WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL 12 M., MAY 15th, 1882, for furnishing Two Hundred and Thirty-two Thousand (232,000) Cross ties along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, between Emory and Burrard Inlet, viz.—
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND (25,000) thereof shall be delivered at Port Moody Station, or at points on the line of said Railway between Port Moody and Pitt River;
Other Twenty-five Thousand (25,000) thereof shall be delivered at Pitt River, or between Pitt River and Kanaka Creek;
Other Twenty-five Thousand (25,000) thereof at Kanaka Creek, or between Kanaka Creek and Stave River;
Other Twenty-five Thousand (25,000) thereof at Stave River, or between Stave River and Hatzic River;
Other Forty Thousand (40,000) thereof at Hatzic River, or between Hatzic River and Harrison River;
Other Twenty-seven Thousand (27,000) thereof Harrison River, or between Harrison River and the lower end of Maria Slough;
Other Twenty Thousand (20,000) thereof at the lower end of Maria Slough, or between said lower end of Maria Slough and Tunnel "C" of said railway, which tunnel is about 15 miles below Emory's Bar;
Other Ten Thousand (10,000) thereof at said Tunnel "C", or between Tunnel "C" and Tunnel "D," which latter tunnel is about 11 miles below Emory's Bar;
Other Fifteen Thousand (15,000) thereof at Tunnel "D" aforesaid, or between said Tunnel "D" and Tunnel "F" on said Railway;
Other Twenty Thousand (20,000) thereof at the said Tunnel "F," or between Tunnel "F" and Emory's Bar, or at Emory's Bar.
All such Sleepers or Cross ties shall be delivered alongside the Railway, and within 50 feet of the centre line of the track, and shall be piled up so as not to interfere with the work of construction.
The bottom of the pile shall be as nearly as practicable on a level with the grade of the railway track, and the said pile shall be so made as to permit of ready inspection and counting; and wherever such piles shall be made near water lines, bodies of water or rivers, the same shall be placed in such location that the bottom of the pile shall in all events be above the line of high water. It will be necessary to deliver at least Fifteen Thousand (15,000) acceptable ties per month from date of entering into contract until completion of same.
Ties must be smoothly hewed or sawed, free from all Scorebacks, and chopped or sawed sqaure at both ends, eight feet long, flatted on two opposite sides to a uniform thickness of six inches, the flatted surface being not less than six inches on either side at the small end, and when sawed they shall be eight inches in width and six inches in depth.
All Ties must be sound timber, full size and acceptable by the Chief Engineer of said Railway or they will not be paid for.
Ten per cent will be reserved upon payment of accepted Ties until completion of contract, and Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) approved security required before signing contract. The security or securities to be given must be described in the tender. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Tenders to be addressed to the undersigned, Yale, B.C., and endorsed, "Tenders for Ties on Contract 92."
A. ONDERDONK,
Contractor
