The daily gazette., 1880-09-04
PROP OS1LS.
DHOPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING A
L SEW Err.
OFFICE OF THE STREET
CuMMISSlONER,
No. 81 Il. SiXlh 81
NO.
WIINrINGTbN

COMMISSIONER,
No. 81 +. sixth st.
WILMINGroN, Del, Sept. !, 1885,
Sealed proposals will he received in the
box in the city Council chamber until
7:.W D. IN, Thursday. Scptembtr uth lssn
For building doub, sewer from second
street, down Adams street and crosstnp
to the sonth side of tront street a dis
lance of about 365 feet; about 2l5 feet OF
the sewer will be II straight line. and The,
balance curves of 90 and liS.7 feet radius
Tne walls VIII be built of stone furnished
by the city; the walls will be two feet
thick and about hVe feet high depending
on the nature of the ground; the eXcaya1
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 win he nn in
verted arch OF two and "A half feet radius
wei! paved with good, hard brick, LAID
dry and grouttd with good hydraulic Gem
ent. The sewer Will he covered with flag
stone feet long, Is irches wide and ) in
ches thick, and well fitted ON the walls
so that there VIII be no rocking move
ment. All open space between the edges
OF the covering tlagg stones must he clos
ed with small stone laid in good cement
mortar,
There will be six inlets with branch
sewers The walls Of the inlets must be
built of good, hard brick, laid In good
cement mortar, ana mt least . Inches
thick. The inlets Will be covered with
- u
ches wide, and / inches thicK, with shut
ter In top, and iron CRATE bars in 'front.'
The stone walls OF the sewer must be laid
in got hydraulic cement mortar. COM
posed OF equal parts of cement ana clean
river sand. The side walls and pave
Inent of the sewer must he plastered with
| cement mortar and made Hs smooth and
| true to line ana grade as possible
Bids are requested to he made stating
| price per liheal foot for main sewer Inc
| price per lineal foot to Include the cost of
| putting in branch sewers in!cts, eXcavn-
| tion and back nlling, and all the material
ana labor necessary TO complete the
| work except the stone for the walls)-
| The contractor must he responsible Tor
| all accidents and have the work com ulpt-
| ed and the street all cleaned up within
| sixty days from the time The contract is
| awarded; for every day thereafter there
| VIII be a forfeit of ten dollars per dav-
| The work must be done in II good and
workmanlike manner according the plnn
! furnished 10y the CITY Surveyor The ex-
| ecution Of said work and the performance
! OF the contract shall he under the dIrec
| ton and supervision Of the Street Com
! missioner, and the work must be approy-
cd by MIN before u will be accepted by
| the street Committee.
A bond with security in the sum of five
| hundred dollars must accompany each
| proposal for the good faith OF the bidder
And the perSUn or persons to whom Inc
| contact may he awarded shall give "A
| BOND with security in The sum Of oua
| thousand dollars Tor the faithful perform
| ance of the so,.iraCL The CIV CounrII
reserve TIA r,ght 10 r, iect any or ali bids
| All bids must be properly signed seaIed
and endorsed. proposals for constructing
| sewer" Blank proposal or any further i'm.
| formation that may be desired viii he
| furnished on application 10
l.. L. LYNCH,
sepl-st Street Commissioner.