The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-30
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE
PROPOSALS FOR
SEWER MATERIALS.
Department of Public Works

Department of Public Works
Commissioners Office, City Hall,
SEALED PRoPosALs vii fyGOGr Ie received ,s a.
this Office until II o'clock a. IN. WEDNES-
DAY, December +, 1897 for furnishing the
following named materials for sewer work
viz:
PIPES.
5000 feet l5-inch straight pipes.
18O feet l5-inch by S-inch branch pipes.
1860 feet 12inch straight p.pes.
Is feet I2inch by pinch branch pipes
195 feet l2-inch by s-inch branch pipes.
$50 feet l2-inch by 6.inch branch pipes.
10000 feet s-inch straight pipes, 2.feet
lengths.
a6'0oo feet 6.inch straight pipes, eject
lengths.
400 feet s-inch by e-inch branch pipes, 2.
feet lengths.
25 pieces I5.inch bends.
25 pieces l2-inch bonds.
$50 pieces S-inch Is bends
100 pieces 6-inch "A bends
i,l00 pieces 6-inch is bends.
FLAG STONES.
200 flag stones, FIVE feet by five feet by four
inches
BRICKS.
1000, 900 TO 100000 hard body bricks.
The twelve and fifteen inch pipes are TO lie
IN lengths of three feet of good clay, salt
glazed uniform In texture, smooth, free from
blisters and thoroughly burned, eighty per
cent. OF the quantity 10 be less than one fourth
inch out OF round and less than thrce-eighths
Of an inch out of straight. No pipe Is 10 eX-
ceed one-half OF an inch out OF straight or out
of round, and in no case IL any pipe 10 he ort
of round on different diameters at different
ends the glazing and thickness of the pipe TO
be satisfactory.
The bells OF all pipes, branches and bevels
shall be large enough for pipes of the same
nominal diameter to enter freely aud without
chipping.
All pipe material 20 he sound when deliv.
cred. Pieces badly chippel will be rejected.
The flag stones shall be u North River
stone, fairly smooth on one side at least, no
large stone 20 be moro than two inches less
either way than size given, and nothing Will
be allowei for any oversize: no stone 10 vary
more than one inch from thickness stated.
The bricks are to be hard pressed, whole
and sound, of true form and with only "a
small percentage OF black ends. -Four samples
of the bricks offered are 90 be furnished with
the bid two 10 bon fair sample OF the aver
age quality OF the bricks to be delivered and
two TO be a sample of the poorest bricks that
will be accepted.
All materials to be subject to inspection and
approval.
Bids will be received FOR any portion or all
of the above material
DELIVERY.
All Of tho materials are 10 be delivered on
the city wharf or on cars In the city yard,
south OF Henderson street. The delivery 10
begin on or before March !, 1898, and 90 be
continued as rapidly a. required, aud 10 be
fully completed on or before July ], 1898.
BONDS.
A bond satisfactory TO the undersigned for
n sum equal 90 about one-tenth Of the estimat-
ed amount of the contract, as liquidatci datn-
ages for failure 60 execute the contract within
ton DAYS, 10 awarded, must accompany each
PROPOSAL snd "a satisfactory bond for u sum
euual TO about e-thirl ~ the estimated
amount II the contract, conditioned upOn the
faithful persormanco ~ the contract, will be-
required ~ fhc successful bidder.
The right to reject any ar al Lroposas = re-.
served. ttrbttt = -htftfs
ngs 90 Commissioner