Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-07-25
N0tiCetO Contractors.
AUDTTOR's OFFIcE.

AUDIToRs OFFICE,
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, Belmont CO., o.
6 EALED PROPOSALS will be received at
y the Auditors once. in St tClairsville. Bel
mont county, Ohio. until u o'clock noon, on
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1873, for the builds
ing OF I've Stone Abufments for Bridge on
Captina Creek. at Graham's Crossing. Also,
for Two Stone AsutmenIs for a Bridge across
Little Short Greek. Colerain township. The
kind of work required will be trst-class bridge
work, constructed out of a good quality OF
Quarried sand stone, laid in regular range
courses, with rock face. and for four courses
from foundation in the abutmentS OF both
bridges; each course shall raise not less than
2 feet, and course less than is inches, and
to bed one-third more than raise; each stone
to be dressed to a true and even surface, and
ends dressed square. so as to make a close
Joint on front course; the walls will be dou-
BILE. and the back corners of stone are to raise
with the 1rontcourse, and the filling to be Of
solid blocks, and grouted with good lime and
So I'D mortar, and every other course wiz be
bound together by headers passing through
the walls at not oyer eight feet apart; the
front courses will be laid in mortar of lime
and sand, sitted before using. The size of
crossing Will he determined when the work
is laid out. The bridge on Little Short Creek
the abutments to be u feet in height, 20 feet
face at the base and feet thick, and batter
nying wing walls 95 feet In length. Said abut-
ments to have coping 6 inches thick, pro-
jecting inches inclading height above statedl
The foundation of front and wing walls OF
both bridges will be well bedded in a rock II
found after a sufficient depth is reached, and
IL no rock is found, timber to be used for q
foundation. The coping for walls not to be
less tnan one foot thick, and on each angle no
coping stone to be placed less than feet in
length and feet Inches wide. e.--..s-s
Bids will be by the cubic yard, including all
excavations. Golfer dams, &c. The work will
be under the supervision of the Commissions
ers of the county or their authorized agent.
who will see that the work is done according
to ontract, and that the foundation OF each
abutmeat is placed at a sufficient depth TO Sc
cure perfect safety.
Bids will also be received at The same time
and place for Wooden SuperstrGctures, as
follows: At Giaham's Crossing. a covered
bridge of about 10 feet span. On Little Short
Creek, an open bridge 40 feet span, IN the
clear. Parties bidding for said superstruc-
lures, will submit their own plau-
Bids will be received for filling the approach
es by the cubic yard. The contractor required
TO give bond with approved security. (which
is To accompany his bidl. for the mi per
formance OF said work. which is TO be done -
the satisfaction OF the Commissioners Of he
county.
Board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
BY order of commissioners.
IA, ST. W. n. COPELAND Auditof. o.
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