Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-08-09
Rail Road Timber.

GEALED Proposals will be received by the
~ subscriber lat the Office of The Northampton
and Springfield Railroad, Massasot House,
Springfield, until Saturday evening, the 10Th
OF August proximo, for furnishing the follow
ing described timber for the track Of the North
ampion and Springfield Railroad, viz:-
81 900 Chestnut Cross Ties.
$50, 900 fl. Board measure of Hemlock Stills.
Seven thousand Of the cross ties and one
hundred and forty thousand feet Of the Stills 10
be delivered at such PLACES at Springfield, Cab
otville aud on the intermediate bank of Con-
necticUt River, as the Engineer may select,
on or before the 18th Of October, 1914. The
remainder:
$4,000 Cross Ties, and 440, 900 feet Of Stills
to be delivered at such places the Engineer
may select on the bank Of the Connecticut Riv-
er between Cabotvile and Northampton on or
before the 18th July, ls45. The cross ties 10
be I Ia feet long and inches square ifsawed;
il hewed, to have two parallel faces, at least
inches wide and Z inches between them; the
round left on, but the bark in all cases TO be re-
moved-the whole to be of young ID growth
chestnut timber-7000 ties to be cut in Au-
gust and September, and $4,000 between De-
cember and March next inclusive. The Sills
to be 8 by 70 inches, and three-lourhs of the
whole Quantityin even lengths Of Is, 10, and
81 feet-ihe remaining one-iOurth TO cut il
lengths of four feet without waste-the whole
/ to1he of young thrifty hemock. All the tie:
and stills To- be perfectly sound and free from
rotten or loose knots and shakes--the wane or
silIs and sawed ties not 10 exceed in any cas-,
one inch and on two corners only. Bids io
lies TO he by the piece; for stills by the | COO
feet board measure, and in quantities not les
that 500 lies, or 90, 900 feet, sills.
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 as directed by I'll,
Engineer, from Springfield TO CabotviIle, fou
miles, TO be laid and completed on or before th,
25th November 1s44--from Cabotvic L
Northampton, on or before 30th September
1S45. Proposers will bid for the track per mil,
including The timber, and also exclusive of tn
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 AM
for building a heavy and substantial post an,
rail fence, on each side of the Northampton
aud Springfield Railroad wherever required
not exceeding 80 miles nor less than 90 mile
of fence. All the timber therefor 10 be yount
o. growth chestnut, to be cut between Decem
Der and March inclusive; to be perfectly SCUM
and The bark removed. The rails and posts L
be of the largest size ordinarily used in farr
fences posts to be I l2 feet long, mortice
for four rails and set three feet in the ground
butt end down and unsharpened. The to
rail to be -four feet from the ground. The rail
to be ~ feet in length and the whole rails an
posts TO be manufactured and the fence set u
in the best manner according 10 the direction
Of the Engineer. Proposers will bid by sh
rod lor the fence complete including materials
or for the materials and labor separate-rai
and posts by the hundred prepared for setting
and the labor OF distributing materials and Sc
ting fence by the rod.
A the timber for track and fence 10 be mea.
ured and inspected in reasonable quantities o
delivery by person appointed for the purpos
by the Engineer, and payment will be mad
from time to time on the deliveries by the Ell
gineer.
JOHN CHILDE, Enginee
7; Springfield, July 90, 1914. 2w49