The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-04-07
NIOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.-RE.

| Y PAIRS on THE NATIONAL RoAp.-SeaIcd proposals.
will be received for Repairs on the National Road, for
Al MoRRIsrOWN, al the House of Ms. Price on
Monday, 10th o: April next until 2o'cock in the after.
ono River and aeudns the the o % mile wes,
Al WASHINGTON, al the House of p. b. Ankeny,
afternoon, for that portion Of the road ing between Tile
3lst and G0!h miles, 10Th inclusive
Al IA NESrILLE, at the Winslow House. on Fri
day, the 18th of pr un Ill O'Clock in the afternoon
for that portion Of the road lying between the 6lst and
Goth mites, hoih inclusive.
Al COLUMBUS, at the Ofice OF the Board ofPublic
Works, Monday, 18th OF April, until O'Clock in the
afternoon for that portion of the road lying between the
Tooth and l:6th miles, both inclusive.
| At LAFAYETTE, al Sanders Tavern. on Wednes.
day, the 10Th of Aprl until one O'Clock in the afternoon
for that portion of road lying between the 18th and
From the Ohio River west to the I36th miie cI,i.
sve, Bidders will bid for the hest quality of Limestone,
and for like material for the lU9th, l1Oth and l1lst
From the la7h ,he l6sth miles inclusive the mate
rial must he or the hest Quality Of screened gravel
Bids for unscreened Gravel will he considered for
that portion Of the ISfa lying between the sshh and
Bids will he considered, for .aiggerhsad Limesteni
for thai portion of the Road lying between the 3th and
41th miles inclusive and for "Bins Core for the 49h
Bids for sereened Gravel will be considered for thi,
portion of the Road lying between the 120th and 18th
bids for screened Gravel from Black Lick Of Big wal
nut Creeks, will he considered for that portion of the
RoLd lying between the ll7th and l2Oth miles, both i'll.
u price per rod of 100 cubic feet will be hid for quar-.
bid Also, price per rod 5t Ito cubic feet for quarry
ing and hauling in bid and price per rod of 100
cubic ieei for breaking one bid. So that the quarry
ing, hauling and hreaklng, may he given 10 the same
contractors the quarry and hauling to and The
breaking 10 another as the bids may determine.
Contractors VINO obtain work, will be expected to
commehce at once, and to execute il promptly within
the time specified in the Bonds Where the delivery o
material is awarded TO contractor and the
TO another the former must progress with the work
as not to delay the latter
One-third part OF the work must be done every con
secutive sixty days from the date of the contract
the whole must be completed by the goth day OF Octobe
next.
The material, whether OF Limestone, Blue Core, o
Gravel, must he of snch quality as the dctlng Comms
soner, or Resident Engineer, will approve, and mus
he broken in pieces toexceed four ounces In weight
and where screened Gravel used all pieces exceeding
four ounces in weight must lie broken.
Payments will be made at stated periods, as the wori
progresses.
Information that may he desired, between this and tn
letting, may he obtained hy application TO II. CAMP
BELL and F. CREIGHTON. Esqs, Superintendent
of Repairs or to J. Nj. MITCHELL, Resident Enrinee
in charge of the Natienai Road. Bidders not known
the Commissioner Engineer, must give satisfactory
references. -
Ill Bids must be sealed, and addressed TO WAYNE
GRISSWOLD, yfctinE Commissioner, and endorsed oil
the outside Proposals fol National Road "
WAYNE GRIsSWOLD,
| Acting Comm itsionsr d. p. W.
March "a Ifs4