The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-04-12
Notice to Contractors.

Notice Is hereby given 10 all when 1t may con-
earn that on Tuesday, the first day OF Msy, 1905,
at the essi front door OF the court house in the
city ofBuIler, Bates County. Missouri, between
the hours Of nine O'Clock In the forenoon AID
Ave O'Clock In the afternoon Of that day there
will be let TO the lowest responsible bidder at
public outcry, the construction Of the following
described works, as set out In the written spec
incstions now on file In the ONCE OF the clerk
OF the County Court OF Bates County, Missouri.
rs prepared by A. II. Bell, engineer, andw.
J. Bard, John j. March and Estes Smith, view
ere under appointment by the said County
Court, the same having been hled on the third
day OF February, lyos, in the matter Of the con
structon Of the works provided for in Drsin-
age District Number One. Bates County, Mis-
souri,.
Said work cor sists Of the excavation OF bitches
located and described as follows. to. wit:
The Main Ditch commences OF point near
what Ia known % Marvel Bridge on the MsSiss
des Cygn-s river in Bates County. Missouri.
and running In south easterly direction cross
ing said river II . point near where the same
srosses the line between Lots Fifteen tlb) And
Sixteen tie) In Section Five (b), Township Thir.
ty-nins tso), Range Thirty.two tsI and pro-
eeedlng thence In southeasteriy direction Ind
| crossing the river again ct point about three
fcurths Of mile south OF the town OF Pspln-
VILE and extending thence TO junction with
the Usage river In Section Nineteen tia). Town
ship rsy-eight tss), Range Twenty mine 09.
said ditch viii be forty tao) feet wide at Its bot
tom nom the initial point TO the point where 1t
crosses the river dear Pspinvllle, Missouri,
and approximately twelve ls) feet on an aver
| age In depth, and the banks to slope st On in-
gle OF one to one. From tAe point where ths
ditch CROSSES ths rivor near Papllviils TO The
lower end thereof said ditch wiz be sixty l6o)
feet Of the bottom with . depth a. shownby
profile map now on Hle In the County Clerks
once; the banks cut at the same slope as the
proceeding part OF said ditch. The right Of
way provided for said ditch from the olnt Or
beginning to the point where It crosses the river
near Pspinville is Two Hundred (2OO) feet, and
from said last named point to point shown on
the map on file In said Clerks once as station
No. .llSu the right OF way is three hundred
| $500 feet and from station No. 1880 TO station
No llI5 II Is 400 feet wide; al from said last
named station to the lower ind Of said ditch
lis three hundred 5000. feet In width. the said
last station beng 1884 plus 10. A bernie Of eight
tJ feet on each side of said channel Is TO be LETT
The excavation for this ditch will comprise
about $3.50, 1872 cubic yards.
| Certain laterals are also to be constructed,
| designated as follows, to-wit:
Miami Ditch begins at a point nine hundred
fifty feet C9b0l east and four hundred 900 feet
south of center Of Section Eight Isl, Township
fThlrty-nine 1881, Range Ihirty-one ISL, and
extends in q southeasterly direction 80, 5sl feet
to the Marias DIES Cygnes river, at a point four
hundred tiO0 feet west and three hundred
1901 feet south of the quarter section corner In
the east s de OF Section Thirty i've 1851, Town
ship 1hirty-ni ISL, Range Thirty-one 1911
The bottom OF this ditch will be eighteen 1871
feet wide tn side slopes onu by ore. ana an
average depth Of about eleven III feet. The
amount of excavation about 29j, SOL cubic yards
The right of way provided being one hundred
twenty Il2Dlf feet wide. i-7
Lateral Number One begins four hundred
I[4OOl feet north and four hundred seventy Ave
4 [i75l feet west of the Southeast corner OF Lot
Eleven III in the Northwest quarter of Ste
ton One M, Township Thirty-nne 1891, Range
Thirty turee 1881 and runs south, twenty de-
grees east, seventeen hundred Il ,7Ovl feet to
the Main Ditch. Estimated excavation about
1915 cubic ards.
Lateral Number Two begins at point forty
[401 feet south and seven hundred 1901 feet
west Of the Northeast corner Of Section r.
ownship Thirty-nIne 1891 Range Thirty-threC
1891 and extends East along the South side o.
the public road distance of 8. 100 feet; tbenc,
in a sou;heasterly direction TO the south as
corner oil LotEight Isl in the Northwest quar-
ter OF Section Fiv. Isl, Township Thirty nln'
1891, Range Tbrty-two 1871, distance of l., 0W
feet. The bottom OF this ditch will be eight Is
feet wi lie with slop one by one and an aver a.
depth Of about nine [9i feet, with total ex
cavation OF about So ,j00cubc yards The RICH
OF way is eighty feet.
Lateral Number Three begins One Thousand
eighteen u .0lSl feet west and Twenty 1901 fee
south of the Southeast corner of Lot Eight Is
in the Northwest quarter of Section Three [3l
Township Thirty nine 1891, Range Thirty-tw'
1921 and extends east Eleven hundred n 100
feet; thence in Q southeasterly direction to
point one hundred feet southwest Of the South
east corner Of the north half of the southeas
quarter of Section Two ri, Township Thirty
nine tS9l, Range Thirty-two (ss), a total dis
lance Of ten thousand two hundred az. 20O) feet
The bot tom OF this ditch will he eight ts) feet
with slopes one by one, and an average dept
Of nine 90 feet; estimated excavation % "A
cubic yards, with right of way eighty tso) fee
wide.
Lateral Number Four begins at the center Q
Lot Three 81 Of the Northwest quarter Of Sec
ton Twenty coy. Township Thirty nine t39
tRahge Thtrtyo one 1911 snd extends in mort
and easteriy direction . distance Of Eve thou
sand one hundred thirty t5.I3O) feet. .BottoI
width tvo feet; side slopes one by one and
half; average depth six lsl feet, estimated e,
cavaton about Is. $50 cubic yards. The widt
of the right Of way Is sixty feet.
Lateral Number Five begins One thousar
one hundred Il 1901 feet south and Four hur
dred 1901 feet west Of the Northeast corner {
Section Twenty.sIx fssl. Township Thirty mir
1891, Range Thirty. one ISL. and extends sout
sixty Ave degrees west seven hundred sixty
nine (7e9l feet TO an intersection with the Milan
Ditch. Bottom width will be twelve (l2l fee
Side slopes one by one. Average depth seve
lf7l feet. Estimated excavation about 49,
cubic yards.
Said work will be let by A. II. Bell, engineer
Contractors to whom said work or any porto