Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-07

PROPOSALS FOR RESURVEYS Ann
surveys IN Rock and Brown Counties. Ne
DIaska-Department Of the Interior, August
70 lNo.-Sealed proposals will be received
az the General Land Office, Washington.
~ DctSS,,,, ~, unth ,s. CLOCK y. m. on Saturday,
ING IN accordance with the requirements of
ithe Manual Of Surveying Instructions of
lsO2, by suitable monuments the standard
meander, township and section lines RS
also Tor surveying and marking the nietcs
ana bounds OF any and all bona fde claims
ol present owners and school sections i'm
81 run townships situate in the Counties
OF Rock and brown, In the State of Ne
D@raska, @ as authorized by the act of Con-
sress approved March g. 1896 (33 States ut
l. y. 1850, which reads as follows: he il
enactad by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States of Amer
lea In Congress Assembled: That the SEQ
retary of the Interior be and and is hereby
authorized 10 cause to be made a resurvey
OF townships twenty-five, twenty-siX
twenty-seven and twenty-eight north. range
seventeen; townships twenty-five. twenty
SIX, twenty-seven and twenty-elght north
tanse eIghteen, townships twenty-five
twenty-six, twenty-seven and twenty-eight
north, range nineteen; townships twenty
nNe, twenty-siX, twenty-seven and twenty
eight north, range twenty; TOWNSHIPS
twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven and
twenty eight north; range twenty-one
seven and twenty-eight north range twen-
ty-twoi townships twenty-five, tWenty-siX
twenty-seVen and twenty-eight north, range
tWenty-three, and townships twenty-five
twenty-siX, twenty-seven and twenty-eight I
north, range twenty-four west of the sixth
principal meridian. situated in the Counties
of Rock and Brown, in the State OF Ne
braska; and all rules and regulations of
the Interior Department requiring petit
tion from all settlers of said counties, 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 fide claim Of any actual oc-
cupant of any of said lands so occupied.
Provided, further, that before any survey
is ordered 1t shall be made 10 appear to
the Secretary of the Interior that the for
mer official survey of said lands is so In
accurate or obliterated as to make It 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
TO be executed in compliance with specin-
cations and instructions and existing off,
cial surveying regulations. Proposals for
executing the resurveys and surveys Of
lines Of existing claims must also include
In the rates per mile the preparation of the
plats of the resurveys in triplicate and the
field notes in duplicate, the metes and
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
office work will not be in excess of 50 per
mile for standard and meander lines, 81
for township lines and $5 for section lines.
Copies Of the specifications relative to the
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. G. Each pro-
posal must be accompanied by a 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 '1n his (or their own proper person
or persons" with such assistance as may
be necessary. Proposals must he 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. S 7-9-12-14l6-l9