The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-30
DROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING A
Il SEWER.
OFFICE OF THE STREET
COMMISSIONER,
NO, SJa e. Sixth ~
WILMINGToN, Del., sept. n, lSSO.

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WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. 27, 1880.
Sealed proposals will be received In the
box In the city Council chamber until
1:3D p. m. Thursday October 9TH. 1870.
Tor bulIulrR double sewer from the north
side OF Second street down Adams to ia q
south SIDE oil Pleasant street or follow the
natural water course II directed by m d.
street Commissioner. The sewer win be
about lO3 ieeL In length The walls viii
be bullt OF stone furnished by the CITY
vans 10 be two Ieet thick and about Ave
ieet high, depending ON The nature of the
ground; the excavation Tor the walls
must IN ali cases be carried deep enough
10 obtain firm and soIld DOMINATION aud
II necessary must be planked. The bot
tom VIII be an Inverted arch OF Two and
half ieet radius, well paved with good
bard brick iaid dry and grputed with good
hydraulic cement; the sewer Will he GOV
cred WIN nag stone d ieeL long Is inches
WIDE aud inches thick aud wei titted on
the walls so that there Will be no rook ne
movement.
AL open spaces between the edges of
the covering flag stone must be closed
with small stones laid in good cement
mortar. There Will be four inlets with
branch sewers at Second and Adams
streets. The walls OF the inlets must M.
bullI OF good hard brick laid in good ce.
ment mortar and a. least AZ inches thick.
the inlets Will be covered with iron plates
1 leet u lCches long 2 1eet d inches WIDE
and "a Inches thick, with shutter in ton
and Iron CRATE bars in front; the stone
walls of the sewer must be. LAID I'm gnn,
hydraulic cement mortar COMPOSED of
equal parts Of cement and clean river
sand; the side walls and pavement OF the
sewer must be piastered with cement
mortar and made as smooth and lrur Ia
ilne as possible. Bids are requested 10 be
made stating price per lineal loot for
main sewer, the p Ice per l1neal foot go
Include the cost OF putting In branch sew
trs, lnle y, excavation and bnck filling
anu AL the'matetial and labor neces ,arV
TO complete the work Except the hton.
Ior the WdlIsl' The contractor must be
fespoI slDle Tor all accidents and have the
Work com pleted and The street all clean ri
up ana the d ri removed to wherever The
. reet commissioner directs, within slx-
" uays from the daiea the contract ~
awarded. FOR every day Lhereafle there
m MN ne u IorellI OF ten dollars per day.
Ihe "ork must be dOue in Il good and
Workmanlike manner, according TO the
pan furnished by the City SURVEYOR Tho
execution OF said work and the peyform-
ahce OF the contract shall be under the
direction ana supervision of he street
commissioner and the work must be an
proved Dy him before IL Will accented by
the street COMMITTEE. A bond with se
curly lu the sum oil live hundred dollars
must accompany each propose Tor the
good lallh of the bidder. And the pers Jn
or persons 10 whom the contract NAV he
awarded shall give "A bond with secn,tIv
IN lne sum Of one thousand dollars for In,.
Idllnlul performance OF the CONTRACT The
Nlty C'uicll reserve Tie rig AZ To reject
any or all bids. a II bids must be proDer-
hlgheu' sealed and endorsed. "Prupo-
sdis Tor 7Jructing sewer" blank promo
sails or any further Information That MAY
De desired Will be furnlsh'd on nppIica-
tiOn to
l.. p. LYNCH.
sepZ'-to ocG street Commiss % Ier