Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-05


IrvITArIoN FOR pRorosALs TO ExE-
Kite f.oYERNMENT SURVEYS. NO
TICK No ~ Department Of the Interior.
Dihce Il u. 8. anfyey or -tsgGcral. District OF
Utah, salt Lake Cit January Y. 1872 Notice
N hereby given that sealed proposals will be
received AZ this once up 10 aud isciuding Feb.
ruary TO- 1907, for running. measuriug and
making. according - Jaw aud instructions.
the following full and fractional townships.
yizs 10 Kane County. rp, - ) IS Z, aud =
WI To. as, Rs. :, y and W; To. ~ and ~
: X. w. and To. 40 X. W. Ia wash
Tp.4Ts, ~ ~. 70. II. IA u, u. IS and Is WI
Up. ~ . Ks. ~, IL ard rs w Ia Garfield Co
Tp. 3is ~. and ". and TIP y s.. Re.
81 s., Ks. Il aad Is W. ~. az =. r.. Is, -, Is.
~. ~. ~, and ~ w and Tp. 30 3 v. IS W.
The estimated number % miles included 10
ard lines 10; Guide Meridian lines 20; and TOW NJ
ship linea 207i also probable resurveys re-
,ratements "a same townships, session lines
~. aud township lines ib5 The above surveys
are Of the salt Lake Base and Meridian. Utah.
u u probable that most Of the lands embraced
ga the above named townships are mountain
GUS iu character. All corners. Of both surveys
and resnrveys will be monumented BY tubular
iron posts iilled with cement aud snrmOunted
by riyited brass caps. which will be substituted
for the wooden or stone corners heretofore
used. They will be delivered. free OF cost 10
the surveyor. az the railroad station nearest to
hts contract, or 10 any raiitoad station pre-
fcrred by him. The posts are OF three sizes. J.
la. 2-in.. andi.in. An average prairie township
without neanders o. closing corners will re
quire u, inch; Is 2-inch H.. Jiuch posts The
One-inch post II 10 be driven, the remaining
posts are Hanged at bottom aud require 10 be
80 ~ exeavaied holes abonte aud inches Ia
diameter, two feet deep. The posts will be
hauled aud delivered along the iiue BY the dep
uty az his own expense which should be incind-
ed 10 his proposal or bid No separate bids for
haullng aud planting the posts VIII be received.
The brass caps are a. De marked by the deputy
with ste dies OF panches % Indicate the ioca-
Ton The design OF post and required mark
inRs for each class may be seen nj the Office OF
the surveyor general. Weights OF posts are 81
lbs for smallest size. 1874 lbs. for medium aud
~ lbs for largest s,ze, witch does not include
the cement filling, the estimated weight of
which Is 10 lbs for largest size lbs. for me IL
UNI and lbs for smallest size. The total
", inht ~ tue hiltd posts Tor eaeh township Is
lNz lbs, The posts are furnished filled SAM
pies Of the posts aud OF the dies with which to
mark the brass capsm be seen M the Office of
the Y, Surveyor general. Deputies will fur
nish their own dies. Bids must be az stated
prices per mile for each aud III OF the classes
Of survey enumerated above aud no mileage |
bid Will be considered where the prices exceed |
shuO for standard ana nieander lines; 500 for |
township. and So Tor section aud connecting |
liues; except where the lines OF survey pass |
over mountainous lands or lands heavily tim |
bered or covered with dense underground, and /
la such cases al the rate Of si5OJ for standard /
and meander lines, Sii 90 Tor township, aud |
~ % for section aud connecting lines; except /
where the lines OF survey pass over mountain.
Gus lands. or lands heavily tinibercd or covered /
with den underground aud EXCEPTIONAL
LY DIFFICULT TO SURVEY; and in such /
eases al the rate of $500 for standard and ME
auder lines; $500 for township lines; and |
5000 for section and connecting lines, per mile.
and marked Ia the field Rates Of mileage In
excess OF the minimum 500, 500 and $500
for the survey of the descfibedlincs will be al
lowed only under statutory stpniations as to
the class aud character OF the lands BIDS |
MUST STATE SPECIFIC RATESFOR ZACH /
CLASS OF SURVEYS MAXIMUM. INTER
NOT STATE THE NUMBER OF
MILES ArTHE REsPEc rIVR KATEs. In |
the event that bidder docs not consider that
he can make a bid within the statutory rates
above quoted, he may make a PER DIEM or |
LuMP-SuM bid. These bids must iucinde all /
aud every expense including preparation Of
piats and field notes; aud per dieni bid must |
state specifically the exact number OF days for |
held work. aud. should the neid notes Indicate |
aiuerent uumbcf OF days actually employed
10 establishing the lines, paymeat 20 BE- made
according 10 the time stated Ia the field notes;
bat in no case 60 exceed the rate bid or the to-
tai amount bid, No allowance viii he made
Tor the time goug To or from the field or for
time for office work, II onlS Que per diem or lump
SUN bid Is received IL viii not be considered.
IL the amount Of the accepted bid exceeds the
sum set apart Tor Tits contract, the mileage
viii be- reduced by the elimination of some OF
the townships, aud a per diem or lump sum
bid reduced prupouionaity. sGS0o.nO II tie larry
est contract that VIII be awarded to single
surveyor, aud Sii, 50o00 90 a iirm of surveyors.
with the understanding in the latter case that
the work be completed "a one surveying seas
on; aud that all II the siguers on the contract
enter the held Au bids nust be made Ia writ
ing, sealed, aud marked Proposals Ca Execntc
Government Surveys described in Notice No.
~, dateU January y, 1872 All proposals.
execute the surveys must bc ecconi pduiei BY a
cefuhed check representing live per ceut OF the
ed. Where the estimated liability OF the pro-
posed survey Is $4,000 aud over. the certified
check toaccumpany the bid will be SIS %; aud
that amount will be the maximum amount of
ftstNu oh xVtll hs
tanned by the Surveyor.General until notified
by the General Land Office that the contract
returned 20 the unsuccessful bidders. The
check of the successful bidder win be retained
until the forms OF contract have been properly
executed. Proposals may be left al this Office ia
person, or enclosed Ia an envelope aud for
warded by mail. Bids for surveys described In,
thsnotce will be opened on February n 1919,
aud notice forwarded % the successful bidder
within 80 days thereafter, accompanied with
contract, Including said surveys, aud bond aud
must be properly executed aud returned Ia this
Office immediately, Only responsible. reliable
who must execute their surveys la person, aud
VIII he required to give bond In double the es-
umated amount of contract In each Instance. !
Persons who have not heretofore executed agri-
cultural contracts la this state will be required
Ia furnish satisfactory evidence as 70 their |
technical aud financial ability TO carry same to |
a successful completion. IL will he required |
that the surveys hereiu described be completed |
aud returns made TO this office on or before De.
uIder more than one uotice bat bids must be
separate under each. In bidding on the town
ships embraced la thls advertisement deputies /
MUST NOT ND ON SCATTERED TOWN /
SHIPS, button contiguous or adjacent town
ships which may be formed Into separate /
groups OF contracts. This Office will limit each /
deputy to such an amount OF work As eau be /
properly completed within the time specified /
The right u reserved by this Office to reject /
any and an bids; aud 40 contract will be bind !
tuc on the part of the United states until APP
proved BY the Commissioner of the General |
Land Ohicc.
THOMAS HULL.
u. ;. Survcyor-Geueral Tor Utah. |
First Jan. A--I.ast Feb 81
NorIcs United States Land Once, salt