Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-08-02
Rail Road Timber.

SEALED Proposals will be received by the
~ subscriber, at the Office of the NORTHAMPTON
and Springfield Railroad, Massasoit House.
Springfield, until Saturday evening, 1.-The 10th
OF August proximo for furnishing the follow
ing described timber for the track OF the North
ampton and Springfield Railroad, viz:-
$1,000 Chestnut Cross Ties.
$4,000 #. Board measure of Hemlock Sills
Seven thousand of the cross ties and one
hundred and forty thousand feet of the Stills to
be delivered at such places at Springfield, Cab
otville and on the intermediate bank of Con-
necticut River, as the Engineer may select,
on or before the 9Th of October, 1914. The
remainder
$4,000 Cross Ties, and 440, 900 feet of Stills
to be delivered at such places as the Engineer
may select on the bank of the Connecticut Rv-
er between Cabotville and Northampton, on or
before the 18th July, l945. The cross ties to
be Ia feet long and inches square fsawed;
il hewed, TO have two parallel faces, at least
inches wide and inches between them; the
round left on, but the bark in all cases to be re-
moved-the whole to be of young Cd growth
chestnut timber-7000 ties to be cut in Au-
gust and September, and $4,000 between De-
cember and March next inclusive. The Stills
to be 8 by 10 inches, and three-iourths of the
whole quantity in eveA lengths OF 10, IS, and
81 feet-the remaining one-fourth to cut in
lengths of four feet without waste-the whole
to be of young thrifty hemlock. All the ties
and stills 10 be perfectly sound and free from
rotten or loose knots and shakes-the wane on
stills and sawed ties not to exceed in any case
one inch and on two corners only. Bids for
ties to be by the piece; for stills by the 200
feet board measure, and in quantities not less
that 500 ties, or 1000 feet, stills.
NOTICE TO TRACK LAYERS.
Sealed proposals will also be received as a
bove for furnishing all the timber as above de-
scribed, and laying the track directed by the
Engineer, from Springfield TO Cabotve, four
miles, TO be laid and completed on or before the
95th November 1s44---from Cabotville to
Northampton, on or before S0th September,
lS45. Proposers will bid for the track per mile
! including the timber, and also exclusive of the
timber. The rails, chains and spikes to be fur.
nished by the Company, and cut, Strengthened
and distributed by the contractor.
NOTICE TO FENCE BUILDERS.
Sealed proposals will also be received as a.
bove for furnishing all the posts and rails and
for building heavy and substantial post and
rail fence, on each side of the Northampton
and Springfield Railroad wherever required
not exceeding 80 miles nor less than 90 miles
of fence. All the timber therefor TO be young
% growth chestnut to be cut between Decem
Der and March inclusive; to be perfectly sount
and the bark removed. The rails and posts tC
be of the largest size ordinarily used in farm
fences posts to be l2 feet long, mortcec
for four rails and set three feet in the ground
butt end down and unsharpened. The tor
rail to be four feet from the ground The ra'
to be IL feet in length and the whole rails ant
posts to be manufactured and the fence set W
in the best manner according to the directions
of the Engineer. Proposers will bid by thu
rod for the fence complete including materials
or for the materials and labor separate-rail
and posts by the hundred prepared for setting
and the labor of distributing materials and set
ting fence by the rod.
All the timber for track and fence 10 be meas
ured and inspected in reasonable quantities OF
delivery by person appointed for the purpos
by the Engineer, and payment will be made
from time to time on the deliveries by the En-
giheer.
JOHN CHILDE, Engineer
Springfield, July &c, 1914. 2w49