Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1917 — Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Notice of Letting Ditch Contract. Slate of Indiana! I'onntv of BentonlSS: , ■ . .. Si In the Benton Circuit Court, tp the May Term, 1917. In the matter of the petition of James Bollings worth et al. for a publie ditch and drain in Gili>oa township. Benton epunty, Indiana, and in 'Vest Point township, White county, Indiana. Ditch No. 95 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned appointed superintendent of cons - ruction of the above named improvement, by order and judgment of the Benton circuit court of Benton county, Indiana, duly made and entered of record in this cause pn the 15th day of June. 1917, will, on TUESDAY, THE IOTII DAY OF JULY. 1917, L at" the Surveyor's office at the courthouse in til® town, of Fowler, Benton county, Indiana, let a contract for the construction of the James Hollingsworth et al. public ditch, the same to lie constructed irt all things in accordance~with the plans, specifications, profile and report of the drainage commissioners, duly made\in said cause, and approved by the said Benton circuit court, all of which are now on tile with the clerk of said court. Said ditch consists of a main ditch and two laterals thereto. Said main ditch commences in section thirty (30), in township 26 north of range 6 west, in Gilboa township, Benton county, Indiana, and thence runs into range 7 in said township, and thence extends in air easterly and a northeasterly direction across the east half of said range seven, and entirely across range six and empties into a large open drain about one and one-half miles south of Wolcott, in White county. Indiana. Of- said main line of drain there are 52,600 feet of open drain to be constructed with a dry land dredge; on said main line of drain there are also 5,100 feet of tile. The Wealing lateral is at the head of the ditch and is 7,900 feet in length, and all of tile. The Kellogg lateral is in White county and is 1,8.14 feet long, and is all tile. Said work will be let in four (4) sections. Section One: Extending from station No. ”0” to station N°- 526 of the main ditch. This section is all open ditch and will require the excavation of approximately 111,600 cubic yards of earth, all to be done with a dry land dredge. Section Two: Consists of the main ditch from station No. 526 to station No. 577, and will require for its construction 900 feet of 8-inch tile: 1.000 feet of 10-inch tile: 1,700 feet of 14-inch tile; 700 feet of 16-inch tile and 800 fee.t of 18-inch tile. Section Three: Consists of the Wealing lateral and its construction will require 1,500 feet of 10inch tile: 1,100 feet of 14-inch tile; 1,300 feet of 18-inch tile; 1,000 of 20-inch tile; 600 feet of 22-inch tile and 2,400 feet of 24inch tile. Section Four: Consists of the Kellogg lateral and its construction will require 644 feet of 7-inch tile; 898 feet of 8-inch tile and 272 feet of 10-inch tile. Tile on sections two, three and four may be clay, shale or concrete. • ;; ■ “ All bids must be sealed and each bid must be accompanied by a certified check of SSOO on sections one, two and three, and SIOO on section four, conditioned that such bidder will • give bond and enter into a contract in the event he is awarded the work. All bids must be on file with the superintendent of Construction on or before 1 o’clock p. m. of said day. Said bids opened at said hour. The undersigned reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Said superintendent also reserves the right to let the contract as a whole or in separate sections, as above described, but all bidders who bid on more than one section will be required to separate their bids on each section to which they may add a lump bid for the entire work. The plans and. specifications may be seen at the. clerk’s office and the superintendent will furnish any prospective bidder with such information ,hs he play desire concerning the work. GEORGE W BATES. Superintendent of Construction. P. O. Address, Fowler, Ind. J2O-27