Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-11
NEW COURT HOUSE.
County Commissioners Ask for
Bids for It's Construction,
Contract viii Be Awarded at I p. W..
on March %, When Bids VIII Be
Publicly Opened.

In this mornings Spy appears the for
NAL advertisement of the county COM
missioners for the submission Of bids for
the construction of the new court house.
All the preliminary details for the COM
petition have been fully arranged, and
Thursday the commissioners received
from Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul of
Boston 500 copies of the blue prints, or
Is full sets.
These, with the printed copies Of the
specification, which have been received
from the printer, will be found both at
the grand jury room of the brick court
house and at the office of Andrews,
Jaques & Rantoul, Boston, where they
may be examined at any time at the
convenience of those whose names are
entered in the competition. A little over
two weeks is allowed for competitors
to enter their bids and the contract VIII
be awarded at l o'clock, the 2Sth inst,
when ali bids will be publicly opened.
As provided for, the work on the new
building will commence with the tearing
down of the house at the rear of the
brick court house, and a clear way with
Highland street established. The work
of construction will commence at the
court house. These apartments for the
various court officers are to be ready
for occupancy by Jan. l, and it is hoped
that when this part Of the structure is
completed the balance of the construc-
tion can proceed without hindrance or
even inconvenience to the regular de-
partmental officers,
The commissioners are still studying
the problem of providing extra room for
the indexing Office and any court which
cannot be accommodated in the stone
court house when the brick structure is
torn down. Rooms in a neighboring
building will be secured for the tempo
rary needs of the indexing office, but a
hall for regular court sessions has not
yet been found, although no regular ef-
fort to secure special accommodations
will be necessary for some time to come.
Attention has been devoted to the resi-
dence formerly occupied by DR.. l..
Wheeler near the corner of Court hill
and Gertrude street, for the clerks OF
the indexing office, as it is near, and
would afford every temporary conve-
nience, but no definite plan has been
made as yet.
The advertisement for bids will appear
in the daily papers each issue for two
weeks The notice in the Spy this
morning is simultaneous with notices II
the Boston Herald and Journal, and to-
night the advertisement will appear il
an evening paper, The notice to build
ing contractors is as follows
The county Of Worcester invites pro
posals for the erection and completion
of a building involving an addition t.
and alteration of the Worcester county
court house, Worcester, Mass.
Copies of the plans and specifications
may be seen, and the proposal to bt
used obtained at the office of the archi
tects, Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul, No
! s Beacon street, Boston; and also at the
grand jury room, court house, Worces
ter, Mass, on and after March 14th
1898.
The bidder must fill out and sign sait
proposal as directed therein, and delivel
/ it at the office Of the county commits
sioners, court house, Worcester, Mass.
| before O'Clock p. M, March 28th, 1898
| Each proposal is to be accompanied b!
| properly certified check for five thou
sand ($500O dollars, payable to the coun
| ty of Worcester; said check is to be th'
property of the county of Worcester
the bidder fails to carry out his propose
when accepted,
| Proposals are to be addressed to tn
county commissioners and endorsed:
Proposals for the erection and com
pletion of a building involving an addi
| ton to and alteration of the Worceste
| county court house"
! Proposals filled out and delivered a
| above directed, and no other, will at tn
/ above-named time and place be publicl
opened and read, and the undersigne
reserve the right to reject any and al
proposals.
Emerson Stone,
Henry G. Taft,
George w. Cook,
| County Commissioners