The daily gazette., 1880-11-16
NEW ADVERrIsE sEHI ENTs.
PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING A
il SEWER.
OFFICE OF THE SrRnnr
CoAMIsSiONHR,
No, 8k f. Sixth At.
WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 16, lsse.

WILMINGTON. DEL, Nov. 16. 1sse.
Sealed proposals will be received In the
box in the City Council chamber unui
p p PSdin. sSoabs seWee 70 sn SSn
nect with the one at Adams and Pleasant
streets aid continue down Adams to
Front street ; and then across Front 70
the building line on the south side with
Two curves OF so and l4e feet radius, As
shown on the plan. The walls will be
Quilt OF atone 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 a nrm and solid foundation and
II necessary must be planked. The bot
tom will be an inverted arch OF two and
a hall feet radius, well paved with good
hydraulic cement. The sewer will be
covered with fag stone Q 1eet long, Is
inches wide and inches thick, and we'll
| ftted and Joined together, 30 that the dirt
cannot work through. There will be four
inlets at Front and Adams with branch
sewers 10 connect with the main sewer.
good hard brick laid in good cement
mortar, and al least l3 inches thick; the
lnlets will be covered with iron plates 4
feet inches long, feet inches wide and
~ 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 pavem ent Of the sewer must
Do plastered with cement mortar and
made as smooth and true to line as pos
sible. The main sewer will be about lel
feet in length, and parties bidding Will
state the price per lineal foot Tor main
sewer; the price per lineal foot TO include
the cost of putting In branch sewers, In
lets, excavations and back filling, and all
the material and labor necessary TO COM
p!ete the work, except the stone for the
walls) The contractor must tear out tho
Old sewer across Front street and use the
stone in the new sewer. He must NIL up
the street. pave the cutters. furnish and
set whatever curb stone that Is wanted.
I've the sidewalk and do everything
that is necessary to be done without any
additional expense 10 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 Commissioner di-
rects. The work must be done in good
worknanIike 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 tho
Street Commissioner, and Lhe work lnust
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 O., ntract
may be awarded shall give a bond with
security in the sum of one Thousand do
lars for the faithful performance OF the
contract. The City Council reserve the
must be properly signed, sealed and en-
dorsed, "Proposals for Constructing u
sewer" Blank proposals or any further
Information that may be desired will be
furnished on application to
l.. p. LYNOH,
novl5-4t. Street Commissioners.