Daily Republican., 1882-10-07
VBROPOs AIS

DROPOsALS .o
BUILDING A SEWER ACROSS DELA-
WAREAVENUEB BET WEEN CLAYTON
AND DUPONT STREETS.
Scaled proposals will be received In the
box In the C!ty Council Chamber until 7.3V
o'clock, D. IA thursday, October llth inst,
for tho building OF about no feet OF sewer, e&-
tending across Delaware avenue. Inc sewer
WIFI be constructed OF stone and DricK,
the walls of stone, the arch avement Of
brick' Tho wall will be about CJ% feet high
and 215 feet thick, built OF good wellshaped
two. men stone. The walls will be what Is
known as rubble masonry, laid in irre%ular
courses and will consist of stone, contalnlnS
from one to two Il to 2) cubi" feet ana so dlS-
posed or laid 80 as to make hrm ana CON-
D act wall, andHno stone will be ussd that does
not contain at least | cub. #, except tot n'lng
M tina inter. t. ceS between the larger stone IN
the heart OF the walls; at least one-tltth OF the
| face ofthe wall snail be composed OF heAders,
| extending full size, eighteen (l6l lnches lhto
| the heart Of tho wall, and from the hsck the
headers shall be in the same proportio4 ~. ~!
! Of he same dimensions, and so arranged that
a header in the back shall be DetF cen Two
/ headers in the face. The ends OF the walls
will be neatly finished with steps, the breadth
| or read OF WEich S1all not be less than lne
rise, The distance between the walls Will ue
ten (lO) feet in the clear, when VIII DC epan-
ned py q semi circular, brick arch nine wv
inches thick, composed Of two Independent
rings or courses Of me best hard burnt DFlck.
The nayGment will be an Inverted arch OF "a
feet radius consisting Of one course Of good
having bricE laid on edEs. rhe bed of the
nayenent must be well prepared by belng
thoroughly packed ana rammld ana mao 6 70
conform to the exact shape anG grade OF the
Inverted arch or pavement The sprlrglps
line Of tho pavement will be three (3) feet De-
low the sprinping line Of the arch, ne a'cL
will be we'll ba cked with stone TO the height
| of aOCut three (3) feet. Ali tho VOTE (Dotn
stone and brick) Of this sewer must be IGiG II
pnot hydraulic cement mortar; composed o.
ono part OF cement and two parts OF clea,
river sand. All the cement must be subleoV
ed TO a test and approved by tho street Com
= mi .i9ner before it will be allowed to ba uset
| in the work. The excavatiOnGcrCss delaware
: avenue must be Il adc so as not TO oDStruct O
, }mnrdc tho travel on said ave nue., and th'
contractor Will be beld responsible for an.
daInaue or injury that may occur TO any pei
son. team or vehicle in crossing SAID eeWe
during its construction. .,..a.
plans OF tho sewer can be Secn at my. ott1c
or at the Office of NJ. 9. COnwell, Ctty EnEl
nger, The entire work must be completed Il
forty days from the signing Of the contract.
f5ids are requested for the entire WORK
lincIuding excavation and back hlllDg. Eao
3 bid mu t be properly signed and acoompa
" MED with bJnd Of sb0t. with surety, Us
2 guarantee Of the good faith Of the hid, an
- the successful bidder will be required I
Ipiyg n bond in the sum OF 81, 900 with suret
lror the fhihtul perfUrman.e of the contract.
All bids must be endorsed 'FrOposal II
= sewer across delaware avenue
The committee lt serve the right to relet
arv0r ali eids. LEWIS ZEBLEh,
= 6ct7.5t Street Commissioner.