Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-14
GOVERNMENT NOTICES

PROPOSALS FOR REsURvEYs AND
surveys in Rock and Brown Counties, Ne
OF the Interior, August
e6 lsO5-sealed proposals will be received
at the General Land once, Washington.
y, G, until 2 clock =. m on saturday,
October IA, 1906, FOR tesurVeying and max
ing in accordance with the requirements OF
the Manual OF Surveying Instructions Of
1902, by suitable monuments the standard,
mcander. township and section lines as
also for surveying and marking the metes
and bounds Of any and all bona fde claims
Of present owners and school sections in
% full townships situate in the Counties
OF Rock and Brown, in the State Of Ne
gress approved March 3. 1895 ,SS states, pt
l. p. lBO, which reads as follows. Be IL
enacted by the Senate and House OF Rep
resentatives Of the United states OF Amer
lea I'm Congress Assembled. That the Sec
retary Of the Interior be and and Is hereby
authorized to cause to be made n resurvey
OF townships twenty-five. twenty-six,
twenty y-seven and twenty-eight north, range
seventeen; townships twenty-five, twenty
six, twenty-seven and twenty-eight north.
range eighteen, townships twenty-five,
twenty-siN, twenty-seven and twenty-eight
Ave, twenty-six, twenty-seven and twenty
eight north, range twenty; townships
twenty-five, twenty-six twenty-seveu 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-eight north, range
twenty-three, and townships twenty
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 ot
the Interior Department requiring peti-
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 ahrogated.
Provided, that nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to impair ths
present bona fide claim of any actual oc-
cupent OF any Of said lands so occupied.
Provided, further, that before any survey
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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 obllterated 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,
cations and instructions and existing off,
clal 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-
mileage to be allowed for the field and
ONCE work will not be in excess OF 80 per
for township lines and So for section lines
including lines Of claims and connections.
Sopies OF tne speclncetlohS reIauve 70 ihe
resurveys and survey of lines of existing
claims will be furnished bidders on appl-
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 responsi-
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 Tor 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 ali
bids is reserved. J. II. FIMPLE, Acting
Commissioned. 8 7-a-12-1A-16-lN