Daily Republican., 1882-10-09
DROPOsALS

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BUILDING A SILVER ACROSS DELLA
WARE AvENUF f BETWEEN CLAYTON
AND DUPONT STREETS.
Sealed proposals will be received in the
| box In the City Council Chamber until 73O
| O'Clock, D. m Thursday, October 18th INST
| for the building OF about ITO feet of sewer OK.
| tending across Della ware avenue. The se IT
Will be constructed OF stone aud brick,
the walls Of stone, the arch paveme OF
brick. Tho wall will be about 81 feet nigh
| and ~ feet thick, built of good well.shaped
| two.mon stone. The walls i'll be what is
known as rubble masonry, laid in irre4ul
courses and will consist of stone, cOntainiLg
| from one to two Il to y cubi feet and 81 lis
| posed or laid 30 as TO make urn and COM
pact wall, andtno stone Will be used that does
not contain at least cub. #. except TO- Il IiIg
up tbs inters tees between the larger stone n
the heart OF the walls; at least one-tiith OF the
| face of the wall snail be composed of headers,
extending full size, eighteen t18J inches intO
| the heart of the wall, and from the back the
| headers shall be In the same proportion and
| OF the same dimensions, and so arranged tina &
header in the back shall be between two
headers In the face. The ends of the walls
| Will be neatly finished with steps the breadth
or Tread Of which shall not be less than the
| rise. The distance between the walls will be
| ten (lO) feet in the clear, which will be epan-
| ned by semi circular brick arch nine 10Y
| inches thick, composed of two ind ependent
| rings or courses OF the best hard burnt brick.
he pavement will be an inverted arch of w
feet radius, consisting Of one course Of 20 d
paving brick laid on edge. The bed of the
pavement must be we'll prepared by being
thoroughly packed and rammed and made to
conform to the exact shape and grade of the
inverted arch or pavement The spripRing
line Of the pavement will be three (S) feet be-
low the sprineing line of the arch The aich
will be we'll backed with stone to the height
Of shout three (S) feet. ALI the work tboth
stone and brick) Of this sewer must be laid In
good ny draulic cement mortar; composed OF
one part Of oeneut and two parts Of clean
river sand. ALI tha comSnL IN st % subject.
ed 10 u teat and approved by the Str ct Com
nj Il ,nsr before 1t " II be allowed to b@ used
iu the W rk. The excagationacrUss Delaware
avenue mast be l. ade 80 IS not CC Gbstruct or
mpode the travel on SAID ave aue, and the
contractor VIII be cid responsible for any
da. age Gr INJURY that may occur to any per-
son, team or vehic,e IN crossing said sewer
durilE iL@ cons ruCtiOn
Plans o. the sewer can be seen at N.Y. office
or at the cthce j %. OOnwell, City Engi.
neer. The entire Ork must be completed in
forty days trOn the signing Of the contract.
tlds are requested for the entire work,
including exca at Oh and back filling. EaCh
Old mu. be pr perry signed and accOmpa-
r1ed with D md OF 96Ot. with surety, as q
guarantee Of tie good faith Of the bid, and
the successful bidder will be required to
give bond In the sum OF u 600 with surety
fJr the fai, htul Performance Of the contract.
All bids must be endorsed proposal Tor
sewer across delaware avenue"
The committee lGserVo the right to reject
any or all lids. LEWIS ZEBLEY,
oct7-5t Street Commissioner.