The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-05-30
TO BRIDGE
BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.

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GtEPARATE PROPOSALS will be receiv
~ ed by the County Commissioners Of &c
Gil county to be directed to them at thcll
Office in Elkton, Cecil county, Md, up til
Tuesday, the 30th day Of June, next, at :
o'clock p. NJ :, for building Three Bridges it
said county, said proposals TO include the
masonry and wood work entire, the masonry
according to the measurements given below
For Il Bridge over Little Lih Greek,
hear Mackali's Mill, about 3 miles northwest
of Elkton,-thc meas urcments OF masonry
are as follows. viz:
TIE ABUTMENTS to be at the base 90
feet long and % feet thick; at the top ~ feet
long and 3 ! feet thick; feet high from ordi-
nary water level, and to extend feet below
tie bed Of the creek unless solid foundation
is sooner found.
THE WING WALLS on the west side to
he 30 feet long and 30 feet apart at the ends;
on the east side 20 feet long and 30 feet
apart at the ends; to be feet thick at the
abumeuts, aud 3 feet thick a the ends, bat
tered to , Il ct thick at the top; to extend
the same depth as the abutments at The endS
next the same, and TO run sufficient depth
below ground their whole length to be secure
from frost.
THE GUARD WALLS to be same length
aS Wil! waits, lttt III III NboNc iho ploptl
grading and 30 inches thick, to have good
tastenngs built therein Tor Il roof 10 pitch
outwardS.
THE WOOD WORK to be built on the
plan known as ssBRrr's Patent'--a draught
Of which can be seen at the Commissioners
office. The SPAN 80 feet; width II feet
from out to out--l3 feet from string pieces
to Sqnurc-to have double ribbed scgments,
double arch. aud double string pieces.
For BRIDGE over the east branch of
North last Greek,
near Kinks Mill, the following measure
THE ABUTMENTS to be at the base 90
feet long and > feet thick at the top - feet
long and feet thick: feet high above the
bed Of the creek, and to extend feet below
The bed, unless solid foundation is sooner
found.
TIE WING WALLS on the north side to
be - feet long and - feet apart at the ends;
on the south side - feet long and % feet
apart at the ends; % feet thick at the ahut-
ments, and feet thick at the ends, battered
TO > feet thick at the top; 10 extend 10 the
same depth as the abutments, at the ends
next the same, and run q sufficient depth
below ground to be secure from frost.
TIE GUARD WALLS to be same length
as wing walls; 3 feet high above proper
grading, and 20 inches thick; to have good
tlstcnings built therein for Il roof to pitch
outwards.
A'' ' 9,"'
nan inilo west OF the Ni'iaSe oi Nor'n
EaSt;-,lhe lnninWlng measurements &C an
HE ADJ VI IN . 10 DC 's tue p'Sc ~
ieet ,o"S ana % iect ,liicN; d. 'llT .o - 'oc'
'ee' long ana % ieet 'h'ch' 'cF' "'Sn "o'Ne
Ordinary WAFER ieVe', an" 10 cA'eht = ict' We
~" 'iie 'e''i Vi '.'c ''eeh' "'''e@' SUM- 'o'''
aam0il Is sooner ,oun"'
l'iE \" " Ai.!"> 10 DC Oh t,ie "gS'
Sioc Il lee' loh@ a,ri - 'ec' "'ai' ~ t'lt c''N'
on ,he cast sac - let' l"hG ana 90 lce' 'l'"''
At t'ie cnls' % lerl 'i''cN "' INC
ana ieet timex at lhe ehaS TO eN'eh" 10 inc
same dcp'h as 'he a'n1tnch's, at 'hG ehoS ''eA'
Ihc Saihe' ana run ny steps ., e4""i lc,Sn' ~
lcct oeioW Tue surface o. '''t s'onh' az wv,
ehaS; same he'.t Us apu'il9AtS anu o"''e'c''
10 : ieet tiiltk at llu '"P,
lnE "n AND ALio ~ DC same io',S' Il
as wing walls ieet high ABOVE ,"r s'"u.ns
ana ~ 'hcn's 'h!cN; 70 h"'c Soou i"Stc''i"s
built therein Tor a rool to plten out"'Sos.
he wood WORK Oh inc bri"SeS i'll h'fh
MINIS ana stony Kun, 10 DC eUst,'e.e t. ul' 'nc
plan known as 'he Howe brlasc N''hout
ROOF, or on me "b',r plah "''lo". lo"l.
SprCitiCat ions and plans Tor each KING OF
i!tldge are , soll@l'ea' lhe 2PAn o. h',ise At