The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-02

The board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids- BY order of the board.
H. 4. WHITNEY. Secretary.
cUMAs RECLAMATION NoRKs, CONTRACT
y No. 1-SeaIed proposals will DO received by
fhe board of the Sumas diking commissioners
AZ the ofice Of the clerk OF said board, Sumas B.
q, NTH Il O'CLOCK noon, Thursday, the I'd day
of August, 1904, for the whole OF the follow ng
works required ia the construction of system
Of land reclamation and drainage works:
The construction OF iesee enbankments and
minor works connected Herewith.
The diversion and strengthening of certain
sloughs.
The closing OF sumas river by an earthwork
tam.
Tho construction of rock tunnel through
spur OF Sumas mountain.
The furnishing and erecting OF gates at said
tunnel.
All proposals must be made on the printed
form Of tender attached 10 the bill OF quantities
AID DO addressed 10 g. w. Chadsey, esq. clerk
of the SumEs diking commissioners sumas, b.
e., and the envelopes enclosing them shall be
legiblv marked ON the outside upper left hand
corner, "Tender for Works"
The proposals will be opened and canvassed
by the commits sioners at the above sseted hour
aud place.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a cash
deposit or certified check payable 20 the order
OF the sumas diking commissioners for an
amount equal to five per cent OF the total
amount OF the tender, the said deposit being
made an guarantee OF good faith that the
party making the proposal viii, II the contract
10 awarded 10 him or them, execute the same
with approved security within one week OF the
date al said award. Immediately after which
the sum deposited win be urned TO the
successful tenderer, and also TO the parties
whose tenders are not accepted.
should the party TO whom the contract Ii
awarded fail to execute the contract with APP
proved security within one week OF the date of
said award, the amount deposited by the said
party shall be forfeited to the said commission
ers, aud at the ex piration of one week after the
date Of the award the said commit sioners shall
be FREQ TO mako other arrangements for the per
'formance OF ths works.
Parties rendering shall write legiby on the
form OF tender, Immediately above their sigma
lures, tho character OF the earthwork to be fur
nished BY them, that il TO say: whether the
earthwotk viii be performed by them by means
OF wheetbarrows, carts, wagons, cars or dredg-
party is ut liberty TO forward two proposals, one
based on the employment OF wheelbarrows
carts, wagons and cars, aud the other based
the employment OF dreigers
Specifications and drawings may be seen on
and alter the slh day OF July, 1891. at the Office
OF the clerk OF the sumas diking commission
ers, sumas ID C., or at tho Office OF Messrs.
keefer q smith. engineers of the works, Five
Sisters block. Victoria, p. G.
Copies OF the specifications Will be furnished
by either of the above offices on the payment of
five dollars.
The commissioners reserve the right to reject
any or ali tenders. G. w. CHADSEY,
Clerk sumas mking Commissioners
Os3ce of the Sumas diking commissioners,
sumas, B. G., July 2, 1894
The time for receiving tenders for the con-
tended To II o'clock noon of Tuesday the l4th
day of August, 1894 G. W. CHADsEY,
Clerk for Sumas Diking Commis sionsra
SumAs. B. c., July g. 1894