The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-06
RInS WANTED.

Sealed bids will be received until
noon, Feh IS, 1920 and publicly opened
at that time at the office OF the Shelby
County Commissioners in the court
house at Memphis, Tenn, for the pur-
chase OF the following supplies and ma
terials:
MATERIALS.
Limestone chips, Il Inch to ts-inch,
clean carload lots. price per. ton.
Limestone macadam, inches TO IA
inches, clean carload lots. price per ton;
Limestone macadam, Ia inches to
inches, clean carload lots, price per ton:
ebert or gravel. so per cent metal
content, 20 per cent binder, carload
lots, price per ton.
Sand, clean, sharp and coarse, car
load lots. price per ton. ,. g.,
Deformed steel bars, 2s-inch to III
inchs, carload lots. price per ton.
l., l.. Y. r, 80 per cent heart, free
from windshakes and hinged hearts.
Dimensions:
2x4-in.. IL and Is IT,, carload lots,
price per 1000 feet b. NJ.
2xs-in.. y, u and Is IT.; carload lots
4x6-in.. u. II and 16 IT., carload lots,
price per 1000 feet r. NJ,
6x6-in., II, IA and Is IT.. carload lots,
price per 1000 feet B. NJ,
1oxl0~in.. IL. IA, 16, 20. 20 and "a IT.,
carload lots, price per 1000 feet B, NJ
price per 1000 feet b. M.
I2x14-in,. is and Is IT.. carload lots
price per 1000 feet B. NJ.
3xl0-in., H. IA. is, IS, 20, %, and "a
feet, carload lots, price per 1000 feet
sxia-inch., 10, IS, 20, %, "a it., car
load lots price per 1000 feet B. NJ.
l., l., Y. p. piling 12-inch, butts 10
inch, tips straight and sound. 10 to 30
It, long.
All Of the above timber and piles to
be treated with creosote oil. 10 lbs.
to the cubic foot, in compliance with
the rules OF the A. S. Il. for testing
materials. Bids will be received on
the same materials untreated.
OAK TIMBERS.
.3.lnch bridge plank inches wide up,
1918 feet long
3xl2-in.x1S II. bridge stringers.
sxs-in,x1o to 20 #. long posts,
All oak timbers may be w. o., P, O.,
II. o. or B. O., sound, free from
rotten knots, rotten spots, windshakes,
wormholes or other injurious defects.
CYPRESS.
1x6-in.x16 It.
lxl0-in.x16 IT,
4x6-in.xI2 and is #. -..
Red cypress piling, 12-inch butts,
l0-inch tips, straight and sound, 10 IT.
to 80 IT, long, Price on all piling to
be based on lineal foot the different
lengths,
CEMENT.
Portland cement, per Dbl. q sacksl
to meet the requirements OF the A. S,
Il, T. NJ
BTrUMTNOUS MATERIALS.
For surface treatment, bituminous
macadam and bituminous concrete, to
conform strictly to the specifications
OF the Tennessee state department OF
highways as approved by the office Of
public roads. Washington. D. c., April
il, 1915
- NATURAL ROCK ASPHALT.
Bids win be received on any natural
rock asphalt that contains II per cent
to Is per cent hitumen and IS per cent
silica properly and evenly mixed and
finely ground
CULFERT PIPE.
Is ms In dimension, price per lin. e.
Is ms. in dimension, price per lin, It
- ms in dimension, price per lin. It
80 ms in dimension, price per lin. II
a. ms in dimension, price per lin. IT.
AZ ms In dimension. price per lin. It
BIDS viii be received for plain con-
crete pipe. reinforced concrete pipe
corrugated metal pipe and double
strength vitrified pipe
Bids will be received for intermediate
quantities OF supplies and materials al
unit prices TO be furnished as required