The daily gazette., 1881-06-03
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING A
Il SEWER.
OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER.
NO. ela EAST SIXTH STREET,
WILMINGTON, DEL, MAY "a. 1881.


OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER,
No. S15 EAST SIXTH STREET.
WILMINGTON, DEL, MAY "a, 1881.
Sealed Proposals will be received in the
box in the City Council chamber until
7.s0 P. NJ, Thursday. June End. issl,
plan and lines furnished by the CiLy Sur
veyor, said sewer to connect with the one
now constructed across Third street, be-
tween Adams and Jackson streets. aud
the one at Adams and Conrad streets.
Length of sewer will be about two hum
dred feet (more or less). The sewer will
be i've feet In the clear, between wa Is,
spanned by double ring nine-inch arch
OF good hard brick radius of arch, two
feet 81 inches. The side walls will be
built of stone, Furnished by the city, the
walls will be two feet thick and about hve
and hall feet high, depending on the ma
cases TO be carried deem enough to obtain
a nrm and solid foundation, and, II neces-
sary, must be planked. The pavement
will be in the form OF an inverted arch OF
two feet ten inches radius; 10 be laid with
good hard brick on edge. The bed of the
pavement must be we'll packed ard RAM
med, and made TO conform to the exact
shape and grade OF the invert Or pave.
ment. The arch must be well back ed
with stone as shown on the plan. All the
work both stone anu brick must be lad
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
Commissioners, and all the work and ma
terial must be of the best quality, and
approved by him before the sewer will
be accepted by the Street Committee.
Parties bidding Will please state the
price per liceal foot for building the
sewer The price per lineal foot 10 in
ciude the cost Of excavatio back filling,
N u dfk hut I..f
ready constructed from the soui , side of
Thlru 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
Ell by The city,. The contra ctor must use
all he stone that is In the Old walls In
building the new ones.
The sewer must be completed within
forty days from the time the contract Is
awarded by City Council. For every day
there after the contractor must pay TO the
ciCy oil Wilmington the sum OF ten dor
lars unless written excuse is furnished |
py the street Commissioner. A bond with
security In the sum of five hundred dol
lars muet accompany each proposal lor |
the good faith OF the bidder and the per-
son of persona TO whom the contract may
oe awarded must give a bond with securi-
me ialtblui performance OF the contract.
The street Comm ttee reserve the right |
To reject any bid that they do not think II |
VIII De 10 the interest of the city 10 ac- |
cept All bids must be properly signed,
sealed md endorsed proposals for con-
structing a. sewer between Adams ana |
Jackson streets and Conrad and Third |
street. For further Information apply to |
l.. L. LY CHI,
Street Com missioner.
BY order of the Street Committee,
Is. +. TO oWNSEND,
may27-6t Chairman.