Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-06-11
NOTICE OF BRIDGE LETTING.

The Board of Supervisors of Win
neshiek County will receive propos-
ais and bids for the following des-
cribed bridges at the Auditors Office
In DEBORAH, Iowa, up to 900 o'clock
P. M. July 1, 1913.
The Tom Rovang bridge, N. E.
IA, section 8, 81, s, 26 foot deck
girder span, with concrete floor, 16
foot roadway, reinforced concrete
abutments and wings, estimated at
70 cubic yards, gravel haul two miles
to railroad station.
The Hildahl bridge, S. line, N. E.
IA, section 10, 81, 3, "a foot deck
girder span, with concrete floor, 16
foot roadway, reinforced in the abut-
ment and wings, estimated "a cubic
yards, gravel haul one-half mile to
railroad station.
The Green bridge, S. line, S. E.
Ia, section IL, SO, Z, 80 foot deck
girder span, with concrete floor, 16
foot roadway, reinforced concrete
and abutments and wings, estimat-
ed 81 cubic yards, gravel haul 5
miles to railroad station.
The Riveland bridge, N E. IA,
section 81, SO, s, 80 foot deck grid
er span, with concrete floor, 16 foot
roadway, reinforced concrete in
abutments and wings, estimated at
II cubic yards, gravel haul four
miles to railroad station.
The Mullaney bridge, S. line, Sec
ton /, 80, 10, 80 foot deck girder
span, with concrete floor, 16 foot
roadway, reinforced concrete in
abutments and wings, estimated at
So cubic yards, gravel pit / mile
railroad station 10 miles.
The Clark bridge, center section
81, 100, 10, 120 steel truss span to
platform approach, reinforced con-
crete in abutments and wings, es-
timated at 172 cubic yards, gravel
pit miles, railroad station IL
miles.
The Joe Whalen bridge, S. line
S. Z. Ia, section z, 100, 8, 80 foot
deck girder span, with concrete
floor, 16 foot roadway, reinforced
concrete in abutments and wings,
estimated at 6S cubic yards, gravel
pit miles, railroad station 4 1-2
miles.
The Myrah bridge, n. w. IA, Sec
ton "a, 80, s, 80 foot deck girder
span with concrete floor, 16 foot
roadway, reinforced concrete in
abutments and wings, estimated at
6S cubic yards, gravel pit miles
railroad station miles.
The Thorsen bridge, S. E. 1-2, Sec
tion %, SO, Z, 20 foot deck girder
span with concrete floor, 16 foot
roadway, reinforced concrete in
abutments and wings, estimated al
35 cubic yards, gravel pit 3 miles
railroad station 16 miles.
The Ellingson bridge, S. line, n
E. IA, section "a, 80, Z, 20 foot
deck girder span, concrete floor, 16
foot roadway, reinforced concrete in
abutments and wings, estimated al
35 cubic yards, gravel pit / 12
miles, railroad station II miles.
The Frank Hoye bridge, n. E. IA
section 80, SO, 10, 80 foot deck grid
er span, concrete floor, reinforced
concrete in abutments and wings
estimated at ~ cubic yards, gravel
pit 1 mile, railroad station miles.
Terms and Conditions.
A certified check amounting to five
per cent of bid to accompany each
bid Bids on foundations and wings
to be on a unit basis, superstruc-
ture separate. All plans and speci-
fications subject to the approval OF
the Iowa State Highway Commits
sion. All work to be completed and
approved by the County Highway
,erttn ioy-tt ~ he
Board of Supervisors before any pay
ments are made. Contractors
awarded contract to furnish bonds
as required by law in an amount
equal to so per cent of cost of bridge
when completed. All work to be
completed in the year 1913 unless
otherwise stipulated. All concrete
work to be completed by Nov. /,
1913, unless an extension is given
by the County Highway Engineer and
on condition that such work will be
properly protected against freezing.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the Board of Supervisors will
meet at O'Clock p. NJ. on the 18th
day of June 1913, at the Office of the
Board of Supervisors in the Winnie
ah, Iowa, for the purpose of consid-
ering objections to said proposed
resolution, and that notice of said
proposed resolution and of the pas
sage of this resolution be published
as provided by law.
That the Board of Supervisors
will meet at 2 o'clock p. NJ. on the
30th day of June A. ID. 1913, at the
Court House at DEBORAH, Iowa, when
it will hear protests, if any, against
the construction of said bridges.
i, w. r. Shea, County Auditor, do
hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution of Necessity is to be
adopted by the Board of Supervis-
ors of Winneshiek County, on the
/ 9th day OF June A. ID. 1913.
w. X. SHEA,
County Auditor.
Winneshiek County.
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