The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-07-11
To lpldge Builders 4 Contractors

Proposals Will be received by the County Commits
sloners OF Cecil county, to be directed to them at
Their Once in Ekon up the 4th dog Of August nert,
AT O'clock NJ. for Building bridge the Lit
tie Elk Creek on the road loading from Brick Meet
ing House to LeWisSille At lhe fording near Pass.
Good stone will be furnished free of cost within two
thIee hundred yards Of the contemplated site Of
said bridge.
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The Bridge to be "Thc Canal Plan" Span l5 feet
Abutments feet 6 inches high above ordinary water
level, and deep enough for solid foundation lG feet
long and feet thick ut tho top battered on face and
ends inch to the foot.
Wing Walls on the west side 20 feet long, nclud-
ing thickness of abutment and 20 feet wide at ends
Of Wing Walls; Wing Walls on the cast side to he
10 feet long including thickness of abutment, and
81 feet wide at ends, same batter on all the Wing
thick at the top. The Wing Walls to be the same
depth as the abutments when joining tho same and
built the glth of the floor of the bridge at the
abutments, and falling TO grade of foot in II the
whole length Of the Wing Walls The to be
secure from frost at their foundations.
The Guard Walls to be built on the Wing Walls, .
feet high and 20 inches thick and the same length
as Wing Walls: to be covered with flat stone well
secured, or with narrow boards pitching outwal,ls
securely fastened to blocks built in Guard Walls.
The Abutments and 3 feet nj Wing Walls next to
tion to feet above water level and all the Masonry
in good d-hurned lime mortar made with sharp
sand, and all Masonry to be built for narrow point
The Wood Work to be II feet wide from out to
out, and II feet inches high from floor to square;
to be Covered Canal Plan, with Queen Posts aud
Braces The String Pieces to be 5xo inches, and
double, and long enough to bear on abutments at
least 20 inches; the Queen Posts to be 10 II inches
End lIracesax II inches, Center Braces 10 inches
Tie xl2 inches, End Posts x IL inches Top Plate
7x7 inches, Lateral Braces inches square.
Misunderstanding 10 be good Pine, and secured to
Studdng not more than feet apart. Girders X II
nekes supported BY good round Iron Bolts not less
| than TX thick, with proper sized Heads, Washers
and Bnrrs attached to the Braces Posts and Tcs.-
The Flooring TO be of narrow White Oak, : inches
thick clear of sap The Joists to be x7 inches and
Is iHches from center TO center The Roof to be of
Pine Cypress Shingles and to project feet over
the face ofthe ahutment. The stills, Posts and Grid
ers to he White Oak. The Abutmchts to he filed in
from the floor to the road on both ends of bridge, to
be graded at grade of fool in IL. Plate and Tics
| to he braccd with brace . X 6 inches.
The Masonry to he completed or before the
1ath Of September, next; and the Wood Work on or
before THO 18th day of October, next: and all the
work will hc required to be done in substantial and
wOrkmanlike manner, and to be under the direction
| and control of the Count Commissioners of Cecil
| county.
For further particulars, inquire of the Clerl, to
Commissioners. by order.
VIM. T. MILLER,
! June q, lS68-5w Clerk Commissioners