Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-08-16
NOTICE b CONTRACTORS.
AUDIToR's OFFICE.

OF. OldlISNlllt, DtlIQOlb CDuHl1, ". }
dds will be received at the Auditors ONCE,
ID in st. Clairsville, Belmont county. Ohio.
until 12 o'clock noon ON Wednesday, August
ABUTMENT for a Bridge on Captina Creek.
at the crossing below Potts Mill-span at top
| of walls l6O ieet. Also, for Two stone Adult
menfs for a Bridge at the mouth OF jug Run,
| across Wheeling Creek. in Belmont county
| span at top OF walls rs feet The kind of work
constructed out OF good quality OF
! quarried sand stone, laid in regular range
| 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 raise less than one foot,
on bed less than raise-each stone 10 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 10 re of solid blocks.
and every other course will be bound togeth-
er by headers passing through the wall at not
over feet apart The front courses Will be
laid in lime and sand mortar, stited
before using. The foundation tor each
abutmenL for both Bridges will be ~ Ieet
wide on nont 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 butter will be made on
front and wing walls of one inch TO the foot
from bottom 10 top. The foundation will be
well bedded on q rock. and il no rock Is found
after suffi.-ien depth is reached, timber VIII
be useai for q foundation The top of the wall
will be lefi feeb wide and covered with CO.
ping covering the wall completely, and pro-
jecting inches in front ON each aoutmeut. the
coping not to be less than one foot thick, and
on each angle no coping stone TO be placed
less than feet in length. and feet inches
wide. Bids will be by the cuoic yard, inclu-
ding all excavations, Golfer dams. &C. The
werk will De under the supervision OF the
Commissioners OF the county, or their agent,
appointed by them. who viii see that the work
is done according TO contract, and that the
foundation of each abufment Is placed at
sufficient depth TO secure perfect safety
ALSo-Bids will be received at the same time
and place for Covered Wooden Bridges at
above named points. Bridge on Captina
Creek to be l60 feet span, Is feet road way. and
l3 feet high in the clear. Bridge ON Wheeling
Creek. at mouth of Jug Run 10 be Is reet span.
Is feet road way, and II feet high In The clear.
Bids will also be received for Iron Bridges
for said crossings. Parties bidding for said
supefsIructures 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 approved
security, which is to he received with n Did.
for the faithful performance of said work,
which is to be done TO satisfaction OF the En-
gineer and Com IN issioners of the county.
Commissioners reserve the right TO reject
any and ali bids.
BY order OF Com m isSionerS.
7-l25t. w. e STAMP. auditor.