The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-20 00:00:00

YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. r:i
CONTRACT FOR WORKS.
/111-IE DIRECTORS of the YORK and NORTH MIL
LAND RAILWAY COMPANY will meet at the,
Office, ST. LEONARD'S-PLACE, Yolk, on TH LIRSDA
the 20th December, at ELEVEN O'CICCk, to
.r•eceive Tende;
far the following Contracts. ,
FAintsiIiN:C(INTIIACT.—To make maintain the Rai.
way. with all the Excavations, E ukinents, Tunnel
Bridges. Culverts, Drains, Fences, and Gates complet
also a Viaduct over the River Aire at Fairliurn, includi
the Laying and Ballasting the Permanent Way, (but excl
sive of Stone Blocks, Wooden Sleeper Willis, Chairs, a
Fastenitnis,) commencing at a point Sixteen Chains E
or the Jiermad • • ,
,twinnt,'Severrift:Thne•.:OhWlVWeet- •
Centre of the River ire; Iteing -it distance of One Mile Fift 4
Twit Chains, or t herea boots.
AtTOPTS CONTR ACT.—To make and maintain the Rai
tray, with all its Wm ks it like mannir. commenting at
point in the Township of Whim-nod, and terminating at t
Junction with the North Midland in the Townshi
of Altofts, being a distance of attom 'fwi) Miles.
Drafts of the Contract, with Plans and Specifications
the Works, will be ready for inspection at 11),) Engineer
Office, York, on and af'L'r the 28th November, when prints'
Forms of Tender may be had, and un other will be attende
to.
The Tenders must he delivered at the'PAILWAY OPEIC4:
St. Leonard's-place, York, on the 20th December, at or bel
fore TEN o'clock in the Forenoon, under sealed cover, ad
dressed to the Chairman, and endorsed Tender for Works!
and parties tendering, or parties duly authorised by them'
must be in attendance at the time of meeting.
The Parties whose Tender is accepted, will he required tq
enter into a Bond, with 'lwo Sureties, for the due pet forms
ance of the Contracts, in a Penalty of not less than Ten peti:
Cent, upon the gross sum contracted for, and the Names ot.
the proposed Sureties are to be specified in the 'Fender. !,
The Directors will not bind themselves to accept Uri'
Lowest Tender.
GEORGE IHUDSON,2 Chairman and Deputy`
JAMES MEEK, 5 Chairman.
By order,
GEORGE BAKER, Secretary.
Fink and North Midland Railway Ojice.
York, November 8, 1838.

5. ST. GEORGE'S-CRESCENT.
1 EASTER having been in the habit, for these Fifteeni
..'do Years past, of Importing from the Continent everw
description of Article in the Fancy Line for the Wbolesalet
and Export Trade, is now enabled t offer to the Public(
FRENCH CLOCKS, PORC N ORNAMENTS,
ACCORDIONS, (of the most r nt construction,) and a,
variety of other FANCY ARTI LES, at such Retail Price
that. no other House in the Trade cau compete with.
The advertiser takes this opportunity of observing, that his
establishment, although extensive, is conducted on a scale of
economy that enables him to undersell houses which, in
imitation of the gin palaces of London, expect to mislead the,
public with dazzling and expensive fixtures, and thereby
obtain enormous profits.

MATS and MATTING, in great variety, suitable for
Churches, Ilal!s, Lobbies. &c.

Excellent Fine-toned V lOLINS, at 4s. 6d. each, including
a Bow, with a Screw• Nut. Good VIOLONCELLOS, ati
255. each.

ke2ai I,Cctizcz.