Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-07-18
N0ticetO Contractors.
AUDITORS OFFICE,
Sr. CLAIRSYHIR. Belmont co O


ST. CLAIRsvILLE, Belmont CO., o.
g EALED PROPOSALS will be received at
- the Auditors Office, in st. Clairsville, Bel
mont county, Ohio. until II O'Clock noon, on
ing OF 1--WE Stone Abufments for g Bridge on
Captina Creek. at Grsham's Crossing. Also,
for Two Stone AbutmenIs for a Bridge across
Little Short Creek. Colerain township. The
kind of work required will be f1rst-clasS bridge
work, constructed out Of good quality OF
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 10 course less than Is inches, and
to bed One-third more than raise, each stone
to be dressed to true and even surface, and
ends dressed square, so as to make close
joint on front course; the walls Will be dou-
BILE. and the back corners ofstone are to raise
with the 1rontcourse, and she filling to be OF
solid blocks and grouted with good lime and
sand mortar, and every other course wis be
bound together by headers passing through
front courses will be laid in mortar of lime
and sand, sifted before using. The size of
front and wing walls for bridge st GIaham's
crossing will be determined when the work
is laid out. The bridge on Little Short Greek
will be 40 feet span between aoutments, and
the abutmentS to be II feet in height. % feet
face at the base and feet thick, and batter
ing back inch TO foot rise, with sccompa-
nyiHg wing wallsS5 feet In length. Said abut-
ments to have coping inches thick, pro-
Ijecting inches Including height above staIedl.
The foundation of front and wing walls OF
both bridges will be well bedded In rock IL
found after q sufficient depth is reached, and
if no rock is found, timber to be used for
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 ieet in
length and feet inches wide.
Bids will be by the cubic yard including all
excavations, Golfer dams, &C. The work will
be under the supervision of the Commission
ers of the county or their authorized agent,
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 Sc
cure perfect safety.
Bids will also be received at ihe- same time
and place for Wooden SuRerstructHres, as
follows: At Graham's Crossing, a covered
bridge OF about I'D 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 plan.
Bids will be received for nlling the approach.
es by the cubic yard. The contractor required
to give bond with approved security. (which
Is to accompany his bid, for the faithful per.
fornnance OF said work, which is to be done to
the satisfaction OF the Commissioners Of the
county.
Board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
By order of Commissioners
IA, 81. W. N COPELAND. Auditor.
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than anything else. Capital not required;
We Will start You. Sl2 day at home
- made by the industrious. Men, women,
boys and girls wanted everywhere to work for
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