Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-10-31
FROM CHARLEY SQUIRTS.
Railroad Letting

THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
i Hardy, In the county Of Holmes and State
Of Ohio. hereby-giFe etieethatseaied propo
sails will be received by them, at the office OF
| the Clerk of said township, in the town of Mil
ilersburg, until the 2Stn day Of december A. ID.
s72, for the construction of o railroad in;said
township according TO the terms of an Act OF
| the General Assembly of the State of Ohio en-
| titled "An Act authorize counties, cities, in
corporated villages and townships to build
railroads and to lease and operate the same, y
passed April %. 1872, between the following
termini and on the following route, viz: From
a point on the South line of said township, on
the south Zine of the southeast quarter of irac-
tlonal section number twenty three (23l town.
ship nine ~ range seven ~, at u stake mark
ed d'9f1x95"-thence up the valley OF the Kill
buck creek to the north line of said township
to stake seven hun,lred and, fifteen (II5) feet
| west of Killbuck creek. marked "iI9Oxs6. " both
of said termini and all of the line of said pro-
posed Railroad being within the limits of said
township of Hardy.
Bidders will furnish their own speciica-
tions, with proper plans necessary to illustrate
the same, and they are required to be specific
and definite as 10 the character OF the work to
| be doneand material to be fHenishet: conform
ity however. be required ~. the Specifications
! following, viz . ~ 1Il tBg ~
| 1st. That said railroad $,e constructed in a
suitable and workmanlike manner. and when
| completed be in all respeetss. lirst-cla>s road,
ready for the rolling stoc}s~a-- 81
| ID. That u good qualify of iron rails be
nsed. weighing not less than sixty pounds per
| six hundred and forty good, substantial cross
| ties per mile. ..l. - c9rrs41
The railroad is to be located and built as
| near as practicable upon the line surveyed and
located through said township by the Lake
Erie, Wooster Muskingum Valley Railway
Company. u = ~ - rIlaAet
profile of which will be for inspection by
persons wishing to bid on the work, in the Of
| tce of the clerk Of said township on and after
| the Sth of December, A. ID. 1872.
Said railroad to be built under the direction
and supervision of said Trustees.
The railroad to be built on grounds or right
of-way to be furnished by sand township or il
furnished by the bidders to be transferred to
| said township for reconsideration to he agreed
| upon before the execution of the contract for
the construction of said railroad.
Bids should be made for the whole of said
| road, for specified amount of the bond. of
said township. to be issued for that purpose
and filed in the Office OF the Treasurer of the
State of Ohio in thirty days from the date here
OF, or for given distance of said road.
The contractor will be required 10 give bond,
with surety, Us required by law, within such
time as may be designated by said Trustees,
upon acceptance of any bid and entering into
contract under the same.
Dated this e6th day Of October, A. ID. 1ST2.
.f-..ss CIV; F!NNEY3 Trustees OF
/ Eitt;iittfI q. s. UHL Hardy Tp.,
/ iIitt.3H ii. REED. II Holmes Co. o.
Attest j. NJ ROBINSON Tn Clerk