Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-08-02
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AUDTToR's OFFICE,


st. Clairsville, Belmont county, o.
RIDS will be received at the Auditors Office,
| ID in st. Clairsville, Belmont county. Ohio.
until I2 O'Clock noon ON wednesday, August
22, 1877, for the building of TWO STONE
ABUTMENTS for a Bridge on Captins Creek.
at the crossing below Potts Mill-span al top
ments for Bridge at The mouth OF jug Run,
across Wheeling Creek, in Belmont county
span at top OF walls Us feet. The kind of work
required will be frst-class bridge work.
| constructed out of a good quality Of
| quarried sand stone, laid in regular range
| courses, with rock face, and for courses from
| foundation in the abutments of both bridges.
| each course shall raise not less than two feet
| or bed less than raise, and no course in the
structure shall have q raise less than one foot,
on bed less than raise-each stone to be dress
ed to a true and even surface, and ends dressed
course; the wall will be double, and the back
courses Of stone are TO raise with the front
course and the filling 10 he OF solid blocks,
and grouted with good lime and sand mortar,
and every other course will be bound togeth-
er by headers passing through the wall at not
laid in lime and sand mortar, sifted
before using. The foundation Tor each
abutment for both Bridges will be ~ ieet
from the water line; and the length of front
and wiag walls will be determined when the
front and wing walls of one inch to the foot
from bottom To top. The foundation will be
well bedded on a'rock, and II no rock is found
after a sufficient depth Is reached, timber will
be used for a foundation. The top OF the wall |
Will be left 8 ieet wide and covered with CO.
ping covering the wall completely, and pro- |
jecting inches in front on each abutment, the |
coping not to be less than one foot thick. and |
on each augle no coping stone to be placed |
less than feet in length, and feet inches
wide. Bids will be by the cubic yard, inclu- /
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 Captinn
Creek to be l6O feet span, l6 feet road way. and
l3 feet high in the clear. Bridge on Wheeling
Creek, at mouth of Jug Run To be l25 feet span,
l6 feet road way, and ~ feet high in the clear.
Bids will also be received for Iron Bridges
for said crossings. Parties, bidding for said
super structures win suomit their own plan
of bridge.
Bids will be received for filing the approach
es to said Bridges by the cubic yard. The cor.
tractor Is required To give bond with approved
security, which is to lie received With b bid,
for the faithful performance OF sail work.
which Is TO be done To satisfaction of the En- l.
yineer and Commissioners of the county.
Commissioners reserve the right to reject
any and all bids.
BY order OF commissioners. .arf
7-l2,5t. W. 4. STAMP, Auditor. !