Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-08

SEALED PROPOSALS Will be receiyot g
Che',oygan and Ernmet Lake and river In
prtvcm,nt. at Cneboygan, Mich, until ont
oclo K, pm,
Tuesday, the 18th day Of February
1876.
for the work necessary to open nsvigation 70
| dian River into Burt Lake and Crooked Five
into Crookei Lake.
! The v ork consists of dredging, securing pile.
already driven, gravciinR rip raping. pile dry.
ing constructing sheet piing, bush To- ndat: on ant
clearing the river Of distractions. according *
p ans ana specifications in the Office CT the Loca
commissioner at ChcbeyYan.
y he following schedule contains an approx
mate estimate OF the Quantities:
Dredging $1,000 CUBIC ards. =
| Gravel lining, $40 cubic yarde.
Zip rap, lvose stoDel, l70 cubic yards
/ Timber. PLANK and boards, 5000 feet, b III.
| Furnishing and driving 40 piles.
l. Clearing river, miles.
Brush foundation 10 receive cut excavations
| 900 lIneal ieet.
Bolts and drift bolts, 5000 pounds
Nails and spikes kegs. ss.-
Cast wahhers, 80 pounds.
Onc-half inch wire cable chain, $50 pounds.
The work Will be let as a whole, or divided
into four contracts, the divisions being as fol
lows:
LIST. Dredging.
ID Securing the piling at the entrance Of Burt
Lake, gravel banking and rip rap work.
Sd. Furnishing and driving piles. and con-
structing sheet piing.
4th Clearing river of distractions and con
structlng brush foundation in Grass Lake to re-
ceive channel excavations. rEt .sf.fr
Proposals will be received for the whole work
or for one or mole sections. The maps, plans
and specifications for this work can be exam
iIed at the office OF the Local Commissioner In
Uheboygan, Mich, where al Information rs
gardlng the details of he work will be Furnished,
together with blank forms for proposals previous
Payments for the said work will be made by
the state in state swamp land in The Lower PEN
1nsu,sl at the minimum price established by
law. 80 IS
Proposals rnllet be made In plain, leg,bls Ag-
ures giving specific price tor each item Of work,
SO as not TO be misunderstood, and the prices
well balanced. the name OF each person inter
ested signed IN full, with their place of residence,
and cn,torssd .PropOsats tor Cheboysan and
Emmett LAKE aud River Improvement" II only
for portion OF the work sta'e which section OF
sections. 'tt q
Each proposal n ust be accompanied by sati =
factory guaran &c, sisned by two respon-
sibie persons, that the parties pr
place required and furnish the required seeuri-
Ties tor the performance OF the cenlract.
4 he dredging wi be divided into tour Sec
lions. Upon the completion and acceptance Of
each section payments W II De made, less twenty
per cent, which will be retained until the dnal
completion and settlement OF the contract.
Payments for the other divisions of the work,
if let in separate contracts, will be made upon
the completion aud acceptance of the work Ii
more than one division shall be included In the
,ame contract the twenty per cent Will be re-
served until the complexion Of the entire con.
tract.
The entire contracts to be completed 60 that
boats can pass by July Isl, lc7o.
The contract tor constructing the brush foun-
dation in Grass Lake will be required t. be COM
pIeted by April LIST, 1876.
The righs 10 reject any bid not in accordance
with this advertisement, or those deemed incon-
sistent with the interest of the state is hereby
cseryed. Nm CHANDLEd,
Local Comm issioner.
Cheboyran, January q. 1876. - ~ tIr5