The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-07-08
To Bridge Builders
and CONTRACTORS.

TNHE County Commissioners of Cecil
comfy vii! receive SEALED PROPOSALS at their
Tuesday, July Ilth. 1876, to BUILD
BRIDGE OVER E!G ELK CREEK. AT BREWsTER's
FORDlNG, according to plan and specifications file
III the office of the County Commissioners.
THE ABB rMENTS to he for two spans with an atut-
ment i'll the middle OF the stream according the fol
lowing dimensions
THE ABUTMENT ON THE WEST SIDE OF CREEK
to be II feet long. base and feet thick and II feet
long at top and feet thick, and feet foundation below
ordinary water level Cor deeper unless a good ound,-
ton is sooner obttne and not less than Il feet high
above water level.
THE WING WALLS To b. 20 feet long. and built Mt
Il batter corresponding the face of the abutnient
their foundation I" b" same depth of ahument where
they join the same, running feet foundations
"ntrr ends, and feet thick where they Join the Adult
ment, and ) feet thick at ends.
THE ABUTMENT IN TIE MIDDLE OF THE
CREEK t" he p feet long base and feet thick and
Is feet long ut top and feet thick, and feet deep
below bed of creek.
TIE ABUTMENT ON TIE EAST SIDE OF CREEK
to he the size and depth of foundation of the
ahutment: the wing walls the south of this alut-
men Ia he 20 feet long and on the north 80 feet long:
lac depth of foundations wide where they
Join the abutment and feet deep at oner ends The
wing walls to be- built with the of t he road
the approach to the bridge will he convenient
THE GUARD WALLS to he y feet high and % in
ches thick length of wing walls. and rounded
top To half Il circle with good stone and cement
covered with good copngstonr. aud to have the
fall from the bridge as the grading roadway, which
will be l foot fall in IL
The sand will he furnished the contractor on the
ground free of cost and the stone in the quarry free of
cost; contractor will have to quarry the
The abutmcnts will be required to be built of large
stone, laid in good cement, and the wing and guard
walls of large builders. All the masonry to he pointed
and laid in cement. and done in good and substantial
manner on or before the LIST day of October next
The Bridge to he AN open structure of two equal
spans Of ID feet each in the clear between the face of
the abumens, and II feet wide from out To out, and
To correspond IN every respect to the plan of in
the County Commissioners office. The frame he
wratherboardcd with good siding all sides.
keep the dry The flooring will be inch clear of
Notwithstanding. 50 the water clear the
The following sizes of TIMBER will be required to
build the Bridge: Skewbacks, 7Nl2; chords, 5x9:
braces, lOXl2 posts lOXl2 center pieces. l0xl2 main
Orders 1OXl2 six girers, Gxl2 (.irdcrs - feet ong
i"sts An e feet apart from center erncr flooring
~ thick lateral braces 5x5 center braces and small
posts, 4Nl2: caps. KIP wall plates, 6Nl0 studdng,
M inches. Skewbacks wall plates main braces. main
posts, sirders and flooring be white oak clear of sap
The main irers will be secured to the king posts with
iron srrups l,N3 inches. and feet long secured with
3inch bolts and nuts and the other girers secured by
suspension rods l inch thick. represented the
draft. The sides of the bridge to he less than )
feet, and finished the king posts ~ high; the
ends of the girdrrs to out feet and iron brace.
made of lN2-nch iron. bolted through the girer and
post with y bolt with nuts and washers all complete.
| The timber to he inspected by the County Commits
suners their agent before it is raised and the
aton also to be approved hy the Commissioners before
the laid. The contractor to be at expense
of grad ny the roadway. The contractor whewasli
the bridge with two coats of whcwish, and To
pletr the To the entire satisfaction of the County
Commissioners or their agent, before the 10Th
| day of October next. 1876.
The County Commiss the right to reject
any all bids Contractors put in separate pro-
pusalS for masonry wood and iron work of bridge.
| by order of County Commissioners OF Cecil county
| l. F. NANAKSDALE,
| Inn. ~ lS-C-:;w CLERK