Daily Republican., 1882-10-10

DRoPosALS

PEoPosALs VOW
BUILDING A SILVER ACROSS DELA
WAREAVLNItE BETWEEN CLAYTON
AND DUP INT SrhEEIS.
Sealed proposals will be received in the
box in the CITY Councl Chamber until 7,8C
O'CLOCK, p, N hur5day, October 18th inst.
TOR the building OF about 10 feet of sewer, OK.
tending acfos Delaware avenue. The sewer
VIII be cOnst ucted OF stone and brick,
the walls Of '.One, the arch pavement OF
brick. Tue wall Will about tx feet high
and IN feat thick, built OF good Well.shaped
! two men stone he walls will be what ia
known all rubbie masonry laid In Irregular
courses aud will cOaaist stone. Containing
from one 10 two I 10 cUbi, {, feet and so dis.
posed or laid 80 as % mtte hrtn and com
| pact wall, andiuJ 80 e viii be used that does
| net contain at least vb It. except 70 filling
up tn in-erst ces betWC, the Iarger stone in
the heart OF the walls: at least On6-ti fth of the
lace Of the wall saall be composed Of heade
eXteI ding full size, eighteen tl8l Inches into
the heart OF the wall, an. from the back the
headers shall be In the same proportion and
Of the same d dimensions nd 40 arranged that
u header in the back RI all ne between two
headers in the face. I he ends OF the walls
will be neatly finished sth steps, the breadth
or read o. wGi all il be less than the
rise, Z he distance be,wlln the walls will be
ten (l0) feet in the 81 r. which will be span.
Il by semi circular ',ck arch nine 10y
| chs thi h. COnpQsey # two independent
nAs r courses Of he est hard burnt brick.
he paveue III b. a inverted arch Of II
feet radius eUnsiSti II Of one course Of good
pavins btcK tiG un ed The bed of the |
avement must be we'll prepared by being
thoroughly packed and rammed and made to
conform to the exact shape and grade Of the |
tVerLed ch or pavement. The sprlpging 4
line OF tho paw. ment Will be three f8l faet he.
low the sprinRllg line Of the arch. The arch Il
will be well backed with stone TO the height
of toout 'hreo (3) feet All the work (both
stone and brtck) Of this 81 wer must be laid In
good hydraulic cement mortar; composed oil
one part Of cement and two parts Of clean
river sand. All the cement ms. DO subject.
ed TO te't and approved by the str ct ON.
mi sioner before it will be allowed to ba used
10 the work. The eXcaVatiO: across Delaware
avenue must be u ade so as not 70 UbSUruct or
impede the travel on sad ave rue, and the
Will be held resDC nsble for any
iamaKe or injury that may occur to any per.
ION, team or vehicle In crossing SAID sewer
Turing its construction
Plans OF ths sewer can be seen at my, office .
" at the office Of NJ. o, ConWel, City Tngi-
leer. The entire work must be Complet in
Orty days from the signing Of the Contract, |
BIDS are requested for this enNre work,
excavat on and back filing Eacl
I'd mu be prvperly signed and acCompa-
led with bind OF t5Ot. with surety, 80 q
uaraDtee Of the good faith Of the hid, and ,,
he successful bidder will be required to I
i've bond In the tum OF IL 900 with surety
Jr the tai htul peri rma1,e Of the contract.
All bids must be endorsed proposal for ]
ever across Delaware avenue"
The committee Aeserve the right to reject
ny or all bids. LEWIS ZEBLES,
Oct7-5t Street Commissioner.