Daily Republican., 1880-05-21
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PROPOSALS..
DROPosALS FOR CONSTRUCTING A
j SEWER.
OFFICE OF THE
STREET COMMISSIONER,
"a Si..Il

SEWER. " ''4Noo'iN' a
OFFICE OF THE
STREET COMMISSIONER,
Nc. 81 L. Sixth street.
WILMINGTON, DEL, May 20, 1880
Sealed proposals will be received In The
box in the City Council Chamber until 7 50
?. NJ, Thursday, May 27, 1890, for furnish
Ing and laying about 395 feet of salt glazed
terra Gotta sewer pipe, in the bed OF Chestnut
street, from tho west side of Adams street, 10
connect with the Monroe street sewer The
pipe must be thirty inches in diameter in the
clear, to bo of the best Quality true and
smooth, and free from blemIshss and defects
of any Kind whatever The pipe must bo laid
to the true grade of the streeI, and the upper
| surface OF the pipe must be at least five feet
below the surface OF the street. The Joints
must be well fitted, and cemented, so as to be
perfectly water.tight. There will be- two
branches Of twenty inch pipe OF the same
quality as mentioned above, extending from
the main pipe to the inlets on the north and
south sides OF Chestnut street. Total length
OF both branches Is about sixty feet, the up.
per section OF the main pipe must have two
branches 80 that the 20-inch pipe leading to
the 1nlets can be properly connected with it.
The inIetS will be built Of good hard brick,
laid In coed cement mortar; the walls Will be
nine inches thick, with stone facing at tor,
stone to be at least inches thick by 20 inches
vice; inltts Will have an opening of four feet
in length by ten inches In height, with iron
CRATE bars in front, to be covered with an iron
plate with shutter in 1t Is re OF plate) iour feet
inches in length, two feet ak jnche. In width
aiad one inch thick. The inlets will be made
to extend three feet below the surface of tho
gutter stone at inlets. Bids are requested to
he made stating price per foot for each size oil
pipe, the price Fer lineal foot to include the
entire cost Of inltts, all excavation and back
ii ling and the removal OF all surplus earth or
material from the straet, after the completion
OF the WORK. The co 1tractUr must leave tho
street and paVements In as good condition as
he finds them and to be responsible for all &C.
cIdents.
The work must b3 CON DIeted and AL clean
ed up within thirty days after commencing
the Job, for every day thereafter there will
be forfeit 6i ten dollars per day. The exc
tutiOn CT fatd work, and the perform? nee of
the contract shall be under the direction and
supervision tho Street Comm issiOrer, and
the work must DO approved by him before it
Will be accepted by the Committee A pond
with security in the sum OF two hundred dol
lasssmust accompany each proposal tor the
go d faith OF the bidder. And the person or
persons TO whom The contrac. may be award
ed snail give bond with security in the sum
OF five hundred dollars, for the faithful pertor-
mGuce OF the contract. Ehe Street Committee
reserve tho right to reject any or all bids. Ali
dds must be properly signed, sealed and en-
dorsed Proposals for building sew .r.n The
plan and biank proposals, or any other info |
nation will be furnished on Application to
LOUIS p. LYNCH,
myl0 1t Street GomYniryinnpr