Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-06-09
Sealed Proposals.


Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals
will be received at the office of the City Comp.
troller up TO o'clock =. NJ, on Monday the l4tl
day OF June, 1873, for the following work;
FIRST WARD.
For the clearing of Campbell street Of all LOGS
stumps and other material, from the northwest
side of State street 10 the southeast side of Second
street, four rods wide and sixty-eight rods long
more or less.
For the clearing of Second street from Camp.
bell street to Campbell, Potter Cos railroad
track eight rods.
For am open box drain TO be constructed on the
northwest side of Second street frcm Teif street
10 Campbell, Potter q Cos railroad track, the
same TO he two feet wide and one foot deep
Length, 20 rods.
from the northeast corner of lot block H. Hitch
COCKS addition, to the northwest corner of hot 4
block Is, Hitchcocks addition, SO rods Thence tC
be continued IN open box drain to the northwest
corner OF said block, IL rods.
For an open box drain three feet wide, on
Lewis street, to connect with oulverts already
constructed from northwest side of Second street
70 Washington avenue, ca rods. Thence wcster-
ly two feet wide, on south side OF Washington
avenue, from Lewis street In rods, together with
four culverts three feet wide EACH crossing Wash
ington avenue and connecting with the said Wash.
ington avenue drain, II rods.
SECOND WARD.
For an open box drain, three feet wide, from
the northeast corner of block g Carriers addition
there to connect with the box drain on FOURTH
For tight box drain one and one-hah feet
WIDE one foot below the old box drain on Fiji
street, the south-v,e est side of Chisholm street
running north-wcs' srly TO the public square, ~
rods; and then 70 he continued an open box drain
TO lot 4, block ~, 10 rods.
For ti-.it box drain ono and one-half feet
wide, fr.m the corner Of Fifth and Chisholm
street ito connect with Chisholm street Uranium
nirg to the river, so rods.
For the clearing and grading of Chisholm stree
TO general level, from Tenth street to the river
the full width of the street. 100 rods.
THIRD WARD.
For nm onen box drain two feet wide from the
Southwest corner of block 0S, westerly 20 Mil
Ter street there to connect with tight box drair
crossing Lake and Clark streets, eight rods, NOR,
or less, of this drain TO he tight box, and the bal
| nnce about 81 rods TO be op0n drain.
| For an open drain, two feet wide, on nortl
side of Mill street, ON line with Clark street, t'
For IN open ditch on south side Of Mil street
| from Clark 20 Miller street, ~ rods.
For an open ditch ON north side Of Trowbrdg'
street, from Bowman's ditch, 80 called, westerly
For tight box drain, ono foot vide. on eas
eile Of Oldlield street, from centre OF lot No y
block 20, to box drain now running through
For the clearing Of oidHcld street, four rod
wide, from Beech street to Walnut street, Is rods
The proposals for the above work shall include
all labor plank, spike and oross-ties, and the box
GO for drains shall be constructed as follows
| Plank 10 be two inches thick, Of either souni
norway OF white pine; cross-tics to be two in
ches thick and six inches wide, and 10 be place
AZ the bottom and top OF boxes four feet apart
and the cross-ies At bottom Of boxes TO extend OF
either side OF the bottom two inches, and that tn
sides of said boxes shall rest on said projection
Of cross-ties. and be spiked TO bottom OF box. III
side plank 90 be twelve inches wide, and tn
JOINTS Of said sides TO be placed alternately, n
shall also the bottom and top Of sail boxes. Tn
cross-ies nt the ton OF boxes TO be Let into side
81 hoxes ~ TINT said ties shah not project abov
sides OF boxes. The tics at top 70 he made witt
shoulder onc-half inch decp inside Of Sides
Plank. and sleepers 70 he firmly spiked wher
jointcd.
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