The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-03-16
Notice to Bridge Contra ctors.

Public notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by the
county commissioners of Madison
county, Nebraska, for the furnishing Of
all the necessary materials and labor
for the construction, erection and
completion of the following wooden
bridges, or so many thereof as shall
be ordered built by the said county
commissioners. for the year beginning
March 20, 1906, and ending March 10,
| 1907, towit:
One 60-ft., 14-ft. roadway, wooden
bridge across Union creek on the sec
ton line road near the farm Of o. S.
Christian, east of Madison, Neb.
One 6S-ft., 14-ft. roadway wooden
bridge across South Taylor creek on
the section line road between sections
&c and q, town %, range 2.
And such other bridges of like class
as above as necessity or emergency
shall require said county commission
ers to order constructed during said
period.
All such bridges shall be what is
commonly called a pile and stringer
bridge. to be built in accordance with
the plans and specifications heretofore
adopted by the said county commits
sioners and now on file in the Office OF
the county clerk of said county at
Madison, Neb.
At the same time and place as here
in specified bids will also be received
by said county commissioners for a
yearly contract for the repair of all
bridges and approaches to bridges
which may be ordered repaired and
maintained by said county commits
sioners during the period above speci-
fed, said bids to be at a specified sum
per unit quantity in place.
At the same time and place as here
in specified bids will also be received
for the furnishing of all labor and ma
terials necessary for the construction
erection and completion of steel su.
pertsructure and steel and cement sub
; structure for the following steel bridg.
es, or so many thereof as said commits.
sioners shall order constructed with
in the period herein specified towit:
An soft. span, Aft. roadway, steel
-, bridge across the North Fork of the
Elkhorn river on the section line be.
tween sections IA and Is, Town. "a
range l, near the dwelling of Adolph
Hille.
A loft. span, Aft roadway, steel
dClOSS IHe NollH FOI vi Iut
; Elkhorn river Immediately north OF
the bridge last described.
A 6S-ft span steel bridge. with left
roadway, and Aft. walkway, across
Shell creek on Main street in the vii
lage of Newman Grove, Nebraska
A 90-ft. span steel bridge with 20-ft
r roadway and Gift. walkway across TN
t ion creek on Madison avenue In the
S city of Madison, Nebraska.
Steel and cement sub-structure only
to be placed under bridge now across
the Elkhorn river on section 81. towr
/ "a, range 1, near what is known a,
: the Adam Kost farm.
', All such bridges and parts of bridg
es to be built in accordance with plan'
and specifications heretofore adopted
by the said county commissioners ant
now on file in the Office of the count.
clerk of said county at Madison Ne
= braska.
No bid will be considered unless
y is accompanied by a certified checl
D. for $250.00 payable to the county clerl
s of Madison county, Nebraska, whicl
II shall be forfeited to the county of Mad
r ison in case the successful bidder re
q fuses to enter into a contract II tn
g same should be awarded to him
!, The party receiving the contract will
be required to give a good and suff
cienL bond in the sum of 100000, o
such other amount as the said commits
e sioners may designate conditioned 70
the faithful performance of said cor
l. tract.
Bids will be received at any tim
% prior TO 12 o'clock, noon, of March q
- 1906, by the county clerk of Madiso
county. Madison. Nebraska. an
u said bids will be opened at the con
s. missioners' office at Madison, Nebra!
e ka at 2 o'clock p. m. on March q
1906.
of All bids shall be made on biddin
k sheets prepared and furnished by tn
said county clerk on application.
q The commissioners reserve the righ
- to reject any and all Of said bids.
Done by order of the county con
missioners of Madison county, Nebrai
ka, at Madison, Nebraska, this 13t
day Of February, 1906.
GaO n Richardson