The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-04-27 00:00:00

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GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND GREENOCK RAILWAY.
CON7'I,IACT FOR WORKS.
rinllE Directors of the above Company will Meet at their
Office, in Cathcart-square Gre,:nock, on Mots; oitv, the
21st-May, to receive offers tar the followino-CONTRACT :
131StioPTON CONTRACT.—TO complete the Railway, with all
the Excavations, Embankments, Tunnelling, &c., Bridges;
Fences, Culverts, and Drains, (excepting Furnishing and Lay-
ing the Blocks, Sleepers, and Rails,) from a point one chain
from the River Gryfe to a point one chain beyond the cutting
at East Bank, in the Parish of Erskine, being a distance of five
miles and seventy-six chains or thereabouts.

Plans and Specifications of the above are now ready for
Inspectioh at the Office of the Engineer, (Mr. JosePh Locke,)
No. 1, Adam-street. Adelphi, London, and mad• be,seen at the
Company's Office, Greenock, on and after the 2d Mai•.
Tenders indorsed, "Tenders for the Bishoptou Contract," to
be addressed 'to the Secretary.
The Contractors will be required to furnish the necessary
security. _

The :Directors do not bind themselves to accept the lowest
offer. By order, MARK. HUISH, Sec.
Greenock, 23a April, 1838. •
The Greei.ock•and Port-Glasgow Contracts will be ready for
Letting in a few days.

GLASGOW AND PAISLEY JOINT RAILWAY.
rVIIIE Committee of Management for the-
above Road give
it notice, that they will Meet at their Office, N 0.13, Gordon-
street, on THURSDA Y. the lith May next, to receive Tenders
for the following CONTRACTS :

Contract, No. 1, or lbrox Contract.
• To make the Railway, with the Excavations, Embankments,
Bridges, Culverts, Drains, Fences, &c., including theßallasting
of the load, .from a point commencing on the west side of Mr.
Mylne's Factory, in the parish of Govan, and extending to a
point in the field No. 94-1, in Abbey Parish, being a distance
of 3 miles, 413 yards, or thereabouts, -
Contract. Nu. 2. or .4rkiestun Contract.

To make the Railway, i❑ like manner as above, from a point
commencing at the second stake in a field in Abbey Parish,
numbered No. 94i, end extending to a point on the west skis
of certain gardens, No. 64.1, adjoining Greenlaw House, being
a distance of 2 relies, 1359 yards, or thereabouts.

The Plans ations of the above woi k may be viewed
daily, at No. 3, South Frederick•street,' on and utter the 25th
instant:

The Tenders inanrsed "Tenders for work on the Glasgow and
Paisley Railway," are to be lodged at No. 3, South Frederick-
street.

Contractors will have to give Security for the due fulfilment
of their Contracts. . .

The Directors do not ',hid ttiernselveS to accept the lowest (del-.
By order, M Ali K. 1-1 U ISH, •!Secretaries -
JAM ES WATSON, 5'
Glastiow,loth April, 1838.

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MA NUFAC 11.7 REES TO THE QUEEN. AND ALL THE

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Prav obsct ye the BED LABF.I., over the Cork, representing
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