Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

OF letting by the City of Browns
Vile, Texas, of the Improvement Of;
Elizabeth Street from the north
line of west Second Street TO the
north line Of west Eighth Street;
Elizabeth Street from the north
line of west Eighth Street 70 the
City Limits line; six blocks;
Madison Street from the north line
Of Fifth Street to the north line Of
Eleventh Street; six blocks;
Adams Street from the south line
Of Seventh Street TO the north M
Of Ninth Street; two blocks;
jefferson Street from the south
line Of Twelfth Street TO the north
line Of the Fort Brown Military
Reservation; 3 1-2 blocks;
Monroe Street from the south line
of Twelfth Street TO the south line
Of Fourteenth Street; two blocks;
Fourteenth Street from the east
line Of Monore Street to the west
line Of Lincoln Boulevard; ten
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
THAT:
WHEREAS, the City Of Browns
Vile, has heretofore by resolution
directed the improvement Of the
above mentioned streets, between
the above mentioned limits, by
grading. raising and filling the
same and by improving the same by
the construction of concrete curbs
wherever deemed necessary, and paw
ing the same with n Of the follow
in~ types of pavement, to be select
ed by the City Commission Of the
said City, to-wit:
Cd 2 IL inch bituminous concrete
base on 3 inch compressed gravel
base with l ID inch Warrenite
Bitulithic wearing surface;
90 . 1-2 inch bituminous concrete
base with / I-2 inch W~arrenite BIZ
tulithic wearing surface;
go / 1-2 inch rock asphalt thot
mix wearing surface on 2 inch
gravel base rolled to six and one
half inches;
t4) / IL inch asphaltie concrete
on 0 inch gravel base rolled TO 8 Il
inches;
t5) | l-2 inch warrenite Bitul:thic
wearing surface on 3 inch gravel
base rolled 70 6 IL inches, and
t6) 1 - inch hot mix rock asphalt
topping (hot mixl:
tD i IL inch Warrenite Bitnlith-
ic wearing surface topping;
tsl / 10 inch asphaltic concrete
topping; and
WHEREAS. plans and specifiea-
tions have been prepared for the
said work by the City Engineer.
which are on file in the office Of
the City Secretary. and have been
duly approved by the City Commits
sion
NOW, THEREFORE. all persons
Inzirfnw "a hid upDn the work of
making said Improvements are re-
ouested 70 do so in accordance with
the said resolutions. plans and speci-
fications 10 which they are referred,
by filing sealed bids therefor with
the 10th day Of December, A. ID.
1927. at 1000 o'clock, a.. m.
Bidders will be required TO make
their bids on forms Of proposal hy
the City Secretary. and which may
he obtained at his office. and no bid
viii BE considered unless the same IL
accompanied with certified check
upon an acceptable hank. payable
20 the Mayor Of the City Of Browns
vile. in an amount and on conditions
designated in the said proposal. Bid
ders may bid either upon all the
different alternative plans. materi-
ais and methods prescribed BY said
specifications. or upon any one or
more thereof. The City of Browns
willie reserves the right 70 accept
any bid or bids or 10 reject any bid
or bids in whole or in part.
A. T.. Munday,
City Secretary. City Of Browns
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