The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1901-03-01
Notice to Bridge Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received ut the county clerks
Office at Madison, Madison county, Ne
braska, until l2 o'clock at noon, standard
time, March Is, 1901, for the erection
and completion, and furnishing of ma.
terial and labor, for all pile and iron
bridges to be built during the year 1901,
according to the following specifica.
tions, to-wit:
/. All wooden bridges to rest on
three piles at each bent to be driven to q
solid foundation, and bent to be of
length required by county board, piles
to be white oak or red cedar, not less
than ten-inch top, all piling to be sound,
proportionate and free from windshake
and Objectionable knots.
2. All caps to be Of two 3x12 inches
in white oak to each set of three piles, to
be bolted on two sides of piling with 7.S
inch bolts and washers to washer each
pile and nuts on end plling to be on in.
side. All piles to have a tenon OF ~
inch to rest upon.
3. All piling for caps 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 % inch bolts g inch wash
ers. Ends Of joists and caps to be COW
cred with the same material as flooring
and to be even with top of floor.
4. All joists to be northern white
pine 3xl2 sized at each end; outside
joists to be bolted to cap at each end
with y inch bolts and 5s inch wash
ers All bridges to have nine lines of
joists we'll Tapped on caps, all joists to
be bridged with 16penny wire nails.
5. All flooring to be 3xl2 northern
white pine or oak and to be spiked to
joists with 60-penny steel nails at each
intersection of joists.
6. Railing to be 81 feet high above
floor posts 4x6 northern pine all bolted
to outside stringers with two p inch
bolts and washers, except end posts,
which shall be bolted to piling, tapping
two feet on each corner pile, cap of
| under cap, hub-rail 2X6 and guard. rail
Sx6 all white pine, and to be well spiked
with 80 penny wire nails.
7. 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
coates Of graphite paint.
| s. All bridges must be Of fourteen
feet roadway and bids must state price
per hneal foot.
Proposals will also be received for
steel and combination bridges, fourteen
feet roadway supported by concrete
pier with "a inch steel case, thirty to
forty two inch diameter. Bids must
state size of pier and price per ineal
foot, and if built on piling to state
length and kind of piling and price per
| llneal foot for piling
Proposals will also be received for q
steel bridge to be built across the North
fork river at the foot Of Norfolk avenue
in the city of Norfolk, with concrete
and steel piers, "a feet roadway.
| All bidders are required to accompany
their bids with plans and specifications
Of their work and certified check Of
500 to be forfeited If contractor fails to
make contract or file an acceptable bond
within fifteen days from date of letting
The board of county commissioners
reserve the right to award separate con.
tracts for pile bridges, condensation
bridges and steel bridges also the right
to reject any or all bids.
The party awarded the contract will
be required to give good and sufficient
bond conditioned for the faithful per.
formance of the contract with at least
one surety resident Of Madison county
Nebraska, said bond to be approved by
the county board.
Dated this Goth day of January, 1901
PHIL BAUCH, County Clerk.