Evening journal., 1921-02-05
PROPOSALS.
100000 HIGHWAY BONDS
STATE OF DELAWARE

Sealed proposals will be received by
the State Treasurer OF Delaware, u..n ~.
February o, 1921, at l o'clock +. M, I9r
the purchase OF SJOO,OOO OF Stale DonuS
of the State OF Delaware.
Said bonds will bear date, January l.
1921. and to be OF Sl,OOO denomlnatl9n,
bearing AZ per cent interest, payaDle
semi-annuaily on the first days OF Janu.
arv and Julv OF each year. Bcnds shall
be payable forty years after the date
thereof, but the said bonds or any OF
them may be redeemed at the opuon OF
the State, at the rate OF one hundred
and five per centum Of the principal debt
ef the bond redeemed on any nrst day
Of January or first day Of July. after the
said bond or any OF them shall nave
been issued one year. upon thirty. days
notice. properly advertised, principal
and interest payable at the Farmers
Bank Of the State Of Delaware, at Dover,
Delnwcre.
no State tax. All bids must be addressed
TO state Treasurer, Dover. Delaware.
Bids will be received for $4,000 Of the
issue or any part Of that amount and
must be accompanied by a certified check
Tor per cent OF the bid. payable to the
order OF George NJ Fisher, State Treas
urer. The right is reserved to reject an5
OF all bids. The state will reserve $780,
900 of the issue for investment Of State
funds.
Said bonds are issued under authority
Of an Act entitled An Act TO Create a
State Highway Department, establishing
a system Of State highways and pro-
viding for the improvement and main
tenance thereof, and appropriatlng and
borrowing money therefor, passed by the
General Assembly Of the State Of Della
ware, and approved by the Governor,
GEORGE NJ. FISHER,
State Treasurer.
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS
TO CONSTRUCT STATE HIGHWAY
IN KENT AND NEW CASTLE
COUNTIES.
Sealed proposals will he received by
the State Highway Department, at its
Office Dover. Delaware, until 200 o'clock
=. NJ, Feb. 16. 1921. and at that time and
place publicly opened, for the construc-
tion OF 341 miles Of State Highway con
crete pavement In Kent and New Castle
counties. Delaware. involving the follow
ing approximate quantities:
CONTRACT NO. 25-a.41 Miles.
Through Smyrna.
0.5 Acre Clearing.
Of Acre Clearing and Grubbing.
81 900 Gu. yds. Excavation.
5000 Gu. yds. Borrow
66iO Gu. yds. Cement Concrete Pavement
40 tons W.B. Macadam Surface Course
700 Gu. yds. Cement Concrete, Class "a
1875 Gu. yds. Cement Concrete, Class "B'
81 600 lbs. Steel Reinforcement.
4,i5O lin. 1t. 10 in. Reinforced Concrete
Pipe
2O4 lin. It. Is in. Reinforced COncrct'
Pipe
"a lin. IT. "a in. Reinforced Concret'
"a lin It. 30 in. Reinforced Concrct'
90 lin. It. 80 in. Reinforced COncret'
Pipe
50 lin It. Relaid Pine, under IS in.
1000 lin. It. vltriied Tile underdrain.
q a. NNnnH f.mu rl Rail
AZ Monuments.
3 Timber Test Piling.
1900 lin. n. Concrete Piling.
1000 It. b. NJ. Sheet Pi,ing Oeft il
place)
Performance OF contract shall com
mence within ten 0O) days after execu
cution OF the contract and be complete,
on or before November / 1921. Monthl,
payments will he made for 90 per cent
I Of the cOnst struction completed each month
Bidders must submit proposals upoI
forms provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied b.
a surety bond, certified check, or mOnei
to the amount Of at least ten U0) per
cent Of the total amount Of the pro
posal.
The envelope containing the propose
must be marked Proposal for the Con
struction Of a State Highway, under Con
| tract No. ..
The contract will be awarded or re
jected within twenty GOD days from tn
/ date Of opening proposals..
The right is reserved to reject any o
all bids.
Detailed plans may be seen, and inde,
plans aud specifications may be obtained
/ upon deposit of ten dollars $4,000
which amount will be refunded upon re
/ turn Of plans and specifications in goo
condition. at the office OF
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
DOVER. DELAWARE.
Chas. NJ. Upham, Chief Engineer.
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