The Lamar register., 1905-06-14
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION

Call for Bids for the Repair and Extension of
the Bridge Across the Arkansas River Near
Carlton, Prowers County, Colo.
THE Board of County Commissioners will be
prepared TO receive sealed bids at the office
of the County Clerk in Lamar. Colo. until $50
sion of Bridge across the Arkansas river near
Carlton. ProweIs county, Colo according TO
the following plans and specifications:
The work on this bridge consists of Three
spans of combination bridge to be replaced. said
spans having been taken out by the recent
floods.
The contractor will be required to place these
Three spans back 50 that they wall compare eI-
standing using all the material of the old spans
that is now piled up. that Is sound. and contrac-
tor will be required to furnish all other materi-
al that Is required.
Bids must be made separate. much for re-
foot for two hundred tifty feet or more of Pile
bridge, continuation of the combination
bridge.
The pile bridge is to be erected. commencing
at the north end of the combination bridge and
extending two hundred aud tifty feet more
until it snail reach the north bank of the river.
The pile bridge must b. made SO, that when
completed it Will conform with the combination
bridge, or in other words the floor of the pile
bridge must be on a level with the floor of the
combination bridge.
The pile bridge shall be constructed as fol-
lows:
Piling must be thirty-fve feet in length and
not lees than nine inches at the smaller end
ty-two foot spans sixteen feet in width, live
piling In row. and one plling in addition must
De driven IN edcn row IN 'front.' or up stream SIX
feet from the other piling. This piiing can be
twenty five feet long but nine inches at the
smaller snd and must be driven down so that il
will stand eight feet above the low water line.
Then each row of piling must be planked
each side with two inch plank and securely
bo4ted and spiked to each piling. The caps 90
pilIng must be not less than l0Hl2 by ~ feet.
lhe joists. nine iines of axis BY u feet must be
used on each span. Oregon hr may be used.
Flooring. sixteen foot yellow pine may be used.
1t must be 2xio and XXI. by 10 feet long equally
divived in feet. This floor must be laid at right
nj. oil yxtr he and m he Ay
spiked to the ioists.
The l0xl2 caps must be securely fastened to
each piling with one inch drift bolts sufficient
ly long to extend into the piling IL inches.
Railing must be constructed when pile bridge
is completed with posts 4x6 by four feet long,
eight feet apart. bolted to outside joists, with
three lines oftwo by six planks, one line shall
be used top of post and one directly under
shall be used on posts shout two feet from the
floor. This railing must be securely fastened
to the floor and must be finished in a workman
like manner.
All work must be done according to contract
and under the supervision of the County Com
missioners their representatives.
The board reserves the right to accept
iect all bids.
COUNTY OF PRowERs
/, Geo. u. Robinson. County Clerk and Re
corder in and for the County and State AZORES aid
correct copy of q call for bids. passed by the
Board of County Commissioners of Prowers
County, Colorado, at a regular meeting Of said
Board on the Seventh day of June A. ID. 1906,
hand and affixed my Official seal this Seventh
GEO. d. ROBINSON,
County Clerk and Recorder.