The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-20
NOTICE TO CoxTR,rrops

N S,dI En-, IS HEREBY GIvEy rH,.
, lLS VII oe received until Noysras..s
INtt az the Office Of the coun,v so..
sloners for the following lmnTov esaals-
speclucation for repairs 10 ~. -.
ana plank hulkhead on Green rsss. ISIS
Hummel's place. ~" aNss neas
The work consists OF driving np.s
place those washed out or loessnss,e. =
plaS4hE OF caps on piles: reSn,k,nc 49,
on trestle and respiking plank shass,.s.Asa8
outer row Of piling 4As "a
Piles-Ihe piles shall be peelea "a
yeIoW tr. straight, sound and free s,e,.
PAD KNOTS, not less than eight IN inehs.s4a
diameter at the small end and not an - 3
eighteen NSl inches at the large end al =
an uniform taper The butt ens sss 'i4 = =
sawed OF square so that the hammer So
nave level surface TO strike m f
rings shall be used II necessary 10 nrar ~.
splitting of the pile. f'eseas
Piles 70 the number Of forty.fopr IA, :.
more shall be driven 10 replace tsns's ~ ~
have been washed out or loosenea !, - -
bents, being two (2l new niles AZ eseh h. sas
the third or inner pile Of the Dents bslasssgsi
IN place. The piles shall be of such lSssfs
that When driven TO a depth OF not r..
than eighteen QSl feet below tha hess AZ ~
river. the tops can be sawed on saua-s !.
the same height as the ton OF ire M,
pile now in place. The outer pile--tAst i
the farthest out In the rsver-shaI h =
driven that the plank sheeiing now ,her.
can be fastened 10 II without taking ths
sheeting down. wv
The sheeting shall be firmly fastened :,
the new piles with six 90 inch spikes ira
(2) spikes in each plank at every pile ina
old caps shall be placed on the new piIas
and fastened with 4xlS-ineh drift bots
one at each bearing The stringers Al
plank of the old tresTle shall be mai !,
place as IN old structure The strinssr,
shall he fastened with six 90 inch spikes
toe-nailed, two (2l at each bearing. ma
plank shall be fastened with five 81 ,nRA
spikes, two CD In each plank at every bear
ing
Above the trestle there shall he driven
ten U0l or more piles to support the sheet
ing in the manner described heretofore
and so that the sheeting need not be taken
down. The sheeting to be fastened to sans
as heretofore described. The hengs and The
piles In the bents shall he the same as
lance apart as in the old hents. Any pie
split in the driving or driven In the wrong
place shall be removed and another els
properly driven in It's place at the cost q
the contractor.
Supervision-Th work shall be al al
times subject TO the inspection and super.
vision OF the board Of county commission
ers or county surveyor or assistant "a the
case may be. and TO their approval and
shall be done In a thorough and workman
like manner and in accordance With 'hs
specifications.
Forfeit-Each bid shall be accompanied
with a certified check or cash In the sun u
twenty dollars (S20.00l. TO be forfeited o
the county of King by the successful Id
der in case he fails TO enter into contract
with good and sufficient bonds within i've
go days from the date OF the award,
Payment-Ten days after the bill fT ths
work has been approved by the beard
county commissioners. II viii be paid VITA
warrant on the road and bridge Iuna' OF
cash. as the board may elect.
The board reserves the right to feita
any and all bids.