Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-01-29

utab, salt Lake City, January IL lgO9. Notice
u hereby given that sealed proposals Will be
received at this Office up - and including Feb
ruary io. 1909. Tor running, measuring. and
marking, according % law aEd instructions,
the ioiiowiEg fan and fractional township.r
viz; In Kane County, TIP. a. IS 7. and .
W.. TIP. as, rs. 2, ., and W.; Tp. q and ~
lnstou County, Up. as. Re- =. y ard y VI
Tp. ~ s n. VI, " and - w In Garfield Co
Up. SIS Rs. and 3 X. aud TIP y 81. Rs.
aud ". Iron oun,y TP. % IS. HW,; TIP.
n, rs. ~. ard % W; aud Tp. 20 $ x. 10 w.
The estimated number Of miles Included ~
above townships r. section lines. loIs; stand
ship lines ~; also probable resurseys OF re-
tracements Ia same townships sectlou lines
lo standard lines, f2i Guide Meridian lines
are Of the Salt Lake Base and Meridian, Utah.
II is pfOba BILE that most Of the lads embraced
ia the above named townships are mountain
Gus la character. Al corners. Of both surveys
and resurVeys, will be monumental by tubular
Iron posts filled with cement and surmonnted
BY riyited brass caps, which will be substituted
for the wooden or stone corners heretofore
useL. They will be delivered. free Of cost 70
the surveyor al the railroad station nearest TO
bis contract, or 20 any railroad station pre-
ferred by him. The posts are OF three sizes, J.
In, rim. andi-u. An average prairie township
without nieanders or closing corners will re-
quire "a, inch; 1s, 7-lneh; u, 9iuch posts. The
one-inch post IL TO be driven, the remaining
posts are Hanged Al bottom and require 10 be
SET IN excayated holes about and = inches In
diameter, two feet deep. The posts will be
hauled and delivered along the line by the dep
uty az his own expense which should be inclnd-
ed in his proposal or bid No separate bids for
hauling and planting the posts will be received.
The brass caps are "a be marked by the deputy
with ateti dies or pauches 60 Indicate the ioca-
ton. The design Of post and required mark
lngs for each class NAV be seen az the ofhce OF
the surveyor general Weights of pests are
lbs for SMALLEST size, i3k lbs. Tor medium and
N lbs. for larges, size, which does not include
the cement filling, the estimated weight Of
which IL 10 lbs for largest size, lbs. for me q
um aud ? lbs. for smallest size. The total
weight of the filled posts for each township h
1919 lbs. The posts are furnished filled sam-
pies Of the posts and OF the dies with which TO
mark the brass caps may be seen az the Office of
the y. Surveyor general. Deputies will fur
nish theif own dies. BIDS must be az stated
prices per mile Tor each and all OF the classes
Of survey enumerated above; and no mileage
bid will be considered where the prices exceed
toOO for standard ana rneander lines; 500 for
township. and s. % for section and connecting
lines; except where the lines OF survey pass
over mountainous lands or lands heavily tim
bered or covered with dense undergrowth. aud
In such cases at the rate of Sl3OO for standard
and mcanicr lines, Sii 90 for owuship, and
"a on for section aud connecting llnes; except
where the lines OF survey pass over mountain
Gus lands, or lands heavily timbered or covered
with dense underground aud EXCEPTIONAL
Ky DIFFICULT TO SURVEY; aud In such
cases at the rate Of $500 for standard and me
auder lines: $500 for township lines; aud
$1,000 for section and connecting lines. per mile,
for every mile or part OF a mile actually run
aud marked In the field. Rates OF mileage In
excess OF the minimum $500, 800 and $500
for the survey of the described lines will be al
lowed only under statutory stipulations as To
the class aud character of the lands. BIDS
CLASS oFsuRvEYs. MAXIMUM, INTER.
MEDIATE. AND MINIMUM, BUT SHOULD
NOT STATE THE NUMBER OF
the event thai a bidder does not consider that
he can make bid within the statutory rates
above quoted, no may make a PER DIEM or
LUMp-SuM bid. These bids must Include all
aud every expense including preparation OF
piats aud field notes; aud per diem bid must
state specifically the exact number of days for
field work, and, should the field notes Indicate
a diasrsai aan,bsS Of DAYS actually sapioysd
la esta blishing the lines, payment 20 be made
according to the time stated In the held notes;
tai amount bid. No allowance viii be made
for the time goiug to or from the field or for
tine tor Office work. ~ only one per diem OF lamp
sum bid u received " Will not be considered.
IL the amount Of the accepted bid exceeds the
sum set apart for this contract the mileage
will be reduced by the ellmnation of some of
the townships. and per diem or lump sum
bid reduced proportiOnaliy. S5sOc.o0 l. the larry
est contract that will be awarded TO a single
suryeyo or, aud Sii,5ooO0 10 firm of surveyors,
with the understanding la the latter case that
the work be completed ~ Que surveying seas
| on; and that all u the signers the contract
! eater the heid ~ bids musi he made Ia wit.
ing, sealed, aud marked Proposals 10 Execute
Government Surveys described In Notice No.
| 10. dateu January II. 1909 All proposals To
| execute the surveys must be accompanied by a
certified check representing ave per cent Of the
estimated liability of the contract 20 be award
| cd. Where the estimated liability OF the pro
posed survey Il 1870 % and over, the certified
check TO accom- pany the bid will be S2od 90; aud
that amount will be the maximum amount of
| the check required. The check will be re-
tained bv the Surveyor-General uutn notified
| by the General Land Oaee that the contract
has been awarded; when the checks will be
returned TO the unsuccessful bidders. The
check OF the successful bidder will be retained
until the forms OF contract have been properly
executed. Proposals may be left a; this ONCE la
| person, OF enclosed In an envelope aud for
warded by mail. Bids for surveys described In,
this notice win be opened on February II, 1919,
aud notice forwarded 10 the successful bidder
within 30 DAYS thereafter, accompanied with
| contract, Including said surveys, aud bond and
must be properly executed aud returned 60 this
once immediately. oniy responsible. reliable
aud competent surveyors will be employed,
who must execute their surveys la person, aud
will be required 90 give bond In double the es-
tlmatcd amoaat of contract Ia each Instance.
Persons who have NOT heretofore executed agri-
cuiturai contracts Ia this state will be required
90 furnish satisfactory evidence as 20 their
| technical and financial ability to carry same To
a successful completion, IL will be required
that the surveys herein described be completed
aud returns made 20 th,s once on or before De
ceniber "a. 1919. Surveyors may submit bids
under more than one notice. hut bids must be
separate nader each. la bidding on the town
MUST NOT RID ON scATTEREp TOWN
SHIPS, bat on contiguous adjacent town
ships which NAV be formed into separate
groups or contracts. This Office VIII limit each
deputy TO such an amount of work as eau be
properly ple3ed within the time specified.
The rightis reserved by this once TO reject
any aud all bids; and NO contract will Dc bud
Inc on the part OF the Quilted states untu APP
proved by the Commissioners of the General
i.aHd Once.
THOMAS HULL,
L. $. SurVeyor-General for Utah.
First Jaa, A-Last FEB. 81