Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-06-26
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
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CUMBERLAND. ROAD
IN ILLINOIS.


sealed proposals will be received, at Liy-
Iingston, on the 10th, Eth and 18th DAYS
ot June next, for completing the grading of
the 4th mile Of the Cumberland road in
Illinois, and for completing the masonry
and the superstructures of the bridges on
The 9Th, 9Th, llth, l4th and 18th miles of
the said read.
Proposals will, in like manner, be re.
ceived on the Goth and 2lst days of June
next, at the town of Greenup, for complet-
ing the masonry and superstructure of the
bridges on the asd, Goth, 3Oth, 3lst, SD
and 35,h miles Of said road.
On the Esd, Oath and 25th days of June
next, proposals will, 10 like manner, be
received at Ewington, for completing the
grading of the 5Sth and ed mliss, and for
completing the masonry Of the bridges on
5ist, SD, SD, 6lst, 93d, 64th, 65th, 66ts,
81, 6Sth and 10th miles of the said road.
And on the 9th and 2sth days of the
same month, proposals will, in like mans
ner, be re: eived at the office of the super
intendent in Vandali, for the masonry and
superstructure of bridge on the S5th
mile
All Of the above works have, heretofore,
been put under contract, and have been
surrendered, abandoned or suspended:
Plans. estimates and illustrations, will be
fully exhibited, and every necessary nfor-
nation afforded as to the nature and ex-
lent of each particular work by the super
intendent or his assistants, to those who
may desire TO offer proposals. TcstiInoni.
ais of capacity and moral fitness will be
required of all persons offering proposals,
unless they be personally and SATISFACTORY
ly known to the superintendent
Payments will be made monthly to the
undertakers, of three fourths of the esti-
mated amount of work done at the time.
and no other security than retention
OF one-fourth Of the amount of the work
done, will be required. At the com
Pletinu aud acceptance of the work I'M
dertaken, payment in full will be immedi-
ately made. When two or more persons
undertake jointly, copy of their articles
of association must be adduced anG filed
with the superintendent, in which it must
be stipulated, that any receipt given by
them, separately or jointly, for payments
made by the superintendent, shall he good
and valid against The firm No contract
is to be assigned or transferred under any
pretence whatever; and the undertaken
will be required personally, to superintend
the works undertaken, and to prosecute
them with all convenient speed until COM
pleted, with sufficient number of assist
ants aud laborers.
Each proposal for constructing masonry,
where additional materials of stone shall
be necessary, must be accompanied BY
written description of the place where it is
intended TO procure the materials, and the
distance from the place where it is to be
used; and fair specimen OF the material
must be exhibited to the superintendent;
and in case the proposer should become the
undertaken Of the work, it will be stipulat-
ed in the contract that no material Of an
inferior quality will be accepted in the con-
struction of the work No new material
Of sandstone will be accepted in any part
Of the masonry experience has fully shown
its liability to disintegra,e, in bridge ma
sonry, when exposed to the action Of the
winter flosts The masonry will be re-
quired to be executed in the most substau-
ial, neat and workmanlike manner, wei.
laid, and hammer-dressed. according to the
plans and illustrations which will be ex-
hibited
No proposal will be received at either Of
the above named places after 4 o'clock, p.
NJ. of the last day mentioned. The super
intsndent. on application, will furnish
printed forms for proposals. to those who
attend and are DESTROYS of offering them.
for any part of the work above designated.