Daily Republican., 1880-05-24
SALE OF sroCK,
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR C0NSTRUC TING A
I SEWER
OFFICE CT THE
STREET COMMISSIONER,
No. So Il. sixth street.
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WILMINGTON, LEI May 20, LSS

| OFFICE CT THE
| STREET COMMISSIONER,
| No. So L. sixth street.
| WILMINGTON, lei May 20, 1889.
Sealed proposals will be received In She
box in the City Council Chamber until 30
P. NJ, Thursday, May 81 1880, for furnish
Ing end laying about 39jieet Of salt glazed
terra Gotta sewer pipe, In the bed of Chestnut
street, irCm the west side OF Adams street. to
connect with the Monroe street sewer. The
pipe must be thirty inches In diameter In the
clear. to be Of the best quality true and
smooth, and FREQ from Dlemishes and defects
Of any kind whatever. Tho pipe must be laid
to the true grade OF tho stree, and the Gler
surface Of the pipe must be at least five feet
below tho sui face OF tho street. ! he Joints
must be well fitted, and cementod, so as to be
perfectly water.tght. There will he tvs
branches Of twenty inch pipe OF the same
quality as mentioned above, extending from
The main pipe to the inlsts on the north and
south sides OF Chestnut street. Total lenath
o! both branches Is about sixty fact, the up
per section OF the main pipe must have two
branches so that the 2J-inch pipe leading to
the in'ets csn be properly connected with it.
The inIets will be built OF good hard brick.
laid in good cement mortar; the walls will be
nine inches thick, with stone facing at top,
stone to he at least inches thick by 70 inches
wide; inltts will have an opening Of four feet
In length by ten icches 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
Q inches In length, two feet six inche, In width
sXd one inch thick. The inlets will be nude |
to extend three feet below the surface Of the |
cutter stone at inlets. Bids are requested to |
he mace stating price per foot for each size OF |
pipe, the price per llneal foot to include the |
entire cost OF inltts, all excavation and back |
d ling and the removal OF all surplus earth o.
material from the street, after the completion
Of the work. The co ,ractor must leave the
street and paYements In as COED condition as
be finds them and to be responsible for all 40,
cidents.
The work must be completed and all clean.
ed up within thirty days after commencing
the JOB, Tor every day thereafter there will
be forfeit Of ten dollars per day. The exc.
cution CT raid work, and the perform lpce OF
the contract shall be under the direction and
supervision Of the Street Commissioner, and
the work must be approved by him before it
will be accepted by the Committee. A pond
with security In the sum OF two hundred dol.
lass must accompany each proposal for the
90 u faith of the bidder. And the person or
persons to whom the contract may be award
ID shall give bond with security in the sum
II five hundred dollars, for the faithful pertor.
nance Of the contract The Street Committee
eserve tho right to reject any or all bids. All
ids must be properly signed, sealed and en-
orsed Prop sails for building sewer" The
Ian and blank proposals, or any other infor.
1ation will be furnished on az p!icstiOn to
LOUIS 2. LYNCH,
myNt Street Commissioner.