The daily gazette., 1880-09-03
Proposals.
DRoPoSAI.S FOR CONSTRUCTING A
SEMER.
OFFICE OF THE STREET
COMMISSIONER,
No. Sl3 T.. sixth ST
WILMINGTON, bel, sCpt. /, 1880.

NO. Nta r.. SIKH 81.
WHMINGTON, bel, sept. /, 1880
Sealed proposals will be received in the
box in the CITY Council chamber unttl
1:}U p. IN. Thursday, September 9TH, lSsU
For bulldog dOub e sewer from Second
street, down Adams street. and crossing
TO the sonth side OF FrOLt street, "A dis
lance Of about 800 feet; about 2l5 feet o1
the sewer wil be "A straight line and the
balance curves oi 90 aud 1857 ieet radius
Tne walls Will be buiIt OF stone furnished
by the city; the walls will be two feet
thick and about five feet high, depend Q
On the nalure of The ground; the eXcaya-
tlOuS for the walls must IN all cases be
carried deep enough TO obtain Il firm "a d
solid foundation, and If necessary IL must
be plankel. The bottom VIII he an In.
verted arch of two and II halff' radius.
wei! paved with good, hard brick. LAID
dry And grOuttd with good hydr lullc Gem
enl. The sewer VIII he covered with II ip-
stone feet long, is irchcs wide and in
cIes thick, and well nj ed on the walls.
SO that there will be no rocking move
menJ. All OpcI space between the edges
OF the covering tlagg stones must be cos
Ell with small ST me laid in good cement
mortar,
There will be six inlets with branch
sewers. The walls Of the iulets must be
built of good, hard brick, laid in good
cement mortar, and at least y inches
| thick. The inlets Will be covered with
| iron p atps feet inches long, = fect6 in
| ches wide, and ~, inches thicK, with shut
ter In top, and IRON CRATE bars IN front
| The stone walls Of the ~ wcr must he Iald
| IN good hydraulic cement mortar com
| posed Of tuuil parts Of cement and clean
| river sand. The side walls and pHVc-
| ment of the sewer must be plastered with
| cement mortar and made hs smooth aud
| true to line ana grade aS possible.
| BIDS are requested to he made, stating
price peI lireHl foot for main sewer the
| price per lineal foot To include the cost of
| putting IN bralch sewers in cts, eXcHVa-
ton and back tiIling, and all the material
| ana labor ncccS Sary to complete the
| work except the stone for The waIlsl -
| The contrac or must be responsible Ior
| all accidents nd have the " OTk coInulet-
| I'd and the street all cleaned up within
sixty days from the time The contract is
| awarded; for every day thereafter there
| Will be "A forfeit OF ten dollars per day.
| The WORK must he done in II good and
| wurkmanlIke manner according the plan
| furnished by the Cily Surveyor. The ex.
| ecutiOn of said work and the per ormance
! oi the contract sinai he under the dlrec-
| liOn and supervision of the Street Com
| missioner, aud the work must he approy-
ed by him before IL viii he accepted by
| the street Committee.
A bond with security in the sum of We
| hundred dOll3tiS must accompany each
| proposal for the good faith of the bidder.
And the person or persons TO whom lie
| contract may bc awarded shall give II
| bond with security in the sum of one
| thousand dollars for the faithful perform
ance OF the contract. The city Council
! reserve the right to 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 to
| l.. p. LYNCH,
tepl-st street Comm issioner.