The daily gazette., 1877-06-20
PROPOSALS FOR CLEANING
THE STREETS.
OFFICE OF STREET COMMISSIONER, }
No. Sk East Sixth street,
Wilmington, Del, June 18th, 1917.
GEALED PROPOSALS will be receive,
y at this office until

w DSl,, uuG lJIili 1916
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received !
y at this office until
MONDAY, JUNE 25th, 1877,
at O'Clock, p. NJ =, for cleaning the streets
OF the city and removing therelrem all dirt, |
ofial, ashes, dead ANIMALS aid other refuse
matter.
For the purpose of cleaning the streets of
the city it is divided into four districts, viz
All south OF the northeIly side of 9Th street
and east OF the westerly side of Market ST.,
is the First District. All orth OF tie north
erly side of eth street and east OF the west
erly side of Market street is the Second
District. All south OF The northerly side of
9th street and west of the westerly side of
Market street is the Third District, and all
north OF the northery side of 6tn slreel and
west of the westerly side of Market street
| is the Fourth District.
Proposals will be received, as aforesaid,
| for any one or more OF said districts or for
the entire city.
Market street and portions of streets used
/ for market purposes shall be cleaned on
j the afternoon OF each Wednesday and Sat
| urday, and all other streets, lanes and al
| leys of the city shall be cleaned at least
once week and as much oftener as may
| be necessary.
All dirt, of1al, ashes, dead animals and
| other refuse matter shall be removed nom
the streets and covered cutters of the city
| at least once a week ice and snow to be re-
moved from the cutters and crossings at
| the Intersections of streets when directed
by the Street Commiss ,oner.
| The ashes, dirt aud other rubbish incl
dental 10 housekeeping, which may be
| placed at the curb in boxes or other recep
| tacles before O'Clock, a. m, from April
| list TO August 3lst, and before 8 O'Clock a.
m. the rest OF the year, from Market street
ana all streets east of Market street
| on every Monday, and from all streets
west OF Market street on every Tuesday
TO be removed In covered carts or wagons,
as is or may by ordinance be prescrI bed
covered UlIttprS n a sol ctr aatc
ana The lnlets TO all public sewers to be at
all Times kept clean and clear of all OBJ
| StructiOnS.
The dirt, ashes, ofal and other refuse
matter shall be removed to such places OF
| otherwise disposed of as the Street Com
missioner of said city may rect The exc.
cution of said work and the performance OF
the contract or contracts shall be under
the direction and supervision of the Street
Commissioner and OF the Street Committee
OF the City Council of said city and shall
be performed IN accordance with existing
laws and ordinances in relation thereto
PaymantS for said work to be made In
|, equal monthly instalments. One-tenthoftht
amount OF each ofsad MONTH y instalment,
10 be retained by the city as security for thu
, faithful execution of the contract and tho
cost of performing the same.
The contract or contracts for said worl
shall contain special provision and stip
ulation thai all questions and matters IL
dispute both of law and fact arising unde
said contracts respectively shall be determ
lned by the Mayor al d that his decision
upon any question whatever relating to IN
3 said contracts or either of them or TO tn
performance of the same shall be final an,
conclusive upon the parties concerned
4 Freehold security in the sum of 100 dollar
VIII be required as the guarantee for tn
2 good faith of lhe bid and freehold securit,
i in the sum of 1910 dollars will be requires
or the faithful performance of the contrac
for each district.
The right is reserved to reject any or al
bids
= Banks for proposals will be furnished a
= the office of the clerk of City Council.
S F. MCCLOSKEY,
e June 19-5t. Street Commissioner