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NAVY SUPPLIES UNDER THE BUREAU
OF YARDS AND DOCKS.


NAVY AGENTS OFFICE, PENSACOLA,
June 80, l849.
SEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate, for each
- class separately, endorsed Proposals for supplies
for Navy Yards will be received at this Office until
IL O'Clock M, on Monday, the 30th day Of July
next, for furnishing and delivering at the Navy
Yard ut Pensacola, at such place or places as may
be directed by the Commandment, free OF expense 10
the Government, the materials and articles herein
after specified, viz;
CLASS No. l.
Specification of the granite to build the perma-
nent wharf at the Pensacola Navy Yard.
Bill II, No. /,
Includes all the Headers under water from the
foot course TO the surface of the water, height OF
"a feet, and extending 400 feet.
LIST course, AZ headers III feet long, feet wide, and
24l inches thick
I'd do A headers 10 feet inches long, feet
wide and 25 inches thick
Sd do AZ headers 10 feet inches long, 2 feet
wide and 25 inches thick
4th do "A headers 8 feet inches long, feet
wide and 25 inches thick
5th do az headers 8 feet inches long, 2 feet
wide, and % inches thick
9th do A headers feet 0 inches long, 2 feet
wide and 25 inches thick
7th do AZ headers s feet inches long, 2 feet
WIDE and % inches thick
9Th do "A headers feet inches long, 2 feet
wide and 25 inches thick
9th do AZ headers feet inches long, 2 feet
wide and 25 inches thick
10th do A headers 7 feet inches long, 2 feet
wide and 25 inches thick
18th do AZ headers feet inches long, feet
wide, and 24a inches thick
18th do "A headers feet inches long, 2 feet
wide and "a inches thick
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New Style Gilt Cornioes and Window
Shades

I HAVE Just received from the North large and
j splendid assortment Of Gilt Window Cornices,
Window Shades, and new style Of Picture Cord
and Tsssels
also keep hand large assortment Of Arncri
can and French Paper Hangings, Fire Board Prints,
Columns, Feather Beds Hair and Husk Mattresses.
I make TO order at the shortest notice, Bed and
Window Curtains, Carpets and Cushions, and every
thing in the Upholstering line furnished complete
on the best terms JNO. ALEXANDER,
Penn. sy., bet. 18th and 18th alta.
June 10 -3tsw2w
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3 tons cwt., qrs 0 lbs Of 81 inch diameter, best
American round iron
ton cwt., o qrs. lbs. of ~ inch diameter, best
American round iron
tons cwt., o qrs. lbe. OF inch diameter, best
American round iron
2 tons cwt., qrs. lbs. of inch diameter, best
American round iron
O ton 3 cwt qrs. lbs. of inch diameter, best
American round iron
tons 10 cwt., qrs. lbs. Of inch diameter, best
American round iron
0 ton cwt., 0 qrs. lbs. of inch diameter, best
American round iron
l ton 10 cwt., 0 qrs. lbs. | inch diameter, best
American round iron
2 tons 10 cwt., qrs. lbs Of inch diameter, best
, American round iron
0 ton 5 cwt., qrs. o lbs. of inch diameter, best
American round iron
ton cwt., o qrs. 0 lbs of I inch diameter, best
American round iron
o ton / cwt., qrs. 0 lbs. Of inch diameter, best
American round iron
ton 0 cwt., Or. lbs. Of ? inch diameter, best
American round iron
ton 0 cwt., or. lbs. of inch diameter, best
American round iron
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For the Springs.

DARKER at his Fancy and Perfumery Store, has
i a fresh assortment Of goods ordered expressly
for persons visiting the Springs, Sea shore or the
Country such as Floating Soap, Bay Water, Flori.
da Water, German Cologne, uey superior. And
also the largest and best assortment Of Dressing
Combs. Hair Brushes, Tooth and Nail Brushes, Ok
Marrow, Pomade, &c. in fact every necessary re-
auisie for the convenience and comfort Of the toilet
June l6-3tif
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PENITENTIARY.

OFFICE PENITENTIARY, ID. q,
WASHINGTON, July 6, lS49.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals
y for Wood and Coal,'' will be received at this
Office until 18th inst.
80 cords of half-seasoned good oak wood, full
length of medium size, and free from limbs or
lap wood.
- tons of red ash anthracite CRATE coal.
The above TO be delivered at the Penitentiary
wharf. THOS. FITNAM, Warden.
July 7-edtJuly % (Intel & Union.)
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Schedule Of other Materials for the Perma
nent Wharf, Construction of Railway.
Repairs of Dredging Machine, SC.

