The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-08-24

VIRGINIA: At n meeting OF the Board Of Snpervis-
ors for Wise coun,v-continued and held on the 10Th
day Of August, 1885,, present the following iioli"ra
Bile board as OH yesterday. The following order WAS
entered: ;,
BE it ordered by the Board that the plans, spec-
cations and details for Jail to be built for the county
OF Wise the public square nj the c"urt-houSe m
Gladcville, prepared ny S: d. llurd and furnished
the Board by W. f. Baker be, and the same are hereby
approved and adopted as. and for the plan upon
which said Jail for said county is to be built, which
said plans specifications and details IL Med win the
Clerk Of the County court OF w Use county Tor lreserV
ton and inspection by anyon" who may be Interested
in the building OF said Jail And it is further ordered
by the Board that the building OF said jail I've let t"
contract to be built according tn aforesaid Flan Spec
iticution and Details to the Lowest responsible pi'ncr
who will execute bond, payable tn the BOARD OF Sill
pcrvSors Ut Wise county in penalty of the sum OF
which is at least double the amount Of said hid with
security approved by said Rar, conditioned to per
form the contract for the building Of said jail accord
ing 70 the MAN. specification and details aforesaid
the 9Th day Of September 1893. ut the County conrt
Clerks office for the county aforesaid by the SAIL
Board which hereby IL itself the right To re-
jrct any and all bids If deemed by the Board proper
50 10 do: said bids must bc under seal and ncconpar-
led by bond we'll secured in penalty OF the s'ln or
which is equal tn the ano'no bid, conditioned L"
enter into contract and give the required bona AZURE
said should said Board accept his bid aud hc deposit
with the clerk of this Board between noon OF the first
day OF September, 1893, and two O'Clock past noon OF
the Sh day OF September, 1881, when said BIDS VIII
be- opened publicly by the Board ana inc cnh'r'c.
awarded for the building Of said Jail to the lowest
bidder whu will execute the bond in donh'c the
| amount OF the contract price aforesaid. The WORK
upon said Jail under said contract, must be- conniec,
ed by the frs, day of October. 1897, and completed
by the first day Of October, 1894 The building OF
which ia is To l'e paid for in the following manner,
Eglty-ive per ccntum OF the estimate OF tue WORK
done MS furnished said Board by its architects IN
charge OF the work not exceeding the sum III three
thousand dollars in the aggregate by warrant or
| warrants drawn by said board upon the County
Treasurer Of Wise County, payable ont OF the county
levy for 1885, and the residue OF said contract to the
amount Of Eighly-fve per cenium OF tho estimates
furnished as aforesaid tn BE- paid rs aforesaid ny
warrant or warrants so drawn upon said Treasurer
payable out Of the county levy for 1884 and the III
teen per centum retained upon the whole work Is tn
be paid when said work is completed and received ny
said Board by warrant or warrants as aforesaid
payable out OF the said levy for lS94. 1t is ordered
that Il copy of this order he published in the Zig
Stone Gap Posi- for four successive issues.
4 copy-Teste: w. +. kIIGoEN. Clerk,
Aug. 17-37-4t. BY 4. = H"gc, DC.