The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-16
PROPOSALS..
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Office Of City Water Works,
No. yi2 Broad street,
Dtcbrnond Va March IL 1S.H.

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Office Of City Water Works,
No. yl2 Broad street,
Richmond, Va. March IL, 1893.
9 EALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
- CETVED At THIS OFFICE UNTIL
j. NJ. MARCH 2yth, for the following
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES. for the
'e Thirty sSai FIRE HYpRANTs. double noz-
zl fb triRcs S-i ISpRHiy d RiPrB VALVES.
Fifteen 4;,INCH GATE WAVES Ally .s
2o-inch GATE VALVES.
six hundred 6-inch Pipes, IL feet long.
exclusive Of hub, hub inches long. thick
ness of pipe 7-16 inch, Joint not TO ex-
coed e Inch. weight not 10 exceed 1856
Four hundred 4-inch pipes. u feet long.
exclusive or hub, hub "a inches long,
thickness OF pipe y inch, joint not TO
pounds each.
Thirty 3-lnch pipes. u feet long. ex-
elusive OF hub, pipe 5-l6 inch thick. joint
not TO exceed u Inch, weight not TO ex-
coed 175 pounds each.
Eight-inch, 10-inch, Pinch. 16-inch,
20-inch pipes.
Eighteen thousand pounds SPECIAL
CASTINGS. consisting of double and
single branches. sleeves. bends, plugs,
tops and reducers. from 3 10 "a Inches
diameter, though principally of . and =
inches diameter.
basis Of 2.240 pounds per ton. and for
Special Castings per pound. All Pipes
and Special Castings TO be made OF
strong. tough. gray pig-iron, such as may
be readily drilled and Clipped. All
Pipes TO be cast vertically with bell end
down. and 10 be subjected to proof by
water pressure OF 200 pounds per square
nG snd es ae To r9q be dpSed a 70
perature OF 300 degrees Fahrenheit in a
bath Of pitch Of same temperature; 70
be thoroughly coated. and to be smooth
All Pipes and Special Castings to con-
form I'm all respects to the specifications
and dimensions furnished by the super
ilnteendent Of Water Works ,a and to s6 be
wharves Of the city Of Richmond
Thirty-fve large STOP-COCK BONES.
Six hundred and fifty small STOP
COCK BOXES
Fifty METER BOX TAPS.
six hundred pounds best WIPING
EIGHT thousand pounds PIG LEAD. j.,
10 be Of such design and weight as VIII
be approved by the Superintendent.
BRASS WORK.
Three hundred l5-inch Tapping Cocks,
go A-inch Tapping Cocks. q Linen
Tapping Cocks, for Hadesty machine SI %
%-inch Corporation Cocks, 300 Ss-inc,no
Stop Cocks, $50 s4-inch stop Cocks. 20
Tk-nch Stop Cocks. ~ lh-inch stop OoCks'
All Stop Cocks to have round way open
ings' Brass work will be let as a whole;
Samples Of Brass Cocks to be Furnished
with proposal.
PAVING.
Per square yard for relaying Granite
or CobbiestOne Paving. Per square yaru
for laying New Granite Paving. Ter
cubic yard for Furnace Cinders.
TRENCHING.
Per cubic yard for Trenches cut AND
reflled I'm Paved. Macadamlzed GraVeleu
and Clay streets. ,.>v 800, 4. !.
The delivery Of ALL SUPPLIES TO De
made al the Office OF the superintendent
except Pipes. Specials and large stop.
Cock Boxes, and to commence ten Gays
after award Of contract, and 10 cohtlnug
i'm such quantities as may be uefhahueu
bv the superintendent. -.,..
specifications and further Information
will be furnished at this office
The Committee on Water reserves ~. ~
right TO Increase or decrease any or IN,
above-named quantities 20 pei, cent ah'
the right 10 reject any or an pid dS,,>-c
CHARLES +. BOILING.
mh1416, 1921 23,2b superintendent