The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-09-03

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Erecting Bridges and for Removing Por-
ton Of Black Rock, in Baltimore
County, Md.
OFFICE OF BALrIMORE County
ROADS ENGINEER,
YoWsON, Nd, August 10th, 1904.
1SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the
T TIL r. OFFICE IN THE COURT HOUSE,
ToWson. Nd, on
Thursday, the SEA day Of September, 1904,
At IL O'Clock noon.
a3-For the Following Improvements "a
No. 1-STEEL HIGHWAY BRIDGE
On the Painters Mill road, over Little GunpOw-
16feet in clear, height above bed of stream about
feet, and S-inch white oak flooring.
No. s-sTEEL HIGHWAY BRIDGE
On Mays road, over Piney Run; clear span 80
feet, width Of roadway 10 feet in the clear,
3inch white oak flooring.
5sa No. 8-STEEL HIGHWAY BRIDGE
On the Quaker Hill road, over Marcela Branch;
clear span SO feet inches. width of roadway 16
feet in the clear, height above bed of stream
about feet. and 5-inch white oak flooring.
Bids for highways bridges Nos. /, 2 and shall
be for the superstructure complete in place
Specifications for Steel Highway Bridges, Glass
c., (steel joists) Revised Edition of 1901.
Each bidder is required to submit his own de-
sign and his bid shall be accompanied bya certi-
fed check for $4,000.
Asurety bond for an amount equal to the con-
tract price is required of the successful bidder.
REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGES TO
REPLACE OLD BRIDGES,
No. 4-RE-1NFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE
On the Washington pike, over Sutton's Branch;
clear span Is feet. width of roadway 20 feet In
the clear: and height above bed of stream about
5 feet. Masonry of old bridge in good condition
north abutment ~ feet long, south abutment 20
feet long and will have to be extended.
No. b-RE-INFoRCED CONCRETE BRIDGE
On Green Spring avenue, over branch of Jones'
II a6Ve e 6eG 81 y
is about feet. Entire new structure required.
No. s-RE-INFoRCED CONCRETE BRIDGE
On the Marcella road. over small stream near
Granite clear span 10 feet inches, width of
roadway 10 feet in the clear height above bed of
the stream about feet. Entire new structure
required.
Bridges Nos. 4, and shall be designed to car
ry concentrated line load of twelve tons on
two axles ten foot centres, and upon the remain
| ing portion of the floor load Of 100 pounds per
Exposed faces shall be formed of mortar of
the same proportion of cement and sand as that
which forms the matrix of the concrete.
Facings shall be not less than / inch nor more
| than 2inches in thickness. The facing and back
ing shall be formed simultaneously in the same
Bids must be for the entire structure COM
plete, ready for use, including back filling and
restoring approaches; except bridge over SUIT
toms Branch, where the old masonry can be
| used.
certified check for $4,000 shall accompany
each bid.
A surety bond will be required for an amount
equal to the gross amount of contract.
No. s-WOODEN BRIDGE
On. the Falls road. near White House,. over q
0rslfetmaE4eei, id1d Widtl 81 E5adwty -2UIges1h'
| the clear. n
No. 9-"BLACK ROCK.n
Bids will be received for removing portion of
the rock known as sBlack Rock" The rock
must be blasted out at least foot below the bed
of the road, feet wide and 100 feet in length.
Aa-Proposals must be numbered and marked
for which piece of work they represent.
The Highways Commission reserve the right
to reject any and all bids.
II. G.. SHIRLEY.
Aug. 27.-2t Roads Engineer.