The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-03-20
Notice to Contractors

Sealed proposals will be received
the Ordinary of Cobb county, Georo;as
up to II o'clock noon, April i5tn 1913
for the furnishing of all material an ~
Dor in the erection of county iail f fo
Cobb county. 4of
Bids will be received in two WAYS. ono
for the building complete including Ale
steel beams for the floors and. in faot
everything to complete the building ~
cept the steel cells, window guards ;ro,,
doors and iron stairs, and one for III
steel cells, window guards, iron doc
and iron stairs, and ali plumbinp foS
cells. The cont actor TO include in ~
bids for cells, etc., the erection of SAM
and the setting of window guards. stair,
way and iron doors.
The plans and specifications are on al
at the Ordinarys Office at Marietta 20
and also on file at the Office of the arch;
tects, j. w. Golucke & Co., fourth floor
Temple Court, Atlanta, Georgia. wbera
they can be seen by pr ospective bidders
The building will be two stories hi~b
about 40A87 feet in size, constructed ~
brick. stone and iron The first floo-
will contain the sheriff's living rooms of-
flee and misdemeanor cells: the second
floor will contain the sheriff's livinT
rooms and in the rear of these cell rooms
for prisoners.
Payments are 10 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 hot.
tom of footing to top of water-table
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 tba
first story walls are up and the second
floor beams are in place; the third nav
ment of 10 per cent. of lhe contract price
to be paid in county warrants when tbe
second story walls are completed and
the ceiling beams are on; the fourth paw
menS 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
completely the fifth payment of55 peP
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 hundreddollar certified check.
made payable to j John Awtrey, Ordinary
of Cobb county, Georgia, as a guarantee
that he will enter into contract at his
bid and give 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 AwrREY,
Ordinary of said county.
IN. GAM, Clerk of Court of Ordi-
nary said county.