Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-06-30
BIDS FOR DOING OF ROAD WORK
AND ROCK WORK ON NEW
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SECRET PASS ROAD
Sealed proposals endorsed "Propos-
ais for Road Work and Rock Work
on the New Secret Pass Road" will be
received by the Clerk Of the Board
OF Highway Commissioners, or any
member OF said Board, up to the
hour Of 10 A. NJ. of the 9Th day Of
July, A D., 1915. at which time said
bids will be opened and read publicly.
Said bids shall be given for the road
work and rock work to be done on
the new Secret Pass road from the
Forest Reserve line in a westerly d.
recton to connect with the road now
in the course of construction.
Said work shall consist Of and bids
will be based upon work to remove
rock end dirt and make q fill In the
manner following, to-wit:
One bid shall be under the follow
ing specifications:
A solid road bed twelve feet in
width, strictly confronting with the
present survey as laid u upon the
ground by Government Engineer Mr..
Brown. At Dorsey Creek a I'LL is to
be made not less than twenty feet in
width across the top. On each side
of said fill steel ratings are to be set
In one foot in from the outer edge Of
the fill, said ratings to consist of
three-inch wrought-iron pipes, connec-
ted by tbs every ten feet to posts
four feet high and ~extening five feet
into the Ali, said posts to be bound to-
gether two feet under the surface of
the road bed of the fill with half-inch
square steel rods, adjustable by turn
buckles. Said steel ratings shall have
an additional pipe two feet from the
ground all connected up and securely
screwed together and said rails to
have n coat Of black paint in the
fill after erection. Road to be smooth
ened up and not to contain rocks or
other obstacles in size to exceed two
inches on any n edge.
Four culverts are to be put in place,
which, together with all wrought iron
pipes. rails and steel braces shall be
furnished by the County and laid down
upon the work
A second bid shall be received con-
forming with the above specifications,
with the exception that a deviation
from the above mentioned r may
be made at Dorsey Creek provided the
new grade a thus established shall
not exceed ten per cent, and provided
further that the length of the new
survey shall not exceed one thousand
feet from the point of departure from
the OLD survey to the point of regain
ing the same; said one thousand feet
may be taken on either or both sides
Of Dorsey Creek in any proportion
deemed necessary by the contractor.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a
certificate cheek Of ten per cen Of
the amount bid, to be held by the
board for the satisfactory perform
ance of the bid.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to furnish a good and sufficient
bond in the amount of half the amount
bid for the faithful performance of
said work, which bid shall be approx
ed by the Board before any work is
done after the awarding Of said con-
tract, providing that on the giving Of
this bond the certified check of the
successful bidder shall be returned to
him.
Said Board hereby reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
By order of the Board of Highway
Commissioners, this 9th day OF June,
A. D. 1915.
H. ]. JONES,
Clerk Of said Board.
First publication June 10. 1915.