The daily gazette., 1880-11-17
PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING A
l SEWER.
OFFICE OF THE STREET 4
COMMISSIONER,
No. 81 e. Sixth st.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov, 10. 1880


COMMISSIONER,
No. 81 e. sixth st.
WILMINGTON, Del. Nov, 10. 1880.
Sealed proposals win be received In the
box in the City Council chamber unul
7.3O p. M, Thursday, November 18th,
1880, for building double sewer 10 con-
meet with the one at Adams and Pleasant
streets and continue down Adams to
Front street and then across Front to
the building line on the south side with
Two curves of so and l48 feet radius, as
shown on the plan. The walls will be
to be two feet thick and about AZ feet
high. depending on the nature OF the
ground. The XcaVaJlons foi The WhIts
must in all Gases be carried deep enough
to obtain firm and solid foundation and
If neces sary must be planked. The bot
tom will be an inverted arch of two and
half feet radius, well paved with good
hard brick laid dry and grouted with good
covered with flag stone feet long, 18
Inches wide and inches thick, and well
fitted and Joined together, SO that the dirt
inlets at Front and Adams with branch
sewers to connect with the main sewer.
The walls of the inlets must be built of
good hard brick laid in good cement
mortar, and al least l3 inches thick; the
lnlets will be covered with iron plates
leet inches long, 2 feet inches Wide and
n inches thick with shutter In top and
IRON crate bars in front. The branch
sewers will be three feet in the clear, walls
to be same size as main sewer. All the
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 l91
feet in length, and parties bidding will
state the price per Iineal foot Tor main
sewer; the price per lineal loot TO include
the cost OF putting in branch sewers, In
lets, 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
set whatever curb stone that is wanted,
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 wlthoutany unnecessary
delay complete the WORK, clean up the
street and remove the dirt and Rubbish to
wherever the Street Commissioner di-
rects. The work must be done in good
workmanIike manner, according TO the
plan furnished by the City Surveyor.
The execution OF said work and the per-
formance 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 ac-
cepJeu Dy Ine olreSt ColhmlLIoe. n pOuu
with security in the sum of fve hundred
dollars must accompany each proposal
for the good faith of The bidder. And the
person or persons 10 whom the O. ntract
may be awarded shall give 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 auy or all bids. All bids
must be properly signed, sealed and en-
| dorsed. "Proposals for Constructing u
sewer.h Blank proposals or any further
| Information that may be desired Will be
| iurnis he'd ON application to
'"i L. P. LYNCH,
| novl54t. Street Commissioner,