The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-27

DUMAS RECLAMATION WORKS, CONTRACT
- No. 1--sesie1 proposals. viii be recei-ed by
tire board of the surnas d1king commissioners
at the Office OF the clerk of said board. Sumas, B.
C., until Il o'clock noon, Thursday. the I'd day
of August 1894, for the Whole OF the following
works requi red IN the construction OF a System
Of land reclamation and drainage works:
The construction OF levee embanxmsnts and
minor works cor nected Herewith.
The diversion and straghtening OF certain
kloagus.
TAe closing OF sumss river by an earthwork
The construction OF rock tunnel through q
spur Of Snnas mountain.
The furnishing aud erecting Of gates az said
tunnel.
All proposals must be made on the printed
form OF tender attached 70 the bill OF quantities
ana be addressed To u. W. Chadsey, esq, clerk
Of the Sumas diking commissioner sumas. e.
g., and the envelopes enclosing them shall be
legiby marked on the outside upper left-hsnd
corner, @Tender for Works"
TIE proposals viii be opened and canvsssed
BY the can mtssionsrs at the above sisted hour
and place.
deposit or certified check payable to TIE order
OF the eumss diking commissioners for an
amount equal to five per cent of the total
amount of ths tender, the said deposit being
made as guarantee of good faith that the
party making the proposal WILL IL the contract
is awarded 10 him or them, execute the same
with approved security within one week of the
date OF said award. Immediately after which
the sum so deposited will be returned 10 the
successful tenderer, and also TO the parties
whose tenders are not accepted.
should the party to whom tho contract 10
awarded fail 10 execute the contract with APP
proved security within enc eek of the date of
said award the amount deposited by the said
party shall De forfeited TO the said commission
ere, ana at the expiration OF one week after the
date of the award the said commi sioners shall
be free To make other arrangements for the per-
fermance of the works.
Parties rendering shall write legibly on the
form of tender, Immediately above their sigma
lures the character of the earthwork to DO fur
nisbed by them, that 10 to say: Whether the
sarthwork win be performed by them by means
OF wheel barrows, carts, wagons. cars or dredg-
ere. or by a combination Of same. The same
party il At liberty 10 forward two proposals. one
based on the employment of whcelbarrows,
carts, wagons aud cars. and the other based on
the employment of dredgers
Specifications and drawings may be seen on
and alter the 5th day OF July. 1894, at the Office
OF the clerk OF the Sumas diklpg commission
ers, sumas, b. C., or at the Office of Messrs.
keeier q Smith, engireers of the works, Five
Sisters block. Victoria, b. G.
Copies OF the specifications will DO furnished
by either Of the above offices on the payment OF
i've dollars.
The commissioners reserve the right to reject
any or ali tenders e. W. CHADSEY,
Clerk Sumas Dikng Commissioners.
Once of the Sumas diking commissioners,
sumas, b. C., July ?, 1894
Notice Is hereby given that the time for re-
eeiying tenders has been extended to noon on
Tuesday, August IA, 1894. BY order
@. W. CHADSEY,
Clerk sumas Diking Commission, sumas, r. c.