Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, August 22, 1940, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Textcontractors aid PROJECT NO. STATE AID PRO iOVrCT 420 C (2) COUNTY JE ° OF HOUSTON „ inH proposals will be receiv- Sea, fl State Highway Board IL v a t the General Office So 2 Capitol Square, Atlanta, ntil 10 A. M. Central Day time, Aug. 30, 1940, burnishing all labor material, ir -Cnt and other things nec lu'pv for widening the present Big Indian Creek at ld South City Limits of Perry, ' orpia and also widening the lint concrete approaches to J ndian Creek Bridge, locat •n Houston county on what is Ilk' known as the Perry-Hen- Ca !n road Beginning in Per-. 'approximately 765 feet North Big Indian Creek and extend n 947 miles toward Render- I otherwise known as Fed. | iJproj. 160-A (2) and State 1 p r o . 420-C (2) in Houston unty. J The work will be let in 6 contract. IE APPROXIMATE QUANTI FSFOR FAP 160 A (2)ROAD WAY ARE AS FOLLOWS: 2,987 Acres Clearing and Grub njr (Lump Sum) LOGO Acres Clearing and Grub-, aff (Per Acre) 10880 Cu. Yds.Unclassified Ex ration & Borrow I 100 Cu. Yds Ditch Excavation 309 Cu. Yds. Channel Excava -130 Cu. Yds. Structure Exca iOLin. Ft. 18” Pipe Stud ! 165 Lin. Ft. 24” Pipe CD & 'lfLin. Ft. Culvert Pipe Re ved SD 1.66 Cu. Yds. Class “B” Con te Headwalls !00 S«|. Yds. Plain Rip Rap 850 Sq. Yds. Grassing of pes and Shoulders 2 Each Concrete R-W Markers Each Posts for FAP Markers Each Plates for FAP Markers Each Arrows for FAP P u' p I’ O 04 Sq. Yds. 9”-6”-9” Con te Paving Removed 001 Lin. Ft. 12” x 12” Gran- Curb Removed Each Corr. Metal Spillway noved i Sq. Yds. Rubble Masonry Iways Removed 53 Sq. Yds. 6” Broken Stone e Removed )8 Lin. Ft. Guard Rail & Posts loved & Stored !74 Sq. Yds. 9”-6”-6” Plain! lent & Concrete Paving 0 Sq. Yds. 9”-6”-9” Plain lent & Concrete Paving 5.6 Sq. Yds. 6” Plain Ce-; t & Concrete Paving Sq. Yds. 6” Concrete Base 1.1 Sq. Yds. 6” Cone. Valley ter Inch Curb >5l Lin. Ft. Doweled Con e Curb ) Lin. Ft. Special Design Crete Curb >4 Lin. Ft. Raised Edge Curb ! (7.76 Sq. Yds. Reinf. Cone, iroach Slad Each Cone. Drop Inlet Spill 's Type “A” 2 Grates 20 Lin. Ft. 10” Corr. xMetal e Slope Drain 3 Lin. Ft. 8” Corr. Metal e Drain 4 Lin. Ft. 6” x Var. Ht. (16” 10”) Concrete Curb Each Catch Basins, Cone. . 1013 or Brick Std. 1010, ie “A”, Traps omitted, H 4’ .25 Lin. Ft. Additional Depth ch Basins ■9 Sq. Yds. Bit. Bound Base diroad Crossing) 4 Gals. Bit. Mat. for Bit. md Base Gals. Bituminous Prime Each Concrete Spillways, >e 1 Std. 9013 Mod. Gals. Hot Application Bit. terial Gals. Seal Application Bit. terial •2 Tons Coarse Aggregate ■er Material • 1 Tons Fine Aggregate Cov- Material (| 2O Sq. Yds. Finishing & 10 Sq. Yds.6”Concrete Drive v Paving Removed E APPROXIMATE QUAN TS FOR THE WIDENING GDGE FAP 160-A (2) ARE AS FOLLOWS: Cu. Yds. Class “A” Con -5S Bar Reinf. Steel ! '; I J Gin. Ft. Precast Concrete Lin. Ft. Timber Piling treated " I,rn l? Sum Removal of Por ts of Existing Bridge „7 Acres Clearing & Grub- MGump Sum) tach Concrete Test Piles - p Gu. Yds. Excavation No. 1 (I, o’ * Excavation No. 2 Sq. Yds. Plain Rip Rap 62 Tons Cold Asphalt Leveling & Binder Course 22 Tons Cold Asphalt Wearing Course THE APPROXIMATE QUAN TITIES FOR SAP 420-C (2) ARE AS FOLLOWS: 0.217 Acres Clearing & Grub bing (Lump Sum) 214 Cu. Yds. Unclassified Ex cavation & Borrow 40 Lin. Ft. 15” Pipe CD 20 Lin. Ft. 24” Extra Heavy , Cast Iron Pipe Longitudinal 7 Sq. Yds. 9”-6”-9” Concrete Paving Removed 330 Sq. Yds. Gr a s s i n g of Slopes & Shoulders 50 Lin. Ft. 6” x 42” Cone. Curb and Gutter Removed 220 Sq. Yds. 9”-6”-6” Plain : Cement Concrete Paving 7 Sq. Yds. 