The daily gazette., 1880-09-07
PROPOSALS
DRorOsAl.9 FOR CONSTRUCTING .
i SEWER.
OFFICE OF THE STREET
oMMGasioNER,
No. ~ T.. Sixth st.


OFFICE OF THE STREET \
CoNMIasioNER,
No. ~ +. Sixth st.
WILMISGroN, Del, Sept. /, 1850.
Sealed proposals will be received in the
box in the city Council chamber untu
7:3u p. IN. Thursday, september gth, lssU
For building a double sewer from Second
street, down Adams street, and crossing
TO the south side OF Frout street. a dis
tance Of about 3b5 feet; about 2l5 feet OF
the sewer wiil be "A straight line, and the
balance curves OF ~ and l4S7 feet radius
Tne Wtlls VIII be built of stone furnished
by the city; the walls will be two feel
thick and about five feet high, dependti T.
on the nature of the ground; the pNcaya-
lions for the walls must IN all cases be
carried deep enough 10 obtain firm aud
| solid foundation, and II necessary II must
| he planked. The bottom Will be an in
| verted arch OF two and half feet radius.
| wei paved with gGoJ, hard brick. tald
| dry and gTouted with good Hydraulic Gem
| ent. he sewer Wall De covered with flag
| stoH- u feet long, IS irches wide aud : IN
| ches thick, ana well fitted ON the walls.
| so that there VIII he no rocking move
| meut. All open space between the edges
| Of the covering iiasE stones must be clos
| ed With small stone laid IN good cement
| mortar.
| There viii be six inlets with branch
| sewers. The walls Of The lulels NUT be
| built of good, hard brick, laid in good
| cement mortar, and at least tuclp.
tnlck. The inlets Will be covered with
iron p ates / feet q inches long, . l,,it IN
ches wide, and Il inches thiea w th sEDfa
ter in top, and lfOu CRATE bars iu from
| The stone walls oi lnc sewer must be iasd
IN good hydraulic cement mortar. com
posed OF equal parts OF cement ana c.asti,
liver sand. The side walls and pave.
ment OF the sewer must ue plAstcrrd ultH
cement mortar, ana made hs suo4ib. sltt,
true to line ana grade ~ possible
BIDS are requested 10 be made Atat5n-
| prc. pc itreai foot for man tcwcr tn
| price per Inca! foot TO include The COST q.
putting IN branch sewers ln.ets, cActta-
tiun and back nIilns aud all the material
AID labor necessary to complete IN,
work (oXcept The stone :or the waIis4 :
! fhe c1ntrAc. OF must he responsible to,
all accidents nd have the work cOtpt4l
ed and the streel all cleaned up " thtr
= sixty dag : lrDm the time the contraci j.
awarded; for every day thereafter thcr,
+ Will be forfeit Of ten dollars per day.
The work must be done in Il good 81,
workmanIike manner according the plaf
/ furnished Dy theEity Surveyor. The ex
= eculion of said work and the per Ormanc
! ot the contracl shall nc under the diIlr
tion and supcrVIS on Of the Street com
, missioner, ana tie work must be approy
n ed by MIN before ID will he accepted b.
the street Committee.
n A bond with security in the sum Of Ii "
4 hundred dollars must accompany parl
u proposal for the good iaith OF the bidder
a And the person or persons to whom "A,
contract may be awarded snail CIV.
II bond with security IN he sum Oi on
thousand dollars for the faithful perform
ance OF the 5oatraCt. The City Cuun
reserve the right to reject any or All old,
All bids must be properly signed. seatt-
lie and endorsed. proposals for construciIn
), sewer" Blank proposal o. any further In
formation that may be desired Will l.
,e furnished on application TO
l.. p. LYNCH.
! sepl-st Street Commissioner.