The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-06-23
NOTICE
TO BRIDGE BUILDERS AND
CONTRACTORS.

HNHE County Commissioners for Carroll
u county, will receive proposals for
building Bridge over Double Pipe Creek,
between Carroll and Frederick counties,
Maryland, until July lIth 1870, and opened
on the 18th of July.
The Bridge will be Of the following di.
mensions: One hundred ard eighty feet
span between abutments, with centre pier.
The abutmcnts to he twenty-five feet eight
inches long Mt the foundation. aud battered
to twenty feet long at the top, by ten feet
thick Mt the base, with a batter of one Inch
to the foot to the top. The abutment on
the Carroll county side to be connected
with the old stone factory. The wing wall
on the lower side to be three feet high above
the road bed and 50 feet long, aud to be
continued with n curved wall twenty-five
feet further, As high as the filling of the
road bed aud on the Frederick county side
the wing wall to be tlarcd so rs to connect
with the corner of Mr.. T. +. Covers mill,
and 80 feet, to be raised three feet above the
bed Of the road, the lower side to be seventy
five feet long and to be raised three feet
high above the road bed for distance Of 50
feet from the floor Of the Bridge The
wing walls to be three feet thick at the bot.
tom and 20 inches at the top, well capped
with good stone, and bound down securely
with iron Staps and screws.
The middle pier to be eight feet thick at
the base, and battered to FIVE feet thick at
the top, twenty-five feet eight inches long
Mt the bottom, and twenty feet long at the
top, with the projection of an ice breaker
upon the upper margin of seven feet to cen.
tire and covering the upper face of the pier,
with the same batter as the pier. The pier
to be eighteen feet high above low water
mark. The abutments and pier to Ire built
of lar e stone laid with good lime and sand
mortar; also the wing walls to be finished
IN the same manner, the filling to be of
earth at a grade Of 20 inches to the rod.
The proposals will be received in the
following manner and form For an
Iron Bridge lG feet wide with iron floor
beams covered with three inch Hemlocli
also same bridge with wooden floor beams.
For Wooden Bridge same dimensions
with frame covering. thirteen feet high and
covered with No. | Cypress or Pine Shin.
giles, three courses thick, to be painted.
Each proposal shall be accompanied with
n diagram or draft of the work and a de
scripton of the material to be used therein,
in order that the Board may Judge of its
strength and durability.
Also proposals will be received for the
masonry separately, for the abutments and
pier by the cubic yard; also the wing walls
by the cubic yard.
Proposals will be received for the filling
of earth either by the cubic yard or by con.
tract.
Suitable stone can be had in the rock free
ofcharge, at a distance of four or five hun.
dred yards from the bridge.
The site of this bridge is within two hun.
dred yards of Double Pipe Creek Station,
on the Western Md. Railroad.
Mr.. Saylor, living near by will give any
information to parties wishing to contract,
or for information thereto in relation to the
foundation
BY order OF Board,
JAMES BLIZZARD, Clerk.
Frederick Citizen and Union copy.
june lG-5t