The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-07-07
NOTICE
TO BRIDGE BUILDERS AND
CONTRACTORS.
IINHE CountY Commissioned for Carrol

VINHE County Commissioners for Carroll
II county, will receive proposals for
building Bridge over Double Pipe Creek,
between Carroll and Frederick counties,
Maryland, until July l4th, 1870, and opened
on the 18th of July
The Bridge will be OF the following di.
mansions: One hundred and eighty feet
span between abutments, with centre pier.
The abutinents TO he twenty-five feet eight
inches long at the foundation. and battered
to twenty feet long at the top. 10y ten feet
thick at the base, with 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 85 feet long, and to be
continued with curved wall twenty-five
feet further, AS high as the filling Of the
road bed and on the Frederick county side
the wing wall to be hared so as 70 connect
with the corner of Mr.. T. +. Covers mill.
and 81 feet, to be raised three feet above the
bed Of the road, the lower side to be seventy
five feet long and TO be rnisel three feet
high above the road bed for a distance of 50
feet from the floor Cf the Bridge. The
wing walls to be three feet thick nj the bot.
tom and 20 inches at the top, well canned
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
at the bottom, and twenty feet long at the
top, with the projection Of an ice breaker
upon the upper MARCIA of seven feet 10 cen.
tire and covering the upper face Of the pier
with the same batter MS the pier The pier
to be eighteen feet high above low water
mark. The abutments and pier to be built
of lar c 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 Mt a grade Of 20 inches to the rod.
The proposals will be received in the
following manner and form For an
Iron Bridge IL feet wide with iron floor
beams covered with three inch Hemlock ;
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
diagram or draft of the work aud de
scription nf 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
OF charge, at n 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 Nd. 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 lot