Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-01

trees must be movei at am ti,ao dur
ing the dormant season: or. il requires!
L: the exposition Company, at any
time during the ncx1 two years, wi.a
the understanding that there Shall ~
be az any 4 time less than 10.
trees TO he moved. The trees must be
moTe'! in such q manna as to prevea:
INJURY TO roots. to the bark OF th.
trH1k Or to the branches. They are ia
ne moved without having tua tops trim
med IL any manner The ends ot al
bruised rGGtS are to be cut smooth.
h"wever. 1t is to be understood that
in moving. al digging. all transport.
alton, the digging OF holes ana the
planting shall be done by the con.
tractor. 1t is to he understood that
the contractor s!:ali see that the tree
- not planted deeper or shallower
t!an it grew originally; that it is
maue. 70 stand straight; that the soil
sslaii be YER. firmly packed under
and AROUND the bali. The contractor
will be required to act with he aa.
vice OF the landscape departmental the
Exposition Company. will be required
to locate treas at points ana III 4 man
nor ~designaloI by this d2nartmnnt. a
&rtc@ Is - b9 siVrH OF Wa@s Ii various
Slt>S ;.ii'i Taf!0lts HinGS, ta iHa moved
- 2,a-np"rAticn "ilh To- la,.hscapl O.
i',tt~A.Gnt Without guarantee thtG ti.c
tree shall live FOR y period Of three
years. An additional price or percent.
age is to be named for giving such a
guarantee OF the life OF any tree or
shrub moved. 1t is to be understoGi
that the first bid may not be a anal
bid, but that the contractors who cau
prove their capacity to handle sucr
material to the best advantage at this
lowest price. have an opportunity tc
confer with the landscape department.
with reference to the material he can
supply ana the price for supplying
this material and offer a supplement-.
airy BID. All hi9s under this notice,
must be Submitted in writing in scaled
envelopes, marked on the outside,
bids fer trees and shrub moving" he.
fore February 10th. 1905. to Gwynn II.
~Shepperd, Secretary, jamestown Expo.
sltion Company, Norfolk, Va. Upon
that day bids will be opened. Supple
mentary bids. II called. for must be
submitted within orc week thereafter.
The right . reject all or any nor
ton Of any BID, and the right to re-
guile bidders to give bonds for the
faithful performance of their contract
is reserved.
SUPPLYING, DELIVERING AND
PLANTING WIRE GRASS.
Section ".
Bids are wanted for supplying. de-
livering and planting seventy thousand
G0,OoO plants Of wire Cor beach)
grass (ammophila arundinacea) upon
re SAND beach along the Jamestown
exposition C~ompany's property 40
Seweil's Point, Norfolk, Virginia. The
plants are to be placed a cot apart.
i a strip averaging ten or more feet
i Width. It is assumed that tie
1iants can be secured along shore, nor
ar from Sewell's Point. All plants
aust be wel!-rooted tufts. each hay-
ng not less than four stems ana with
III roots secured to their full depth
by careful digging. They must he pro
tected from drying at all tines be.
tween digging and planting Ey wet
bnrlap or other wet material. They
must be planted not more than one
loot apart in any direction within the
lines specified and in holes that arc
deep enough to allow root stems to
Ge placed to their full depth ana in a
natural erect position aud the sand
must be packed firmly about the roots
IN thin layers as the holes are bain.
hlled. All plants that are known to
nave been exposed to drying or freez
lng, or show evidence Of such expo-
sure, or that are not properly planted.
will be rejected. All plants are to be-
supplied and planted before March
18th, 1905. No bid will be received for
any quantity less than the full amount
required. All bids must be submitted
in writing and in sealed envelopes,
married on the outside bids fer wire
grass" before February 10th, 1905, to
Gwvnn T. Shepherd, Secretary. James.
town Exposition Co, Norfolk, Va. Up
on that day bids will be opened.
The right TO reject all. or any Dol.
ton of any bid. and the right to *
qnlre bidders to give bonds for the
faithful performance Of their contract
is reserved.
THE JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
! COMPANY. ""
Hy q. BROOKS JOHNSTON
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