excayated. Trenching is very
uncertain, varying. with the character Of the
street. trOn y to ~ Per f9Sf' u p,n
Superintendent and Engineer.
BOSTON, February "A, 1874.
This is to certify that the above-named W. H.
Boston at the present time.
Chairman OF Board Of Aldermen.
OFFICE OF THEsUPlaINTENDESro OF STREETS,
CITY HALL, BOSTON, February ~ 1874.
DEAR SIR: In answer to your inquiries in re-
gard to the cost of payemsnts used in this city, I
For granite block pavement the city furnishes
the blocks and gravel and contracts with master
PAYERS TO lay the same. The cost Of the blocks
yard; cost OF gravel, required for bed and cover
ing, about 81 cents per square yard; pavers price
for laying blocks and Spreading gravel in bed
and covering, about IS cents per square yard
making total cost about s3. 50 per square yard
The grading ofthe rosd-bed and preparing iOun-
SIMPLIFY tSs og the spas sos
ing upon the character OF the material distance
od t1 hauling, &c, varies from 30 TO rs cents per
For wood pavement the city prepares the roal
bed, as in stone pavement, snd contracts with
blocks, and furnishing and spreading the gravel
for road bed and covering. The price paid con-
tractors e during the year Is7a was IRON ally 70
spruce, laid without flooring, directly upon the
sand or gravel-bed; the interstices between the
blocks filled with sand or pebbles.
remain, very respectfully, yours, &C.,
CHARLES HARRIS.
Superintendent of streets
P. s. The cost of brick sidewalks in this city
during the year 1878 was sl.5O per square yard
The cost Of granite curbstoncs was - cents per
linear foot delivered upon the street, costing when
laid about 81 per linear foot.
The cost OF grading streets, whore there is q
depth Of several feet Of cutting filling, varies
from flty cents to one dollar per cubic yard.
Yours, CHARLES HARRIS,
Superintendent Of Streets.
BOSTON, February q, 1874.
This is to certify that the above n Imsd Charles
Harris is superintendent Of streets Of the city oi
Boston at the present timo.
J0HN 7. CLARE,
Chairman Of Board OF Alderman.
CITY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
BALTIMORE, March 81, 1874.
SIN: In reply to your inquiry OF the 25th inst,
mayor, l beg leave to offer the following:
The cost Of grading streets Is from 25 to 50 cents
per cubic yard, according to the distance that the
for depositing 1t elsewhere.
Streets are rarely graveled In this city. CoD-
ble.stone Payements, including material and work
cost from 63 to 80 cents per square yard.
Relaying cobble-stone pavement, from 80 to 40
linear FOOT circular curbstone 10 cents per linear
foot.
Only small surface has been laid with the
Only small surface of the Grahamite asphalt
pavement has been laid, eostIug s4.lo per yard.
No concrete pavement has been laid by the city.
One square has been laid by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. have no information
as to the cost.
have had no rock excavation in the bed of the
streets.
Sewers are built complete, including excava-
tion, &c. either by the running foot or by the job,
The payements are laid on the sidewalks by the
owners of the property fronting on the streets.
iours' respectfully, J.; d; TEanEYER,
Franklin T. .Ho,pe, chier Clerk, Beard Of Public
Works, WashfngtoH, ID. C.
Observation-Disclosures are particularly requested
to take notice of certain changes which have
been made in the specifications before putting
their bids In the estimate box
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. 1873
To oontraotors.-No.
Se1ers in Nineiy.6flh and Ninetu-efqhfh S,reefs
BetpeeB First and Third Avenues, and in First
Avenue, Between Ninety.ffth and One HuRdreth
Streets, pith Branches.
with the above title, also with the name Of The
person or persons making the same and the date
OF its presentation will be received at the office OF
NJ OF October y, 1873, at which hour the bids will
be publicly opened and read, and the award Of
the contract made to the lowest bidder with ade-
the contract may be awarded will be required to
attend at this office with the sureties offered by
him or them, and execute the contract within
Of failure or neglect so to do, he they will be
considered as having abandoned It, and as in de-
will be re-advertised and re-let, and so on until
the contract be accepted and executed. The work
to commence at such time as the commissioner Of
public works may designate.
N. b. The prices must be written in the bid
and also stated in figures, and all proposals will
be considered as informal which contain bids not
stamped in accordance with the United States in
ternal revenue tax-law. Permission will not be
given for the withdrawal Of any bid or proposal.
Bidders are required to state In their proposals,
under oath. their names and places of residence,
the names OF all persons interested with them,
and If no other person be so Interested they shall
distinctly state the fact; also that II Is made with
out any connection with any other person making
any estimate for the above work. and that It 10 In
and also that no member Of ths eo%@op 0e cOuaC
head Of a department, chief Of 9 bureau, deputy
thereof, or clerk therein, or other officer OF tho
corporation, is directly or indirectly Interested
therein, in supplies or work to which 1t relates
or in any portion Of the profits thereof
Each proposal shall be accompanied BY the con-
sent, in writing, Of two householders or free |
holders of the city of New York, Nth their re-
sPectire places Of 6ustHs.s or re!tdsace, to tho
% SON making M the bid they he will on It's - beiDF% elm % 80
awarded, become bound as his sureties for Its |
faithful performance, and that IL he shall omit
tG sny beys. 1E
which he would be entitled on Its completion and
that which the corporation may be obliged to pay
to any higher bidder to whom the Contract may
be awarded at any subsequent letting. The con- |
sent above mentioned shall be accompanied by
the oath iD writing, Of the e. person signing the
holder in the city OF New York, and Is worth the
and aSoSs ali his debts Of c sv.ry
and ouer and dbovs ais Liabilities as bad, surety
ofhervise; that he has offered himself as surety
the bond required by section H. article q chapter
viii, Of the Revised Ordinances Of 1889 Of the
Municipal Government OF the City Of New York,
and prescribing their powers and duties. The ad-
equacy and sufcIency of the sursties offered to be
determined by the comptroller.
The engineers estimate OF work and materials
by which the bids will be tested Is follows, to
wit:
x,e35 linear feet Of sewer, viz:
2, lO5 linear feet of brick sewer,1
Of I feet inches by Cro,J
feet, interior diameters. 70 N. Ji l.
as per section marked A -'A'' Aiuear iee''
on the plan Of tho word
100 linear feet Of brick sewer,
egg-shaped. of4 feet by2
feet inches interior
diametcrs, as per section
marked on the plan OF
the work.
go linear feet Of brick sewer, C,.r |
egg-shaped, Of feet ~ ), ooS is.sS. IL e.,
inches by 2 fleet ~ inches A's'0 iAnosi AV4S'
interior diameters, as per
section marked O on the
the plan OF the work.
100 linear feet Of pipe-sewer,
of15inches interior diam
eter.
4os5
100 linear feet of 15-inch plpe-culvert.
4reoeving- basins.
2, 500 spruce or pine piles.
N. B.-The abeye-estimated Quantities are ap-
proximate, and bidders are notified that the CON-