The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-07-14
NOTICE
TO BRIDGE BUILDERS AND
CONTRACTORS.

TUNIiE County Commissioners for Carroll
n county, will receive proposals for
building Bridge over Double Pipe Creek,
between Carroll aud Frederick cousiies,
Maryland, until July lith, 1870, and opened
on the 9th Of July.
The Bridge will be Of the following di.
mcnsions; One hundred and eighty feet
span between abutmen,s, with a Gentle pier.
The abutmeuts to be twenty-five feet eight
inches long at the foundation and battered
to twenty feet long at the top, by 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 30 feet long and to be
continued with carved wall twenty-five
feet further, as high MS the filling Of the
road bed; and on the Frederick county side
the wing wall to be Aared go ns 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 he seventy
five feet long and to be raised three feet
high above the road bed for distance of SO
feet from the floor cf the Bridge. The
wing walls to be three feet thick at the bot
tom and 90 inches at the top, well capped
with iron staps and screws.
The middle pier to be eight feet thick Mt
the base, and battered to FIVE feet thick ut
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 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 nbuimcnts and pier to be built
| Of lar 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 al 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 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
n diagram or draft of the work aud de
| scripuon 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 viii be received for the filling
Of earth either ty the cubic yard or by con.
| tract
Suitable stone can be had in the rock free
| Of charge, at 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 eopr.
! june lG-5t