Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-09
LEGAL NOTICES..

PROPOSALS FOR RESuRNEYs AND
surveys Ia Rock and Brown Counties, Ne.
braska-Departmeut of the Interior, Ausus!
20. isO6.-Sealed proposals Will be received
az the General Land once, Nashlnston'
ID. G, until . clock p m. ON saturday
October II. 1895 for resurveying and max
ing in accordance with the requirements ot
the Manual OF Surveying Instructions or
1902. by suitable monuments the standard.
meander. township and section lines as
also for surveying and marking the inetes
and bounds Of any and all bona fide claims
Of present owners and school sections in
80 full townships situate In the Counties
OF Rock and Brown, In the state OF Me-
gress approved March g. 1895 (SS states, pt.
1. p. 1850, which reads as follows: BE IL
enacted by the Senate and House OF KEEP
lea in Congress Assembled: That the Sec
retary of the Interior be and and is hereby
authorized to cause to be made resurNey
Of townships twenty-five, twenty-slN,
twenty seven and twenty-eight north, range
seventeen; townships Twenty-Five, twenty
six, twenty-seven and twenty-eight north,
range eighteen, townships twenty-five,
twenty six, twenty-seven and twenty-eight
fve, twenty-six. twenty-seven and twenty
eight north, range twenty; townships
twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven and
townships, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty
seven and twenty-eight north, range twen-
ty-two; townships twenty-five, twenty-siX,
twenty seven and twenty-eigbt north range
twenty three. and townships twenty-five,
twenty-six, twenty-seven and twenty-eight
principal meridian. situated i'm the Counties
Of Rock and Brown in the State of Me-
braska; and all rules and regulations OF
the Interior Department requiring petit
tion from all settlers OF said countless ask
Ing for resurveys and agreement to abide
By the result OF the same so far as these
lands are concerned, are hereby abrogated.
Provided, that nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to impair the
present bona fde claim OF any actual oo-
cupant of any Of said lands so occupied.
Provided, further, that before any survey
10 "a ha1I h1 1a 80,
the Secretary Of the Interior that the for
mer official survey of said lands Is so in
accurate or obliterated as to make II neces-
sary to survey the land, and only such
parts Of the land where the survey is so
inaccurate or obliterated shall be sur
veyed. The requisite resurveys, and sur
veys OF metes and bounds Of all existing
claims of actual occupants, together with
the metes and bounds Of school sections,
20 be executed in compliance with specif-
cations and instructions and existing off,
cial surveying regulations. Proposals for
lines OF existing claims must also include
in the rates per mile the preparation of the
6eld 6 notes in dnnieats Ike nstes Su and r5u9
bounds Of claims and school sections and
their Intersections with the lines OF resur-
vey. to be Indicated on the plats and de-
scribed in the field notes The rates OF
mileage to be allowed for the field and
office work will not be in excess OF so per
mile for standard and meander lines, 81
for township lines and s. for section lines
including lines OF claims and connections.
COpleS VI lue SpeCllCdlluIlo ItihllNt 70 lHe
resurveys and survey of lines of existing
claims will be furnished bidders on appli-
cation TO the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office, Washington, D. c. Each pro-
posal must be accompanied by certified
check for $500. Proposals will be consid-
cred only from practical and experienced
surveyors of acknowledged ability and in
tegrity, evidences OF which from RESPONSE
BILE parties must be submitted with re-
spective bids. The party or parties TO
whom the contract or contracts may be
awarded will be required TO execute the
work 'in his Cor their own proper person
or persons" with such assistance as may
be necessary. Proposals must be enclosed
in envelopes and marked Proposals for
resurveys and surveys in Rock and Brown
counties, in the State Of Nebraska" and
addressed to THE Commissioner Of the
General Land Office, City of Washington,
d. c." The right to reject any and all
bids is reserved. J. II. FTMPLE, Acting
Commissioner. 7-s-12-l4-16-l9