The daily gazette., 1880-09-09
PROPOSALS.
DRDPoSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING !
IL SEWER.
OFFICE OF THE STREET
COMMISSIONER,
No. S12 E. sixth st.

COM MISSlONER,
No. s1z e. Sixth ST.
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. /, 1850.
Sealed proposals will be received I'm the
box in the city Council chamber until
7:30 p. IN. Thursday, september 9th, 1880
For building double sewer from Second
street, down Adams street, and crossing
to the south side of trout street. a dis
tance OF about 3b5 feet; about 2l5 feet of
the sewer will be IA straight line, and the
balance curves OF 80 and 1857 ieet radius.
Tine walls Will be built OF stone furnished
by the city; the walls will be two feet
thick and about five feet high dependinV
on the nature of the ground; the excaya-
tions for the walls must IN all cases be
carried deep enough to obtain firm aud
solid foundation, and If necessary IL must
be planked. The bottom Will he an in.
verted arch OF two and "a half feet radius,
wei! paved with good, hard brick laid
dry and grouted with good hydraulic Gem
enL. The sewer VIII be covered with flag
| stone feet long, Is irches wide aud s in
| ches thick, and we'll fitted ON the walls.
| SO that there Will be no rocking move
ment. All open space between the edges
| oi the covering fiagg stones must be clos
| ed with small stone laid in good cement
mortar,
There will be six inlets with branch
| sewers. The walls of the in lets must be
built of good, hard brick, laid in good
| cement mortar, and at least 9 Inches
| thick. The inleJs Will be covered with
iron p ates feet inches long, ieet d In
ter In top, and iron CRATE bars in front.
The stone walls Of the sewer must be laid
in good hydraulic cement mortar, COM
posed OF equal parts OF cement and clean
river sand, The side walls and pave
ment of the sewer must be plastered with
cement mortar, and made as smooth and
true to line and grade as possible.
Bids are requested to be made STATING
price per liseAl foot for main sewer the
price per lineal foot TO include the cosi oi
putting in branch sewers in.ets, excaya-
tion and back filling and all the material
and labor necessary to complete IN,
work Except the stone for the Wallsl :
The contractor must be respOngible Ia,
[ all accidents and have the work comnlet
ed and the street all cleaned up withir
sixty days from the time The contract i,
awarded; for every day thereafter ther,
will be a forfeit OF ten dollars per dav
The work must be done in gopd am
wOrkmanlike manner according the MIA ,
furnished by the City Surveyor. The ex
ecution of said work and the per .ormanc,
OF the contract shall he under the direc
tiOn and supervision of the Street tom
missioner, and the work must he approv.
, ed by MIN before IL will he accepted IA,
the street Committee.
, A bond with security in the sum o. fiy,
: hundred dollars must accompany eacI
proposal for the good faith OF the bidder
And the person or persons to whom M,
contract may be awarded shall give ;
pond with security in the sum OF on,
thousand dollars for the faithful perform
ance ofthe contract. The City Council
reserve the right to reject any or ali bids
, All blds must be properly signed, sealed
= ana endorsed. proposals for CONSTRUCTING
sewer" Blank proposal or any further in
| formation that may be desired will b,
. furnished on application TO
l.. p. LYNCH,
u sepl-St Street Commissioner,