The daily gazette., 1880-09-08
PROP POSALS.
DROPoSAI.s FOR CONSTRUCTING A
i SEWER.
OFFICE OF THE STREET
COMMISSIONER,
No. S15 +. Sixth st.

OfFlCE OF THE STREET
COMMISSIONER,
No. S11 +. Sixth st.
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. l, 1850,
Sealed proposals will be received in the
box in the City Council chamber until
I:3O p IN. Thursday, september 9Th, 1880.
For building IA double sewer from Second
street, down Adams stIeet and crossInv
to the south side of Trout street. a dis
tance Of about 3b5 feat about 2l5 feet of
the sewer will be "A straight line. and the
balance curves of 81 ana 1887 feet radius.
Tine W dis will be built OF stone f1rnished
by the city; the walls will be two feei
thick and about tiVe feet high dependI,V
on the nature of the ground; the excav,
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 VIII be an In
verted arch OF two and "A half feet radius
wei! paved with good, hard brick, laid
dry and grouted with good hydraulic lc Gem
ent. The sewer Will be covered with f0,,J-
stone feet long, Is irches wide aud s in
ches thick, and well fltied on the walls
so that there will be no rocking move
ment. All open space between the edges
OF the covering flagg stones must be CLOS
ed with small stone laid IN good cement
mortar,
There will be six inlets with branch
sewers. The walls OF HE inlets must be
built Of good, hard brick, laid in good
cement mortar, and at least Inches
thick. The inleLs will be covered with
n
ches wide, and Il inches thicx, with shut
| ter In top, and iron CRATE bars in jront
The stone walls Of the sewer must he Inld
| 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 liEeal foot for main sewer The
| price per lineal foot TO include the cost OF
putting IN branch sewers IN .cts cxcaya-
| tion and back filling, and all the material
and labor necessary to eOmplete ih,.
| work except the stone for the wallgl :
| The cuntrac or must be responsible fnr
| all accidents and have the work comnlet
| ed and the street all cleaned up within
| sixty days from the time rhe cont rncI is
| awarded; for every day thereafter there
| Will be d forfeit OF ten dollars per dny.-
| The work must be done in a good and
workmanIike manner according tn plan
| furnished by the city Survey or. The ex
ecution of said work and the per .orInance
| OF the contract shall tie under the direc-
tion and supervision of the Street Com.
missioner, and the work must be approy-
ed by him before IL Will he accepted by
the Street Committee.
A bond with security In the sum of n We
hundred dollars must accompany each
proposal for the good faith of the bidder,
And the person or persons to whom The
contract may be awarded shall give "a
bond with security in The sum of one
thousand dollars for the faithful perform
ance OF the contract. The City Council
reserve the rightto reject any or all bids
All bids must be properly signed sealed
and endorsed :" Proposals for Constructing
sewer" Blank proposal or any further In
formation that may be desired will be
| furnished on application 70
l.. p. LYNCH,
sepl-st Street Commissioner.