The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-05
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 Is 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 AUDITING 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 l36 of said town,
and was approved January 5, 1909,
and twenty-six days having elapsed
from the first publication of the same,
I, G. E. Carr, Mayor of said Town of
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 the
hereinaboye described streets, and
sections of streets and more fully de-
scribed by lots and block numbers of
the Town of Welsh. Louisiana, said
bids to be filed with the town clerk at
his Office in the town hall, on or be-
fore Monday, March 1st, 1909, not
later than the hour of 8p. M, which
time l hereby fix and name for the fl
ing of said bids.
Said sidewalks shall be of cement,
laid in workmanlike manner, on a
substantial concrete base, and shall
be four az feet wide, with combina-
ton curb attached, except the walk to
be built on the west side of Adams
street, south of the railroad, which
shall be built without curb. The curb
ing and walks shall be of cement, we'll
laid, and there shall be laid under the
sidewalks and through curbing from
the property line, a sufficient number
of drain pipes to afford proper
drainage for said property.
All of said material shall be of good
quality and shall comply with, and
the said work shall be done 10 accord
ance with the plans and specifications
more fully describing the same, now
on file with the secretary OF the Board
of Trustees of the said town of Welsh.
Said work shall be under the super
vision of the Mayor of the Town OF
Welsh, Louisiana or his assistant.
| Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check for the sum of one hum
dred (sl00) dollars, made payable to
the order of the Town of Welsh, or
the Mayor thereof, as liquidated dam
age due, and owing to the Town OF
Welsh. in the event that the bidder
fails within ten (l0) days after the &C
ceptance of his bid, to enter into a
contract with the said Town of Welsh
to perform said work in accordance
with the said plans and specifications
and terms of ordinance No. 1876, and
to complete said work within twelve
| (12) months from the date of said con-
tract; or if he fails to give satisfac-
tory bond and security within ten (10)
days, for the faithful performance OF
his obligations under the contract,
which bond shall be for the sum equal
to twenty-five per cent. OF the contract
lpriee for said work.
Issued by me officially at Welsh,
Louisiana, this 10th day Of February
1909. within the time prescribed by
said ordinance No. 1875.
| G. E. Carr,
Mayor.