The daily gazette., 1880-07-21
PROPOSALS. Fur REMOVING GAR
BAGE AND OFFAL.
OFFICE OF STREET COMMISSIONER,
No S% East Sixth street
WILMINGTON, DEL, July

WILMINGTON, Del, July ~, 1880.
Sealed proposals will be received in the
box in the City Council chamber, until
7.3O p. M, Thursday. July I'd, 1850. for
removing the garbage and oftal in the re-
spective garbage districts OF the city OF
Wilmington, for the term of one year,
commencing Monday, August End, 1850.
The person or persons to whom the con-
tract may be awarded shall furnish Q
sufficient number OF men, horses and
water tight carts, and collect and remove
all garbage and offal in and from the
dwellings and other places within their
respective districts as may be required Of
them, by the Board of Health from time
to time, as follows daily, Sundays ex-
cepted): From the first day OF May until
lhe first day Of November, and not less
alternate days, (Sundays exceptedl. from
the first day of November until the hrst
day of May. Each of the said water-tight
carts shall have placed thereon in some
conspicuous place sign with the words
"City Garbage Cart" painted In large
black letters upon white ground. The
driver OF each OF said carts shall give no.
the intersection of each street. lane or
alley in such manner that the same
may be heard at least one square. 1t shall
be the duty of all housekeepers to cause
all garbage and offal that they desire to
be removed to be placed at some convent
ent place upon their premises in q vessel
or vessels containing not more than one
bushel. The contractor. or contractors
shall in all matters comply with the pro-
vision of an ord nance passed July 9Th,
1878. and also with the rules and regula-
tions of the Boa d of Health, relative to
the collection and removal Of garbage and
offal. For the purpose OF removing the
garbage and offal as aforesaid, the city
mas been divided into four districts,
viz: All south of the northerly side OF
sixth street, and east OF the westerly side
of Market street. being the first district.
All north of the northerly side OF Sixth
street, and east of the westerly side OF
Market street, being the second district.
All south OF the northerly side OF Sixth
street and west OF the westerly side of
Market street being the third district,
All north OF the northerly side of Sixth
street and west Of the westerly side of
Market street being the fourth district.
separate proposals must be made for re-
moving the garbage and offal for each dis
| trict and no one person or persons shall
| be awarded a contract for more than one
! of said districts. A bond with security In
! the sum of five hundred dollars must ac-
| company each proposal for the good Taith
| of the bidder. And the person or persons
| to whom the contract or contracts may be
awarded shall give a bond with security
in the sum Of two thousand dollars,
S2,000) for the faithful performance of the
| contract The City Council reserve the
| right to reject any or ali bids. All bids
must be properly signed, sealed and en-
dorsed, proposals for Removing Gar
bage." Blank proposals and any further
information that may be desired Will be
furnished on application 10
jy9ost, Street CommissIoner.