The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Grafton, Mass, August 31st, 1899.
The Seleetmen of the Town OF Grafton
will receive proposals until SEPT: STH,
| 1893, eight o'clock p. ms for the follow
ing work on State Highway:
FIRST-Price per ton for crushing about
l22O) 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 erusher 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
direction. The amount not to be less
than one hundred tons per day, if
required
THIRD-Price per ton for hauling about
| C22Q twelve hundred and twenty tons of
crushed stone from the crusher and
spreading. on the state highway. The
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 cons
FOURTH per ton for watering
and rolling about q22o) twelve hundred
to furnish his own water. This to be done
under the direction of the supervising
engineer.
| FIFTII-Prioe per cubic yard for fur
nishing and delivering about two hundred
cubic yards of gravel ON state road, to
be dumped and spread as the supervising
measured as state engineer may direct.
sIxTH-Price per cubic yard to dc, the
| surface excavation or filling on about
1 $50 three-dfths mile of state highway,
| including shaping and preparing for tel
| ford and macadam. The same to be done
under the direction of the supervising
SEVENTH Price per cubic yard for
rubble masonry laid dry.
! EIGHTH-Price per cubic yard for lay
| inc ahoIIf 20 wards of laid In
| cement.
NINTH-(27D Two hundred and seventy
excepting ledge. including all grubbing
/ and clearing
TENTH-1l5Ol Four hundred and fifty
cubic yards OF borrowed material from
ELEvENTH~(i0 Ten cubic yards of
ledge excavation and 40 ten cubic yards
Of TgRhls mas9RSS l Rt9tS ary hundred and
eighty-three square yards shaping sur
face for broken stone.
tb THIRTE Has one R HI,Isc saS
pipe, 600 sixty feet Pinch vttrihed-clay
pipe.
FOURTEENTH -(2o4W 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 (50) fifty per cent
of the amount Of the contract taken.
The Selectmen 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
15th) fifteenth Of each month for all work .
certified by the state engineer in charge,
to have been done in the previous month, /
The contractor for this work shall be-
subject TO all the requirements and COM
ditions as stated In the contract between.
the state Highway Commissioners ana |
town of Grafton, and will be held respcn- [
sible for the faithful fulfillIhent of all as
therein directed. and all work and mates
rial must be satisfactory to the stats
engineer.
All communications must be sent ter
e. e. HOWE, Clerk, Grafton. Mass.
4. A. ESTABRooK,
g. B. BROOKS,
E. Il. HOWE,
Selectmen OF Grafton.