The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-05

about six inches of gravel be put on said road and that J. M. Garrett, en- and advertise for bids for good clay gravel such as the Carter, McLemore or Pruitt gravel; bids to be opened on the frs. Monday in October; the Board reserving right to reject any or all bids. the bids | to be for gravel at the different stations l and also for gravel in place on the road all subject to inspection by the engineer Thereupon the County Engineer, Mr. | Garret advertised for bids to be received | by the Board till noon October 1st. for l furnishing clay gravel for the Mobile | chert road from the one to the fourteen | mile post, gravel to be delivered and un- | loaded at Hendrix Mill. Catoma Siding, Falkner Siding and McGehees at such | time and in such qantities as County En- | gineer might direct, and' that about 1,i00 | cubic yards of gravel would be required. | Bids were also asked for hauling and | spreading of the same on the road. No | tice was given that specifications might l be seen at the office of the Board of Rev enue.
 The specifications called for gravel for surfacing the Mobile Road, which must be a small pebble clay gravel as good as the Carter Clay gravel or the Pruitt red clay gravel or the McLemore red clay gravel" The specifications stated that about (2W cubic yards of gravel would be put on the 100 lineal feet and carefully placed so as to give the finished road a good crown and smooth surface; that a total of about 14,000 cubic yards would be required as follows; 2,S0O cubic yards at Hendrix NH to gravel from the one to the three and one-half mile post; 200 cubic yards at Catoma Siding to gravel from three and one-half to five and one-half mile post; 2,S00 cubic yards at Captain Falkner's Siding to gravel from the five and one-half to the eight mile post; and 6,200 at McGehee's to gravel from the eight to the fourteen mile post or so much thereof at each place as might be necessary.
 A good and satisfactory bond of $1 600 mas required to be made within one week after the award of contract.
 Contractors were also asked to bid on hauling and spreading the gravel. the con- tractor would be required to furnish from t00 to 200 cubic yards per day, as the County Engineer might direct The form of the bid was given on the specifications the gravel to be delivered at the points above specified and the hauling and spreading to be between the mile posts as designated above, the several spaces to be called the sections of the road.
 The Board reserves the right to con tract for hauling on one or more sections or none Gravel might be let to one contractor and hauling to another. but all the gravel would be let to one con tractor. A certified check for $5OO was required with each bid for gravel to be released when contract and bond were executed.
 Bids for Gravel opened.
 The bids were opened by the Board October 1st, 1900 and found to be as fol- lows:
 Gravel.
 to s1A. s1s to 51A 51s to 8. to Ii G. W. Pruett E. S. Carter ..50 85 S5 S5 J. NJ. Sullivan s2 1.2O 1.6S 5 $. Wadsrofts a rsoStf is its i-' ii. ,is lis
 
 to 31a. 31A to 51s. 51s to 8. to 14 c. W. Pruett ..55 60 ~ 1't9 l.. s. Carter IA 1-2 H 1-2 31 l-2 Do J. M. Sullivan 2S 34 60
 s. G, Pruett ..26 26 57 1.W Jesse Wadsworth
 Thereupon the Board, after considera- tion, referred the bids to committee consisting of Messrs. Thompson, Allen and Garrett, to examine into the charac- ter of the gravel and report at the next meting of the Board. At the next meeting of the Board October Sth, 1900, the com mittee reported in favor of the acceptance of E. s. Carter's bid for both gravel and hauling and MT. Garrett was instructed to draw up the contract and bond ana submit the same at the next meeting of the Board.
 At the next meeting of the Board Oc- tober 2, 1900, MT. Garrett submitted an outline of an agreement which was adopt, ed by the Board, and he was instructed
  init them to the Board at its next meet ing and in the meantime MT. Carter was authorized to begin work when ready. Mir w. H. Rives was elected inspector of said road, at a salary of G5.00 per month service to begin when MT. Carter begun putting down the gravel. The con tract and bond with sureties were exe- Cuted November D. 1900. The separate ing on the several sections were consoli- dated in the contract It was provided that MT. Carter should begin work the first week in November, 1900, and com plete the same or before May l. 1901 the road when finished to have smooth rounded surface, free from undulations and shedding water readily from the cen ter to the sides.
 It was agreed that the section of the road from s to IA mile posts should oe completed first; that the first Monday in each month, the County Engineer would make an estimate of all the gravel put down on the road to that date, at the | price for both gravel and hauling for that section of the road where gravel was put, | and, after deducting 10 per cent from the face of such estimate as bonus in | addition to the bond, to insure the com pletion of the work, the Board of Reve- | nue would issue to the said E. s. Carter | variant on the County Treasurer for | the balance of said estimate, payable l without interest March l, 1901. When the | whole work embraced in contract was | completed according to the contract and | made a part of it, a warrant in full pay | ment for all claims under the agree | nent would be issued to said Carter.
 It was further agreed that not more | than 8. GOO would be retained as reserve l fund. Delivery of the gravel was begun | early in November, tO-wit: November 8, | 1900 During the months of November | and December 1900, and January and | February, 1901. Mir. Carter delivered 100 | cubic yards of gravel on the city or Hendrix Division; 200 on Falkners 3,0444 | on Catoma's and 49S3.9 at McGehee's, making a total of S3S.3 cubic yards de- hvered during those four months. Dur ing the month of Ma '.h. 1901, MT. Carter delivered 4246.7 cubi: yards of gravel | which was used as follows: S4S cubic ya rds used on Catoma section, 3,39S7 cubic yerds used on city section In addition Mr Carter was allowed a difference in of lS1.6 cubic yards on city section
 During the month of April. 1901. Mir. Carter furnished 4S39 cubic yards of gravel. of which TAO cubic yards was un- used on May l. 1901. Or this gravel g. 7S9 cubic yards was used on the city sec ton and 1910 cubic yards was used on the l-2 to , l-2-mile section. Making total used of | 099 cubic yards during the month of April, 1901.
 These figures show that gravel was de- ivered and paid for under this contract prior to May l, l9ll, IS follows:
 Hendrix Section--6 4693 cubic yards at j4 1-2 cents; $4172.69.
 Catoma Seoton-5,22.4 cubic yards at Falkners section-3l2.O cubic yards at ;1 16 12; $363 49.
 McGehees Section-4,S1, 9 cubic yards at ;1 40; $6,S20.t6.
 Total-16. S556 cubic yards at $17,2G94S. It has been shown above that MT. Carter
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