The daily gazette., 1880-05-24
pRoPosA Is. FOR CONSTRUCTING A
Il SEWER.
OFFICE OF THE
STREET COMMISSIONER
No. 81 East sixth street
WIIMINoToN nel. Nav VOth 1,

WILMINGTON, Del, May 10Th, 1850.
Sealed proposals wall be received In the
box In the City Council Chamber until
7.oO p. m, Thursday May HIh 1881, for fur
| nlshiRg and lay Ing about 395 feet OF SAT-
glazed terra Gotta sewer pipe, in the bed
Of Chestnut street, from the " est side OF
adams street, 10 connect with the Mon
roe street sewer. The pipe must be thirty
| Inches In diameter Ia the clear, To be OF
the best quality true and smooth, and
free from blemishes and defects of any
kind whatever. The pipe must be laid TO
the true grade of the street, and the upper
surface oil the pipe must be at least fve
feet below the surface of the street. The
Joints must be well fitted, and cemented,
50 as TO be perfectly water tight. There
VIII be Two branches OF twenty inch pipe
OF the same quality as mentioned above
extending from the main pipe 10 the in-
lets On the north anu south sides OF Chest
nat street. Total length OF both branches
Is about sixty feet, the upper section of
the main pipe must have two branches so
that The O-Inch pipe leading TO the iuleis
can be properly Connected with u. The
inlets will, be built ofgOod hard brick laid
In good cement mortar; the walls viii be
niue ineheb thick, with stone facings at
top, stone to be at least inches thick by
~ inches wide; inlets Will have an open
ing OF four leet In length by ten inches In
height. with iron CRATE bars In front, 10
be covered with All IRON plate with Shut
ter in IL (size OF piatel four feet ELK inches
In length, Two ieet siX inches in width,
anu Oht iheu ne lnlels Will be
made to extend three feet below the sur
face OF the gutter stone At inlets. Bids
are requested to be made stating pflce
Her foot Tor each size OF pipe, the price |
per lineai foot TO Include the entire cost |
OF inlets, ali excavation and back filling |
and the removal Of all surplus earth or |
MAJ erial from the street, after the COM
pletiOn OF the wotk. The contractor must
leave the street aud payements In as 20. d |
condition as he finds them, and 10 be re- |
sponsible for all accidents.
The work must be completed and all |
cleaned up within thirty days alter com |
mencing the Joo, for every day there al !
Ter there wili be a forfeit OF ten dollars |
per day. The execution OF said work, ana |
the performance oil the contract shall be |
under the direction and supervision OF |
the Street Commissioner, and the work |
must be approved By him before IL win |
bS ncceplei by Iho Suoot Committee. - |
BOND with security In the sum OF two |
hundred dollars must accompany each |
proposal for The god faith OF the bidder. |
Ana the person or persons 10 whom the |
contract may be awarded shall give a |
pond with s-'hiIy Ia the sum OF Iive |
hpndreo dolaIs, iOf the faithful perfur-
nance OF tue contract. The street Com
mlttee reserve the right To reject any or
AZ bids. All bids must be properly sign.
ed, sealed and endorsed "Propusals Tor
building sewer" The plan and blank
or any further Information
Will be furnished on application 10
LOU 4. LYNCH,
lnySJ-tt. Street Commissioned |