The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-28
NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS

Contract to furnish material and |
labor and to make repairs to tho
bridge across the thattah lochee riv-
er between Fulton and Cobb Counties
at Mason and Turner's Ferry fo4l.
about seven niles from Atlantq and
about 5 mile2 from Marietta. VIII
be let to the Icwest bidder, at public
outcry, at the bridge site, at eleven
a. m. on January 27th, 1916.
Bids will be received on two plans. |
as per plans and specifications there
for now on file in the offices of the
Commissioners of Roads & Revenues |
of Fulton and Cobb counties, and ap-
proved by order of such Commission
ers. Said plans and specifications |
being the same as prepared by VIM. |
c. Spiker, Consulting Engineer, AT
lanta, Georgia, and dated Dec. IS,
1915. Plan for concrete approach
es,' as per the foregoing, consists |
of one approach at each end of pres
ent bridge; each approach is to be
seyenty-fiye feet long, with twenty
foot clearWay, and to consist of two
concrete spans carried on concrete
piers; at the end of the approach
away from the bridge there will be
a re-enforced concrete abuttment and
wing-Walls The plan for "steel an
prOaches" consists of one approach at
each end Of the present steel bridge;
each approach is to be seventy-fiyc
feet long, with a twenty foot clear
roadway carried on four spans, sup
ported on steel bents resting on cor
crete foundations. At the end of
each approach away from the bridge
there will be a re-enforced concrete
abuttment and wing~walls Plans,
specifications, form of contract ana
bond may be had from Consulting
Engineer VIM. c. Spiker, 1927 Cand-
Ter building, Atlanta, Georgia, and
Clerk of the Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues of Cobb coun~
ty at Marietta, Georgia, and at the
office of the Clerk of the Board of
Commissioners of Roads and Revc-
nues of Fulton County, at the Court
House in Atlanta, Ga. The estimated
cost of such work being $4500.00.
Payments for work and material
will be made in cash on the 10th day
of each month for the value of the
completed work, upon the LIST Tues
day of each month, for ninety per
cent of such completed work as es-
timated by the Supervising Engineer
provided in the specifications; the
balance upon completion and accep-
lance of the work. Each county to
be responsible only for it's proraIa
share as agreed between them.
The successful bidder to give bond
/ in the sum of double the amount OF
the bid, as set forth IN the specift-
cations.
The tive lowest bidders under each
plan must Immediately upon compile
! tiOn of the bidding file with the said
| authorities of Fulton and Cobb coun-
ties the formal bid and certified
! check in the amount of Five Hundred
Dollars $4,000 payable to them, said
| checks to be certified by some bank
in Atlanta or Marietta, Georgia, as a
guarantee that the bidder, if awarded
the contract, will, within six days
after said award, file his bond and
execute the contract in accordance
with said bid. On his failure to 50
execute said bond and contract, said
check to be forfeited to said Coun-
ties as damages. The right is re-
served to reject any and all bids.
S. B. TURMAN,
I Chairman Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Fulton
County.
R. D. MOON,
| Chairman Board of Commissioners Of
Roads and Revenues of Cobb coun-
| ty.
WILLIAM C. SPIKER,
Consulting Engineer, 1927 Gambler
Building, Atlanta, Ga.