Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-10
Sealed Proposals.
OFFICE OF TIE BoAHD OF Fms AND

POLICE COMMISSION IRIS,
Taxing District. shelby Co., July s, 1880
GEALED Proposals will be received BY as
- until Saturday, July 18th, at IL o'clock,
noon. for the following work to be done, ser
vice to be rendered and material to be fur
nished the Taxing District of Shelby county:
for the furnishing Of stone and the grading
md paving OF that part of the Wharf and
LANDING between the north end Of Elevator
and the ssnth side OF Beal street. a dn a 90
of about 400 ieet py $50 to $50 feet width, more
or less, as may be found practicable. The
pileing and such other timbers on the site Of
the burnt Elevator may be found to be ahovo
the case line Of paying are to be removed or
cut OIL two feet under said base line when so
directed by the Engineer; the area 10 be
paved to be graded as directed, and fueh sub
drains OF stone or tin. Der as may DO found
necessary during the progress of the work TO
be put under paving 10 such depth as directed.
On the area to be paved is TO be spread five
" inches OF River bar gravel and sand, upon
which the paving is TO be laid in range courses
with stone not less than eight (l inches deep,
5 to $ inches thick and having equal top and
bottom faces, in lengths Of 9 to Is inches, the
whole surface rammed with a heavy rammer
) times each time having fine gravel and sand
swept into the joints and the surface left with
one inch Of gravel and sand on paving.
No bid will be considered that is not accom-
panied with a sample specimen Of the stone to
be furnished by the bidder and nOne but the
best and hardest Lime stone or the hardest
Flint sand stone, suitable for paving Wharf.
will be received. All bids must be made in
the following order:
l. Grading and preparation Of ground,-
cents per cubic yard,
2. Sub-drains per lineal foot, - cents.
3; Gravel and sand delivered and placed
under and IN the paving cents per cubic
yard.
I; Paving stone as per sample and specif-
cations furnished and placed in paving, -
cents per square yard.
No bid will be considered that does not am
brace the work in detail ms required 10 com
plese 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 5000 cubic yards, mora
or less, and Tor the necessary gravel and sand
and other materials for doing the above work
and to do the work with a District force or IN
furnish materials and contract for doing the
WORK. Bidders must specify the time in bids
~ which materials can be furnished; also Al
what time the entire work can be furnished.
but no time will be given for completing en-.
tire work longer than December LIST, 1850.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
N0TE-All bids must be tabled Paving
Materials aud Paving Of Wharf and Land.
ing" and under resolution OF Legislative
Council must be accompanied with the names
OF two tl responsible bOndsmen who are pre-.
pared to execute h0nd for FIVE thousand dol
lars each, and each bid must also be aecompa-
MED with Q certified check for two hundred
and fifty dollars.
Specifications. etc., can be seen on ~applica-
ton to the Taxing District Engineer,
BY order of the Board.
lBll9 D.. I. PORTER, President.