National Republican., 1878-08-16
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
Bids Opened for Laying Asphaltum
Pavements.
The Contractors Bound to Pay the Work.
ingmen Observation-Disclosures OF tho
Threc-sixty.Five Bonds - The
Building Regulations Amend
od-Minor Notes from
Columbia Building.

The Commissioners yesterday opened BIDS
for the following street. t.work:
On Fourteenth street west, between II and
Boundary streets north, on the east side Of the
railroad. tracks only an asphaltum pavement
when compressed, with base of hydraulic ce.
ment-concrete six inches In depth, requiring
about 23,70l square yards, more or less, Of pave
ment to be laid and the same quantity Of de-
cayed wood pavement TO be removed.
On East Capitol street, on both sides Of the
railroad-tracks between First and Second
streets, and on the south side Of the railroad.
tracks between Second and Ninth streets east,
about 10,l00 square yards, more or less Of
pavement Of the same kind.
The sand beneath the present wood pave
ment, and all other material necessary to be
removed, must be removed from the street
soft or spongy places, not affording firm fOun-
dation, must be dug out and rcflled with good
earth, well rammcd, aud the entire road-bcd
mast be thoroughly rolled with a heavy steam
roller.
HOW THE PAVEMENT MUST BE LAID.
Upon the foundation as above Is to be laid a
bed of concrete of hydraulic cement, six inches
in thickness, to be made rs follows: Ono meas.
ure of best quality froshly.burncd Rosendale
cement and two Of clear, sharp sand, free from
clay, will be thoroughly mixed, dry, aud then
made into a mortar with the least possible
amount OF water broken stone or brick, thor.
oughly cleaned from dust aud dirt, drcuchcd
with water, but containing no loose water in
the heap,will then be incorporated Immediately
with the mortar. In such quantities al will give
q surplus of mortar when rammcd.
This proportion, when ascertained, will be
regulated by measure. Each batch of concrete
will be rapidly mixed and spread. and will at
once be thoroughly compactcd by ramming un-
I'll free mortar appears upon the surface. The
whole operation of mixing and LAYING each
batch will be performed as expeditiously rs
possible, with the use of a sufficient number of
skilled men. No gravel will be used In the
concrete, but only angular fragments of stone
or brick having rough faces obtained by frlc.
turc, aud measuring not more than two inches
in their largest Dimensions. The upper sur
faces will be made exactly parallel with the
surface of the pavement to be laid, aud must
be protected from tho action OF the sun and
wind until set. Upon this base will be laid
the wearing surface, or pavement proper, the
basis OF which, or paving cement, shall be pure
asphaltum unmixed with any Of tue products
of coal tar.
The work must be completed within ninety
days after the date Of the execution of the
contract.
The contractors must runctually
PAY TIE wogKISGdEN
under their contract, in cash current, and mol
In what IL denominated store pay or orders, and
shall, from time to time, and as often as may
be required by the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia. furnish to said Commission.
ers satisfactory evidence that all persons who
have done work or furnished materials have
been paid as herein required And IL such
! evidence Is not furnished, such sum or sums AZ
may he necessary for such payment will he re
| taincd by said Commissioners of the District o
Columbia until such claims shall be fully salts
fed.
TIE BIDDERS
are as follows:
Jonathan Taylor specification ono-Four
tcCnth street, S2.33t; East Capitol street
i233i. Specification wo--FOurteGnth street
| S2lsi East Capitol street. S2.ist.
Andrew Gleason and Edward Kelly, specifl
cation Que Fourteenth street, S2.l0; Eas
| Capitol street. 50 10. Specification two-Four
tccnth street. s2lit East Capitol street.
| S3lii.
W. C. Murdoch, without patont-Fourteontt
street, SlTi; East Capitol street. S2Oil
Schnrf patcut-Fourteenth street, S2,07; Las
| Capitol street, $al2,
PUllitier 4 Davis--FOurtcCnth street, - 30
| East Capitol street, s2.2j.
g. b. Abrams and W. c. Lnwis--Fourtccntl
street, S240; East Capitol street, S2.40.
W. r. Davies & Co., Fourteenth stree t.. 8. Al
East Capitol street, S2,55.
}. $. Baldwns Il Co, fourteenth street
s2.2s!; East Capitol street S230, or on couIi
tiOn of getting both streets, S2.2si.
Bailey French Paving Company, Fourtee ntl
street, S23j; East Capitol street. S2.2D.
John Grant and Thomas Kirby, Fourteenth
Btrcet, $3.50; East Capitol street, $!4i.
Crawford, Hoffman Il Filjert, specification
ono-Fourtecnth street, $2.l0; East Capitu
street, S2l9. Specification twO-Fourteentl
street, So East Capitol street, S2.3l. Speci
fcation three Fourteenth street, S2.i7 Eas
| Capitol street, S2.i7.
Joseph E. Thompson, Ncuchatel rock, Four
tecnth street, s525; East Capitol street, So %
aud other bids at Si.20, S3G5, 1850, and 32.o9
FOR each of the streets.
Joseph Williams, Fourteenth street, S2.20
East Capitol street, 500.
+. NJ. Draner, Fourteenth street, &. 10; Eas
Capitol street, f2.lO.
Charles Guidet, informal.
Henry, Birch * Co., Fourteenth street, S2 O.
Fast Capitol street, S2.65.
The contract may not be awarded this week
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