Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-10-03
Proposals.


The Board of County Commissioners of
Charles county will meet at their Office in
Port Tobacco, on
Tuesday. October 18th, 1890,
for the purpose Of receiving the following bids
namely: Bids for renting or building election
fooms where Necessary, ut or near the polling
places in each district
Bids for fitting up voting Booths and other
Wise equipIing the election rooms for election
10 be held November 4th, 1880, under Act Of
Assembly OF Maryland, passed at January
session. 1890
Also bids for furnishing the Cont House
and jail with 30 cords OF good oak wood The
wood must be delivered in inslameus of 10
cords, same to BE- properly corded in the Court
House yard nnd snt jet 70 inspe ton.
Tire above proposals must TIC enclosed in
sealed envelope, marked rs folowe:
"For renting or building rooms ''For
equipping election rooms. For furnishing
oak wood" The above proposals will be re.
ceived up to 2 o clock =. m. after when time
they will lie publicly opened and contract
awarded TO the lowest responsible bl,ider
SPECIFICATIONS The following aTstis spe-
eiieatious for tuC equipment OF lie election W
adopted by the BoarG Ct SRI e. sofs II eIee4
ton:
Partitions IF voting shelves VIII ne c fee.
high. from the llOor and feet " iJe lor first
feet ana inches from TOP, then rsfhced &
inches wide, and OF that width % fout,.1 floor
where cross foot III inebss long ana four
inches wide is secured Us rh0rttce and tenon
Each compartrnens XII lie "a fffehes wide in
clear, Or as near as the room wilrpermit =
Each fo& u hare q inch scf6s S u secure
ii to TIL Yire- pasatsiprs wisl 6e'xAGe Of
wood draAAd and xfiIlv ftis6~%n1 10 he
easily taf apart, III sftfiags must ~ pei
fectl? made throug slut ~ e1s work Ttt,
marking shell will be y n;hes vide and 70
of an inch thick, inserted into tlie ln,ftEsoq 1t
distance of inches ;stiovr the taoof, aud to
extend the entire lcng iEof AL the fo-sng COM
partmens, at each end of tie 5tidlfn small
button is screwed to tn eui' Of the shelf 10
hold it in IN 0prght position " pressing
against the wall zach shelf will re cul ii
the middle and louJued a.fi grdoFtd, aud "A
hook and eye IS here applied for the parfose
of connecting the different compartments. Al
the back OF each shelFat the LETT hand SIZE, a
hole. the size Of an oriir;ry sperm csndle
will be bored nearly through The shelf. 70
hold a indie TO furnish light IN the coapart-
ment Yhe guard rail VIII be 3x1 riches Of
poplar dressed squa e.cd ed tie rail will be
3 feet above, -four supported on legs 3X3 in
ches square-edged, inserted into cross foot
at the bottom aud secured 70 rail foot long
and 3x3 inches, by round tenon | inch IN
diameter, each loot viii have } inch screws
to ho.d It to the hoor, each rail will re9aire ,
legs. The extreme lett piece ofraii will have a
groove on its bottom side for the purpose Of
lengthening or shortening said rail, to corr
form to the rooms that lhay be provided for
polling place, and sufficient amount of rail
for each roam will be required. All work
will be in accordance With the model except
where expressly altered in these specifications
At The entrance by the ballot CLERK table, a