The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-30
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
TO Contractor s.
OFFICE OF CITY CIVIL ENGINEER, |

Notice Is hereby given that sealed proposals will
be received by the Common Council and Board
of Aldermen of the City OF Indianapolis, 70 be re-
eeiyed by the Council on Monday evening,
May Is. 1855. follows, ;o-wit:
kor Improving the State Ditcb, from FaI Creek
10 sheldon street, as provided in General ordi-
nance. No. II, 1854 See Genera, Ordinance Record,
No. 5, pages 81 and 6s, City Clerks Office.
LOCATION.
BEGINNING at Fall Creek, at the point where the
present state Often empues into the said creek.
and continuing along the present line of said
Ditch TO the state Far Ground. running through
the lands OF Emma 5. Norster and Ell Schurman1.
and thence through the State Fair Ground, on line
OF the present often. thence 10 sheldon street,
along the line of the present ditch, through the
following lots and psris OF lots, viz: Lots IS, 100
lC3 40, IL. 2SS in Allen * Roots additions stTiO
of ground, IS by l95 feet. southwest corner OF Cen
tTal and Exposition avenues, lots Ia Johns0n'e
heirs addition; B. 4, le, 20 IS %, al and A. kucke
d HamlD's subdivision Of blocks 9, 10 aud part of
IL; lots ann 6, Poors subdivision OF block IS:
los 5, 6. Z, and g Hsyden's second subdivision;
lots q TO- IL and ~ in Hayden's first subdivision;
lots 10. IL and II. Routh's subdivision OF block Is
lots III, II. l3. is 49, 20 AZ AZ A. ~, IS ~ 59 and
ST. Gibson's subdivision OF block 23 lots 90 81 e.
% ~, 80, 81 % and p, Levi wrignts subdivision
OF the north half OF block &C. lots S. p and 2j
W. a. Bells subdivision of the south half OF block
%; the following lots IN Fletchers northeast adoi
ton: lots 10 and H. block g; lots TO- Il r. Is -
H. lot "a, block "a: lots J. 3, 50, 81 and 81 block
IS and Atlas Works grounds.
For plat OF exact location, see map in the City
Civil Engineers Office. marked Estate Ditch, from
Fall Creek 10 Atlas Works" Exhiolt"A.
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS.
The improvement OF the ditch as provided for
in General Ordinance No. l.. 1854, above referred
TO, will De made by deepening widening aud
Strengthening of the same as hereinafter provided.
The ditch will be deepened rom q point go feet
east of lis present outlet in fall Creek 10 Sheldon
street al station 100 plus 80 feet. The depths Of
the cuttings from the present bed OF the ditch, 10
the grade, as established for said improvement,
are shown at the respective stations on tie ''rrO
file OF the State Ditch from Fall Creek 10 Sheldon
street" and marked Exhibit B. Said prodle is
made part OF these specifications, and Will form
part OF the basis OF the contract
The ditch will be widened st the bottom, or the
grade line shown in red on the profile, to width
of fifteen Us feet and will have side slopes on the
sides thereof, from the bottom, of one III loot,
horizontal to one ! foot perpendicular or at
an angle OF As 6eRrCes from vertical line These
side slopes will be preserved throughout the work
regardless OF the depth. except at such points
where the sides OF the present banks will be wider
than they would be on the slopes gwen, a3d
base OF fifteen is feet, aud at crossings or streets
alleys that sre now bridged, or. are TO be
brid'ed under this contract At points o. ex-
IRENE Wldih OF the present channel, the Slopes as
indicated above viii be preserved for The depth Of
the cutting At street or alley crossings TO be
olidgtd the banks Will baye no slope
but will be left, or 6lled in behind
al said FONTS and lotion widths will be as
shown or TIE plans for the bridges for said ditch
which are also made part OF these specifications
The material removed from said ditch, OF what
ever character, between the beginning OF said i'm
prOyement, at point $50 feet east OF the present
outlet at Fall Creek, and Station &c on the prone,
equiTed to be deposited on each side OF said
ditch as deepened and widened under this speci-
hoatiOn; and said material deposited on the
sides OF said ditch shalt be Ieveled of and spread
TO width OF ten Il0 feet on top with side slopes
OF one and one half IA feet par vertical foot.
and 10 the height 10 6e indicated DY the fngi-
neef; provided, however, that The base OF the
slope nearest tue ditch, each size, shall not be
nearer than five 5 feet from flushed edge OF
bank Of the ditch. kOr this depOsitng OF 10 atefial
along the sides OF the ditch, no additional allow
ance viii be made on the estimate 10 the con
tractor.
All other material, OF whatsoever kind re.
moved from the dftca between Station 20 aud
sheldon street, viii become the property OF the
contractor, and VIII be required TO be removed by
him away from the site of The work. should any
runways other openings or excavations be
made by the contractor for his convenience in
making The excavation OF toe ditch, the same
shall be done at the expense OF the contractor,
and no allowance other tnan for the regular
cavstiop, within the prescribed dimensions as
above given. will be estimated 10 the contractor.
Should OF the work that may have been
completed become partly filed up Dy reason OF
overflow in said ditch or in any other manner OBJ
stIucted, or should the banks thereof cave in. 80
to in any manner interfere with the preservl
tion of the original section of the ditch the same
Notwithstanding it may have been previously
tina ed ana paid for. In no case will any back
filing. along the sides of the ditch or at any of
the bridges. be paid for in any manner estimated
to the contractor. will any allowance be made
for any of the excavations below the grade line,
in excess of the slopes and widths given above,
for the purpose OF getting into position any of the
bridges along the line OF said work.
BRIDGES.