The daily gazette., 1880-11-15
PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING 4
III SEWER.
OFFICn OF THE STREET
COMMISSIONER,
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WILMINGTON. Del. Nov. 10. Isss.


COMMISSIONER,
No. 81< K. Sixth ct.
WILMINGTON, Del. Nov. 10, 1889.
Sealed proposals will be recsi we'd In the
box In the City Council chamber unul
7.s0 P. m, Thursday. November 18th.
nect with the one at Adams and Pleasant
streets and continue down Adams to
Front street and then across Front TO
the building line M on the % south side with
shown on the plan. The walls will be
Quilt Of stone furnished by the city; walls
to be two feet thick and about ~ feet
high. depending on the nature OF the
ground. The excavations for the walls
must in all cases be carried deep enough
to obtain nrm and solid foundation and
IL necessary must be planked. The bot
tom will be an inverted arch of two and
a half feet radius, well paved with good
hard brick laid dry and grouted with good
hydraulic cement. The sewer will be
inches wide and inches thick. and well
nLted and Joined together, SO that the dirt
cannot work through. There will be four
inlets at Front and Adams with branch
The walls of the tnlets must be built OF
good hard brick laid in good cement
mortar, and al least 13 inches thick: the
inlets VIII be covered with iron plates :
~ inches thick with shutter In top and
iron crate bars in front. the branch
sewers will be three feet In the clear, walls
stone must be laid in good hydraulic
cement mortar composed of equal parts
OF cement and clean river sand. The side
walls and pavement Of the sewer must
oe plastered with cement mortar and
made as smooth and true to line as pos
sible. The main sewer will be about l9l
feet in length, and parties bidding Will
sewer; @ the price per lineai foot to include
the cost of putting in branch sewers, in
let's, excavations and back filling. and all
the material and labor necessary TO COM
plete the work, Except the stone for the
walls) The contractor must tear out the
old sewer across Front street and use the
stone In the new sewer. He must NIL up
the street. pave the cutters. furnish and
pave the sidewalk and do everything
that is necessary to be done without any
additional expense TO the city.
The contractor must be responsible for
all accidents and withouta any unnecessary
delay complete the WORK, clean up the
street and remove the dirt and rubbish TO
wherever the Street Comm issioner di-
rects. The work must be doiIe In good
workmanlike manner, according to the
plan furnished by the City Surveyor.
fhe execution OF said work and the per-
formance Of the contract shall be under
the direction and supervision OF the
Street Com m issioner, and the work must
be approved by him before 1t will be ac-
cepted by the street Committee. A bond
with security in the sum of nve hundred
dollars must accompany each proposal
for the good faith of The bidder. And the
person or persons to whom the ntract
may be awarded shall give q bond with
security in the sum of one Thousand do
lars for the faithful performance of the
contract, The City Council reserve the
right TO reject any or all bids. All bids
must be properly signed, sealed and en-
dorsed, "Proposals for Constructing n
sewer" Blank proposals or any further
Information that may be desired will be
furnished on application to
l.. p, LYNOH,
novl5-4t. Street Commissioner.