The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


Grafton, Mass, August 3lst 1899
The Selectmen of the Town of Grafton
will receive proposals unto SEPT. STH,
1899, eight o'clock p. M, for the follow
ing work on State Highway
F1RST-Price per ton for crushing about
1220) twelve hundred and twenty tons of
stone of suitable size for macadam. Bid
der to furnish his own platform
SECOND-Price per ton for hauling to
the crusher about Q220) twelve hundred
and twenty tons of suitable stones. The
bidder to furnish stone. The same to be
weighed after crushing, on scales fur
nished for that purpose. This work to
be done under the supervising engineer $
direction. The amount not to be less
than one hundred tons per day, If
THIRD-Price per ton for hauling about
Q220) twelve hundred and twenty tons of
crushed stone from the, crusher and
same to be weighed on scales provided
for that purpose. This work to be done
under the direction of the supervising
engineer. The amount not to exceed one
hundred tons per day, except for con-
venience of contractor. ~
FOURTH-Price per ton for watering
and rolling about Q220) twelve hundred
and twenty tons of macadam; The bidder
to furnish his own water. This to be done
under the direction of the supervising
engineer
lnishing and delivering about two hundred
cubic yards of gravel on state road, TO
be dumped and spread as the supervising
| engineer may direct said gravel TO be
measured as state engineer may direct.
SIXTH-Price per cubic yard to do the
| surface excavation or filling on &uout
| (3-5) three-fifths mile of state highway,
including shaping and preparing Tor telo
under the direction of the supervising
sEVENTH--Pnce per cubic yard for
laying about Q0) ten cubic yards OF
Irti ms
| EIGHTH-Price per cubic yard for lay
| ing about 80 yards of masonry laid IN
| NINTH-271),1 10 hundred and seventy
| one yards excavation of embankment,
excepting ledge including all gruboins
and clearing,
cubic yards of borrowed material from
| outside of location.
| ELEVENTH-10 Ten cubic yards OF
ledge excavation and Q0) ten cubic yards
TWELFTH (5OSSj Fifty hundred and
eighty-three square yards shaping sur
face for broken stone.
| THIRTEENTH-Q3 One hundred and
thirty lineal feet Pinch vltrified-clay
pipe 900 sixty feet 2i-inch vitritied-clay
FOURTEENTH 5000 Twenty hundred
| and forty feet of drain.
| The specifications and figures above
| given are approximate only. For every
accepted bid the selectmen will require q
for an amount equal to 800 fifty per cent
of the amount of the contract taken
| The seleetmen reserve the right to reject
any or all bids If, in their Judgment, the
| Interests of the town require It.
| Settlements to be made on or before the
| Q5th) fifteenth of each month for all work
| certified by the state engineer In charge
Ito have been done In the previous month
| The contractor fof this work shall be
subject to all the requirements and con-
ditions as stated in the contract between
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| town OF Grafton. and will be held respon.
sible for the faithful fulfllrhent of all as
therein directed, and all work and mate
rial must be satisfactory to the state
engineer
| All communications must be sent to
e. II. HOWE, Clerk. Grafton, Mass.
. c. H.. ELLIOTT.
S S.u.cy V. IA .ESTABROOK,
G. h. BROOKS,
T.. Il. HOWE,
Selectmen Of Grafton.