6” Concrete Base 219 Lin. Ft. Doweled Concrete Curb 2 Each Catch Basins, Cone. Std. 1013 or Brick Std. 1010, Type “A”, Traps Omitted, H 4’ or less 16.3 Sq. Yds. 6” Bit. Bound Base (Railroad Crossing) 65 Gals. Bit. Material For Bit. Bound Bkse 6 Gals, Bit. Prime 7 Gals. Hot Application Bit. Material 7 Gals. Seal Application Bit. 1 Material 0.4 Tons Coarse Aggregate ' Cover Material 0.1 Tons Fine Aggregate Cov er Material 160 Sq. Yds. Finishing & Dressing Said work shall begin within ten (10) days after formal exe-1 1 cution of contract and shall be 1 completed within 220 working | days. When contract has been executed, written notice shall be ! given the Contractor, at which time, and not before, work may bs started. i Contract executed pursuant to this Notice is binding on the State Highway Department, as such. Said contract will not create liability, expressed or im plied, against the undersigned members of the State Highway 1 Board as individuals, either separately or collectively; nor against any employee of the ' ■State Highway Board or the State Highway Department, in his or her individual capacity. The minimum wage to be paid ! under this contract shall be the i amounts set out in the Labor Provisions included in the Pro posal. The attention of bidders is directed to the Special Provis ' ions covering employment of j labor, methods of construction, subletting or assigning the con- j tract and to the use ot Domestic Materials. Plans and specifications are on file at the office of the under signed at Atlanta, and at Macon, Ga,, and at the office of the Board of County Commissioners of Houston County, at Perry, i Georgia, where they may be in-1 ! spected free of charge. Copies of the plans may be obtained upon payment in advance of the sum of $5.10. Copies of the General Specifications may be obtained upon payment in ad- j vance of the sum of $2.50, which sums will not be refunded. Proposals must be submitted on Regular forms, which will be supplied by the undersigned, and may be obtained by payment, in advance of $5.00 for each proposal issued. When the pro posal is submitted, it must be ac-1 companied by a certified check, cashier’s sheck, negotiable Unit ed States Bonds, or other accept able security in the amount of $2,700, and must be plainly marked “Proposal for Road Con struction,” County and Num ber, and show the time of open ing as advertised. Check ot the low bidder will be cashed and all other checks will be returned as soon as the contract is awarded, unless it is deemed advisable by the State Highway Board to hold one or more checks. If an unusu al condition arises, the State Highway Board reserves the right to cash all checks. Bidders Bond will not be accepted. Bond will be required of the successful bidder as required by law. The bond must be written by a licensed Georgia agent in a company licensed to write Surety Bonds in the State of Georgia, and be accompanied by a certifi cate from the Department of Industrial Relations that the Contractor is complying with the Georgia Workmen’s Com pensation Act. Contracts will not be awarded to contractors who have not been placed on the list of qualified Contractors prior to the date of award. No proposal will be is sued to any bidder later than 12 Noon, Central Daylight Saving time of the day prior to the date of opening bids. i : LICENSE REQUIREMENT: Proposals will be issued to qualified contractors, but no project will be awarded to any contractor unless he secures a license to engage in the business of General Contracting from the Licensing Board of Contractors, State of Georgia, as provided in an Act approved by the Gover nor on March 30, 1937. All