The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-29
RULES AND REGULATIONS.

Sealed bids will be opened in presence of bid.
ders on October Oath, 1903, and contract awarded
eeraed cEeck Of IS per oe eent Of Ss
amount bid based estimate of five million
must accompany bid. :,
The checks of unsuccessful bidders will be rs. .
turned as soon as bid is rejected. That of sue
cessful bidder will be retained until bond is ap-.
proved, and contract made, and then to be ap-
refuses Or fails to. enter into contract Within
a reasonable time, the money sent with bid will
be forfeited to the United States. The usual
bond will be required: Timber to be cut and paid
TOR for april 81 1884, The timber to remain
n and Win not be fo t the land
disposition Of this timber will be o paid i'd by the
contractor except half the wages Of the scalers
employed emp y by the soyernment Sealing will be
Pad subject to his orders only.
All logs will be sealed by Scribner's rules. The
contractor may and Is requested to employ an
Inspector of scalers to be paid by him and sub
sc to his only to cheek the work Of
relating to accuracy of scale will be Investigated
and adjusted ut once. When work Is completed
1.-The. government scale must govern Government
scalers shall be paid not to exceed $10O per
5 o sesers Of Se
subject to the orders of the Indian agent, TO
be paid wholly from the proceeds Of sale Of
timber at not more than S10O per month
3 The contractor Will provide suitable accommo-
dalton for all employees and board same while
employed on this work.
+ praeticabie
III In cutting no tree shall be cut higher than
/; eighteen inches from the ground when standing.
every log above the diameter limit Of siN inches
hscaled double and charged to the. purchaser and
pns PAID sF s
a building sna 10 bridges for
y the purchaser at the regular stumpage rate paid
tafor the timber;
In cutting timber sre for booms al trees shall
4 length of the boom shall be graduated to such
lengths will allow, the timber in the tops Of
the trees, which Is too small for booms, to be
sScut into understandable log lengths.
IS All trees shall be measured before cutting into
Rs 1s 80 shs,sa IL
Timber, IN the tree shall be utilized to the
hear thereto as possible, 16-foot logs being con-
ID s .ne on 9Ss All
IL Pine boom timber shall be scaled at each 49,
foot point to obyiate loss of scale on account Of
All merchantable timber, fallen or dead within
the blown down area will be cut, including trees
Y broken off higher than fifteen feet from the
& 10 standing green or live. timber shall be cut
Usual 1o Width and size ana landings
f handle md, hs gye D nsans in
D allowed them as white men for the same work. !
as S do the worep
* All expenses attending the sale and disposition
OF this timber Including advertising not specified
g9of the proceeds of the timber. The balance re-
naming to be credited to the Red Lake band Of
4 Chtppewas only and to be disposed Of as the
II Indian department may direct
i These rules and regulations shall BIZ made part
sgof any contract awarded f2s the -,ie Of the
* timber named In the advertisement.
$x No contract Is valid unless approvLe by the
i honorable secretary es tfs interior.
NIL W. A. JONES,
5s9 Comm ssioner.
ssDepartment 81 the Interior,
gi Sept g. 1903
~ Forwarded to the president with recommends
I, tion that he approve these regulations.
u e. A. HITCHCOCK,
White House, Sept. Z. 1908.
81 Approved In accordance with the provisions
OF the act Of February 18, 1889 (25 Stats. 673).
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