Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-06-26
PAVING SPECIFICATIONS.
THEY ARE READY FOR TIKI:
USE OF BIDDERS.
The Rules to- he Observed in Maxi
Ing Proposals - specifications
for Paving with stone ana Also
with yitrafied Brick.

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Ing Proposals - specifications
for Paving with stone and Also
with Vitrified Brick.
The blanks and specifications for tht
use OF bidders on the paving of Ashcville''
streets have been printed and can be scei
al the Office of City Clerk Young. TIL,
following extracts are made from them
Proposals must bc signed by the bid
der submitting them with his signature
in full. When firm is bidder. The
member OF the firm or agent who signs
the firm name to the proposal shall state
id addition, the name of all the individ.
uals composing the firm.
The place of residence Of every bidder
with postofficc address, county and
state. must be given after his signature,
which must be written in fall.
Each bidder will be required to deposit
with the city treasurer certified check
in the sum OF one thousand dollars as a
guarantee OF the acceptance and perform
ance of the contract by the party to
whom il may be awarded.
When awards are made the contractor
will le required to give bsad 10 inden.
nifty the city ofAshe ville against all claims
for damages Of any kind OF nature what.
soevcr, and for the faithful pcrformanc,
of his contract.
| In submitting proposals the sealed ell.
vclonc must be SO endorsed 40 to indi
cate, before being opened, the particular
work for which the bid is made it should
then be enclosed in another envelope and
addressed to the mayor at his Office.
Reasonable grounds for supposing that
any bidder is interested in more than ont
bid for the same item will cause the re-
lection of all bids in which he is inter
csted.
Proposals should he addressed to tn,
mayor OF AshcvilIc, N. c., and endorsed
Proposals for grading, curbing aud
paving
Bidders must present satisfactory cvi
,icncc that they have been, for a reason
able time, engaged in the business o
paving, and that they are fully prepared
with the necessary capital to begin ant
complete the work to bc contracted for
stone Paving.
The stone blocks to be of hard, durabl,
granite, free from bulges. Jumps or cavi
tics, evenly squared and of uniform quail
ity. No. blocks each measuring ON tn,
lace or upper surface not less than cigh
(S) nor more than twelve (l2) inches il
length, and not less than three t3) no
more than four and hall Az inches ii
width, and in depth not less than six (6
nor more than seven l7) inches; the di
mcnsions at base to vary not more thar
half an inch from the corresponding di
mensions at the top, the stones to have
when set, full joints for at least half thci
depth, on the sides and ends, the top t,
show an even, uniform surface, and in al
respects like the specimen blocks at tn
engineers Office.
All paving and other stones ncccssar,
to be removed shall be taken up and re
moved Immediately from the line OF th
work. The sub-soil or other matter i
then to be cxcavatcd and removed to TIN
depth of twelve tl2) inches below the tuI
line OF the proposed new pavcmcnts
when tuly rammed. This is to be dom
without respect to the character Of th
sub-soil or rock as it now exists.
The stone blocks are to he laid at righ
angles with the line of the street, stretch
ing from curb to curb with such crow
as the engineer may direct; each cours
of blocks to be OF uniform width an,
depth, and so laid that all Longitudinal
joints shall be broken by lap OF Il
least two inches, and with joints no
more than threc-eighths of an inch il
! width. When thus laid, the pavcmcn
shall be immediately covered with clea
creek gravel in proper quantities, am
rakcd over until all the joints bccom
well filled; the pavement shall then b
thoroughly rammed tat least tllre
tlmcs) to firm unyiclding bed, with
uniform service, and to the proper grad
and crown; and the whole, when hnishec
to he left with a coating Of clean, shar
: bar sand.
No charge shall be made by the COZ
tractor for hindrance or delay from an
cause during the progress OF any porto
of the work embraced i'll these spccihci
tions. The contractor shall not assigl
undcrlct or make sub-contract for III
execution OF anv portion of the worl
other than the delivery of materials
without the sanction, in writing, of til
engineer.
. The contractor shall bc required I
guard the public cficctually from liabilit
TO accident during the progress Of tt
work, both by day and night, and wi
I've held responsible for any damages Il
city may have 10 pay in consequence ,
his ncglecting the necessary prccaution
The contractor will be required to kce
in repair for twelve 12l months after i
completion, the whole Of the work, c.
ccpt ia eases where the repairs may
rendered necessary by causcs clearly b
yond his control,
ANY bidder who shall fail, after a week
notice being given of the acceptance
his bid, to furnish the required sccurit
shall forfeit his claim to the work.
Bidders will send to the engineer
Office specimen paving blocks, curb ston
aud samples OF sand and gravel.
Yttrifiesi Brick Paving.
Lay Que course Of vitrifed paving bril-
on edge on cushion OF sand, made ey'
and Of the shape and form required f
the pavement when complctedi su,
hricklto be laid in straight lines strctchil
from curb to curb (thc brick being q
sorted for that purpose, it necessary
closely and evenly, edgewise of the bri
and crosswise OF the street, and at rig
angles with the curb line thereof (excc
at intersection OF other streets or a,
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