The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

BUREAU OF YARDS AND Docks, July 81, ls45.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed /" Memphis
- Navy Yard" will he received at shis Office
until O'Clock p M. OF the goth August next, for fur
nishing and delivering materials and for executing
work at the navy yard, Memphis, Tennessee, as
follows
For making the necessary excavation to reduce
the bluff to the established grade of the yard, and
for grading Front Chickasaw street for furnish
ing materials and building about 6 800 perches YER
ncal wall for the delivery Of Il, 800 perches stone
sandstone, limestone, or both for the necessary
png on the side OF Wolf river TO secure the
shore for the delivery Of 272, 400 pressed brick
and 544, 9CO salmon brick for the delivery OF
1885, o0O feet (board measure) assorted lumber, cy-
press, white and yellow pine, for roofing and inside
work of buildings for constructing the foundations
Tor nine buildings for various purposes; for making
22l 900 cubic yards Of embanknent; and for clear
ing the whole ground about thirytwo acres) of the
underground and trees
Persons making offers must state the price per
cubic yard for excavation the price per cubic yard
for embankment; the price per perch Of twenty-five
cubic feet for vertical walls the price per perch
of twenty five cubic feet for stone; the price per
foot (nea measure) for each kind of timber for
piles when driven and finished according TO the
PLAN the price per thousand for each kind Of brick;
the price per thousand feet (board measure for lum
Der for the foundations of buildings the price per
foot (ineal) for piles; the price per thousand feet
(board measure) for any wood work required, and
the price per perch for the foundation walls. For
clearing, the proposals must state the gross sum for
the whole job the contractors to have the wood
which is upon the ground. The gravel upon Front
or Chickasaw street must be preserved, and spread
again upon the street after il has been graded; the
work be paid for at the rate per yard as ex-
cavaion.
The department expressly reserves the right Of
diminishing or increasing the quantity Of materials
and the amount of work in the several portions OF
the estimates here furnished; and should the quanti-
ties of materials and the amount Of work be in
creased beyond the estimates, the same price as 10
specified for that kind or description of materials or
work shall be paid TO the contractors and no more.
The materials and work must be subject to in
spec,on and approval of persons TO be appointed ny
md under instructions from this Bureau; and none
will be received or approved which shall not pass
such inspection.
Contracts and bonds, with two approved sure
lies in cne-third the amount Of contract, will be re-
quired be entered into within twenty days after
the notification of acceptance of the bid and ten per
cent. of the amount Of all bids will be retained az
collateral security for the faithful performance of
the contract, which will be paid only on the salts
factory completion Of il; and ninety per centum Of
all deliveries made, and work executed will be paid
on all bills properly authenticated within thirty days
after their presentation to the navy agent.
Bidders are required to accompany their propo-
sails with evidence Of ability, together with the
names Of their sureties, whose responsibility must
be certified by the United States district attorney,
navy agent, or some person well known TO the
government; otherwise their proposals will not
be acted upon.
Plans of the work can be seen, and such other in
formation as may be required can be obtained, by
application at the Engineers Office, Memphis.
To be published once a week until the 2lst of Au-
gust next in the Union, Intelligencer and Constitu
ton, Washington d. c.; Baltimore Republican and
Sun; Pennsylvanian Philadelphia; Morning News,
Evening Post, and Journal Of Commerce, New
York; Harrisburg Union; Morning Post, Boston;
Enquirer, Richmond Va; Nashville Union; and
Memphis Appeal
Proprctors Of the above papers will lie pleased to
send copy Of the paper containing the above adj
| vertisement to this bureau ,RW
July 2l-lawtA2l H