CANAL CONTRACTORS.
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yE,uE following sections OF the Chesapeake and Delaware
L Canal, offered for contracts


l. he unfinished part Of section No /. in length about
90 chains.


2. The unfinished part of section No 9, in length about
go chains he spus earth Of this section to be formed
into enbanknents the dacen part Of section No. g.
together Nth the excavation OF that portion Of section No
3, thus embankeA, in length about half mile and the
construction of the North Drain opposite the


5 The remaining part of the guard bank section No
:, formed of earth from section No. . length about
niles together with the South Drain Of the Canal
section No. 5.


4 Tie unfinished residue Of section No 8, in length
a5ou, three miles, together with the North Back Drain op-
nestle thereto, and extending the River Delaware
These may be the sabiect of several contracts.


s. rhe unfinished excavation and em5ankment of section
No /. and much Of section No 5, lies of station
564.


The unfinished excavation the depth of IS feet Of
much Of section No s. lies between stations So. and
573.


Proposals viii be received the Office of the Chesa
peake and Delaware Canal Company No 9e Walnut street,
Phi alepha, until Monday the 10th Of October for the
included the lst, 2nd 81 and 4h items above
neuoned and until the 18th for those included in the 5h
an 9Th.


Full explanations may be had application BENJAMIN
WmaaT, En-. E4gtaeer n Cdcf at the works, the
Secretary Of the COMPANY the Csl Office, Philadelphia


Oct. ). S8-T