Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-16
Sealed Proposals.
ofrrcE OF rHB BoARD OF EtAE A.

POLtCE COMMISSIONERS,
Taxing District. Shelby Co, July 5, 1850.
GEALED Proposals will be received BY us
- until Saturday, July 18th, at IL o'clock,
noon. for the following work to be done, ser
vice to be rendered and material 10 be fur
nished the Taxing District Of Shelby county:
For the furnishing Of atone and the grading
md paving Of that part Of the Wharf and
Landing between the north end Of Elevator
and the seuth side OF Beal street. u distance
Of about 400 feet ~ 80 to $50 feet width. more
or less, as may he found practicable. The
pilelng and such other timbers on the site of
the burnt Elevator may be found 10 he ahOve
the case liae Of payiog are to be removed or
cut of two feet under said base line when so
directed BY the Engineer; the. area 10 be
paved to be graded a directed, and u b sub
drains of stone or tin Der as may be found
necessary during the progress of tho work 10
be put under paving TO such depth as directed.
On the area 10 be paved is to be spread FIVE
t) inches Of River bar gravel and sand, upon
which the paving is TO be laid in range courses
with stole not less than eight 90 inches deep.
5 TO s inches thick and having equal top and
bottom ftces, in lengths of 9 TO 10 inches, the
whole surface rampled with q heavy hammer
: times, each hale having fine gravel and sand
swept into the jofnts and the surface left with
one inch Of gravel and sand on paving
No bid will be considered that's rot accom-
panied with 3 sample specimen ofths stone to
be furnished by the bidder and none hut the
best and hardest Limo stone or the hardest
FL Mt sand stone, suitable for paving Wharf.
will be received. All bids must be made in
the fOllo~ing order:
l. Grading and pIeparation Of ground,-
cents per cubic yard,
2. Sub-6rains per lineal foot, - cents.
3; Grave, and sand delivered and placed
under and IN the paving" cents per cubic
yard.
4. Paving stone as per sample and speci6-
c -tons furnished and placed in paving, -
cents per square yard.
No bid will be co ,sidered that does not en-
brace the work in detail as required 10 com
pete paving Wharf and Landing as above
specified. But the Board also reserves the
right to receive bids for furnishing Of the
necessary stone, $500 to 1000 cubic yards, more
or less, and for TIE necessary gravel and sand
anq other materials for doing the ahO 70 work
ana 70 DO the work with a District force or TO
iurnlsh materiAls and contract for doing the
work. .Bidde-s must specify the time in bids
az which materials can be Furnished; also al
what tim the entire work can be furnished,
nut no time will be given for combating en-.
tire work longer than December lst, 1880.
and all bids,
..NOrE-All bids must be tabled Paving
Materials and Paving of Wharf and Land.
lng, and under resolution OF Legislative
Council must be accompanied with the names
OF two(E) responsible bondsmen who are pre-.
pared TO execute oond Tor FIVE thousand dol
lars, each, and each bid must also be accompa-
pied With 2 certified check for two hundred
and fifty dollars.
.Speclheadons. etc., can be seen on appliea.
tinn to the Taxing District Engineer,
By order Of the Board.
1919 d. T. PORTER, President.