The Rice belt journal., 1909-02-19
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS.
The Board of Trustees OF the Town
of Welsh Louisiana, having passed
an ordinance calling for sealed bids
for the construction OF curbing and
paving OF sidewalks on the hereinafter
described streets and sections OF
streets, to-wit:
On the east side of ELM Street, be-
ing in front of and abutting lots Nos,
% and 25 of the Cooper subdivision
of the Town of Welsh.
On the south side of South street,
being in front of and abutting lot No.
5 of block No. 20, Town of Welsh.
On the west side of Polk street, be-
ing in front of and abutting lot No. l
of block No. 6, of the West and West
subdivision of the Town of Welsh.
And directing me to advertise for
sealed bids for said work, which or
dinance is number 1876 of said town,
and was approved January 5. 1909,
and twenty-six days having elapsed
from the first publication of the same
l, G. E. Carr, Mayor of said Town o.
Welsh, do by virtue of the power vest
ed in me by said ordinance, hereby
advertise for sealed bids for the paw
ing of sidewalks and curbing on tht
hereinaboye described streets, ant
sections of streets and more fully de
scribed by lots and block numbers o
the Town of Welsh, Louisiana, sait
bids to be filed with the town clerk a
his Office in the town hall, on or be
fore Monday, March 1st, 1909, no
later than the hour of s p. M, which
time I hereby fix and name for the fiji
ing of said bids.
| Said sidewalks shall be OF cement
laid in workmanlike manner, on
substantial concrete base, and shall
be four ~ feet wide, with combina
tion curb attached, except the walk II
be built on the west side of Adam
street, south of the railroad, whic
shall be built without curb. The curb
ing and walks shall be of cement, vel
laid, and there shall be laid under th
sidewalks and through curbing fror
the property line, a sufficient numb,
;of drain pipes to afford a prope
drainage for said property.
| All of said material shall be OF goo
quality and shall comply with, an
the said work shall be done in accord
ance with the plans and specification
more fully describing the same, no
on file with the secretary OF the Boar
of Trustees OF the said town OF Welsl
Said work shall be under the supel
9 vision OF the Mayor Of the Town 4
Welsh, Louisiana or his assistant.
Each bid must be accompanied by
Icertified check for the sum OF one hui
dred (s100) dollars, made payable
the order OF the Town OF Welsh,
the Mayor thereof, as Iiquidated dan
3 age due, and owing TO the Town
j. Welsh, in the event that the bidd'
fails within ten 10Y days after the .
lceptance of his bid, to enter into
: contract with the said Town OF Wels
t to perform said work in accordan
4 with the said plans and specification
:, and terms of ordinance No. l36, al
to complete said work within twel'
i f12) mouths from the date OF said co
tract; or il he fails to give satisfa
,fitory bond and security within ten Il
q days, for the faithful performance
n This obligations under the contrat
) which bond shall be for the sum eqn
:, to twenty-five per cent. OF the contra
= price for said work.
'e Issued by me Officially at Wells
= Louisiana, this 10th day OF Februa
Sc 1909. within the time presbribed
! said ordinance No. l36.
: G. e. Carr,
Mayor.