The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-05-25
DITCH LETTING


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 public ditch or
drain in said County, known as the
Roy Muffett, ct al, Ditch, the main
ditch beginning at 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 a general
ly southwestern direction to Station
BAL plus 35 on the land of the
James Wimsatt Heirs, being a point
at low water mark on Rough River,
making a 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. H.
Whittinghill's Heirs and running In
westward course 1855 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 4S 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 a northwest course 1885
feet to Station As plus Al 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 1871 feet to Station SO
plus 07.5 on the main ditch;
Boards Switch Arm: Beginning at
stake in Adams Fork Creek,
thence a west course 5,512.9 feet to
stake on the main ditch SIS feet
west of Station 14O plus 81; Smiths
Creek Arm: Beginning at Station
so plus 26 on Smiths Creek where
the L. C N. Railroad crosses it,
thence a southeast course, 1, 470.7
feet to Station 1852 on the main
ditch. Stevens Creek Arm: Begin
ming at stake on the lands of R. I.
Miller, thence an east course ISL
feet to Station 1T plus S6.S on the
main ditch.
Excavations shown by the Engi-
neer's Report as follows: Main
Ditch, 25S,O52.5S cubic yards;
News Creek Arm, 10,205.45 cubic
yards; Boards Switch Arm, TO-
496.46 cubic yards; North Fork of
Adams Fork Arm, 32,597.54 cubic
yards, Smiths Creek Arm, 4,917.7
cubic yards; F and B. F. Road Arm
993.O1 cubic yards; Smith and Car
den Arm. 2.079.22 cubic yards;
Stevens Creek Arm, 2,361.4 cubic
yards. The total excavation re-
quired is estimated at 321, 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
charge, which have been approved
by the Judgment of the Ohio Coun-
ty Court in above styled case and
now on file in the Clerks Office of
said County. and is to be under the
general supervision of said Engi-
neer. John B. Wilson, heretofore
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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 a whole, as they may
see fit. ,
This May IT. 1921.
BOARD OF DRAINAGE COMMITS
SIONERS OF OHIO COUNTY,
KENTUCKY.
BY s. T, BARNETT, President.
Attest:
McDOWEIL A FOGLE Secretary |