Daily Republican., 1880-09-09
PROPOSALS.
DRoPOsAI.S FOR CONSTRUCTING /
K SEWER.
OyFICK OF THE STREET
CoMNIgsIoEER,
No. b16 Il Sixth street,
WTT TAtWaTSoM IluT SAINT I iea0

IL SEWER.
OTFICK OF THE STREET
COMMISSIONER,
No. S16 Il Sixth street,
WILhiHsToH, DBL, Sept, |. 1880.
Sealed proposals will be received In tht
box IN tho City CoSncil chamber until !. 80 p
M, Thursday, September 9th 1880 for build
ing double sewer from Second street, down
Adams street, and crossing to the south side
OF Front street, o distance Of about 365 feet
about 2l5 feet OF the sewer will be a straight
line, and the balance curves OF 81 and l4S !
feet radius. The walls will be built Of senC
furnished by the city; the walls will be two
feet thick and abeut d We feet high, depending
on the nature OF the ground; the excavations
for the walls must in all cases be carried deep
enough TO obtain flrm and solid found alton
and II necessary It must be planked. The
DO TEN will be an inverted arch OF two and o
half feet radius, well paved with good hard
bl lex, laid dry and grouted with good ny.
draulic cement. The sewer will be covered
with iagstone feet long, IS inches wide and
inches thick, and well fitted on the walls,
80 that there will be no rocking movement.
All open space between the odees Of the GOV.
ertrg H. s.cc.-ccs -ccs. - be c.aEe. with small
stone laid In good ce nent mortar.
The will be six inlets with branch sewers
The walls Of the lnlets must be built of good
hard tcE, laid In good cement mortar, and
at least nine inches thick. The iniets will be
covered with irc n plates 4 feet Q inches long,
2 ieet inches wide, and ~ inches thiok,
with shutter in top, and iron prate bars In
front. The stone walls Of the sewer must be
laid In good hydraulic cement mortar, com.
posed Of equal parts oi ment and clean iveI
sarI. The side walls and pavement OF the
sewer must be plastered with cement mortar
and made as smooth and true 10 line and
grade as possible.
Bids are requested TO be made stating price
per lineal loot for main sewer; the prtce pei
lineal foot to include the cost Of putting in
branch sewers, inlets, excavation and back
filing, and all the material end labor neces.
sary to complete the work (excspt the stone
for the walls) The contractor must be re
sponsible for al accideu ts and have the work
completed and have the street al cleaned up
within sixty days from the time the contract
is awarded for every day thereafter there
will be forfeit OF ten dollars per day. The
work must be done in a good and workman
like manner according the plan furnished by
the City Surveyor. The execution of said
work and the performance Of the contract
shall be under he direction and supervision
Of the Street Commissioner, and tho work
must be approve by him before 1t will be &C
cepted by the Street Committee.
A boEd with security In the sum Of $50
must accompany each proposal for the good
faith OF the bidder And the person or per
sons TO whom the contract may be awarded
shall give bond with security In the sum o
one tn Gus and dollars for the faithful pertor
nance OF the contract. The City Council re
serve the right to reject any or all bids. AL
bids must properly signed, sealed and on
dOrsed, Proposals tor ooDstructtlg sewer.
Blank propoaAl Or any further information
that may desired will be furnished on a Ipli
cation to l.. P. LYNOH,
SET Street Commissioner.