The daily gazette., 1880-05-26
DROPoSAL Is FOR CONSTRUCTIVE A
IL SEWER.
OFFICE OF THE
STREET COMMISSIONER
No. 81 East sixth street J

STREET COMMISSIONERS
No. 81 East sixth street
WILMINGToN, Del, May 10th, 1880.
Sealed proposals Will be received in the
box in the CIIy council Chamber until
7.3U y. IN Thursday May 27Lh 1881, for fur
nishiHg and laying about 395 1eet OF salt
glazed terra Gotta sewer pipe, in the bed
of Chestnut street, from the " est side of
adams street, 10 connect with the Mon
roe street sewer. The pipe must be thirty
Inches in diameter ia the clear, To be OF
the best quality true and smooth, and
free from blenishes and defects OF any
kind wha ever. The pipe must ue laid To
the true grade of the street, and the upper
surface OF the pipe must be at least five
ieet below the surface Of the street. The
Joints must be well ntted, and cemented
SO as TO be perfectly water tight. There
VIII be two branches oil twenty inch p pc
uf the same quality as mentioned al owe
extending from the main pipe to the in
lets on the north and south sides of Chest
nut street. Total length OF both branch ss
is about sixty ieet the upper section OF
the main pipe must have Two branche. SO
Jhat The 1O-lnch pipe leading TO the inlets
can be properly connected with Vt. The
inlels Will be built OF good hard brick laid
In good cement mortar; the walls will be
nine Inches thick, with stone facings at
top, stone TO be at least inches Ihick by
~ inches wide 1nleJs Will have au OPEN
ing OF four feet in length by ten inches In
height. with iron CRATE bars in front, u
De covered with au IRON plate with SHUT
Ter In IL (slZe oil !ate) four feet six inches
III teEBlH, Two IeeJ blk inches III width.
and one inch thick, 1he Iniets VIII be
made 10 extend three feet below the sur
lace OF the gutter stone at lnleIs. BIDS
are requested to be made stating pfice
ler foot Ior each size of pipe, the price
per llneal foot 10 Include The entire cost
OF lnlets, all excavation aud back tillIng
and the removal Of all surplus earth or
ma erial from the .htreet, alter the COM
pletlon oil lhe wo X. The contractor must
IeaVe the street aud paVemenIs IN as 20 d
condition AS ne fluids them, and TO be re.
sponsible Tor all accidents.
The work must be completed and all
cleaned up within thirty days alter com
menclng the Joo, Tor every day there al
ter there will be a forfeit of ten dollars
per day. Tne execution of said work ana
the perform tnce oI the contract shall b..
under the direction and supervision oil
tile street Commissioners, AMI the work
must be approved b, him before IL will
be acceptel by the StIeet Com tnitLee. A
bond with security in the sum of two
hundred dollars must accompany each
proposal Tor the good tallh OF the bidder
Ana Lne person or persons TO whom the
contract may be awarded shall give "a
bond with security in the sum OF nve
hundred dollars, Ior the faithful perfor-
nance of the contract. The street Com
m ttee reserve the right To reject any or
ali Dlus. All bids must be properly sign
ed, sealed and endorsed "Proposals Tor
building sewer" The plan and blank
proposals, or any further Information
Will De furnished ON application to
LOUIS T.. YNCH
nlY3l,d. street Commis s~ioner