Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 239, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1915 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

MOTICE TO HOAD COMTSACTOM. State of Indiana, Jasper County, ss: Notice is hereby given that the hoard of commissioners of said county, at their office in the court house at Rensselaer, Indiana, will receive sealed proposals for the improvement of a certain highway in said county by grading, draining and paving with gravel as set out in the specifications, plans and profile now on file In the office of the auditor of said county, by and under the laws of the State of Indiana. SqJd sealed proposals will be opened and the contract awarded for said improvement on the secdnd day of November, 1915. Bids or proposals will be received up to 2 o’clock p. m. on said date. The said road to be improved is located in Gillam township, in Jasper county, Indiana, and is to be known as the Alva D. Hershman et al road when so improved. Bids will be for the completion of the said improvement in accordance with the plans, profile and specifications in the office of the auditor of said county, and shall include all labor and material for said work. In no case will extra compensation be allowed for any additional work alleged to have been done by the contractor or contractors to whom is awarded the contract. Each bid shall be accompanied by a personal or surety bond in a sum equal to double the amount of the bid filed for the work bid on, to be approved by the board of commissioners of said county. Said bond shall be conditioned for the faithful performance of the work; the sureties, if personal, shall be resident freeholders of the State of Indiana, one of whom shall be a resident of Jasper county. Said bond shall be for the benefit of any person, persons or corporation who shall suffer any loss or damage by reason of any such bidder failing or neglecting to enter into a contract to perform such work awarded by the said board of commissioners or to carry out the same in any particular or to pay for any labor or material which may have been furnished to any such contractor or contractors or to any subcontractor, agent or superintendent under him, in the construction of said work. Said improvement will be let as a whole to the lowest responsible bidder upon affidavit of noncollusion, which must be submitted with the bid, and Upon failure to submit such affidavit such proposal or bid will be rejected by the board; and the board reserves th* right to reject any and all bids. Time for the completion of said work will be agreed upon after the letting of said contract by said board of commissioners and successful bidder. Given by oilier, of the Board of Com. missioners of*said county. JOSEPH P. HAMMOND, Auditor Jasper County.

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