The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-03-27
Notice to Contractors

Sealed proposals will be received /
the Ordinary of Cobb county, Georo;sS
up to II o'clock noon, April 18TH. 16oa'
for the furnishing of all material anSGa
Dor in the erection of county iaiI f.,
Cobb county. 4oF
BIDS will be received in two WAYS ono
for the building complete INCLUDING Az
steel beams for the floors and, in Fact
everything to complete the BUILDING az ~
cept the steel cells, window guards iron
doors and iron stairs, and one for oil
steel cells, window guards, iron doars
ana iron stairs, and all plumbing for
cells. The CONT actor to include in biz
bids for cells, etc., the erection of saw
and the setting of window guards. stat
way and iron doors.
The plans and specifications are on flo
at the Ordinary's Office at Marietta O.
and also on file at the Office of the arch;
tects, j. W. Golucke & Co., fourth floor
Temple Court, Atlanta, Georgia. whero
they can be seen by prospective bidders
The building will be two stories bi0b
about 4OX87 feet in size, constructed Of
brick. stone and iron. The first floo~
will contain the sheriff. living rooms Of.
tice and misdemeanor cells: the second
floor will contain the sheriff's liv;no
rooms and in the rear of these cell roo,,,S
for prisoners.
Payments are to be made in cash and
county warrants, and at such times as il
specified below:
The first payment of 10 per cent, of the
contract price to be paid in cash when
the foundation is completed from hot
tom of footing to top of waterfalls
and the first floor beams are on; the sec.
ond payment of 10 per 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 nav
ment OF 10 per cent. abe contract price
to be paid in county warrants when tbe
second story walls are completed and
the ceiling beams are on; the fourth nav.
ment Of 10 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 plasterino
completed; the fifth payment of SIS pe7
cent. of the contract price to be paid in
county warrants when the building and
cell work are fully completed and ac.
cepted by the Ordinary of said county.
County warrants to bear no interest and
to be paid on January 10th, 1903,
Each contractor must enclose in his
bid five hundred-dollar certified check.
made payable to John Awtrey, Ordinary
of Cobb county, Georgia, as a guarantee
that he will enter into contract at his
bid and give a good and solvent
bond by a 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.
JIM. GAM, Clerk of Court of Ordi-
nary said county.