The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-11

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200 cubic yards OF various dimensions.
Bill No including the balance Of the facing and coping
$500 500 ''l'' ee "a atos e' ped 10 feet long
s sSS e y !" s;ao4 :. s,,Sos
500 cubic yards of various dimensions.
Coping.
700 Iineal feet "a inches thick feet bed to feet lone
500 500 .. =, :" s :. Cos
An of the stone embraced in the above bills will bs m
qued to be of the best and most durable de- crp,on d
granite entirely free from sap stains, seams each
bill uniform in color and appearance.
Patterns aud bills will be furnished when the stone ar.
ordered giving the shape and dimensions Of each
course tp corners and edges are required io all the
Person, offering proposals will state the price per cubic
yard for the plain ashar for the checked curved and CO.
ping stone and for the int stone also prices per SUI
pecal foot for the first quality OF fine cutting the face
checks per superficial loot for the O I'd s Su.p
cutting the BEDS builds and joints the face stone and
per superficial foot for the Sd class of cutting the surfaces
The stone vii! be measured after they are CUT and no
allowance Will be made for any of size.
The above stone viii be delivered cut except such soe
as may be directed to be delivered unwroughi.
Proposals will also be received the same time and
place for furnishing and delivering about 5000 cubic ya
Of backing stone, and O09 cubic yards of dimension stone
"A pre
free from sap or seams split out by wedges in blocks with
parallel beds and sides Al least three lourhs of the bed
and build must have fair level bearing surface the YER
cal joints must be split down at right angles the bear
ing surfaces Of the stone
The backing stone average less than 10 cubic
feet EACH and will be received with dimensions les
than the following viz length ~ feet, width foot thick
ness inches
The dimension stone, ranging from to 20 cubic fee,
must be Of similar quality OF stone and carefully quar
to such dimensions as may be ordered
Persons oterng proposals, will State the price per cubic
yard for the backing and also for the dimension stone
ewsd and delivered at such wharf the engineer may
direct.
The first bill Of granite above given, and onehalf Of the
backing and dimension stone will be required to be dey.
cred on 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 processing for the above stone must, before
he list gay OF May next send to the Engineer of the Dock
properly labelled and stating the particular location of the
quarry
The offers must be made in duplicate, and the
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 con
cred to The interest of the government
Each offer must be accompanied by written guaranty
he or they undertake thai The bidders WILL if his or their
bids be accepted enter into obligation within days
Cor such longer time the Navy Agent may prescrb
after the bidder or bidders shall have been notified through
the post office of ths acceptance of his their bids viii
good and sufficient surees to furnish the stone propor
for Contracts will not be executed until Congress shall
have made further appropriations Tor carrying on the wo
NoTE-A certificate that the gnarantos above mentioned
responsible persons, signed by some United States
officer known to the department, will be required TO accom-
Bonds, with surcties, will be required in third
the estimated amounts Of the contract and twenty cent
will be deducted from each bill until the contract is CAN
celed
In of failure 10 deliver according contract The
government will supply the deficiency AT the expense I'll
exceeding the contract prices) of the contractor.
Offers which fail TO comply with the requirements this
notice, or WHICH are not accompanied with the guaranty
required or II the quality OF the stone is not approved
Specifications be examined the Offices of The dI
erent navy agents Copies Of the will be FORWARDED
by mail, application to w J. McAlpine, engineer oil the
lion that MAJ, may be desired Wy
Contractors will be required TO comply rigdly with the
Navy Agents office, south William street, New York
PROSPER NJ. wETMoRE.
| March 29-law4w Navy Agent
THE NEW SPRING FAsIuoN-Beautiful hats of an
entirely and very attractive style just introduced
and now ready for sale at TODDS Fashionable Establish
ment, six doors west of Browns Hotel.
March 9-eod6tif
ROARDING.-Mrs. HAM1.ToN, on Pennsylvania avenue,
ID nearly opposite Coeman ete has several large rooms
yet unoccuped which she will be pleased let members
Congress- or transient boarders among them
are two or three fine front rooms
| Dec @-f
| Furnished Rooms In the First Ward Rent
"A use of Kitchen if required in the LIST Ward on
street, between 18th and 18th Streets the War Depart
ment Apply 10 B. Jost, Restaurant.
l. r.
'' EUTAw HOUSE,
baltimore. \
JACKSON d ClkANSTON,
PrOprietors.
Coaches will be in readiness the depos and landings
convey passengers. tree of charge, to the house.
Nov. %
rJNHE Gar, his Court and People, by MaIwel-A
i Summer in Scotland, by Jacob Abbott The Military
Life of the Duke oil Marlborough by Allison Old Hicks
the Guide Or Adventures in the Cumanche Country, W
Chas. Webber Aurelian Rome tue 3D. century, by
the author of Zenobia." The Bachelor OF the Albany,
by the author OF The Falcon Family " Neanders Lille
Christ Lives OF the Lord Chanceors, vols. and l.
Waggeries and Vagaries, by w. b. Burton or
Just received by r. IAILOh
Mar 25-
TONEs's italian Chemical soap.-Reader Is your
u skin chapped cracked II SO, cake of the true
and genuine Jones's Italian Chemical Soap will make II
| smooth, soft white and fine.
Have you pinpes salt rheumf have seen Jones
the and oldest when every lnema
and external remedy failed
Have beard sore head! You are colscien'
tously assured that cake will you. But do ~"
suppose that the counertes any offs quar-
ties OF the limitations of Jones's soap nothing
But once more reader, be careful OF cheap countereh
and limitations See that the OF L. JONES Is on w
wrapper, and buy it nowhere else but at
| J. F. CALLANS,
March 6-eo3t Corner OF L and 7tb streets.
| CuGARsI CIGARsi CIGARS Just received dreS
u from the Havana, per barque Colon very large al
superior stock OF cigars, consisting OF the foowingJu"
| celebrated brands:
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