The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-12-28
Notice to Bridge Contractors-

Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received at the county clerks
office at Madison. Madison county Ne
braska, until IL o'clock at noon, standard
time, January "a, 1900, for the erection
and completion, and furnishing of ma
terial and labor, for all pile and iron
bridges to be built during the year 1900,
according to the following specifications,
to wit
l.. All wooden bridges to rest on
three piles at each bent to be driven to a
solid foundation, and bent to be Of
length required by county board piles
less than ten inch top, all piling to- be
windshake and Objectionable knots.
2. All caps to be of two 3x12 inch
white oak to each set of three piles, to
be bolted on two sides of plling with 70
inch bolts and washers to each pile and
nuts on end piling to be on inside. All
piles to have a tenor of - inch for
caps to rest upon.
3. AL piling to be sway braced with
3x6 white oak or 3xS white pine and to
be securely bolted to end of cap and at
each intersection with piling with d
inch bolts and 50 inch washers. Ends
of joists and caps to be covered with
the same material as flooring and to be
even with top of floor.
4. All joists to be of northern white
pine 3Xl2 sized at each end outside
joists to be bolted to cap at each end
with e inch bolt and 50 inch washers.
All bridges to have nine lines of joists
well Tapped on caps. All joists to be well
bridged with 2X6 white pine, well nailed
with 10 penny wire nails.
3. All flooring to be 3x12 northern
white pine and to be spiked to ioists
with GO penny steel nails at each inter-
section of joists.
8. Railing to be 80 feet high above
floor posts Axe northern pine all bolted
to outside s%tringers with two % inch
bolts and washers, except end posts
which shall be bolted to piling, tapping
two feet on each corner pile, cap of rail
ing to be 2x6 with 2x6 on inside under
cap, hub.rail 2x6 and guard rail 3x6 all
white pine, and to be well spiked with
80 penny wire nails.
Z. All railing to be painted with two
heavy coats of Venetian red and boiled
linseed oil. All iron work on steel
bridges to be painted with two heavy
coats of graphite paint.
s. All bridges to be on II feet road
way uuu Dlu hluSb Sttte price per llneal
foot.
Proposals will also be rec eiyed f r
steel and combination bridges, IA feet
roadway supported by concrete piers
with "A inch steel case, 30 to ~ inches
diameter. Bid must state size of pier
and price per lineal foot and if built ON
piling to state length and kind of piling
and price per lineal foot for piling.
All bidders are required to accompany
their bids with plans and spec tications
of their work and a certified check of
$4,000 to be forfeittd if contractor fails
to make contract or file an acceptable
bond within 10 days from date of let
ting
The board of county commissioners
reserve the right TO award separate con-
tracts for pile bridges. combination
bridges and steel bidges; also the
right to reject any or all bids.
The party awarded the contract will
be required 10 give a good and sufficient
bond conditioned for the faithful per-
Torrance of the contract with at least
one surety resident of Madison county,
Nebraska, said bond to be approved by
the county board.
Dated this 2lst dav of December. 1899.
E. G. HEILMAN,
Comfy Clark