bids must show totals for each item and total amount of bid. Right is reserved in the undersigned to delay the award of the contract tor a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of opening bids, during which period bids shall remain open and not subject to with drawal. Right is also reserved in the undersigned to reject any and all bids and to waive all formalities. Upon compliance with require ments of the Standard Specifica tions, Ninety (90) percent of the amount of work done in any cal endar month will be paid for by the 25th day of the succeeding month, provided that payrolls have been submitted as required and the remainder within thirty (30) days after the Final Esti mate is approved by the Engin- Ger. 1 This the 12th day of Aug. 1940, STATE HIGHWAY BOARD OF GEORGIA. W. L. Miller, Chairman L. L. Patten, Member H. H. Watson, Member. STATEMENT OF THE Perry Federal Savings & Loan Association AS OF JUNE 30, 1940 First Mortgage Loans $84,488.30 Savings and Investment Accounts $77,273.F0 r „ 9 110 94 Advance from Federal Loans to Investors Home Rank 7 855 0Q Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank 900.00 Reserve f or Dividends Payable Cash in Bank 3,382.26 July 1. 1940 1,253.52 j Furniture and Fixtures 8.00 Reserve and Undivided Profits 4,512.48 $90,894.80 $90,894.80 DIRECTORS OFFICERS ~ s. A. NUNN F. M. HOUSER S. A. NUNN, I resident ft MAX MOORE F. M. CULLER ' i C> E - ANDREW, Vice-Pres. SAVING c - e * ANDREW G. C. NUNN F. M. HOUSER, Secty.-Treas. “I * LDtKALOAV INUd WHIPPLE LOAN ASSOCIATION W. n. Wtill t L.L. This Association holds 44 mortgages on property in the Perry Area. Equal monthly pay-JHi ments are made by the borrowers until the property is debt free, hunds ot the Association > are deposited in the Perry Loan & Savings Bank, The savings and investment accounts represent ill investors who own this institution. Jgp The reserves of the Association are as required for the safety of the Association. All Funds invested in this Association are imured up to $5,000.00 by the Federal SavingsPSjl and Loan Insurance Corporation. - This Association has paid dividends to its investors of $7,231.13. " 3 I The dividend rate is 4 per cent. This rate of four per cent has been the rate of dividend Da id all investors since the Association was organized in 1936. We welcome investments and savings accounts whether large or small. START AN ACCOUNT TODAY. Peach County Bar Endorses A. C. Riley for Judge ~ r ' [t|| 1 The undersigned members of the Peach jo*' | County Bar Association desire to commend f M Wm I Mr. A. C. Riley to the consideration of the | ’ voters of the Macon Circuit. WM* ML. Mr. Riie y * s now hhy-five years of age. He i ‘ j !■» • has been engaged in the active and general * !mm* %' ' &jk < practice of law in the State and Federal Courts for more than thirty years. His personal and professional character and conduct have won 1 } 3 him a high place in the confidence and esteem I of those who know him best. Mr. R^e y possesses to a high degree those HI qualifies of fairness, justice and integrity which qualify him admirably for judicial service. C. L. Shepard W. H. Harris Herbert Vining Melrose Lamar Louis L. Brown William S. Lee S. M. Mathews Geo. B. Culpepper, Jr. Clarence W. Walton H. A. Mathews W. D. Aultman PAY BY CHECK When you write “pay to the order of—” you are the commanding officer of this en tire banking institution. 1 We respond to your command with a friendly service and give you two things you can’t afford to be without. A RECEIPT —Evidence you paid the bill and the date you paid it. You know it was paid and you can prove it. A RECORD —Your checks and our statements give you a record of your expenditures. You know where your money went. Come in and open an account today. “You’ll Find Us Friendly” Perry Loan & Savings Bank ESTABLISHED 1889 PERRY, GA. