The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-05-18
DITCH LETTING

advertisement OF Let
ting Of Contract.
Petition for Public Ditch.
The undersigned Board of Drain
age Commissioners of Ohio, County,
Kentucky, will on Monday, the 9Th
day of June, 1921, at 1 o'clock,
p. m, at the Court House door in
/ Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky,
let to the lowest and best bidder, at
public cutlery, the contract for the
construction of a public ditch or
drain in said County, known as the
Roy Muffett, ct al, Ditch. the main
ditch beginning at a stake at the
mouth of what is known as the
Railroad cutoff Of Adams Fork
Creek, at the corner between E. M.
Miles Heirs, w. H. Evans and w.
p Smith, and running in general
| ly southwestern direction to Station
341 plus IS on the land of the
James Wimsatt Heirs, being point
at low water mark on Rough River,
making total distance of the ditch
proper of 34,135 feet; and in addi-
ton the following laterals or arms,
viz: News Creek Arm: Beginning
at stake on News Creek at the
end of a ditch or drain running
north through the lands of j. HI.
Whittinghill's Heirs and running in
a westward course $685. feet to a
point on the main ditch 20 feet
north of the center of Adams Fork
Creek; Arm North Of Fordsville and
Barrett's Ferry Road: Beginning
at a stake on the east side of the
Fordsville and Barrett's Ferry road
thence a south course $40 feet to
Station As plus "A on the main
ditch; Garden and Smith Arm; Be-
ginning at stake in the road from
Fordsville and Barrett's Ferry road
to the Fordsville and Shreve road,
thence northwest course 1855
feet to Station 48 plus A on the
main ditch; North Fork of Adams
Fork Arm; Beginning at the iron
bridge across the Fordsville and
Dundee road and in the North Fork
of Adams Fork. thence a south
course 1881 feet to Station 50
plus OTIS on the main ditch;
Boards Switch Arm: Beginning at |
stake in Adams Fork Creek, |
thence a west course 5,512.9 feet to
a stake on the main ditch SIS feet
west of Station 40 plus 81; Smiths
Creek Arm: Beginning at Station
60 plus 26 on Smiths Creek where
the l.. & N. Railroad crosses it,
thence a southeast course, 1, 470.7
feet to Station 1862 on the main
ditch. Stevens Creek Arm: Begin
ming at a stake on the lands of r. l.
Miller, thence an east course 7S1
feet to Station lit plus 86.S on the
main ditch.
Excavations shown by the Engi-
neer's Report as follows; Main
Ditch. 258,052.53 cubic yards;
News Creek Arm. l0.205.45 cubic
yards; Boards Switch Arm, 49,
496.46 cubic yards; North Fork of
Adams Fork Arm, S2,5s7.54 cubic
yards, Smiths Greek Arm, 4.917.7
cubic yards: F and 3. F. Road Arm
9S3.01 cubic yards; Smith and Car
den Arm, 2.07s.22 cubic yards;
Stevens Creek Arm, 2.361.4 cubic
Yards. The total excavation re-
luired is estimated at S21,703.31
cubic yards and the total estimated
cost of construction is $64,340.66.
Said construction work is to be done
according to the plans and specifi-
cations prepared by the Engineer In
which have been approved 1
by the judgment of the Ohio Coun-
Iy Court in above styled case and
now on file in the Clerks ONCE of
said County, and Is to be under the 1
general supervision of said Engi- ,
neer. John b. Wilson, heretofore
selected by the Board. Construc-
ton of said ditch must be complet-
ed on or before April 1, 1922.
Bond with approved security will
be required as soon as bid is ac-
cepted. The Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids and
TO let the contract for said work In
sections or as whole, as they may
see fit.
This May II, 1921.
BOARD OF DRAINAGE COMMITS