Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-06
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Sealed Bids for Sidewalks, Crossings
and Curbs, for the City of Langdon
North Dakota for 1913.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will
be received by the City Council of the City of
Langdon, in the State of North Dakota, for
the furnishing of all materials and the %constru-
ton of plank sidewalks, cement walks. cement
the year1913, all such bids to be addressed to
the City Council of said City. and to be marked
Sealed Bids for Sidewalks for 1918" and to
not later than four o'clock p. M, on the fifth
day of April, 1913. each bid must be accompani-
ed by a certified check of $50, and a bond of $500
provisions of Sections 27S1 and 27S2 of the
Revised Code, of N. D., for 1905 as amended by
Chapter 46 of the Law of North Dakota, for 1907.
and all bids.
The sidewalks to be constructed and for
which bids are desired will consist of, first,
of good pine planks two inches thick, of not
more than ten or less than six inches in width
to be laid upon three s%tringers size two inches
will be not more than 80 inches apart, planks
to be securely spiked to the stringers, and
joints of stringers to be firmly spiked together,
and s%tringers 10 be firmly supported on the
lowing widths, ten feet, eight feet, six feet, and
five feet four inches, all cement sidewalks to
constructed in the manner as follows, viz:
where necessary all ground and soft places to
be excavated 50 as to allow for a four inch walk
and all ground, filling and soft places to be
accordance with the grades and elevations as
established by the City Council of said City of
Langdon, by the ordinance of said City, and
where filling is required to bring walks to such
grade and level. the same is to be furnished
by the contractor and the bids submitted must
provide therefor. All cement sidewalks must
be four inches thick, the lower three and one
half inches to be q mixture of at least one part
Portland cement to five parts of clean sharp
sand or gravel, and the top one-half inch to be
made OF a mixture of at least one part Portland
cement to two parts of clean sharp sand or
gravel.
Cementcrossings to be constructed and for
which bids are desired shall be of the following
construction, viz: shall be eight inches in
depth, the bottom five inches of which shall
be made of a mixture composed of at least one
part Portland cement to five parts clean, sharp
sand or gravel, and the top three inches to con-
sist of IA mixture of one part Portland cement
to two parts clean, sharp sand or gravel. and
the ground beneath said CROSSINGS to be
crossings are laid. All crossings to be put on
the grade and levels established by the ordin-
ances of the said City of Langdon and where
necessary to be put upon such grade or levels
the proper filling to be put in by contractor
and the bids to provide for furnishing such
filing, The curbs to be constructed, and for
ing dimensions and construction, viz: to be
six inches wide and sixteen inches deep. The
top surface of SAID curb to the depth of one
half inch and the outer side of said curbs to
the depth of one inch to be made of a mixture
OF one part Portland cement to two parts clean
sharp sand or gravel. The balance Of said curb
10 De mdQo VI a mixture consisting OF one
part Portland cement to four parts clean, sharp
sand or gravel; the curbs to be built upon the
grade and levels provided for in said ordinances
Of said City of Langdon. and where necessary
all ground is to be excavated so as to allow for
the building of the curbs in said manner.
All sidewalks, curbs and crossings, shall be
constructed under the superyision;ana direction
of the City Engineer of said City Of Langdon or
under the direction of the Street Commissions
of said Cityof Langdon ,as the city council of said
city may direct; All sidewalks. curbs and eros
| 4 n DC for which hide rn OcDnI orn ~ HI, ooDSkr,,
cted under contracts let in accordance with
such bids and are to be completed on or before
September LIST, 1913. All sidewalks and curbs,
which the said city council of the City Of Lang
don shall order to be constructed during the
year 1913. and which shall be builr by the said
city in accordance with.ths provisions Of Sec.
Dakota of 1906, and any amendments thereto,
shall be paid for by city warrants of the said
City of Langdon, payable out of the Sidewalk
Special Assessment Fund.-" the warrants to be
payable on or before ten years after their
issuance, and to bear interest at the rate of
seven per cent per annum from the date OF
The bidder whose bid shall be accepted, shall
further furnish a bond running to the said City
OF Langdon in the penal sum :of Five Hundred
Dollars, to be executed by two or more sureties,
to be approved by the city council of said. City
of Langdon, or to be executed by a surety com.
Pany' authorized to transact business in the
and all cement sidewalks, crossings and curbs,
constructed by said contractor shall, with the
ordinary wear and usage, to which such side.
tions e msy be i Su sSid ci apd of t the nSasl r eondi,
and be in good condition and state or repair for
a period of two years after the construction of
any Of such sidewalks, curbs or crossings, shall,
within such period, become detective under or
binary wear and usage, that the contractor
shall furnish the materials and do the work ne:
curbs into good condition, and failing SO to dc
that he shall pay to the City of Langdon the
sum named in such bond, the said sum to be
takenand held as the fixed and liquidated dam
ages sustained by said City of Langdon by rea-
son of such failure g
Further informationm may be obtained from
the undersigned City Auditor, of said City, with
reference to the sidewalks, curbs and crossings
to be constructed.
Dated March 4th, 1918. 1894
JOHN SHEEHAN, CITY AUDITOR,