The daily gazette., 1881-05-31
PROPOSALS..
DRoPosALs FOR CONSTRUCTING A
u SEWER. Ti51s.
OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER.
NO. 81 EAST sixth STREET.
nRr. 1871

OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMIssIONER,
NO. 81 EAST sixth STREET.
WILMINGTON, DEL, MAY ~ 1881.
Sealed Proposals will be received In the
box In the city Council chamber until
7.3O p. M, Thursday, June End. lsSl
plan and lines turnished by the City Sur.
veyor said sewer TO conn. ct with the one
now constructed across Third street. be.
tween Adams and jackson streets. aud
length of sewer Will be about two hun,
dred feet (more or iess). The sewer VIII
De i've feet in the clear, between wa ls
spanned by o double ring ntne-inch arch
OF good hard brick radins Of arch, two
feet 634 inches. The side walls will N
built of stone, Furnished by the city), the
walls will be two feet thick and about five
and half feet high, depending on the M.
ture of the groupd; the excavations IN al
cases TO be carried deep enough 70 obtain
firm and solid foundation, and. II necer.
sary, must be pianked. Ihe pavement
will be In the form OF an tnverIe ed arch oi
two feet ten inches radius; 10 be laid with
good hard brick on edge. The bed OF the
med, and made 10 conform tO the exact
shape and grade OF the invert or pave
ment, The arch must be well backed
with stone as shown on the plan. All tue
work both stone ami brick must be laid
in good hydraulic cement mortar com.
posed Of equal parts Of good cement and
clean river sand.
The execution OF said work and the per-
formance of the contract shall be under
the direction and supervision OF the Street
commissioner, and all the work and ma
terlHl must be OF the best quality, and
approved by him before the sewer Will
be accepted by the Street Committee.
Parties bidding viii please p state INC INC
sewer. The price per lineal foot TO In
clude the cost of excavation back filling,
tearing down that part CT the sewer al
ready constructed from the soul side OF
Third street, but In an unsafe condition
and furnishing all The labor and material
necessary TO complete the work, except
the additional stone that may be needed
TO build the walls (which will be furnish
ed by the city,. The contractor must use
all the stone that is In the Old walls In
building the new ones.
The st wer must be completed within
forty days from the time the contract 10
awarded by City Council. For every day
tAers after the contractor must pay 10 the
city OF Wilmington the sum OF ten doi-
lars unless a written excuse IL furnished
by the Street Commissioner. "A bond win
security In the sum OF i've hundred dol
lars musl accompany each proposal IOr
son or person. TO whom the contract may
be awarded must give bond with secur1-
ty tulhe sum OF one thousand dollars Ior
the faithful performance OF the contract.
The Street Comm lice reserve the right
10 reject any bid that they do not think II
will b. to the interest OF the city 10 ac.
cept. All bids musL be properly signed,
sealed and endorsed proposals for con-
4tructing sewer between Adams and
Jackson streets and Conrad and Third
street. For further Information apply to
l.. p. Lynch,
Street Con missioner.
By Order of the Street Committed,
b. r. TOWNSEND,
Gmay27-8t Chairman.