The daily gazette., 1880-10-01
PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING A
e SEWER.
OFPICE OF THE STREET
COMMISSIONER,
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WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. "a, 1880.

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NO. o1z Il. sixth st.
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. "a, 1850.
Sealed proposals will be received In the
box in the City Council chamber until
1881 y. IN. Thursday October 9TH, lSoU,
for bulldipR 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 Ia
Street Com missioner. The sewer will be
about 1913 ieet In length The walls Will
be built of stone furnished by the city.
Walls To no Two fesL thick and about ny,,
feet high, depending on the nature OF the
ground; the excavation Tor The walls
must In ali cases be carried deep enough
To obtain firm and solid foundation and
II necessary must be planked. The bot
tom will be AN Inverted arch OF TWO and
"A half feet radius, well paved with good
hard brick aid dry and gruuLed with good
hy draulic cement; the sewer Will be GOV
cred with flag stone feet long Is inches
WIDE aud inches thick aud well fitted OF
the walls so that there Will be no rocking
movement.
All open spaces between the edges OF
the covering mag stone must be closed
with small stones LAID In good cement
mortar. There Will be four inlets with
branch sewers at Second and Adams
streets. The walls of the inlels must b,
built Of good hard brick laid in good ce.
ment mortar aud nj least rs inches thick;
the inlets Will be covered with iron plates
ieet II ches long ieet inches wide
and IL Inches thick, with shutter in tor
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 rivet
sand; the side walls and pavement of the
sewer must be piastered with cement
mortar aud made ms smooth and true to
line as possible. BIDS are request ed To bt
made stating price per lineal loot fof
main sewer, the p ice per iineal foot 80
lhclude The cost oil putting In branch sew
ers, lnle :, excavation and back Killing
ana AL the material and labor necessary
TO complete the work Except the stone
for the wAlls). The contractor must be
respoL sfble Tor all accidents and have the
work com pleted and The street all cleaned
up ana The DIRT removed TO wherever the
rect commissioner directs, within si&
ty days rom the dale the contract IL
awarded. For every day lhereafler there
will be foreiit OF ten dollars per day
The work musb be doae in a. good and
work Inanlike manner, according To the
plan furnished by The City SUI veyor. The
execution OF said work and the perform
ance Of the contract shall be under the
direction and super vision of he Street
commissioner aud the work must be APP
proved by him befSre IL Will accept ed by
The street Committee. "A bond with Sc
curity in the sum OF i've hundred dollars
must accompany each proposal fer the
good iallh OF the bidder. And the Ders IN
or persons TO whom the contract may be
awarded shall rive Il bond with security
In the sum of one thousand dollars for the
faithful performance OF the contract. The
city Council reserve the rigut TO reject
any or all bids. All bids must be proper.
~ rished, sealed and endorsed. "Propo-
sails FOR constructing sewer" blank propo-
sails OF any further Information that may
be desired Will be furnished an applica-
tiOn to
l.. p. LYNCH
sepZ'-to oct7 street Commiss oner.