Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-21

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Office of u. s. Surveyor General, Reno,
Nevada, July 81. 1908 Sealed proposals
will be received at this Office until IL o clock
noon on August 2S, 1908, for the survey
and subdivision in the same manner as
the public lands are surveyed OF the Walk
Ell River Indian Reservation in the State
of Nsvada, at rates Of mileage not exceed
ing SO, 81 and s. per linear mile for stand
ard and meandel, township and boundary,
and section and connecting lines respect
lively. except for the survey and reSurvey
OF land heavily timbered, mountainous or
covered with dense underground, for
which yates not exceeding Sl3 per linear
mile for standard and meander. $11 Tor
township and boundary and 81 for section
lines may be allowed; and where the work
cannot be contracted for at these rates,
compensation may be allowed by the Com
missioner OF the General Land Office. with
the approval of the Secretary OF the 1nte-
rior at rates not exceeding SlS per linear
mile for standard and meander. Sl5 for
township and boundary and $l2 for section
lines, respectively; and at the discretion
of the Secretary of the Interior there may
be allowed for the survey and resurVey OF
lands heavily timbered, mountainous or
covered with dense underground, rates
not exceeding s25 per linear mile Tor stan nj
ard and meander, S23 for township and $50
| for section lines respectively. The pro-
posed surveys to be run, measured and
marked i'm accordance with official exist
| ing regulations and such special instruc-
| tions as may be issued by the surveyor
General will embrace all lines necessary
to fully complete the survey and subdivi-
sion ~ NH the portions Of the following
! townships within the lines OF the Walker
River Indian Reservation, viz Tp. s, .
and 10 N, RS. 30 and 80 +; TIPS. IL and IL
N, Rs. 90, 80 and 81 g.. TIP. 10 \, Rs r. %
and 20 f., rp. IA n, Rs. 26, a. % and - h..
| Tp. Is N. Rs 26, 81 and % Il, ana Up. 40
| n. II, 2s Il. Estimated mileage: Stand
ard lines miles, 90 chains; meanders OF
WalkerLake, % miles, 90 chains; resurVey
of reservation lines, l25 miles 90 CHAINS ;
Township lines, 142 miles, 05 chains sub,
| division lines, $40 miles 30 CHAINS anu
connection lines 90 miles % chains. Be,
fore u contract is awarded the suecessIu III
bidder will be required to furnish the
Surveyor General satisfactory evidences
of his professional and financial ability TO
execute the same aud the right Is reserved
10 reject any and all bids, 10 waive technl-
cal defects, and to accept any part OF any
bid and reject the other part II !he inter,
ests OF the government require IL. boilu
with approved security for the faithful
performance of the contract VIII DO re-
auired Of the successful bidder. Inc
estimated amount OF the contract DC
inc in excess OF that allowed 10
one deputy, and it not being deemea
advisable 10 DIVIDE the work lnto
groups all bids in excess OF $1,000 must
come from firm of surveyors of not less
than two parties, and in case of accept
ance, every member Of the firm to when
The the contract is awarded will be required &c
go into the field and operate jointly. Com
nassmen not allowed Proposals must Dc
submittad in duplicate to the undetSisleo
End indorsed upon the envelope propo-
sals for executing public surveys" ht
nronosale received will be opened at the
[ lime aud place stated and bidders are re
1nested to be present at such opening
7 Further information in regard to the worn
will be furnished upon apphcatlq2in To w =
E Surveyor General for Nevada