The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-22

500 cubic yards of various dimensions.
Coping.
700 linea feet 2! inches thick, feet bed feet long
500 500 q : ss,os
All of the embraced in the above bills will bs y,
CURED be OF the best and durable ds.crpuon y
granite entirely free from sap stains, seams, and earS
bill uniform in color and appearance
Patterns and bills will be furnished when the stone ~,
ordered giving the shape and dimensions of each stons
Full corners and edges required for all the op
Is inches thick.
yard for the plain ashaI for the checked curved and en-
ping and for the int ror also prices per su
percal foot for the first quality OF fine cutting on the lac
the tread and face of the copng and also for cuiu,
curves and checks, per superficial foot for the I'd class
cutting the BEDS builds and joints OF the face s,one and
per superficial foot for the Sd class OF cutting surfaces
Of the Interior stone
The will be measured after they are cut and no
allowance VIII be made for any excess OF size.
The above win be delivered cut except such SION.
as may DO directed 10 be delivered unwroughi
Proposals will also be received at the same time and
place for furnishing and delivering about 5000 cubic ward,
Of backing sone and 700 cubic yards of dimension stone
To be of sound durable description of granite or yne,.
free sap seams, split by wedges in blocks viii
parallel beds and sides At least of the bed
and build must have fair level bearing surface tho v
teal joints must be split down at right angles the bear
ing surfaces of the stone
The backing stone must not less than 10 cubic
feet each, and ill be received with dimensions es,
than the following viz: length "a feet width IA foot thick
ness inches.
The dimension stone, ranging from to 20 cubic feet
must be Of similar quality OF stone and carefully quan.
to such dimensions may be ordered.
foo be also o s s cubic
All of the stone included in this advertisement must u
iecsed and delivered at such wharf the engineer may
direct.
The first bill of granite above given, and half of tho
backing and dimenson stone, viii be required to be de
EDO on or S Inc sas ,S dsy @
fore the first day of January. 1850.
Persons proposing for the above stone must bes
Brooklyn, samples OF the proposed to be furnished
properly labelled and stating the particular location of tho
quarry
The offers must be made in duplicate and must state tn.
prices as before described Contracts will be made for
each Of the above bills, and for half of the backing and
dimension stone, separately together, may be cons
cred to the interest of the government.
Each otter be accompanied by written guaranty
he or they undertake that the bidders will his Their
bids be accepted enter into an obligation within ten da
Tor such longer time the Navy Agent may prescibD
after the bidder bidders shall have been mott fled lho
the post office of the acceptance of his or their bids win
good and sufficient sureties to furnish the stone propose
have made further appropriations tor carrying on the wo
NorE-A certificate that the guarantors above menlonN
responsible persons, signed by some United Stats
officer known to the department, will be required to accom-
pany each proposal.
Bonds with two suretes will be required in ole-hId
the estimated amounts ofte contract twenty POI cent
win be dedatcd from each bill until the contract
ceed
government will supply the deficiency at the expense I'll
exceeding the contract prces) Of the contractor
Offers which fail to comply with the requirements oihh
notice, which not accompanied with the guaranty
required the quality of the stone is approved
will be rejected. l
Specifications can be examined at the offices the dir
ereh navy agents Copies OF the same will be Forwarded
by mail, on application to W McAlpine, engineer Of h'
dock, at Brooklyn, who win furnish any further inoma
ton tn AT may be desired
Contractors will be required to comply rigidly with la
terms of the contract.
Navy Agents office, south William street, New York
PROSPER M. wETMoRE
March 2s-law4w Navy Agent