The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Grafton, Mass, August 31st, 1899
| The Selectmen of the Town of Grafton
will receive proposals until SEPT. STH,
ing work on State Highway:
| F1RST-Price per ton for crushing about
Q220 twelve hundred and twenty tons of
stone of suitable size for macadam Bid
der to furnish his own platform.
| SECOND-Prfce 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 S
| direction. The amount not to be less
than one hundred tons per day, if
required.
| THIRD-Price per ton for hauling about
| (1220) twelve hundred and twenty tons of
crushed stone from the crusher and
| spreading on the state highway. The
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.
! FIFTH-Price per cubic yard for fur
nishing and delivering about two hundred
cubic yards of gravel on state road, to
|
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 about
(3-5) three-ffths 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
| laying about (10) ten cubic yards OF
rubble masonry laid dry.
1+t. n1,so frNss lar
| ing about 80 yards of masonry laid in
| cement
! NINTH-(27D Two hundred and seventy
| one yards excavation of enlbankment,
excepting ledge including all grubbing
and clearing.
TENTH~@45W Four hundred and fifty
cubic yards of borrowed material from
outside of location.
| ELEVENTH-d0 Ten cubic yards OF
ledge excavation and (l0) ten cubic yards
| of rubble masonry, laid dry.
| TWELFTH-(50S Fifty hundred and
eighty-three square yards shaping sur
| face for broken stone.
THIRTEENTH One hundred and
thirty lineal feet 12-inch vitrified-clay
| pipe, (60) sixty feet 24-ineh ytrifed-clay
FoURTEENTH-t2o4O Twenty hundred
| and forty feet of drain.
| The specifications and figures above
| given are approximate only. For every
accepted bid the selectmen will require a
bond from bidder with two good sureties,
for an amount equal TO (00) nifty 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
! Q5th) 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 con-
| ditions as stated in the contract between
the State Highway Commissioners and
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 tc
| E. II. HOWE, Clerk, Grafton, Mass.
G. H. ELLIOTT,
u. A. ESTABROOK,
! G. 3. BROOKS,
T.. Z. HOWE,
Selectmen of Grafton.