The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-15

200 n sto4 Sos
500 cubic yards of various dimensions.
Coping
5SS Inca! feet q inches thick, feet bed to feet long
go & :" 3 !" ss' ,ss g.
qued to be of the best and most durable description
ganite entirely free from sap, stains, seams and each
bill uniform in color and appearance. '1
Patterns and bills will be furnished when the stone Ara
ordered giving the shape and dimensions of each stone
Full and edges required for all the stone
over Is inches thick. "'
Persons offering proposals will the price per cubo
yard for the plain ashar for the checked curved and CO.
perca foot fer the first quality OF fine cutting face
ON the tread and face OF the coping and also cutting
cutting on the beds builds and Joints OF the face
per superficial foot for the 3D. of cutting on the surfaces
The stone will be mcasured after they are cut and no
allowance will be made for any excess OF size.
may be directed to be delivered unwrought 'D
Proposals will also be received the same time and
Of backing stone, and 1000 cubic yards dimension stone
To be of sound durable description of granite or gpe
free from sap or seams split out by wedges in blocks with
and build must have fair level bearing surface the YER
teal joints must be split down at right angles the bear
The backing stone must average less than 10 cubc
feet each, and will be received with dimensions e
than the following wiz length ~ feet width IL foot thick
The dimension stone, ranging from to 20 cubic fee,
be OF similar quality OF stone, and carefully ouaried
to such dimensions as may be ordered
Persons offering proposals, will state the price per cubic
yard for the backing and also for the dimension stone
All ofthe stone included in this advertisement must be
cised and delivered at such wharf the engineer may
direct
The first bill of granite above given and one.half of thu
backing and dimension stone viii be required be dev
cred on or before the first day of June, 1919.
The second BILL and the remainder of the backing be-
fore the first day of January, 1850.
Persons proposing for the above stone must on or before
the LIST day Of May next send to the Engineer of the Dock
Brooklyn samples OF the proposed be furnished
properly labelled and stating the particular location the
quarry.
prices, before described Contracts will be made To-
each of the above bills and for half the backing and
dimension stone, separately together, may be
cred to the interest OF the government.
Each offer must be accompanied by written guaranty
signed by responsible persons the effect thai
he they undertake that the bidders WILL if his or Their
bids be accepted, enter into obligation, within days
Tor such longer time the Navy Agent may prescrbe
after the bidder or bidders shall have been notified hrou
the post office of the acceptance his or their bids win
good and sufficient sureties, furnish the PROPOSED
for Contracts will not be executed until Congress shall
have made further appropriations for carryn on the WORK
NoIEA certificate that the guarantors above mentioned
are responsible persons, signed by some United States
officer known to the department, will be required
Bonds, with sureties will be required in one third
the estimated ofthe contract and twenty per
will be deducted from each bill until the contract is
celled.
In of failure deliver according to contract tn.
government will supply the deficiency at the expense iii
exceeding the contract prces) of the contractor.
Offers which fail comply the requirements h,
notice. which not accompanied with the guaranty
required, or if the quality OF the stone is not approved
will be rejected Is
Specifications be examined the offices of the diff
erent navy agents Copies of the will be Forwarded
by mall application to w. j. McAlpne, engineer Of the
dock, at Brooklyn who will furnish any further informs
ton that may be desired.
Contractors will be required to comply rigdly with th
Navy Agents office, south William street, New York.
March ed, 1913. -
PROSPER M. wETMoRE.
March 29-1aw1W NAVY