The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-05-18

be instructed to forward applica
ton together with necessary data
to Major w. B. Ladue, U. S. Dis,
trict Engineer.
Contract for the construction
of the four bridges on road No.
10 of Special Road and Bridge
District No. 5, across Istopoga
creek and Arbuckle creek and
Arbuckle Branch, were awarded
to Carter & Camp.
Contracts for the repairing of
the bridge across Oak creek on
road No. II, and the bridge a
cross Oak creek on road No. Is,
of Special Road and Bridge Dis
trict No. S, were awarded to w.
R. Langford, his total bid for the
above work being $75S.62.
Contract for the clearing and
grubbing road No. 4 of Special
Road and Bridge District No. 5,
was awarded to w. B. Best at
$2.56 per station, or total Of
$407.04.
Contract for clearing and grub
bing on road number 13 Of Spec
ial Road and Bridge District No.
5, was awarded to w, r. Lang
ford at $132 per station at a to-
tai of $200.64,
Contract for clearing and grub
bing on road No. Is of special
road and bridge district No. S,
was awarded to w. B. Collier at
$1.40 per station, or a total of
$226.96.'
Contract for clearing and grub
bing road No. 1S was awarded to
w. R. Langford at $1.35 per sta
tion, or a total of $4,000
Moved by Commissioners Skip
per, seconded by Commissioner
Whitten and carried, that all
bids for hard surfacing and grad
ing roads in special road and
bridge district No. 5, be and the
same are hereby rejected, and the
clerk is instructed to return all
certified checks to said bidders.
Clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for sealed bids to supply or
construct culverts of corl% gated
iron, terra Gotta, or concrete, for
special road and bridge district
No, 5, bids to be received up to
noon of June 7th.
Action of board rejecting all
bids submitted for hard Surfac-
ing and grading roads in special
road and bridge district No. 5
All bids for hard surfacing
roads in special road and bridge
district No. 5 were rejected ex-
cept that of the Edwards Con-
Company, and the Con-
tinental Public Works Company,
these parties being the lowest bid
ders for said work and further
action on said bids of the said
Edwards Construction Company
and the. said Continental Public
Works Company was deferred un-
til the 18th of May, 1916.
Bid of Mcbride and Souther-
and to do the grading of the road
through Thompson's saw grass
and other fills between said saw
grass and Ona for the price of
ten cents per cubic yard for the
part of material that can be
'hoveled in, and twenty-five cents
per cubic yard for the part Of ma
.erlal necessary to be handled,
vas accepted and the same being
he best bid filed.
Clerk was instructed to adver-
Use for sealed bids to do all hand
and to construct certain
wooden bridges on roads Num-
Ders 10 to % inclusive, in Special
Road and Bridge District No. l,
also for fill and bridge at Rocky
Head, south of Ona, also bridge
lcross Oak creek south Of Ona
llso bridge at Thompson saw
yraSs also bridge at fill north of
)na, bids to be received until noon
If May 29.
A communication from C.. d.
iranger was referred to the
BOARD S attorney for reply.
Board recessed until May 18th. !
Commissioner Welles was call
ID to the chair.
Action on the bids for fills on
Dad No. IS, special road and |
ridge district No. l, was deferr-
ID until Wednesday, the 18th
nSt.
Bid of the Alabama Paving Co., |
o construct approximately one |
nile of road on road No. 5 of |
pecial road and bridge district |
70. l, was rejected.
Chairman Whitehurst resumed |