St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-05-25
PROCEEDINGS Of POLICE
JURY ST, TAMMANY PARISH.
New Ward Created. to be Known as the
Tenth Ward. The Fourth Ward Given an
Opportunity to Vote 5-Mill Tax for
School Purposes. Bids for Build
ing Bridge All Rejected and Or
dered to be Readvertised.

Eight pilings to be driven as fol-
flows: Four on each side of creek
which is absolutely necessary to get
Ia firm foundation as mud sill will
lgradually keep sinking as creek con-
tinues to wash out of its bank.
/ also agree to build bridge above
high water mark AMI all material
to be strictly pure yellow pine. clear
of sap, bursted shakes and all rot
ten defects.
The following is list Of material I
1 propose to use in the construction of
the above mentioned bridge: Ten
l pieces 8x10-20 mud sills. 81 pieces
Sx10-3 and up, uprights. 10 pieces
8x1O-14 cap stills. 81 pieces 4x12-20
Il stringers. pieces 1Ox1O-14 cap
sills. IL pieces 4x412 uprights for
railing. 4S pieces 2x6-2O railing.
IS pieces 2x4-2O railing and foot
/ braces. "a pieces 4x6-2O guard
L rails.
| All flooring to be 3x3-12fcet, eight
4 pilings to be Of good firm nghtwoOd
showing 10 inch face for cap sill to
lrest on. All mud stills, uprights, caps
and stringers to be bored and drifts
bolted with fve-eights iron and each
trestle work to be double collar brac-
ed from top of cap to bottom Of mud
sill and drift bolted.
/ All work to be done in workman
like manner for the price and sum
Of three hundred and thirty-one
/. .($331. .00) dollars, subject to inspec-
tion by the committee in charge or
the entire body Of police iurymen.
Respectfully submitted.
ROBERT FITZGERALD.
Covington, La, May Is, 1912.
To the President and Members Of
Police Jury.
Gentlemcn:-I herewith inclose
bid with specifications for building
bridge across Simaloosa creek as per
your advertisement, on Middle Road
lin Second Ward.
will build bridge 21O feet long
II feet wide 1 Ia feet high, which
Twill be above high water mark and
reach to good ground at both ends.
for $4,000.
Useing mud sill for foundation,
fastening all mud sills 80 they can
mot be moved by high water and
bracing all benches from each way
Iso they cannot be washed down by
Ewater, useing timber as follows:
3x12 stringers. putting stringers
three feet apart. 8xS cap sills for
lbenches. putting benches ten feet
apart. 8x8 posts, putting four posts
0 each bench, 3x8 decking, leaving
1-2 inch between plank on floor.
j Will use IL inch drift bolts On all
leap sills and post and wherever need
led. putting banisters three feet apart
led, and putting banistors three feet
high and walling up sides.
Also put In wheel guard on floor
AKA, useing all good heart pine tim-
lbers.
| This bridge when completed can
be crossed at all stages Of high water
land other times.
Yours truly.
T. ]. O'KEEFE.
Vaudeville, La, May IS. 1919.
The Honorable Police Jury Of st.
Tammany Parish.
Gentlemen:-We beg to submit
following bid for rebuilding the pub
lie bridge over Simaloesa creek. on
Middle Road:
We will furnish all material and
labor and rebuild bridge, using 80
per cent heart, and all new STUFF for
the sum of $11O, or we will use Ill
OF the old material that is sound and
l0f good heart and furnish the bal
ance in new material for the sum OF
$50. II awarded the contract we
will make all flooring CT one thick
ness instead of different ones as It
now is, also, we will make the hand
rails OF 2x4 instead of Ike as |. now
lis.
Trusting to be favored with award
lof contract and guaranteeing you
first class workmanship, VIC beg to
lremair
Yours truly,
NEWMAN & WILCOX.
Covington, La, May 20, 1912.
Honorable Members of Police Jury.
Gentlemen:-I propose to erect 4
bridge located on the Middle Road
across .Simaloosa creek and furnish
all labor and materials OF their acy-,
leral different kinds for the sum OF
three hundred and ninety nine
($399) dollars. The filling in at
the ends OF said bridge as far q
necessary is also included in the o.
Itimate. &
Thankfng your body in advance for
the contract, l am,
Yours truly.
LUKE ALLISON.
st. Tammany. La. May 20, 1919.
TO the Honorable Members Of the
/ Police Jury.
4 The undersigned proposes to build
the bridge cs advertised in the ST.
Tammany Farmer ever S;maloosa
creek on Middle Road for the sum 81
'snve hundred and seven.y-s;x (3576ll
dollars. Said bridge to be two hum
dred feet long as per sketch, or S2.88
per linial foot.
i Or. will build bridge for IS cents
per linial foot. par.gh to furnish
material.
Yours respectfully,
Il ]. G. KRENTEL..
On motion. duly secen led. ali Of
lthe bids were rejected. and the Sec
lretary OF the police jury was instruct.
lea to- re-adyertise for bids, giving
plans and specifications. z13
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