The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

BuREAU OF YARDs AND Docks, July 81, l645.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed " Memphis
~ Navy Yard" will be received at this ONCE
until o'clock p Of the Goth August next for fur
nishng and delivering materials and for executing
work at the hayward, Memphis, Tsnnessss, a.
For making the necessary excavation to rsducs
he blum 10th established grade Of the yard, and
for grading Front Chickasaw street for fnrnsh-
ing materials and building about $500 perches ver-
tlca wall for the delivery Of ~ 800 perches stone.
ping the eastern side Of Wolf river to secure he
shore for the delivery of 272,lO0 pressed brick
and 544,9C salmon brick for the delivery Of
1885, 500 feet (board measure) assorted lumber. cy-
press white and yellow pine, for roofing and inside
work Of buildings; for constructing the foundations
for nine buildings for various purposes for making
22l 900 cubic yards of embankment; 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 prizes per cubic yard
lot emeankment; 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
1901 liineal 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 messure) for um
Der Tor the foundations of buildings the price per
foot (inea) 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 to be paid for at The per yard a. ex-
cavaion.
The department expressly reserves the right of
diminishing or increasing the quantity of maierals
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 10
specified for that kind description of materials or
work shall be paid to the contractor, and no more.
The materials and work must be subject to in
spechon and approval of persons to be appointed ny
md under instructions from this Bureau and mono
will be received or approved which shall not pass
such inspection.
Contracts and bonds, with two approved sure
ties in onethird the amount Of contract, will be
qured, to 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 a.
collateral security for the faithful performance of
the contract, which will be paid only on the salts
factory completion of it, and ninety per ccntum Of
all deliveries made and work executed, will be paid
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 suretes, 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 ini
formation as may be required can be obtained, by
application at the Engineers Office, Memphis
To be published once week until the 2lst Of Au-
gust next, in the Union, Intelligencer and Consttu
ton, Washington, d. G.; Baltimore Republican and
Sun; Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Morning News,
Evening Post, and Journal of Commerce, New
York; Harrisburg Union; Morning Post, Boston;
Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Nashville Union; and
Memphis Appeal.
Proprietors of the above papers will be pleased to
send a copy Of the paper containing the above adj
vertisement to this bureau.
July 2I--1awtA2l