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THE BULLETIN
VOLUME 56 Ofticial Organ Irwinton, Wilkinson County, Georgia.
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NOTICE to CONTRACTORS
FEDERAL AID SECONDARY PROJECT
No. S 0781 ( 2), County of Wilkinson
~ Bealed proposals will be leceiv
ed by the State Highway Depart
ment of Georgia at the General
Office at No. 2 Capitol Square,
Atlanta, Georgia, until 11 A. M.
Eastern Standard time, June 16,
1950, and publicly opened for fur
nishing all labor, material, equip
ment and other things necessary
for the construction of 3 813 miles
of grading and paving and replac
ing deck of bridge at Commission
er Creek located in Wilkinson
County on what is locally known
as the Gordon-Milledgeville road,
State Route 243. Beginning at
State Route 18 in Gordon and ex
tending toward Milledgeville,
otherwise known as Federal Aid
Secondary Project S 0781 (2) in
wilkinson County. The work will
be let in one contract.
The Approximate Quantities for
Roadway Are As Follows:
25.075 Aceres clearing and grubbing-
Lump Sum
2.000 acres random clearing and grub
bing _Per Acre
22853 cu. yds unclassified excavation
and borrow incl, ditches
1.666 lin. mi. grading per mile
50 cu. yds. channel Execavation
1305 cu. yds excavation for culverts
. and minor structures
336978 sta. yd. overhaul on excavation
330 lin. ft. 15’ pipe SD
222 lin. ft. 18’ pipe SD
20 lin. ft. 24"’ pipe SD
97 lin. ft. 12’ pipe long.
157 lin. ft. 15 pipe CD
574 lin. ft. 15’ pipe stub and long
114 lin. ft. 18"’ pipe CD
1958 lin. ft. 18”’pipe stub and long
190 lin. ft. 24’ pipe CD
545 lin, ft, 24’’ pipe stub & long’
34 lin. fu. 30’ pipe CD
10 lin. ft. 15" conerete pipe CD ext
11 lin. ft. 18’ concrete pipe CD ext
160 lin. fr. 43’3 x 27"’ CM pipe arch cul
verte 163 lin. ft. 86’ x 22" CM pipe
arch culvert. 1245 lin. ft. culvert pipe
removed SD or CD. 86 lin. ft. culvert
pipe relaid SD or CD. 5.98 cu. yds.
class B concrete headwalls. 105.41 cu.
yds class A conerete culverts. 1.5 cu.
yds class B concrete steps, incl. rein.
forcing Steel. 8356 Ibs. bar reinforc.
ing steel. 2 each posts for FAP mark
ers. 2 each plates for FAP markers,
2 each arrows for FAP markers.
104.1 Bq. yds plain sand cement bag
rip rap. Endwalls. 65 cu. yds. selected
material Backfill, culvert foundation.
23191 sq. yds. sprigging slopes, should
ers and grass plots. 460 sq, yds. loose
god rip rap for side drains. 1058 sq.
yds. sod ditch checks. 24.8 M. gals wa
ter for grassing. 2.53 tons first appli
cation fertilizer. 247 Ibs second app li
cation fertilizer. 12 each concrete drop
inlets, std. 1019, type C H.4’ or less.
3 each conecrete drop imlets, std.lol9,
Type C modified for ditech weir, H. 4’
or less. 1 each concrete drop inlet,
std .1019, Type C modified for 36”’x
22"" CM arch culvert, H,4° or less.
1 eaeh double eoncrete drop inlet, std,
JOl9, Type A modified for connection
to box culvert, H_4‘ or less. 2.5 lin. ft.
additional Depth drop inlets — Type C
160 lin. ft, guard rail. 371 cu’ yds
subgrade treatment materiel. 1391 U.
yds. overhaul on subgrale treatment
material. 16 lin. ft. remove wood
bridge SD. 22 lin. ft. remove wood
bridge CD. 1 each remove concrete
prop inlet. L‘ump sum remove briek
box cenlvert. 2 each remove brick col
umns. 2 each reconstruct brick col
umns. 2 cu. yds remove conerete steps
145 sq. yds. remove concrete sidewalk.
1 each manholes adjusted so to grade.
4 each water meter boxes adjusted tc
grade. 10cu.yds.remov ' class A conerete
1 each concrete junction b.x’ std.lol9
Type C including conerete slab cover.
H-4‘ or less.. 12871 cu. yds. class A
sand clay base. 43005 U. yds. over
haul on base material. 18124 gals. bi.
tuminous,prime. 49862 sq. yds. single
surface treatment, Type 2. 2258 gq
yds. 4‘‘concrete sidewalk. 71 sq. yds.
6‘‘ concrete sidewalk.
The Approximate Quantities
For The Bridge Are as IFollows:
172 ovu, yds. class A concrete.
18000 Ibs. bar reinforcing steel.
817 lin. ft. guard rail . beam type.
132 eaoh steel guard rail posts
Lump Sum Removal of portions ofex*
isting bridge. ;
1.491 Aecre Clearing and grubbing -
TL.ump Sum. .
1.0 MBM Briage Timber, Treated 12
Lbs.
Said work shall begin within ten (10 )
days after formal execution of contract
and shall be completed within ( 160)
working days. ° When contrast has
been executed, written notice shall be
given the Contractor, at which time,
and not before, work may be started.
