Daily Republican., 1880-05-28
PROPOSALS..
DROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING A
x SEWER.
OTFICK OF THE
STREET. COMMISSIONER,
No. 81 Z. Sixth street.
W1LMINarON. DEL. NAV 20. lSs

| DVEEhT TCOMMlsblONER,
| No 81 Z. Sixth street.
| WILMINGTON, DEL, May 20, 1889.
Sealed proposals will be received In the
box in the City Council Chamber until sc
p. NJ, Thursday, May 27, 1880, for furnish.
Ing and laying about 395 feet Of salt glazed
terra Gotta sewer pipe, in the bed Of Chestnut
street, from tho west side of Adams street. to
connect with the Monroe street sewer. The
plpo must be thirty inches in diameter In the
clear, to be of the best quality true and
smooth, and irca from blcmishes and defects
Uf any kind whatever. Jho pipe must be laid
to the true grade Of the stree, and the upper
| surface OF the pipe must be at least five feet
below the surface OF The street. The Joints
must be well fitted, and cemented. so as to be
perfectly water.tight. There will be two
branches Of twenty inch pipe OF the same
quality as mentioned above, ex ending from
the main pipe to the inlets on the north and
south sides OF Chestnut street. Total length
| o! both branches is about sixty teet the up.
| per section oil the main pipe must have two
branches so that the 29-inch pipe leading to
the inlets can I've properly connected with IT,
The inlets will be built OF good hard brick,
laid in good cement mortar; tho walls VIII be-
nine inches thick, with stone facing at top,
stone to be at least inches thick by &c irchei
wide inlsts will have an opening Of four feet
In length by ten inches In height, with iron
grate bars IN front, to be covered with an iron
plhse VIII budtJeT III IL kHb6 OF plAte) IOur teet
D inches In length, two feet eix inche' in width
and one inch thick. The inlets will be made
| TO extend three teet below the surface of the
2utter stone st inlets. Bids are requested to
| be nace stating price per foot ior each size OF
pipe, the price per ,lineal foot to include the
| entire cost OF inlets, all excavation and back
filing and the removal Of all surplus earth or
material from the street. alter the completion
OF tho W0rK. The contractor must leave the
street and pnT9ments In as good condition Ge
Q hnds them and 10 be responsible ior all &C.
eldants
Tho work must b5 completed and AL clean
ed up within thirty days altar commencing
the job, fer every day thereafter there will
bo forfeit Of ten dollars per day. The exc
cution Ct said work, and the performance Of
the contract shall be under the direction and
supervision Of the Street Commissioner, and
the work must be approved by him before 1t
will be accepted by tho Committee. A bond
with security In the sum OF two hundred dol
lass must accompany each proposal for the
go'd faith OF the bidder. And the person or
persons to whom the contract nay be award
ed shall give bond with security In the sum
OF five hundred dollars, for the faithful pertor-
nance OF tho contract The Street Committee
reserve the right to rejectany or all bids. All
bids must be properly signed, sealed and en-
dorred Proposals Tor building sewer" The
plan and blank proposals., or any other intor-
nation will be furnished on application TO
LOUIS T, LYNCH,
mygH7t street Commissioner.