The daily gazette., 1880-09-28
PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING A
Il SEWER.
OFFICE OF THE STREET
COMMISSIONERS,
= NO. 81 Il. Sixth ST.
WILMINGToN. Del., Sept. "a. INSO


WILMIHGToN. DEL, Sept. 81, 1880.
Sealed proposals Will be received in the
box in the City Council chambe until
z:3 p. IN. Thursday October 9TH, 1880.
for bui arg 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 the
Street Commissioner. The sewer win be
about 1913 feet In length The W alls Will
be built of stone furnished by the city.
Walls to be two feet thick and about Il 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 firm and solid foundation, q ld
IL necessary must be plahked. The bot
tom Will be an Inverted arch OF two and
a half feet radius, well paved with good,
hard brick aid dry and grouted with good
hydraulic cement; the sewer Will be COW
cred with flag stone . feet long IS inches
wide and inches thick and well fitted GU
the walls so that there Will he no rocking
movement.
All open spaces between the edges of
the covering nag stone must be closed
with 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 CO.
ment mortar and IA least 10 inches thick:
the inlets Will be covered with iron plates
feet 0 II ches long 2 ieet q inches wide
and IL 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 pisstered with cement
mortar and made as smooth and true TO
line as possible. Bids are requested to be
made stating price per lineal loot for
main sewer, the y Ice per llneal foot 10
Include the cost OF putting In branch sew
ers, inle S, excavation and back fillIug
ana all the material and labor necessary
10 complete The work except The stone
for the walis). The contractor must be
responsible Tor all accidents and have the
work completed and the street all cleaned
up and the DIRT removed to wherever the
, rect commissioner directs, within sin
" days from the date the contract is
awarded. For every day ihereaft G there
Will be a forfeit of len dollars per day
The work must be do ie in good and
Workmanlike manner, according to tho
plan furnished by the City Surveyor. The
execulion OF said work aud the perform
ance OF the contract shall be under the
direction and supervision of he Street
Commissioner and the work must be APP
proved oy him before IL will accepted by
the street Committee. A bond with se-
CURLY IN the sum OF five hundred dollars
must accompany each proposal for the
good faith of the bidder. And the pers IN
or persons To whom the contract m ty be
awarded shall give "A bond with security
IN the sum of one thousand dollars for the
faithful performance OF the contract. The
city Council reserve the rigLt TO reject
any or all bids. All bids mi st be proper
sails for constructing sewer" blank propo-
sails or any further Information that may
be desired will be Furnished on applica-
ton TO
l.. p. LYNCH
sep2-H Street Commissioner.