The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-06
PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING A
il SEWER.
OFFICE OF TILE STREET
COMMISSIONER,
NO. Sk Il, Sixth Ct

VI lhG
COMMISSIONER,
NO. 81 f. sixth st.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Sept ~, 1880,
Sealed proposals will be received In the
box In the CITY Council chamber until
7:3D p. IN. Thursday October 9TH, 1885,
for buiidirR IA double sewer from The north
side OF Second street down Adams To the
south side of Pleasant street or follow the
natural water course II directed by IN,
street Commissioner. The sewer VIII be
about 1913 1eet In length The walls will
be bullt OF stone furnished by the city.
Walls To be Two ieet thick and about ii We
feet high, depending on the nature OF the
ground; the excavation for The walls
must In ali cases be carried deep enough
TO obtain IA firm and solid foundation, and
II necessary must be planked. The bot
tom Will be an inverted arch OF Two and
half feet radiuB, well paved with good
hard brl, k aid dry and grouted with good
ny drhulic cement; the sewer Will be GOV
cred with flag stone Ieet long Is Inches
W de aud Inches thick aud Wen MT, d on
the walls so that there viii be no rocking
movement.
All open spaces between the edges OF
the covering flag stone must be closed
with small stones laid In good cement
mortar. There will be four lnlets with
branch sewers al Second and Adams
streets. The walls OF the inlels musL be
built OF good hard brick laid in good CO.
ment mortar aud a least - inches thick:
the inlets Will be covered with iron plates
and u inches thick, with shutter in ton
| and iron CRATE bars In front; the stone
walls OF the sewer must be laid In good
hydraulic cement mortar composed of
equal parts OF cement and clean river
sand; the side walls and pavement of the
sewer must be piastered with cement
mortar and made as smooth and true to
| line as possible. Bids are REQ uested 10 be
made stating price per lineai loot for
| main sewer, the p Ice per lineai foot 20
Include the cost OF putting In branch sew
ers, lnle b, excavation and back nlllng
and All the material and labor neces sary
| TO complete Inc work Except the stone
| Tor the wallis. The contractor must be
responsible Tor all accident and have the
| work onpleted and u g street all clean ed
| up and The TT removed TO wherever the
/ > rect Commissioner directs, within siA-
| Ly days from the dale the contract IL
awarded. For every day thereafter there
| Will be n forefiL OF ten dollars per day
| he work must be doae IN good and
| Workmdulike manner. according To the
| plan furnished by the City surveyor. The
| execution of said work and the perform
ance OF the contract shall be under the
| direction and supervision of he street
| Commissioner aud the work must be ap-
| proved by him bef' re 1t Will accepted by
| the street Committee. A bJnd with Sc
| CURLY iu the sum of i've hundred dollars
| good faith Of the bidder. And the pers 10
or persons To whom Tue contract m AZ be
| awarded shall give Ii bond with security
IN the sum OF one thousand dollars for the
faithful performance of the contract. The
City U uncil reserve the rlg4t TO reject
| any or all bids. = II bids must be proper.
| ly sig ed. sealed and endorsed. aPropo-
sails for constructing sewer" blank propo-
sails or any further Information that NAV
be desired will be furnished on applica.
ton to
l.. P. LYNCH.
sep27-to oct7 Street Com missile ler.