The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-01-21
NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS

Contract to furnish material and
labor and to make repairs to the
bridge across the '5:hattah 1ochee riv-
er between Fulton and Cobb Counties
at Mason and turner's Ferry folI.
about seven mics from Atlantl aud
about Is miles from Marietta. will
be let to the Icwest bidder at public
outcry, at the bridge site, at eleven
a. m. on January 9th, 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
seventy-five feet long, with a 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 REINFORCED concrete abuttment and
wingwalls. The plan for steel ap-
proaches" consists of one approach at
each end of the present steel bridge;
each approach is to be seventy-fivc
feet long, with a twenty foot clear
roadway carried on four spans. sup
ported On steel bents resting on con-
crete foundations. At the end of
each approach away from the bridge
there will be a REINFORCED concrete
abuttment and wing~walls Plans,
specifications, form of contract 4n6
bond may be had from Consulting
Engineer VIM. c. Spiker, 1927 Cand-
Ter building, Atlanta, Georgia, and
are on file in the office of the
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 Revo-
nues of Fulton County, at the Court
House in Atlanta, Ga. The estimated
cost of such work being $4500.0O.
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 prorata
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 specifi-
cations.
The two lowest bidders under each
plan must Immediately upon compile
ton 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 (S50O) 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,
Chairman Board of Commissioners Of
Roads and Revenues of Fulton
County. :,
r. D. MOON,
Chairman Board of Commissioners Of
Roads and Revenues of Cobb couu-
ty.
WILLIAM C. SPIKER;
Consulting Engineer, 1927 Gambler
Building, Atlanta, Ga.
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PETITION FOR CHARTER.