Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-05-21
BRIDGE NOTICE

| CEALED proposals will be received at the
~ Auditors Office, st. CIairsville, Belmont
Co., Ohio. until noon, THURSDAY. May 2lst
1871 for the homework of three bridges as fol-
lows: One across McMahon's Creek. y mile east
OF Belmont, and one at Lees Crossing. on I he
east fork OF saltwater Creek the Mason work
of The above bridges, to consist of two abut-
ments, each-to be built of quared free stone,
OF good quality. each stone to be dressed to q
true AMI even surface, and laid in regular range
work, no range to raise less than one foot or
bed less than raise, we'll bound together with
headers passing through the wall at intervals
not over len feet apart. The face of walls to be
rack work. The stone to be well jointed aud
laid up in the best workmanlike maner.-
Walls To be well grouted with lime and stand
well mixed The abutmenIs to have Coping on
topand ends. all excavations. coffer>dams, etc.,
must be included In the bids Cor Stone-work.
Con III actors to take all risks of floods. Propo-
sails for the stone-work will be by the perch 25
cubic feet to the perch. Also al the same time
two open Wooden Bridges at the above places,
each structure to be OF good oak timber con-
sisting OF five sleepers, of lOxl2 inches and
81 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. 21s (two and one-haiD inches thick. Also
Armstrongs 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: all |
front stones To be laid on natural bed no stone
10 bed less than raise. and to be dressed 70
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 " ell mixed all 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 aud covered with two inch plank
well spiked on them the timbers 20 be placed
81 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 515 feet thick top walls to set back
on foundation Inches. batter one inch to foot;
10 feet high TO bridge seat; walls 33s feet thick
nj top; coping TO project over front OF wall y
inches, and cover wall complete. and at least
one foot thick contractor to have stone In old
abutments. Work TO be completed by Sept,
1874. All work to be done to satisfaction OF the
Engineer and County Commissioners. Bids
for stone work to be by the perch OF Is cubic
feet to the perch. Excavations and nlling by
the cubic yard. Contractor to be at all expense
of building Golfer dams and bailing, and to be
NJ all risks OF floods.
All bidders TO accompany proposals for doing
stone or wood work, with q bond for doing the
same according TO. specifications, signed hy at
least two free.holders.
All bids received April 2ist. for doing said
work, rejected.
Comm issioners reserve the right to reject any
and all bids.
BY order OF Comm missioners.
aprS0-4w w, e, STAMP, Auditor.