Daily Republican., 1882-11-09
PROPOSALS
BUILDING A SEWER ACROSS DELLA
WARE AVENUE BETW ZEN CLAYTON


BUILDING A SEWER ACROSS DELLA
WARE AVENUE BETW ZEN CLAYTON
AND DUPONT STREETS.
Sealed proposals will be received in the
box In the Council Chamber until 7.SO O'Clock
D. m. Thursday, November 9th, for the build
Ing of about ITO feet Of sewer, extending
across Delaware avenue. The sewer will be
constructed Of stJne and brick, the walls on
stone, the arch and pavement OF brick. Ihe
wall will be about ~ feet nigh and ~ feet
thick, built OF good well-shaped tive men
stone. he walls will be what IS generally
known as rubble ms sonry, laid in tuegulaf
courses and will consist Of stone, containing
from Il to y one to two cubic feet and 80 dis
posed or laid as to make hrm and com
pact wall, and no stone will DO used that does
not cOntL in at least one cubic loot, except
for filling up the interstices between the lar
ger stone In the heart of the walls; at least
one-tifth Of the face of the walls Will be COM
posed Of headers extending full sfze, eight:
cen Qsl inches into the heart OF the wall and
from the back the headett shall be in the
same proportion and Oi the same dimensions,
and SO arranged that 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 Of tread OF which
shall not be les s than the rise The distance
between the walls will be ten (lo) feet In the
clear, which will be spanned by semi-ctrcu.
lar, brick arch nine (9) inches thick, com.
posed OF two Independent rings or courses OF
the best hard burnt brick. The pavement
willne an inverted arch Of ~ feet radius,
CON isting OF one course CG good paving brick
laid on edge. The bed Of the pavement must
be well prepared by being thoroughly packed
and rammed and made to conform to the
exact shape and grade Of the Inv erted arch
or pavement. The springiug line Of the pave
ment will be three (3) feet. All the work
(hoth STONE and brIck) Of this sewer must be
laid In good hydraulic cement mortar, oom.
posed OF one part Of cement and two parts Of
G can river sand All the cement must be
subjected to . test and approved by the
Street Comm issOner before 1t Will be allow
ed to be used in the wOrE. The excavation
across pelawsre avenue must be made SO as
not to obstruct or impede the travel on said
avenue, and the cor tractor will be held res
ponslble for any damage or injury that may
occur to any person, team or vehicle in cross
ing said sewer during its construction All
the material 10 be used in the construction
OF said sewer, to be furnished by the e0ntrae-
tor at his own expense.
Plans Of the sew or can be seen al my office
or at the office OF M. u. COnW sll 4 City. Engi-
neer, The entire work must be completed In
forty days from the signing Of the contract.
Bids are requested for the entire work, in.
cIudlng excavation and back filling Each
bid mustl be :propt rly signed and accOmpa.
Ried with bond in the sum Of $500, with.
surety, as guarantee OF the good faith OF
the bid q, and the successful bidaer will be re-
Quired to give bond in the sum Of 81. 900
the contract.
All bids must be endorsed "Proposals for
sewer across Delaware avenue"
The committee reserve the right to reject
any or all bids. LEWIS ZEBLEY,
noV7.St street Uom missioner.