Daily Republican., 1883-07-18
DROPOSALS
REMOVING ASHES AND RUBBISH.
fFlCE OF THE SINEEi iSoMMiosioNhh'
No hlL Fast SIKH street


OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER, !
No. o11a East SIKH street,
Wilmington, Del. July II 1888.
Sealed proposals will ne received i'll the
box in the Citt Council Chamber until 7.3t
O'Clock p. IN. Thursday. July ~, 1889, for col
| lectng and removing in closely covered
carts. when must he examined by the Street
Commissioner and approved by him pcfcrt
they commence work, the ashes. dirt and all
other rubbish Incidental to housekeeping
THAI the ord nances of the city forbid persons
from throwing in the streets nd on open lOt'
within the city limits from me dwellings
stores offices, hotels public schools and cit!
buildings within the city Of wilmington foI
one year, commencing Monday, July 30.
1888
The ashes. dirt and all other rubbish Incl.
dental to hOus. keeping, ana from offices.
stores, hotels. public schools and city build
ings. wnion shall be placed Al the curb in a
We 'sel Or vessels not larger than -four barrel
before O'Clock in the morning, from the flrSt
day Of April to the last day Of Angus, and
before = O'clock from the first day OF Sep.
te,nber To the last day of March. shall be re-
moved vu every Monday from Market street,
and on every street cast of Market street and
IN every Tuesday ev ~ street west of Market
street, all ashes. dirt Ottal and other refuse
matter De for the use Of the city, aIl 70 Dc
removed to such places and deposited AS the
Street Commissioner may direct If deposit
ed in any other manner than directed by the
Street comm ssiuner a deduction Of one dol
lar is to bo made for every load SO deposited.
All the ashes and dirt gathered on MarAet
street and all that portion of the city east
of Market street must be taken and deposit
oil on Christiana avenue. Or any other pa't
of the city east Of Market street that the
Street Commissioner may direct. All the
ashes and dirt gathered west Of Mark ct street
must be taken and depo tied Oh Union
street, or any other place within the city lin.
ts that the Street Commissioner may direct
Ii the contractor fails to collect the ashes
wilhin the sp ,ctied time. he must present
written excuse to the Street Commissioner !:
and, If the excuse is not satisfactory to the
Commissioner, he shall proceed im mediately
W remove the ashes and rubbish at the con
ractOr's expense. The coutract or contracts
for said work shall contain IA special prOvi
'iOn and stipulation that all questions and
matters in dispute. both Of law and ct.arts
ing under said contracts respectively. shall
be determined by the Mayor and that his
decision upon Any question whatever, relat
ing to said contracts, Or either OF them. or to
the performance ofthe same. shall be final
and conclusive upon the parties concerned.
For the purpose Vf removing the ashes dirt.
rubbish aud other refuse matter as aforesaid,
The city has been divided into four districts.
viz: All south of the northerly side of fSixth
streer and east Of the ives erly side Market
street being the First district !: all north OF
the ,r'herly side of sixth street aud east Ot
the westerly side of Market street being the
Second district all south Of the northerly
side f Sixth street and west of the
westerly side Of Market street being
the Third district : all north Of the
nOrtherly side of Sixth street and west Of
the westerly side of Dlarket street being the
Fourth district. Proposals may be made for
the eastern side of Murae. street, comprising
the First and Secon 1's'r'cts, and for the
western side Of Market street comprising the
Third anu rOurth districts. A bond with
ecurity in the sum of five hundred dollars
mn accompany each proposal for the good
faith ot the bidder :and the person or persons
to whom the contract or contracts is awarded
shall glge IL nOnd with security in the sum Of
tSo thousand dollars as II guarantee for the
faithful perform iuce of the contract. The
City .'ouu II 'servt the riy ht TO reject any
did that ,hey do not think II will he to the
inter 1t Of the cit to accept. III bids must
we properly signed, sealed and ind0rset
proposals for removing ashes and ruDDlsh.' y
For further informal on a2ply -
LEWIS ZEBLEY.
Street Commissioner.
BY order of the Street Committee,
A. A. EASrBURN, Chairman,
DAVID X. SMITH,
GEORGE ABLE,
THOM AS jon NSON,
WILLIAM BLAKE. ly l4-it