Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-05-14
BRIDGE NOTICE

cEALED proposals will be received at the
= Auditors Office, st. Ciairsrille, Belmont
Co., Ohio, until noon, THURSDAY, May 2lst,
1874, for the stone-work fthree bridges. as fol-
of Belmont, and one at Lees Crossing. ON The
east fork OF saltwater Creek; the Mason-work
OF tie above bridges. G r consist Of two two abut-
of good quality, each stone to be dressed to a
true and even surface, and laid in regular range
work, no range to raise less than one foot, or
headers passing through the wall at intervals
not over ten feet apart. The face of walls to be
rock work. The stone to be well jointed and
laid up in the best workmanlike maner-
Walls to be well grouted with lime and stand
well mixed. The abutmenls to have Coping on
top and ends, all excavations, cotfer>dams, etc.,
must be included in the bids for Stone-work.
Contractors to take all risks of floods. Propo-
sails for the stone-work will be by the perch, Is
cubic feet to the perch. Also at the same time
and place proposals for the superstructure of
two open Wooden Bridges at tine above places,
sisting of five sleepers, of lOxI2 inches and
"a feet in length, one crosstie in centre OF
span, supported by braces above Also pro-
lection on sides. Floor TO be of good, sound
oak, % (two and one-halr inches thick. Also
for stone-wOrk OF two abutments for bridge at
Armstrong; Mills, across Captina Creek,
to be built of free stone of good quality rock
face. regular range, with headers in each course
sufficient to bind the wall well together; ali
front stones TO be laid on natural bed no stone
TO bed less than raise. and to be dressed to a
true and even surface and join closely, the
back to be the same raise, with headers the
same as front. The filling to be large blocks OF
the same rise as back and front; every course
including foundation to be well grouted with
lime and sand well mixed ali stone to be laid
in good time and sand mortar mixed at least
two days before using; top and ends of walls
to be covered with coping. II suffient foun-
datiOn Is not sooner found, the foundation to
be placed upon timbers OF good oak at least ten
inches thick and covered with two inch plank
well spiked on them; the timbers to be placed
six feet below low water mark. The walls are
TO be of the following height and thickness
Foundation Walls, the part below low water
mark to be 5l8 feet thick top walls to set back
on foundation inches. batter one inch to foot;
10 feet high 10 bridge seat; walls 33S feet thick
at top; coping to project over front of wall 3
inches, and cover wall complete. and at least
one loot thick contractor to have stone in old
abutments. Work TO be completed by Sept, :,
1874. All work to be done to satisfaction of the
for stone work to be by the perch of % cubic
feet to the perch. Excavations and filling by
the cubic yard. Contractor to be at all expense
OF building Golfer dams and bailing, and to be
at all risks of floods.
Ali bidders TO accompany proposals for doing
stone or wood work, with a bond for doing the
same according To, specifications, signed by at
least two free-hoders.
All bids received April 2lst, for doing said
work, rejected.
Commissioners reserve the right to reject any
and all bids.
by order OF Commissioners.
aprS0-iw w. Il. STAMP, Auditor.