The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-11-19
LETTING OF CONTRACT.


In the matter of Cypress Creek Drain
age District of Weakley and Obion
Counties, Tennessee. in
the County Court of 0bion County,
| Tennessee.
The undersigned Directors in the
matter of Cypress Greek Drainage
District of Weakley and Obion Coun-
ties, Tennessee, pursuant to reso-s
luton of said Board of Directors, APP
proved by the Court, hereby give no.
tice of the letting of the contracts on
Saturday, the 4th day of December.
| 1920, for the clearing of the right OF
way and the construction OF the ca
nal or ditch, as provided by the de-
crees and orders of the Court in this
cause in accordance with Chapter
1876 of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of 1909 and the amendments
thereto. Said drainage District be-
gins at a point in the South line of
the right of way of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis Railroad
Company and in the West line of the
high water or overflow line of said
Cypress Creek, in Weakley County,
thence enthusiastically crossing the
line between Obion and Weakley
Counties to the North side OF the
Obion River, Immediately east of the
right of way of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad where Cypress Creek empties
into the said Obion River, thence with
the North side of said Obion River,
in an eastwardly direction to the east
side of said Cypress Creek valley,
thence ENTHUSIASTICALLY with the
high water or overflow line of the
East side of said Cypress Creek val
| ley crossing the line between Obion
and Weakley Counties to point on
| the South side of the right Of way of
the said Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis Railroad Company and on
the East side of said Cypress Creek
valley, thence westwardly with the
South side Of said Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis Railroad Com
pany's right of way across said Cy-
pfccsss Creek valley To the point of be-
ginning. Said Drainage District ex-
tends enthusiastically following the
general course of said Cypress Creek
valley, which includes tne water
soaked lands embraced in the En-
gineer's report filed in this cause
that are benefited by the improve
ment proposed in the proceedings in
this cause.
| Said construction is a one boat
job and will be let as whole, and
the estimated yardage is 325,054
Gu. yds. The maps and profiles are
on file with the County Court Clerk
and can be inspected by prospective
bidders. Bids must be filed with the
County Judge of Obion County, Ten
nessee, by ten O'Clock am. on Satur-
day, December 4, 1920, accompanied
with certified check for the sum
of three thousand dollars to be held
pending the acceptance of the con-
struction bond of the successful bid
der. Bids for the clearing of the
right of way must be filed in the
same manner as the bids for the
construction contract and must be
accompanied with a certified check
for the sum of six hundred dollars
to be held pending the acceptance of
bond of the successful bidder for the
contract for clearing said right of
way. Bidding may be made on the
construction of the canal or ditch
and the clearing of the right of way
as a whole in the same manner as
above set out. Said work will be let
to the lowest responsible bidder and
the right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
This November 8, 1920.
j. B. WADDELL,
County Judge and Chairman.
j. A. SMALLY,
U. o. PARRISH,
34-4t Directors.