The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-12

Coping.

aoo o 'eet a. hches thick feet bed, to feet Ion,
200 "a TO-, @s :.
qured to be of the best and most durable dssc os 10
GRANTEES entirely free FROM sap, sIans or seams and es
Patterns and bills will Be furnished when the stan.
ordered giving the shape and dimensions each stone Or
course fall corners and edges required all the stone
Persons offering proposals will the price per cub,
yard tor the plain ashar for the checked curved and CIV
ping stone and Tor the intero also prices ner an
percia foot for the first quality OF fine cutting on me- su
on e o ana FACE OF the coping and also for cutting
cutting on the BEDS builds and Joints OF the fnee s,on a
per rcal 1901 Tor the I'd class Of cutting the surface,
The Stone WI be measured after they are cut and no
allowance Msl WIN DC made for any excess OF size.
may be directed TO be delivered nm on ''one
Proposals wi also be received the same time and
place tor furnishing and delivering about 900 cubic ya
Of backing stone, and 900 cubic yards of dimension s,
10 be OF sound durable description of granite or gne
parallel beds and sides AT least three ourhs of the ba
and build must have fair level bearing surface tho ve
Iical joints must be split down right angles to the bes
ing surfaces OF the stone '
The backing stone must average less than 10 cubic
than the folowing viz length u feet, width foot thick
The dimension stone, ranging from to 20 cubic feet
must be Of similar quality Of stone and carefully 9uarr
10 such dimensions as may be ordered.
yard for the backing and also for the ,ns Goe cubic
All of the included in this advertisement mus, h.
direct 's''e'' iay
The first bill of granite above gven and onehaf of the
backing and dimension stone win be required be dev.
The second BILL and the remainder of the backing bs
fore the first day OF January, 1850.
Persons proposing for the above stone must on or beGo
the LIST day of May next send the Engineer of the ock
at Brooklyn samples OF the proposed 10 be furnished
properly labelled and stating the particular location Of The
quarry.
The offers must be made in duplicate and must state the
prices, before described Contracts will be made for
each OF the above bills and for of the backing and
dimension stone, separately together as NAV be cons
cred TO the interest of the government.
Zach otter must DO accompanied by written guaranty
signed by one or more responsible persons the effect that
he they undertake that the bidders will il his or their
bids be accepted enter into obligation within DAYS
Tor such longer time the Navy Agent may prescribeJ
the post office of the acceptance of his or their bids with
good and sufficient suretes furnish the stone proposed
for Contracts viii not be executed until Congress shall
have made further appropriations for ON the WORK
NorEA certificate that the qua ranors above mentioned
are responsible persons, signed by United States
officer known to the department. will be required
pany each proposal
Bonds, with two suretes, will be required in one-thrd
the estimated amounts ofhe twenty per
WIN be deducted from each bill until the is
celled.
government will supply the deficiency at the expense I'll
exceeding the contract prices) of the contractor
Oilers which fail to comply with the requirements this
notice. or which are not accompanied with the guaranty
required, or II the quality OF the is approved Of
will be rejected
Specifications be examined at the Offices of the diff
erent navy agents Copies of the will be forwarded
by mall application W. j. McApine engineer of the
Dock Brooklyn who will furnish any further informa.
ton that may be desired
Contractors will be required to comply rgidy with the
terms OF the contract.
Navy Agents office, south William street. New York.
March I'D, lS4S.
PROSPER M. WETMORE,
March 29-law4w Navy Agent.