Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-01-15

] - the office of the Local Commissioner of the
Chehoygan and Gmmet Lake and kiver I'm.
provemcnt. at Cheboygan, Mich, until one
O'Clock, p. m,
Tuesday, the 18th day Of February
1875.
for the work necessary to open navigation for
vessels drawing five feet of water, through In
dim River into Burt Lake and Crooked River
| into Crooked Lake.
The FORK consists of dredging, securing piles
ing con 5tucting sheet piliRg bus 70 ndat on and
clearing the river of distractions. according To
p ans specifications in lhe Office oil the Local
Comnissione r at Cheboygan.
The following schedule contains an approx
mate estimate of the quantities.:
edging 3 ,0G0 cutie yards.
Gravel lining. $50 cubic yards.
Rip rap, Qoose stone), l70 cubic yards.
| Timber, plank and boards, $4,000 ieet, N.
| Furnishing and driving ~ piles.
Clearing riVel, miles.
| coo llneal ;eet
Bolts and drift bolts, 1900 pounds.
Nails and spikes, kegs.
Cast wsth.re, 600 pounds.
One-half inch wire Cable chain, 1870 pounds.
The work will be let as a whole or divided
into four contracts, the divisions being as fell
lows:
LIST. Dredging.
2d Securns the piling at the entrance of Burt
Lake, gravel banking and rip rap work.
ID. Furnishing and driving piles, ana con-
structing sheet ping.
4Ih. Clearing RIVER of distractions and con
atrslcting brush foundation in Grass Lake to re-
ceive channel excavations.
Proposals will be received for the whole wo; L
or for one or more sections. The m~ps, plans
and specifications for this work can be exam
ined at the office OF The Local Commissioner in
CneboygaD, Mich, where al Information re
gariing the detail,cf he work will be Furnished,
together with blank forms for proposals previous
Payments FIR the said work will be made by
the state In state swamp land in he Lower Pen
nsuial at the Hlinlmum price established by
law.
Proposals must be made in plain, leglhls fix
vi es giving specific price tor each item OF work.
so as not 10 be misund .rstood, ana tae prices
well balanced. the name of each person inter.
csted signed n full, wnh their place of residence,
ani enCers@d '-Prnpo ais ior CheboySan and
Eminet Lase and River improvement II only
tor port on OF the work sta which section or
saA.tions
Each propos Il ,s ust be aeco,npaiiie by sa,i--
FACTORY Eu;ran ee, slsned by two reSp'n-
posing will enter into contract at The tine aad
place required and furnish the required seeiiri-
ties tor the periorma &c OF the contract
e; he dredging WI ! be OWNED into tour see
tons. Upon the CON- sleLlun and acceptance of
each section payments W Il Do made, less twenty
per cent. winch will be retained until the final
completion and settenedC Of the contract
Paymens> for the other divisions OF the work,
if le5 in separate contracts, will be made uson
the C Jmpletlon a. d acceptance of the work Ii
more than one division shall he included Ia the
came contract the twenty per cent VIII DE re-
served until the compiet on OF The entirs con-
tract.
The entIro contracts to be COMPLETED 60 that
boats can pass 10y July Isl, 1878
The contract Tor constructing the brush foua-
dation in erase Lake will be required { be COM
pieted by April lst, 1876.
The RICH. To reject any bid not in acco, dance
with this advertisement, those deemei ipcon-
sistent with the interest of the state Is hereby
eSeryed. III CHANDLE
Local Comm lssloner.
Chebcygan, January 8, 1876.