The daily gazette., 1880-09-29
DRoPosALs FOR CONSTRUCTING A
4 SEWER.
OFFICE OF THE STREET
COMMISSIONER,
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. ~. 1850.

NO. ga f.. Sixth st.
WILMINGToN, Del, Sept. 81. 1850.
Sealed proposals Will be received in the
box in the CITY Council chamber until
1:3D. =. m. Thursday October 9TH, 1850,
for bui arg IA double sewer from the north
side OF Secord street down Adams to III @
south side of Pleasant street or follow the
natural water course If directed by the
street Com missioner. The sewer win be
about 1913 feet In length The walls will
De built OF stone furnished by the city.
walls 70 be two feet thick and about five
feet high, depending ON the nature of the
ground; the excavation Tor the walls
must In ali cases be carried deep enough
10 obtain firm and solid Foundation O nd
II necessary must be planked. The bot
tom viii be an inverted arch OF TWO and
a hall ieet radius, well paved with good
hard brick laid dry and grouted with good
hydraulic cement; the sewer Will be Gov
cred with flag stone feet long ls inches
wade aud d inches thick and well fitted on
me walls so that there Will be no rocking
movement.
All open spaces between the edges of
the covering nag stone must be closed
WIN small stones laid In good cement
mortar. There Will be four inlets with
branch sewers al Second and Adams
streets. The walls of the inlets must be
built Of good hard brick laid in good ce-
ment mortar and IA least ID inches thick;
the lnlets Will be covered with iron plates
ieet q |. ches long leet inches wlle
ana iron CRATE bars in front; the stone
walls OF the sewer must be laid in good
hSuiaullc cement mortar imposed OF
equal parts of cement and clean river
sahd; the side walls and pavement of the
sewer must be plastered with cemauf
mortar aud made as smooth and true to
line as possible. Bids are requested To be
made sta ing price Der lineal foot for
main sewer, The p ice per Ifneal foot 40
Include the cost OF putting In branch sew
ersi lnles, excavation and back fitIing
aud all the material and labor n necessary
TO complete the work Except The stone
Tor the walis). The contractor must be
rtspor slble Tor all accidents and have the
Work completed and the street all cleaned
up ana the DIRT removed TO wherever the
> rect Commissioner directs, within siA-
" DAYS from the dale the contract IL
awarded, For every day thereafte there
VIII be IA fOrefit of ten dollars per daV-
Wofkmanllke manner, according To the
plhh furnished by the City surveyor. The
execution OF said work and the perform
ahce oil the contract shall be under the
direction and supervision of The Street
Commissioner and the work must be ap-
proved ny him before IL Will accepted by
Inc street Committee. A bond with So
curly III the sum of five hundred dollars
must accompany each propose al Tor the
good liuih OF the bidder. And the pers tn
OF persons 10 whom the contract may be
awarded shall rive "A bond with security
IN tile sum OF one thousand dollars for Lne
iallhlui performance of the contract. The
Sity 'uncll reserve the Tlgut to reject
any or all bids All bids mast be proDer-
~ hlsued, sealed and endorsed. "Propo-
sdis Tor constructing sewer" BLANK propo-
sans or any further Information that NAV
tion To
l.. p. LYNCH.
sepz'-to oct7 street Commissioner.