Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-22
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NOTIgE8.
PROPOSALS
III -POR-
REMOVING ASHES AND RUBBISH.
PROPOSALS.


REMOVING ASHES AND RUBBISH.
OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER,
No. 81 EAST SIXTH STREET,
WILMINGTON, lIEL, July 19, 1884.
Sealed proposals will be received in the
o'clock, D. m, THCRSDAY, July cath, 1884,
for collecting and removing In closely cover
ed carts, which must be examined by the
Street commissioner and approved by him
before they commence " ork, the ashes, dirt.
and all othe- rubbish incidental to house,
keeping, that the ordinances Of the city for
bid persons from throwing in the streets and
IN open lots within the city limits, from the
dwellings, stores, Offices hotels, public schools
and city buildings within the city Of Will
mington for the Term Of one year, commence
ing Thursday, July slst, 1884.
Tho ashes, dirt and ali other rubbish Inch
dental to houseke eping, and from offices,
stores, hotels, public schools and city build
| ings, which shall be placed at the curb In .
| rel before o'clock in the morning, from the
first day Of April 10 the last day Of August,
and Def re O'Clock from the urst day Of Sep
| TENDER to the last day of March, shall be
removed on every Monday from NJ arket street,
on every street east of Market street, and on
every Tuesday every street west CT Market
| streel, all ashes, dirt, ottal and other refuse
| matter to DO for the use of the city, and to
be removed tn suah places and deposited as
the Street Commissioner may dil ect If de-
| opsited in any other manner than directed by
| the Street Commissioner deduction OF one
dollar to be made for every road 50 deposit
ted.
| All the ashes and dirt gathered on Market
| street and al that portion of the city east If
| Of Market street must be taken and deposit
| ed onChristiana ave. or any other part Of the
city east OF Market that the street Commits
sioner may direct. All the ashes an dirt
gathered West of Market must be taken and
deposited on Union street, or any other place
within the city limits that the Street Com
1 missioner NAV direct. III the cOntruntDr ia liz
| to collect the ashes within the soecified time
he must present written excuse 10 theStreet
Commissioner; and, If the excuse Is not salts
factory to the Commissioner, he shall pro-
coed immediately to remove the ashes and
rubbish ct the contractors expense.
| The contract or contracts for said work
shall contain special provision and stIpula-
tion that all questions and matters In dis
pute. both Of law and fact, arising under said
contracts respectively, shall be determined
by the Mayor, and that his decision. upon
tracts, or either Of them, or to the perform
ance Of the same, shall be final and conclu.
sive upon the parties concerned. For the pur-
pose OF removing the ashes, dirt, rubbish and
other refuse matter as aforesaid. the city has
been divided into four districts, viz:
All south Of the northerly side of Sixth
street and east of the westerly side of Market
street being the First District; all north Of
the northerly side Of Sixth street and east Of
the westerly side Of Market street being the
Second District; all south of the northerly
side of Sixth street and west Of the westerly
side of Market street. being the Third Dis.
trict; all north Of the northerly side Of Sixth
street and west Of the westerly side of Mar
ket street being the Fourth District. Pro-
} posals may be made for the eastern side Of
Market street, comprising the First and Sec
ond Districts, and for the western side of
Market street, comprising the Third and
FouIth Districts.
A bond with security in tho sum Of five
hundred dollars must accompany each pro-
!. lprosal for the good faith of the bidder and
the person or persons to whom the contract
or contracts may be awarded, shall give o
bond with security in the sum OF two thou
!, sand dollars as guarantee for the faithful
performance Of the contract. The q ,ty CouD-
Gil reserve the right to re iect any bid tina t
they do not think it will be to the interest Of
the city to accept. All bids must be properl y
signed, sealed and Endorsed, - Proposals for
removing ashes and rubbish" For fur,h r
Information apply to
VI LEWIS ZEBLEY,
Street Commissioner.
| By order of the Street Committee
GEuR9E ADELE, Chairman,
WILLIAM II. BLAKE,
JAMES MURRAY,
Il DAVID X SMITH,
u jyl9-5t LEWIS 7. CRUDE.