Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-19
GOVERNMENT NOTICES

FOR RESURVEYS AND
surveys In Rock and Brown Counties Ne
braska-Department Of the Interior. August
at the General Land ONCE, Washington
u. C., until 2 o'clock y. m. on Saturday
October H. 1905. for resurveying and max
ing IN accordance with the requirements OF
the Manual Of Surveying Instructions OF
1902, by suitable monuments the standard
meander, township and section lines. as
also for surveying and marking the metes
and bounds Of any and all bona hde claims
Of present owners and school sections in
& tull townships situate in the Counties
OF Rock and brown, in the State OF Ne
braska, as authorized by the act of Con-
eress ,6pproNed March 3, 1900 I3S states, pit
!, y. 1880, which reads as follows: BE il
enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
Tesentatives OF the United States of Amer
lea in Congress Assembled: That the Sec
rotary of the Interior be and and is hereby
authorized to 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-eight north
range eighteen, townships twenty-five
twenty-siN twenty-seven and twenty-eight
north, range nineteen; townships twenty
FIVE, twenty-siN, twenty-seven and twenty
twenty-five, twenty-siX, twenty seven and
twenty-eight north range twenty-one
townships, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty
ty-two townships twenty five, twenty-six
twenty-seven and twenty-elght north, range
twenty-three, and townships twenty five
twenty-siX, twenty-seven and twenty-eight
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 ana 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 hde claim Of any actual oc-
Gupant of any Of said lands so occupied
is ordered II shall be made TO appear to
the Secretary OF the Interior that the for
mer official survey Of said lands is so In
accurate or oblterated as to make II neces-
sary to survey the land, and only such
parts of the land where the survey is so
inaccurate or oblterated shall be sur
Veyed. The requisite resurVeys, and sur
Veys OF metes and bounds of all existing
claims of actual occupants, together with
to be executed in compliance with specih-
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 triplcate and the
bounds Of claims and school sections and
their intersections with the lines OF resur-
yey to be indicated on the Rlats 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 80 per
mile for standard and meander lines, 81
for township lines and IS for section lines
including lines of claims and connections
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 ONCE, Washington. d. G. Each pro-
posal must be accompanied by n certified
check for $500 Proposals will be consid-
cred only from practical and experienced
surveyors of acknowledged ability and in
tegrlty 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 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. ]. II. FIMPLE, Acting
Commissioner. 7-9-l2-l4-l8-l9