The Delta independent., 1906-05-04
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{ Legal Advertisements
CALL FOR BIDS.

Bids are hereby solicited for repairing the
bridge across the North Fork Of the Gunnison
River ut Paonia, Colorado. according to the fol-
lowing plans and specifications.
SPECIFICATIONS.
OF MATERIAL AND LABOR NECESSARY TO
REPAIR THE COUNTY BRIDGE NEAR PA
ONIA AND ACROSS THE NORTH FORK OF
THE GUNNISON RIVER.
FALSE Work.
The Contractors will furnish and put in place
false work to hold the floor of the present bridge
in place while the superstructure Is being re-
moved and the new work put in place and remove
all false work when the new work Is completed.
TIMBERs.
The new timbers will be Oregon Fir Of the sizes
MS specified excepting the guard rails which will
be native pine
Put false work under the floor Of bridge in any
manner to support the bridge while the work is
carried on the old hanging beams and floor tim
bers to remain. Remove all top cross ties, top
cords batter posts upright posts and railing In a
careful manner 40 not to destroy any material
and pile all material removed on the banks Of
river the old railing to lie replaced on bridge after
the new work is completed and the bridge hung
on its own bearings nll other timbcrs 30 removed
to be turned over to the county.
NEw Work.
Furnish frame and put in place all batter posts,
upright posts, top cords and cross ties Ms shown
on plans. The batter posts to be Of two pieces
i0xl2 placed side by side and boltcd together
with 5-s' bolts with washers not more thnn six
feet apart and turned mp tight. The four outside
or end upright post to be one piece sxlo. The I
third span or inside upright posts to he two
pieces 5xs set together fat ways and boltesl to-
geher with r. bolts not more than Ave feet
| npart. The two center upright post to be one
piece 6xs. The three center spans to have cross
ties 6xs bOlted on to upright posts fourteen feet
from floor with A iron sway hsaecs from the
top tick fashion. Top cords to be three picceu
6xl2 square butt joints the two outside pieces to
Join on top Of upright posts the centsr pieces to
Join in center Of spans. The top cords will be
tied with cro~s tics or 8xs gained down and
bol'ed onto the two cords with two 5-S bolts nj
each end as shown on plans, the batter posts ts
have two cross ties to each pair put ON same u
u or.
Remove all floor plank and reaoor The entire
length Of bridge with 3 plank native pine or red
spruce well nailed to door timbsss With GOD
| nails.
IRoN WORK.
The old saddle irons sway braces buck rods and
hanging rods to Be put back o. thsy srs now ths
hanging rods to b spliced out With Iron Of tAS
same weight, sise and tsnsil strsnsth - prcssut.
rods by cutting OF stubs and welding In pieces 70
proper length all sway braces and buck rods will
be lengthcncd In the samc. manner a. hanging
rods where too short md cut to proper iensth
when too long.
There is to be truss rods put on to the siz old
hanging timben two trus rods TO each timber Of
SIS iron with rs stuls welded on each end with
angle iron on top at coch end Of timber
punched that the rods will be at outaitic Of
timber the angle iron to be snincd into top Of
timber outside Of hanging rod. The truss rusls In
| sas down 70 bottom 0f timber af center with .
ons inch iron bar under timirr extending scross
timber to catch both truss rods. Aftsr tho tru.s-
e~ arc in place they arc to be turned up tight to
support timber.
The SIX horizontal sway braces at upright posts
to be new and furnished by the contractor.
PAINT.
All new wood work and iron (sxcept aoor) 10