The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-29
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE
PROPOSALS ron
SEWER MATERIALS.
Departments OF Public Works.


Department OF Public Works.
Commissioners Office, City Hall,
Providence, X. l., November "a 1897.
this offic. until III o'clock a. No. WEDNES-
DAY, December :, 1897, for furnishing tho .
following-named materials for sewer work,
viz:
PIPES.
5000 feet l5-inch straight pipes.
$50 feet 15-inch by s-inch branch pipes.
Is, GOO feet Pinch straight pipes.
l5 feet l2-inch by 12inch branch pipes.
le5 feet Pinch by s-inch branch pipes.
$50 feet l2mch by 6inch branch pipes.
1900 feet S'inch straight pipes, 2-feot
lengths
2oOoo feet e-inch straight pipes. 2feet !.
lengths
400 feet s-inch by S-inch branch pipes. 2.
feet lengths.
20 pieces l5-inch bends.
% pieces Finch bends.
$50 pieces S-inch l-s bends.
100 pieces 6-inch "A bends.
l,lOO pieces 6-inch is bends.
FLAG STONES.
200 flag stones, five feet by five feet by four
in ches.
200, 900 Ia 5000, 900 hard body bricks
The twelve and fifteen inch pipes are 10 he
m lengths of three feet, OF good clay salt
glazed, uniform In texture, smooth, free from
blisters and thoroughly burned, eighty per
cent. Of the quality 10 be less than one fourth
inch out OF round and less than three-eighths
of an inch out of straight NO pipe Is TO ex-
of round, and in no case Is any pipe TO be out
Of round on different diameters at different
ends, the glazing and thickness OF the pipe 10
lie satisfactory.
The bells Of all pipes, branches and bevels
shall be large enough for pipes OF the sans
nominal diameter TO enter freely and without
chlpoirg.
All plpe material to be sound when deliv-
cred. Pipes badly Clipped will be rejected.
The flag stones shall be OF North River
stone, fairly smooth on one side at least, no
large stone TO be more than two inches less
either way than size given, and nothing Will
be Allowed for any oversize: no stone TO vary
Ei1re rhan one inch from thickness stated.
The bricks arel to he hard pressed, whole
and sound, OF true form and witi only
small percentage of black ends -Four samples
OF the briks offered are to bo furnished with
the bid: two 10 be n fair sample OF the aver
age quality OF the bricks to be delivered and
two TO be sample Of the poorest bricks that
will be accepted.
All materials 10 be subject TO inspection and
approval.
Bids will be received for any portion or all
of the above material
DELIVERY.
All OF the materials are 70 be delivered on
the city wharf or on cars in the city yard,
south of Henderson street. The delivery to
| begin on or before March l. 1898, and to be
continued as rapidly as required, and to be
fully completed ON or Sc%ha before July l. 1885,
A bond satisfactory 10 the undersigned for
n sum equal TO about one-tenth of the estimat-
| cd amount OF the contract, as liqudated dam
ages Tor failure to execute the contract within
ten days IL awarded, must accompany each
proposal, and satisfactory bond for sum
| equal 10 about one-thiru OF the estimated
amount of the contract conditioned upon the
faithful performance OF the contract, will be
required of the successful bidder.
The right 10 reject any or all proposals Is re-
served. ROBERT Il. SMITH,
n2'9t Commissioner.