Contract executed pursuant to this
- Notice is binding on the State High
way Department, as such. Said con
tract will not create liability, express.
ed or implied, against the undersigned
Chairman of the State Highway
Board, as an individual nor against
any employee of the State Highway
Department, in his or her individual
capacity,
The minimum wage to be paid un_
der this contract shall be the amounts
set out in the Labor Provisions inclu—
ded in the proposal. The attention of
bidders is directed to the jSpecial Pro
visions covering employment of labor
methods of consrustion, subletting or
assigning the contract and to the use
of domestic materials.
Plans and specifications are on file
at the office of the undersigned at At
lanta, and at Augusta, Georgia, and
at the office of the Board of County
Commissioners of Wilkinson County
at Irwinton, Georgia, where they may
be inspected free of charge. Copies
of the plans may be obtained upon
Turn to Page 6
Street of Irwinton
By Mary Tigner Hoy
Anne Brown, Barbara Staple
ton, Judy Carswell, Dana Bying--
ton of Irwinton, and Judy Pen
nington of Gordon are ‘‘tripping
the light, fantastic’’ at Milledge
ville dancing school this summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Peavy of
San Antonio, Texas, were guests
of the T. A Peavys this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Todd of
Melntyre announce the birth of a
daughter June 23rd.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dixon of
Atlanta are visiting the W. L.
Dixons.
The Methodist Vacation Biblel
School is being held this week at
the Church.
Mrs. Carrie Booth, of Portland
Ore.. Mrs. Eloise Muecke and
Bobbie Sheehan Jr. ot Macon
were recent guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Dixon.
Joe Butler was in town a day
or two last week, so they say. In
the good old days you didn’t have
to be told when Joe was paying
Irwinton a visit. You heard a
gosh-awful roar. you saw all the
little short legged children run.
ning to cover and yelling for dear
life, there would come a mighty
WOOSH! right over your chim
ney top which would make you
swallow your chewing gum and
you k n e w Joe was arriving.
“The old order changeth!"
IMPROVEMENT CONTEST
Rich’s Ine., Atlanta is again sp
onsoring a Living Room Improve
ment Contest. Rooms must be
checked before and after. Origin
al score must be in by June 1, ’SO
Georgia Power Co. is sponsor
ing a Lighting Contest, not limit
ed to any room, but any Lighting
improvements made in the home.
Deadline also June 1.
The County’s Home Demon
stration Council is sponsoring a
Pantry Contest which includes
building or improving storage
space for canned products, The
Contest closes in Oct. ’SO, and
scoring will be ’’ before & after’’
Complete information may be
obtained at Home Demonstration
Agent's Office, Irwinton.
Drivers LICENSE
Irwinton,
June 10.th, 9to 5. 13th 1:00to 5
June 23rd. 9 to 12:00.
Melntyre. June, 14th. 9to 12:00
June, 23rd. 1:00 to 5:00
Gordon, June, 14th. 1:00 to 5:00
FriDAY, JUNE 2 1950 N 0.19
Judy-Ruth
Theatre
Irwinton, Ga. .
Each Week Night 2 shows
Saturday Continuous From
4P M. |
Mon. - Tues. June sand 6
" KEEP EM FLYING "
WOW' ! ABBOT & COSTELLO :
MARTHA RAYE - CAROL BRUCE
COMEDY
Wed. - Thurs., T 7-8
"AMBUSH"
W ITEL ——— ROBERT TAYLOR
ARLENE DAHL ” JOHN HODIAK
COMEDY
Friday - Saturday, June 9 -10
9
SONOF BILLY THE KID ”’
M"LASH” LARUEE
Comedy
Serial No. 5 Wild Bill Hickok.
Late Show Sat. 10 p.m.
'CITY ACRGSS THE RIVER "
FLT ! — STEPHEN MGNALIY
SUE ENGLAND - BARBARA WHITIKG
8 ABOARD &5
8% NANCY HANKS I, 8
Thursday June 8. Atlanta to
Savannah, and Friday afternoon
and Night at DeSoto Hotel, and
again Sat. cn the return trip to
Atlanta, Two Shows aboard each
way and two at the Hotel. Six in
all, Showing Advance Styles of
famous designers, Paris, London,
New York, Hollywood & Miami.
Directed by Miss Ruth Harris of
Atlanta’s own Academy of
Charm Imragine, A Style Show !
at 70 miles —an — hour. prom
enading In statley style from one
end of the train to the other. '
Miss Elizabeth McGee gorgeous
Maid of Cotton from Spartanburg
S. C. will '’ strut her stuff” on
the return trip to Atlanta Sat 10
There will be more curves on the
C of (G than the right o way
maps disclose June Bth and 10th.
SOOOOOOOO Come Aboard !
BAPTIST R. A. STATE CAMP
Georgia Baptists will begin
their 18th annual Royal Ambas
sodor State camping season for
Baptist boys on June 5. These
camps, which will enroll boys
irom every section of the state,
wil[ be held at (amp Pinnacle,
near Clayton, Ga. Thirty four
pastors and more than forty col
lege students will serve on the
staff. Camps in June will be for
boys 9 to 12 years of age; those
held in July will be for boys I 3
to 17 years old. :