The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-13
Lee G AIS
Legal Bids, Proposals
Nor1c-r on GLE or OH RRIDGE

NOTICE OF SALE OF OLD BRIDGE
l. TINE AND PLACE OF OPENING
BIDS Sealed proposals for the sale OF
material from the superstructure Of the old
bridge described herein viii be received by
the Department OF Public WORKS ana
Buildings Of Illinois and the Indiana state
Hiqhway Commission at the office Of the
Director Of the Indiana state Highway
Commission. State House Annex, indian
apolis. Indiana. until 1000 O'CLOCK a. m;
Central Standard Time, july, rs. 1882, and
at that time publicly opened and read.
2 DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL. The
material for sale is the superstructure OF
tween Illinois and Indiana, at the foot Of
Main Street in Vincennes, Indiana.
The material for sale consists Of the
superstructure including the wood floors OF
the following spans. Beginning from the
span i-i55' Capprox.) Iron Bow
trusse s ls0' Rdwy,, approx, weight
~ span pan &i5Ssh" (approx) Iron Bow
String T Iso 10" center TO S eentsT
span s~772 Steel Pony Truss. 21'2"
center to center t5usses. 1870, Rdwy,
approx. weight 80 tons steel.
Span ~ Steel Pony Truss, 2l2"
center to center trusses, 1870, Rdwy,
approx. weight SO tons steel
Span 5-i56 Steel Curved Chord
Pratt Truss, 2i'4" center to center
trusses. 1870" Rdwy., between curbs
900" between trussesl. approx. weight
span s@i5s Steel Curved Chord
Pratt Truss, 2i4' center to center
900" between trussesl, approx.
weight 80 tons steel.
The r. Pony Trusses were completed in
October, 1929. and the 1856 and l5S' Pratt
field connections in the steel spans are
bolted and all floors are plank floors, hut
these spans we're designed with field con-
nections rtvetedl TO carry concrete floor
and live loads Of a 20 Ton Engine ana /or
100 ID per square foot uniform live load
for the ~ Pony Trusses and/or. looib
per square foot uniform live load for the
1856 and 1888 Pratt Trusses.
The superstructure will be dismantled
and stored at a site, within five miles OF
the bridge, furnished by the purchaser, or
will be loaded on cars near the bridge site
IL the purchaser furnishes cars at the time
Of dismantling.
The bridge will be dismantled according
TO Indiana State Highway Commission
Specifications and the four steel truss
spans will be match-marked.
3. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. Plans
showing the old bridge may be examined at
the office of the Indiana State Highway
Commission, indianapolis. Indiana, or at
the office of the Division of Highways of
the Illinois Department of Public Works
and Buildings at Springfield, Illinois, or
copies may be obtained by payment of a
nominal charge of 100 per set and pro-
posals may be obtained free from either
OF the above offices. Checks shall be made
payable to Director. Indiana State High
way Commission" No refund will be made
for plans returned.
Proposals shall be made on forms fur
nished by the Department of Public Works
and Buildings of Illinois. or by the Indiana
State Highway Commission. and shall be
lncloSed in an envelope addressed: "Indi-
ana State Highway Commission. Division
OF Construction. Bridge Department, Indi-
annapolis. Indiana, with the following
notation thereon: Proposal for Material
from old Wabash River Bridge at Vim
cennes."
Bids may be made for any span or spans
separately or for all of the spans. The
present timber floor for each span will be
included with the span.
With his proposal. each bidder will be
required to submit two Cashiers checks or
bank drafts, one payable to State Of In
diana" and one payable to State Treas
urer Of Illinois, each to be in an amount
or bids total for greatest number of spans
bid upon. This requirement will be
waived in case of counties or other units
OF government of either the State of Hi
nois nr the State of Indiana
4. lvEJECTION OF BIDS The Depart
ment of Public Works and Buildings of
Illinois, and the Indiana State Highway
Commission reserve the right to reject any
or all proposals. or reject any bid or bids
on any of the spans in the same proposal
or TO accept any stated combination of
bios that is in their judgment most ad-
vantageous to the States of Illinois and
BY ORDER OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
AND BUILDINGS OF ILLINOIS.
By H. H. CLEAVELAND.
Director
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
BY j. j. BROWN.