Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-26
NOTICE !, CONTRACTORS.
AUDIToR's OFFICE,
St. Clairsville, Belmont county, o

st. ClalrSvllle, Belmont county, w.
dds will be received at the Auditors ofhce,
ID in ST. Clairsville, Belmont county. OHIO.
until 12 o'clock noon ON "wednesday, angus.
22, 1877, for the building of TWO stone
ABUT TMENTS for q Bridge on Capt1na creek.
az the crossing below Potts Mili-span at Top
of walls l60 feet. Also, for Two Stone Adult
ments for Bridge at the mouth OF jug Kun,
across Wheeling Creek, in Belmont county
span at top of walls rs feet. The kind OF WORK
required will be first-class bridge work.
Gas Of sooa yans
courses, with rock face, and Tor courses from
foundation in the abutments of both bridges.
each course shall raise not less than Two Ieet
or bed less than raise. and no course in the
structure shall have q raise less than one 1901,
on bed less than raise-each stone TO be dress.
ed TO a true and even surface, and ends dressed
square, so as tn make close joint on front
course; the wall will be double. and the back
courses OF stone are to raise with the 'front.'
course and the filling TO he of solid blocks,
and yrouted with good lime and sand mortar,
and every other course will be bound togeth-
er by headers passing through the wall az not @
laid in lime and sand mortar, stfted
before using. The foundation Tor each
abutment for both Bridges will be ~ 1eet
wide on front and wings, aud IA feet in height
from the water line; and the length OF front
and wing walls Will be determined when the
work is laid out. A butter will be made on
front and wing walls Of one inch to the foot
from bottom To top. The foundation Will pc
well bedded on rock and II no rock is iouno
after a sufficient depth Is reached, lumber Will
be used for a foundation. The top of the wall
will be left feet wide and covered with CO.
ping covering the wall completely, and pro-
jectfng inches in trout on each abutment,t he
coping not to be less than one foot thick, ana
on each angle no coping stone TO be placed
less than feet in length, and feet 3 inches
wide Bids will be by the cubic yard, fnclu-
ding all excavations, Golfer dams. &c. The
work will be under the supervision OF the
Commissioners of the county, or their agent,
appointed by them, who will see that the work
is done according to contract, and that the
foundation of each abutment is placed at a
sufficient depth to secure perfect safety
ALso-Bids will be received at the same time
and place for Covered Wooden Bridges al
above named points. Bridge on Captina
Creek to be 100 feet span, 16 feet road way, anu
Is feet high in the clear. Bridge on wheeling
Creek at mouth of jug Run TO be l2o ieet span,
l6 feet road way, and II feet high in The clear.
Bids will also be received for Iron Bridges
for said crossings. Parties bidding Tor sald
super structures will submit their own plan
of bridge. -
Bids will be received for filling the approach
es to said Bridges by the cubic yard. The cor
tractor is required to give bond with approves
security, which is to be received with MS DID
for the faithful performance OF said WORK,
which Is to be done to satisfaction of the En-
gineer and Commissioners of the county.
Commissioners reserve the right to reject
any and all bids. ~. h-1
BY order of commissioners. 80. a-..
7-l2,5t. W. Z. STAMP, auditor.