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Maximum Insurance for each Depositor $5,000.00. - SIMS SYNONYM FOR QUALITY FOR 48 YEARS IN PERRY 1 We are continuing to live up to our long established reputation for handling only quality merchandise, for giving courteous and efficient service, for selling at rea sonable prices, for prompt delivery of orders. GOLD LEAF FLOUR-OUR SPECIALTY W. B. SIMS Phone 8 STAPLE & FANCY GROCERIES Perry, Ga. FALSE ALARM 1 It was the lot of a pretty gir? *» be taken in to dinner by a tamcmm bachelor judge, who wa| for nr» worrying about his health*,.^. She managed to keep him enter tained until the dessert arrired, when suddenly he laid dopm hiss knife and fork and muttered, »n»* iously: "Madam, I fear I must iwlt you to excuse me. What I harr*” been fearing has happened. I karrir suddenly developed a severe attark of paralysis of the lower limbs.” “Oh, please don’t distress your self!’’ exclaimed the girl. "It war my leg you were pinching, not yc or | own!” Dependent Census Taker—You say you mtr married, Marcellus? Marcellus—Yas, suh! Census Taker—And is your niffc dependent on you? Marcellus—She sho’ is, mister. Ah didn’t find wuk for her, she’«S' starve. HOW THEY SPREAD -JfTitPf. i i | “And, my dear, they say sdnr doesn’t even use butter knives to | her table.” "You don’t say! How such. thwfS'- 1 spread.” Definitions A monologue is a conversation lw»- tween two people, such as man xaafi wife. A worm looks like a catcrpafJter that has been shaved. Petroleum is a sort of oil-cfeA'h i used for covering floors. Lighthouse keepers have few im portunities for gardening. A buttress is another name far a dairymaid, that is, a maid vhv makes butter. Venetian Blind The boss of a woodworking sfio]» was examining an Irishman as to his fitness for a job as a cabinet maker. After a somewhat lengthy exam ination the foreman .asked: “How would you make a Venetian blind?" I '' "I’d poke him in the eye wid mu 1 screwdriver,” answered the bred Celt. Trust Mrs. Boogy—All men are liam Mrs. Woogy—lf I thought my hus band wasn’t, I’d get a divorce *>:*- . morrow. Mrs. Boogy—You mean . , . Mrs. Woogy—Just what I said. 3Jv writes stories for those confessiona,." magazines. Polite People Mother—Why, Joany, dear; poffilw people don’t yawn in public. Little Joany—But mother, pofi<«? people don’t notice it. Education Slim—Has your son’s college edu cation been of any value? Jim—Oh yes; it caused his moth er to stop bragging about him PROVISION) fa Life Insurance Agent—Have jata made any provision for those sho come after you? Victim—Yes, I put a sign on fac door saying "No Agents” and I have a dog in the cellar lor those wfe® can’t read. I On the Fence Small Son (to father)— You revir know where you are with women, do you dad? Mummy says I’m too 1 £>ig to cry and then she says I'm too ! Email to sit up late. Knowledge Willie—Please, Teacher, what dfri I learn today? Teacher—Why, Willie! What »pe culiar question. Willie—Well, that’s what tfiej H ask me when I get home. Encouragement I . Harriet—When Frank grumbled that you did not give him any en couragement, what did you say? Mabel—Why, I told him 1 pre ferred a man who didn’t need acj;« Intelligent Fighting 1 Blim—Fighting is all right pro viding you do it intelligently. Slim—Yes, but you can’t alwajr find • smaller opponent- Toothache Cur* Sufferer—Say, Old Min, can joc tell me something to cure tooth ache? I , Friend—Sure, I can—the sight o!_ mj dentist, -