The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-07-01
To Bridge Builders
AND CONTRACTORS.

THE County Commissioners of Cecil
=! - county viii receive SEALED PROPOSALS at their
Tuesday, July Ilth. 1876, to BUILD A
BRlDGE OVER BIG ELK CREEK. AT BREWsTERs
foRDlNG according to plan and specifications file
IN the office OF the Comfy Commissioners.
THE ABUTMENTS to be for two spans with an aI,ut-
ment in the middle of the stream, according the fol-
lowing dimensions
| THE ABUTMENT ON THE WEST SIDE OF CREEK
to be IL feet long at base and feet thick and II feet
long at top and feet thick and feet foundation below
ordinary water ley" Tor deeper unless good founda-
ton Is sooner obtained) and not less than Il fest high
above water level.
THE WING WALLS to b. 90 feet long and built at
a latter corresponding to the face of the alunent
their foundation 10 be same depth of abutment where
they JOIN the same. running out t. feet foundations
outer ends and feet thick where they Join the abut-
mcnt, and feet thick at outer ends.
TIE ABUTMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
CREEK TO he u feet long at base and thick and
feet long at top and feet thick, and feet deep
| below bed of creek
| THE ABUTMENT ON TIE EAST SIDE OF CREEK
to he the same size and depth Of foundation of the
abutment: the wing walls the south of this abut-
men to he 20 feet long, and the north feet long
to he same depth of uundtions- feet wide where they
join the abutment and ) feet deep ends The
wing walls Ia he built with the of the road, so
| the approach to the bridge will be convenient.
THE GUARD WALLS TO he 81 feet high and 20 in
ches thick: length wing walls and rounded on
| top to half circle with good stone and cement or
covered with good coping tone aud to have the
fall from the bridge as the grading roadway, which
| will be foot fall in II.
| The sand will be furnished the contractor ON the
ground free of cost and the stone in the quarry of
| cost contractor will have 10 quarry the same
The abutmens will be required to be built of large
stone, laii in good cement. and the wing and guard
walls of large builders All the masonry he pointed
and laid in cement, and done in good and tantal
manner on or beiorc the LIST day of October next.
! The Bridge to be an open structure of two equal
spans OF % feet each in the clear between the of
the abutmentS, and Ii feet wide from ont To out and
to correspond N every respect to the plan of in
| til" County Commissioners office. The frame to he
weatherbuare with good siding all sides AS To
keep the same dry. The flooring will be inch clear of
Notwithstanding so the water clear the same.
| The following sizes of TIMBER will be required to
build the Bridge: Skewhacks, 7Nl2: chords Jxg:
braces, lONl2 posts luyl2: pieces 10xl2; main
girders, loNl2; six girder, 6Xl2 iyrder> - ung
Joists iNa q feet apart from cener ooring
- thick lateral races 5x5 center braces and small
posts, iNl2: caps. 4Nl2 wall plates GXl0; studdiug
Xxi inches. Skewhacks wall plates main braces main
posts girdcrs and flooring to bc white oak clear sap
The main sirders will be secured the king posts with
iron strrups llN3 inches, and feet long secured with
-inch bolts and nuts and the other giricrs secured by
suspension rods ! inch thick as represented on the
draft. TIL" sides of the bridge to he not less than
feet, and finished on the king posts ~ high; the
ends OF the grerS To run ont feet. and iron brace
mad" of N2nch iron, bulteI through the girder and
post with p bolt with nuts ami washers all complete
The timber to Ice inspected 10y the County Commits
soners their before il is raised and the fuun
the laid The contractor to be at no expense
OF grad ng the roadway The contractor To whtrwash
the bridge with two coats of wltrwash, and to
plcr the the entire satisfaction of the County
Commissioners or their agent, before the 10th
day of October next. 1876.
The County Commissioners reserve the right to reject
any all bids. Contractors put in separate pro-
posals for masonry wood and iron work Of bridge
by order of County Commissioners Of Cecil county.
l. F. NANARSDALE,
June "a, lo'o-5w Clerk