The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-02-27
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals Will be received by
the Ordinary of Cobb county, Georgia,
up to II O'Clock noon, April 18th, 1902,
for the furnishing of all material and la.
Dor in the erection of county jail for
Cobb county.
Bids will be received in two ways: one
for the building complete including the
steel beams for the floors and, in fact,
everything to complete the building ex-
cept the steel cells, window guards, iron
doors and iron stairs, and one for all
steel cells, window guards, iron doors
and iron stairs, and ali plumbing for
cells. The cont actor to include in his
bids for cells, etc., the erection of same
and the setting of window guards, stair
way and iron doors.
The plans and specifications are on file
at the Ordinarys Office at Marietta, Ga
and also on file at the Office of the archi-
tects, j. w. Golucke & Co., fourth floor
Temple Court, Atlanta, Georgia, where
they can be seen by prospective bidders
The building will be two stories high,
about 40X87 feet in size, constructed of
brick. stone and iron. The first floor
will contain the sheriff's living rooms, of
fee and misdemeanor cells; the second
floor will contain the sheriff's living
rooms and in the rear of these cell rooms
for prisoners.
Payments are to be made in cash and
county warrants, and at such times as is
specified below:
The first payment of 10 per cent. of the
contract price to be paid in cash when
the foundation is completed from bot
tom of footing to top of water-table
and the first floor beams are on; the sec
ond payment of 10per cent. of the con-
tract price to be paid in cash when the
first story walls are up and the second
floor beams are in place; the third pay
ment of 10 per cent. of lhe contract price
to be paid in county warrants when the
second story walls are completed and
the ceiling beams are on; the fourth paw
ment of Is per cent. of the contract price
to be paid in county warrants when the
roof is fully completed and covered,
towers completed, all concrete floor com
pleted, sash in, floors laid and plastering
completed; the fifth payment of So per
cent. of the contract price to be paid in
county warrants when the building and
cell work are fully completed and &C
cepted by the Ordinary of said county.
County warrants to bear no interest and
to be paid on January 10th, 1908.
Each contractor must enclose in his
bid five hundred-dollar certified check,
made payable to j ohm Awtrey, Ordinary
of Cobb county, Georgia, as guarantee
that he will enter into contract at his
bid and give a good and solvent
bond by surety company author
lied to do business in the State of Geor-
gia, in double the amount of his bid,
within twenty days after said contract
is awarded him, and on his failure to
comply with these terms, the said
check to revert to the county as liq-
idated damages.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids. By order of the Ordinary sitting
for county purposes, this, the 18th day
of February, 1902.
Address all bids to John Awtrey, Ordi-
nary of Cobb county, Marietta, Georgia.
Witness the Honorable JOHN AwTREY,
Ordinary of said county.
j. M. GAM, Clerk of Court of Ordi-
nary said county.