Smyrna times., 1936-05-07

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fee, 607 Broad St. Station, Philadelphia.
until II 100 A. M, Tuesday, May II. 1896,
and at that place and time publicly open
ed for contracts involving the following
approximate quantities:
| CONTRACT 462-WPGM I15B
| Overhead Bridge and Roadways
College Ave, Newark O.2s4 Mi
$50 Gu Yds. Excavation
1900 Gu. Yds. Excavation for Structures
$500 Gu. Yds. Borrow
200 Tons Broken Stone Base Course
100 Tons Bit. Conc. Surface Course
700 Gu. Yds. Cement Conc. Pavement
or 700 Gu. Yds. Cement Conc. Pavement
Central Mix
400 Lin. Fl. Slip Dowel Transverse
Exp. Joints Cork
$50 Lin. Fit. Transverse Contraction or
Dummy Joints
1850 So. Yds. Waterproofng
POS 900 Lbs. Reinforcing Steel
700 Lin. Fl. 12-inch T and GRO. Pipe
80 Lin. Fl. 15-inch r. c. Pipe
434.000 Lbs. Structural Steel Approaches
I3 Lamp Posts, Conduits and Fittings
so So. Yds. Cement Conc. Gutter
1.400 Lin. Fit. Cement Conc. Curb
1900 So. Ft. Cement Concrete Sidewalk
II Catch Basins and Drop Inlets
2 Manholes
1000 Lbs. Castings
Erection Shield approved
1000 Lbs Steel Bearings Cast Steel
1.154 Cu.Yds. Cement Concrete Masonry
for Footings Job Mix
or 1,154 Cu.Yds. Cement Concrete Masonry
for Footings Central Mix
1,490 Gu. Yds. Cement Conc. Masonry for
Walls & Pier Job Mix
or 1,490 Gu. Yds. Cement Conc. Masonry
for Walls & Pier Central Mix
$50 Gu. Yds. Cement Conc. Masonry for
Superstructure (Job Mix
!or $50 Gu. Yds. Cement Conc. Masonry
for Superstructure Central Mix
900 Lbs. Structural Steel Girders
1.750 Lin. Ft. Railing Concrete
1900 Lbs. Cast Iron-Treads
220 Lin. Ft. Railing Steel-Stairway
$500 So. Fl. Gunite
Performance of contract shall commense
within ten (10) days after execution of the
contract and be completed as specified.
Contract 462 will under the pro-
visions of the Emergency Relief Appropri-
alton Act of 1885.
This contract will be constructed by the
Pennsylvania Railroad. All forms used
will be those of the State Highway Depart
ment.
The employment agency will be the Ma
tional Unemployment Bureau. 9Th and King
Streets, Wilmington, Delaware.
The minimum wages will be as follows:
Thirty-five cents per hour for unskilled
labor, Fifty cents per hour for intermed-
late grade labor. and Eighty cents per
hour for skilled labor.
Attention is called to General Informa-
tion for Bidders" in the proposal, specif-
cations, and contract agreement. Atten-
tion is also directed to the special provi-
sons covering sub-letting or assigning the
contract and to the use of domestic mater
ials. when financed wholly or in part from
Emergency Relief appropriations for the
purpose of providing employment and
fastening industrial recovery.
Monthly payments will be made for 90
per cent of the construction completed each
month
Bidders must submit proposals upon
forms which will be furnished upon appIi-
cation to the Delaware State Highway De
partment at Dover, Delaware.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
surety bond. certified check. or money to
the amount of at least ten (10) per cent
UNI of the total amount of the proposal.
The envelope containing the proposal
must be marked Proposal for the con-
struction of Contract No. 1872"
The contract will be awarded or reject
ed within twenty (20) days from the date
of opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
Complete sets of plans and Specifications
may be obtained from the State Highway
Department, Dover, Delaware, after April
%. 1886, upon receipt of two dollars $4,000
for each contract, which amount will not
be refunded.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
COMPANY
Philadelphia, Pa