Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sealed Tenders
RAILROAD TIES

IL M. May Is, 1882.
ESOR FURNISHING TWO HUN
4 dred and thirty two thousand [232,
OO0] Cross Ties along the line of the
Canadian Pacific Railway, between EN-
ory and Burrard Inlet, viz:
Twenty-Five thousand cool thereof
shall be delivered at Port Moody Sta
ton, or points on the line of said rail
way between Port Moody and Pitt River.
Other twenty five Thousand [25,OOOl
thereof shall be delivered at Pitt River,
or between Pitt River and Kanaka
Creek.
Other twenty-five thousand [25,OOO]
thereof at Kanaka Creek. or between
Kanaka Creek and Stane River.
Other twenty-five thousand [25.0O0]
thereof at Stano River, or between Stane
River and Hatzic River.
Other forty thousand 100000 thereof
at Hatzic River, or between Hattie River
and Harrison River.
Other twenty seven thousand ri, O00]
thereof at Harrison River, or between
Harrison River and the lower end of
Maria Slough.
Other twenty thousand tx, OOOl there
of at the lower end of Maria Slough, or
between said lower end of Maria Slough
and Tunnel "C'' of said Railway, which
Tunnel is about Is miles below Emory
Bar.
Other ten thousand ilO, OCO] thereof at
said Tunnel &C." or between said run-
mel ''C'' and Tunnel 3D." which latter
Tunnel is about II miles below Emorv's
Bar.
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at Tunnel I'D" aforesaid, or between
said Tunnel I'D" and Tunnel IF" on
said Railway.
Other twenty thousand 100000 there
Of at the said Tunnel sF," or between
said Tunnel 'sF'' and Emory's Bar, or
at Emory's Bar.
All such Sleepers or Cross Ties shall
b delivered alongside the Railway and
the track, and shall be piled up SO as
not to interfere with the work of con-
structi0n-the bottom OF the pile shall
be a. near - practicable on 4 level with
the grade Of tho railway track; and the
said pile shall be 90 made as to permit
of ready inspection and counting, and
whenever such piles shall be made near
water lines, bodies of water or rivers,
the Same shall be.plxoed in such location
that the bottom OF the pile shall in all
events be above the line OF high WATER
It will be necessary to deliver ut least
fifteen thousand $4,000 acceptable ties
per month from date Of entering into
contract until completion Of same.
Ties must b smoothly hewed or
sawed, free from all scorebacks, and
chopped or sawed square at both ends,
eight feet long, dattened on two opp0-
site sides to q uniform thickness of six
inches, tho dattened surface being not
less than six inches on either side At the
small end. and whom sawed they shall be
eight inches in width and six inches in
depth.
All ties must be Of sound timber, full
size, and acceptable BY the Chief En-
gineer Of said Railway. or they will not
be paid for.
Ton per cent. will be reserved. upon
payment Of accepted ties until compile
ton Of contract, and Ten Thousand
Dollars 100000 approved security re-
Quired before signing contract. The 80
curity or securities to be given must be
described in the tender. The lowest OF
any tender not necessarily accepted.
Tenders TO b addressed to the under
signed, Yale, b. O., and endorsed, Ten
ders for Ties ON Contract No. g."
A. ONDERDONK,
a6-td Contractor.