Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-06-15


| SEALED PROPOSALS, will be receiv
ed a; KNlGHTSTON. on the eighth
day of July ensuing, until sundown, for
the Bridging, Culverts, and necessary
grading, on 10 miles Of the above road
east OF Greenfield, commencing at the
10Th section. and terminating at the 35th
section inclusive. Likewise at LEWIS
WILLIE, on the tenth dav of the same.
month. for the Bridging, Culverts. and
necessary grading on I'D miles of said
road, commencing at section 35 and ter
minating at section Is inclusive. Like
wise at DUBLIN, on the twelfth day of
the same month, for Bridging, CuIverts.
and the necessary grading on 9 miles OF
said road, commencing at section 10 and
terminating at section "a inclusive -
Also, proposals will be received at the En-
gIneeis office in the town of RICHMOND.
On the seventh day Of June next. :or Ora
ding the street through said town.
All Bridges Of twenty feet span and
under will be arched, and Cuiverts over
two feet span, will be arehed; and Cal
verts two feet span will be covered with
fiat stone, and LAID in mortar. The su-
perstructure of all bridges will be built Of
wood, weatherboarded, planned, covered
and painted, with three good coats of
white lead; and have an overjet ct each
end ofeisht feet. The spans or length
IN the clear between the abutmeuts
on a straight horizontal line
from the face of one abutment to the face
NJ h,tf I.x, Fer
only. The chords or strings ofall bridges
must extend on the abut,ncnts at least
three feet, resting on wooden stills. Bid
iers for superstructures will be careful TO
make their calculations agreeable to the
above explanations, tina; is to say, they
must take into consideration the cost OF
1ver,et, iron, aud its manufacture into
bolts, spikes, aid every material! and pos
'ibie expense necessary to construct the
same, and then In their bids put such a
,rice per foot upon the actual span of
saad superstructure, as NAV be thought by
hem a sufficient compensation. Com
tractors tor masonry are hereb given to
that, it is intended to use
brick and stone IN the construction of
Cu'ver,s and abutments. At some par
icuIar places part stone, and part 0rick
II others all brick. and at some other
places all stone. The selection, of the
Material will depend much upon the price
Der perch CT % cubic teet) of slon- OF
,rick. 1t Is therefore deemed neccssar >,
That all bids ior work, DE offered ia ac-
rordance with the above explanation
Contractors tor masonry instOne or brIc...
will clearly and distinctly understand,
that, toe. will De paid, per perch, lof "a
eiolc iees) ior the quantity contained IN
heir WORK when d me. aud that they
aust, at their own proper cost and ex-
,ense, sink the fDundat.rn for aou;.aenss,
viagw aliS, &c. to such depth, aud Sc
,u-c them III such a manner bv uewui
inJer and planA, OF in an, other wa,
he superlntc ndent may direct, an cut
Town ar remove from the ROAD all such
reeS near the site, as may De thought ne
'essary b. the superintendent. Mate |
'ials for masonry of bridges, {wncn stone
5 used, lime excepted) must be deliver
ID at the site by the first day of Septem
yer, and the masonry completed by the
irst day CT August, 1884. Contractors
IRE also given to understand, that, In all
mechanical structures IN which bricks
re to be employed, that, the clay must /
e thrown up in the month of November
ext ensuing, SO as to receive the action
f the frost during the winter season, and
!so, that, the BRICK laying must be COM
nenced by the 18th day of july, 1884.
nd completed by the 18th day of Octo-
e
tone alone is to be used, must be deliver
d by the first day Of September. and the
Masonry completed by the 10th dav of
October next All materials for wooden
uperstructure, must be delivered at the
ridge site, by the first day Of March
ext, and the contract completed BY the
9Th day of October, 1854 Grading,I
xcavation and fills, must be commeucedi
Y the fifteenth day of August, and the
eep cuts and fills made by the first day I
December next, and contracts compile
I'd by the 18th day of October, 1884
trading, when the distances are long,i
ill be let, by the rod short cuts and fills,
I bridges, &c. will be let by the cubic
ard (of n cubic feet. II
The superintendent or engineer will
tend along the above mentioned line of
bad, five days previous to the letting,
nd also at the different places above
AIMED on the days of sale, in order to ,
xhibit plans Of masonry, supers,ructure, :
nd grading, and to give any necessary /
formation. Estimates will be made on a
he first day Of every month, provided s
lat in the opinion Of the Superintendent c