The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-19

I sNlAts 1901 .
NOTICE FOR WHITE CRUSHED
/ LIME STONE. LIME STONE
SCREENINGS. TORPEDO SCREEN
/ INGs AND STAG FOR LAKE COIN
TT ROAD REPAIR
Notice is hereby given that the Board
[ Of County Commissioners Of Lake esaun-
( ~ Indiana. VIII receive sealed bids up
~ one O'Clock P. NJ Thursday. MAY 10th.
I 1917 for White Crushed Lime stone
/ Lime Stone Screenings. Torpedo Screen
ings and Stag, as per following specif
cations:
SIZE OF AGGREGATE
No J. Material passing 3i2 in and
retained on ? in. opening
No ?. Material passing p 20 in. and
retained on = in opening
No Z. Material passing 1is in. and
retained on = in opening.
No. 4 (GriD Material passing a 3
in and retained on 4 in. opening
No. ;. (GrD Material passing r.
in. and retained on a 3-ls in opening or
square mesh
No %. Material passing % in
and retained On = in. opening not
less than 500 a. which to he retained
on the 1 = in. mesh.
Ne 6. screenings Material pass
ing through 8 in. opening and con
tanning NOT more than soy nor less than
500 OF material that will he retained on
= in opening or square mesh
No Bonding Screenings Mater
ial passing through y in. opening or
square mesh adm containing not more
than 20q OF material thar will pass a
NO 100 sieve.
NoTE-When torpedo screenings arc
ordered. il will refer to No. s from
which the dust has been removed hv
the washing process
TESTS: LIMESTONE.
II shall be DoIomite Limestone clean
sound durable IF = cubical formation
as near as possible. sharp angled. Of
uniform quality. and free from thin
fiat or shaley pieces With the excep-
iion Of the limestone bonding screen
ings." there shall be no yellow or chaIky
stone
The bonding screenings shall be
free from chalk and shall contain not
more than p silica. and be Of a dark
brown color
The French Coefficient. made in ac-
cordance with the standard method
adopted BY the American Society for
Testing Materials COMMITTEE D-23. /
shall not he less than S.. The hardness
shall not be less than IA and the tough I
ness not less than S
TESTS: STAG
The Stag shall be air cooled blast
furnace Stag manufactured from the
best grade Of limestone. and shall have
been seasoned in the bank At least two
years before being crushed and shipped
i shall weigh ST least a20o lbs per
cubic yard II shall he clean. sound. (
durable. sharp-angled. free from iron or
ashes and of uniform quality
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
Orders will be placed by the County (
Highway Superintendent. or his au-
thorized assistant. - whom all notices {
OF shipments shall be made
Any undue expense for teams. men. /
etc By which the Highway superin- +
tendent may be put 10 hy failure Of /
contractor TO ship within reasonable /
time or incorrect destination. failure to I
prepay feright. etc shall be deducted 1
from amount due said contractor
The Board of County Commissioners
reserves the right To reject any and All
bids. and may cancel the contract nj
any time it is found that shipments OF
ma terial is being unduly DELAYED or inn
properly handled
All stone and screenings TO be bid on
by the ton. and Stag by the yard
Freight 70 bo prepared 10 point ordered
Scaled bids VIII also be received en-
Tho above mentioned material at Il net
price for the entire County T. o. Fl
destination 81 any railroad point in
Lake County, at which same may be
required.
4 bond Of $1,000 90 viii be REQUIRED
u With each bid. signed bv residents Of
Lake County. Indiana or a Surety Com
'any authorized to do business in this
'ounty The right to reject any and
I'll bids IS hereby reserved.
JAMES BLACK
GEO Q. SCHAAF
JOHN r. CLAGSSEN.
Soard Of commissioners Of Lake Coun
~ Indiana.
Attest. EDWARD SIMON.
Auditor and Clerk Of the Board.
Npril 19-2B-l9l3.