Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-12
NOTICE OF BRIDGE LETTING

Sealed proposals, endorsed "Propos-
ais for Bridge Work will be received
Iowa, at his office in the court house
in DEBORAH, Iowa, until 1880 o'clock p.
M, on the 18th day of February, 1916,
for the construction of bridges listed
below Bids will be publicly opened
and read before the Board of Supervis-
ors at the time stated above.
Mullaney or Ossian Bridge. East line
NE4 NE4 Section 10, Military Town
ship, 20 1T. clear | beam span, concrete
floor, 90 roadway reinforced concrete
abutments and wings.
Manderfield Bridge East line SEA
SWA Section 10, Bloomfield Township,
80 TT. clear l beam span, concrete floor,
16' roadway reinforced concrete abut-
ments and wings.
16, Bloomfield Township, reinforced
concrete abutments and wings for 32
TT. steel truss (use truss from Mullan-
ey bridge).
Stenor Lee Bridge, South line NWA
NEA Section 2S, Springfield Township,
90 clear l beam span, concrete floor,
16 roadway, reinforced concrete abut-
ments and wings.
Gaskiil Bridge, NWA NE4 Section
10, Orleans Township, 32' clear 1 beam
span. concrete floor, 10 roadway, reen-
forced concrete abutments and wings.
Hatlestad Bridge abutment, South
line SEA NEA Section 10, Orleans
Township, one reinforced concrete
abutment for approach span 16' road
way.
Schaefer Bridge South line SEA
SEA Section 20, Orleans Township, 90
clear / beam span, concrete floor, 20
roadway, reinforced concrete abut-
ments and wings.
Carroll Bridge, Winneshiek- Howard
County line, West line NEA SWA Sec
ton IS. Lincoln Township, 22' clear |
beam span, concrete floor, 16' roadway,
reinforced concrete abutments and
wings.
Kimber Bridge, East line NEA SWA
Section 81, Hesper Township, 32 clear
| / beam span, concrete floor, 16' road
way, reinforced concrete abutments
and wings.
Leach Bridge, South line NWA SWA
Section 10, DEBORAH Township. two re-
enforced concrete abutments and
wings. 16' roadway. (Use present steel
! truss).
| Instructions to Bidders.
A certified check for five per cent
| $50 of bid, made payable to County
Auditor shall be filed with each bid,
which, in the case of the bidder Cor
bidders) receiving the award, should he
fail to execute a contract and file a
bond within ten (1O days after the
acceptance of his bid, shall be forfeited
to the county as liquidated damages.
The successful bidder will be requir-
ed to furnish a bond for fifty per cent
5000 of cost of Bridge. issued by re- re-
aed draT to the
Plans and specifications on file at the
office of County Engineer.
| Payments will be made in warrants
on the bridge fund drawing five per
| cent interest.
Contractors will be required to re-
move only such old structures as in
| terferes with the new construction. No
| filling will be included in these con-
| tracts.
Contractors will be expected to COM
| mence work as early in the spring of
| 1916 as weather conditions will permit.
and to complete the same on or before
| Nov. /, 1916.
The Standard Specifications of the
| Iowa Highway Commission will govern
| this construction.
Bids to be received for Bridges ac-
cording to plans on file, also specify
| per yard for extra concrete (including
reinforcing steeD and deduction per
yard for less concrete than plans call
| for, in reinforced concrete abutments,
bids on foundation piling per foot in
! place are desired, same to be placed at
| the option of the Engineer. Measure
| ment to be in leads.
The County reserves the right to
waive defects and reject any or all
bids.
OSCAR WINGER,
County Auditor.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa. this Sth
day of January, 1916. ~