The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-07

PRoPosALS Will he received by the County Commits
sioncrs of Cecil county, to he directed them at their
office, i'll Ekton, up to the 2ls day of MAY next at
o'clock PM. for building PILE BRIDGE over Scotch
man Creek in Cecil county: said proposals to include
the Masonry. Piling Woodwork and Grading entire.
according To the following plan:
Of !Sc0tchDsan's Creek, in the First District
Of Cecil county, Aaryldad.
PILES.-The Piles be of white oak or chestnut not
less than six inches long inside the back at small end
They 10 he thoroughly driven the satisfaction of
the County Commissioners These piles in each bent
to have four piles in each bent Six bents in the deep
est water" to be supplied with spur shores, well driven
with scven-eghth u bolts. Eight bents to have
braces. The caps, cords, Dor-beams. and in general
all other parts of the bridge where oak is specially
ordered in the bill of merchandise TO be Of the best
quality of white pine.
The Caps to he each IS feet lorg with the excep-
ton of the two either side of the channel which
TO be y feet long, all but two be 10 Il inches and
they I" be Il II inches TO be mortised to receive
lemons made in heads of piles inches long inches
high. inches broad, to which they to be pinned
The Strn%crs on the bridge TO be laid break
Joint. Where the ends of the strngers meet on cap
they TO lap by each other inches. except on the
outside rows where they TO extend to end in
Of cap The outside sringer to be bolte every cap
with five eighth 90 inch rag bolt. The inside string
crs 10 be bslted to every second cap.
The Planking Bridge to be of two and ahalf (2l%l
inch white pine not exceeding foot in width spiked
down securely to the strngcrs, with two six-nch cut
spikes at each end of each plank and the same at every
second intermediate stringur.
The Posts of the railing to lie inches extending
feet inches above the roadway of bridge and haIved
on the outside strngers. secured to the with five
eighth 20 inch bolt with cast head and washer. An
inch pins board twelve inches wide to be let into the
posts on the inside, midway between the roadway and
top of the posts. inch rail cover top of posts
All details not particularly specified here. be
carried out in similar manner. and in all respects
equally well as in the Bohemia Bridge across the
Bohemia river
The Ahutmcnts to he of Port Deposit Stone. The one
the south end of the bridge to rest foundation of
twentySevcn lng, driven hard bottom: the one at
the north end of the bridge earth founda-
ton. Each ahumcnt to have face wall 16 feet long
2 feet thick at the base at the top be Il feet long
feet thick Wing walls to he II feet long feet thick
Guard walls to be Il feet long Is inches thick and
feet above the roadway covered with inch white pine
boards pl"ughed and groovcd One foot of the face
of the wall to be laid in cement the remainder to be
laid with mortar, and the whole pointed with cement
There Ia he bank of earth gravel each end of
the bridge of about 40 feet in length 20 feet wide on top
and brought six inches above the level the roadway to
allow for settling The depth of is he Az feet The
earth gravel for both embankments is to be taken
from the south side of the creek.
The piles when driven in the mud shall he driven until
they not than six inches the last blow of the
hammer. When they are driven i'll hard bottom they
shall be driven until they go than inches
at the last blow The hammer be used to be of the
ordinary size used for driving such plng and to be ee-
ratcd to the ordinary height