The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-06-15

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Report of the committee accepted,
and the Auditor authorized to issuc
warrants in accordance therswith.
The subject of the Cedar river
bridge being under consideration the
following report was made:
To the board of Supervisors:-Your
committee appointed under . resolu-
.ion adopted At the April meeting, to
visit and examine site At Covers
Ferry, with view Of bridging the Cc-
dar river at that point, would respect
fully report that We have complied
with that part of the resolution, and
found an excellent site for building .
bridge, with solid stone bottom ex-
tending up the bank, so that 1t the
depth Of TWO or three feet . solid
stone foundation for abutments with
good approaches can be obtained, and
that we have further corresponded
with all the reliable Bridge Compa.
nies in the State and have received
some estimates, but nothing verv de6n-
ite. Width of river 1T that point
about 500 feet. All ofwhich 10 re.
spectfully submitted.
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On motion the report was accepted
and the committee discharged.
Thereupon H. G. Coe offered the
following resolution:
WHEREAS, Believing that two
bridges over Cedar river in this coun-
ty will best subserve the interests of
the citizens Of the county, and also
believing that place on said Cedar
river called Cedar Bluffs or Covers
Ferry is the most suitable point for
the erection of one of said bridges.
therefore.
Resoiced, That the Board of Su.
pervisors, before the 6nal adjourn
ment of this session, take the neces-
sary measures for the building Of .
bridge at the point above named;
provided that there is sufficient guar
antee given to the Board of Super
visors, that the west abutment and
the approaches to said bridge shall
be built without expense to the coun-
ty, and built according to plans and
specifications, approved by the Board
of Supervisors.
1t was moved and seconded that
the resolution be adopted. After
considerable discussion the yeas and
nays were called for, with the follow.
ing result: Yeas, o. H. Helmer,
H. G. Coe and G. p. Sheldon, nays,
d. T. Hedges and N. E. Smith.
WHEREAS, There are many i'm
perfect descriptions Of land that have
repeatedly been advertised for sale,
for delinquent taxes in Cedar county,
and not sold, therefore.
Resolved, That the Treasurer Of
said county be authorized to discon-
tinue the advertising Of all said lands
upon which the taxes were assessed
prior to 1872.
Resolved, That Campbell's system
Of indexing be adopted by the coun-
ty, and that, Murray and Daniels be
paid therefor the sum Of 5000, pro.
vided that the county shall be at no
expense for books to replace those
now being transcribed, and that the
expense already incurred be paid by
Murray and Daniels; and provided
further, that in case this proposition
be accepted, Murray and Daniels shall
accept county warrant for
the above amount payable in two
years at six per cent. And the Aud
itor is hereby authorized to issue .
warrant in accordance with the above
when the conditions therein specified
are complied with.
Resolced, That John E. Pickering
be employed as Bridge commissioner
to examine and report upon both su-
perstructure and stone work Of the
bridges to be built this year, At =
compensation the same ~ last year.
Resolped, that the Auditor adver-
tise for the building of the bridge at
Covers Ferry in words and figures
as follows, to-wit: Sealed proposals
will be received by the Board Of Su-
pervisors of Cedar county, Iowa, un-
til IL o'clock noon, Thursday, July
9th, 1876, for the erection Of = wrought
iron arch bridge, wrought iron truss
bridge, or . combination bridge, over
Cedar river At Covers Ferry. Said
bridge to have an extreme length of
500 feet, three or four spans, with
one road. way 16 feet clear width, to
have three inch hard pine floor on
roadway, all hard pine joints. The
bridge, if iron to be with or without
iron beams. Capacity Of bridge to
be 80 pounds per square foot of road
exclusive Of bridge weight. No iron
to be strained over $4,000 pounds
per square inch in tension, 5000
pounds per square inch in shesring,
and 5000 pounds per square inch in
Gordon's Formula for compensation
strains. No timber in compensation
to be strained more than 5000 pounds
per square inch. Builders must
furnish full plans and detailed speci-
fications and weights Of bridge, Civ
ing forms and dinentions of girders
and size of each part of bridge, to-
gether with in-sheets, giving
weight of bridge with maximum
strains under the specified load, and
the cross section Of each principal
part in square inches. Bids to be
made per lineal foot for extreme
length Of superstructure. The sub
structure to be built in accordance
with plans and specifications now on
file in Auditors office. Bids to be
made per cubic yard for substructure.
Substructure to be completed BY Oct.
LIST, 1876. Superstructure to be COM
pleted by Dec. lst, 1876. Proposals.
not in accordance with this advertise
ment will not be considered, and the
right is reserved to reject any or oil
bids.
Resolved, That the Board visit
Covers Ferry in committee Of the
whole on Tuesday, June 18th, 1876.
Ordered that the Auditor issue