CLASS No. 2-.Mateyials for Concrete
300 cubic yards of small fragments of any good
hard stone, not exceeding Id. each in weight, in
termixed with pieces OF various Sizes down to that
of bean. To be clean and free from earth.
Proposals will also be received for furnishing any
proportion of the above quantity, in sound and
clean shells, in similar sized fragments of hard
burnt bricks.
The delivery to be at the tate of l67 cubic yards
per month"; unless otherwise directed.
CLASS No. 3-BrickS.
10000 hard burnt bricks, of the best quality and
uniform sizes.
CLASS No. 4-Cement.
$500 barrels of the best hydraulic cement, made
in Rosendale, New York, or fully equal in quality
to the best cement prepared there.
To be delivered at the rate of 300 barrels per
month, unless otherwise directed, and to be sub
jected to such tests may be deemed necessary.
CLASS No. 5.-Bar Iron, Steel and Spikes.
ton cwt., qrs. 0 lbs. of by inch, best Ame-
rican bar iron
| ton Is cwt., o qrs. 0 lbs. of by inch best
American bar iron
ton cwt., qrs. lbs. of a by inch, best Anne
rican bar iron
ton cwt., Q qrs: lbs of a by inch, best Anne
! ton 2 cwt., qrs. lbs. of4 by / inch best Anne
rican bar iron
| ton cwt, qrs. 0 lbs. of4 by inch, best Anne
rcan bar iron
l ton cwt., 0 qrs. 0 lbs. of 4 by inch best Anne
rican bar iron
l ton cwt, 0 qrs. 0 lbs. Of by inch, best Anne
rcan bar iron
ton Is cwt., 0 qrs. 0 lbs. of 81 by inch, best
American bar iron
ton cwt., qrs. lbs. of 81 by inch, best Anne
rican bar iron
l ton cwt., qrs. 0 lbs. of by inch, best Anne
rican bar iron
tons cwt., qrs. lbs. of by inch, best Anne
rican bar iron
0 ton cwt., qrs. 0 lbs. of by inch, best Anne
rican bar iron
tons cwt., o qrs. lbs. of by inch, best Anne
rcan bar iron
/ ton cwt., Grs. 0 lbs. of by inch, best Anne
rcan bar iron
ton cwt., qrs. 0 lbs. of 2 by inch, best Anne
rican bar iron
ton cwt, o qrs. o lbs. of by inch, best Anne.
rican bar iron
ton l cwt, qrs. 0 lbs. of by inch, best Anne
rican bar iron
ton cwt., qrs. lbs. of inches square, best
American bar iron
ton cwt., qrs. 0 lbs. of inches square, best
American bar iron
ton 10 cwt., o qrs lbs. of inch square, best
American bar iron
ton cwt, qrs. lbs. of inches square, best
American bar iron
ton cwt., 0 qrs. 0 lbs. Of inches square, best
American bar iron
ton cwt., qrs. lbs. of : inches square, best
American bar iron
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BIBLES, PRAYER BOOKS,

CATHOLIC BIBLES, PRAYER BOOKS,
~ TESTAMENTS, &c.-TAYLOR & MAURY,
Booksellers, Pennsylvania avenue, near 9Th street,
have Just received fine lot Of
Catholic Bibles, large and small, in rich bindings
and plain.
Catholic Prayer Books ia beautiful velvet and
Morocco bindings, and plain.
'sTales of the Sacraments.'
Schmidt's Tales.
Catholic Keepsake" And others, too many for
an advertisement. July
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Terms reduced Louisville weekly Journal.

Terms reduced Louisville Weekly Journal.
L'OR one copy, one year, paid at the time OF sub
IL scribng, or At or before the commencement OF
the year 81 50
For one copy paid after the time Of sub
scribing, or after the beginning Of the
year. and within six months thcrefrom 90
For one copy paid after ak months 3 50
For clubs Of one or more, paid in advance,
each W
We ask our Wing friends 10 aid in procuring
clubs for the Weekly Journal. II is now, for the
matter il contains, one Of the cheapest papers in
America. PRENTICE & WEISSINGER,
June 20 Editors.
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WALKER ANDERSON, Navy Agent.

o. Al proposals sent by mad must be post paid.
Gpf- The New Orleans Bulletin, Baltimore Ameri-
can, Philadelphia Enquirer, New York Courier and
Enquirer, Boston Daily Advertiser, and Union,
Washington, will publish once week until the
30th day of July, 1919
July l2-5t
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WINE STORE.

IOHN II. BUTHMANN, Pennsylvania Avenue,
u south side between 4 and 9th streets has re-
ceived a further supply Of superior Cognsc and
Pale Brandy, Port Wine, and London Brown Stout
Also expected, by schooner ARLINoToN, few
more dozen Of the old "Alpha" COgnac vintage Of
1915, and a. few dozen Of the 90" do.
Iunp Al
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CoLoNIzATIoN Rooms,
WAsHINGToN, Jtllu
July l0-2awtlst Mon Nov


TIME LIBERIA PACKET will sail from Balti-
i more for Monrovia and other ports in Liberia,
the first day of August next. Emigrants who
design going in this vessel should be in Baltimore
a day or two before, and report themselves at the
Colonization Office, Post Office building.
Letters for Liberia or the U. S. Squadron on that
coast, will be forwarded if sent in time, and POST
PAID, to this office, to the Colonization Office,
Baltimore.
We are in great need of funds to enable us to
send some emigrants in this expedition. We have
to pay this month, 429 sS, toward the expedition
from New Orleans, in April; s. 600 90 toward the
from the same place in January last; and
81 500 90 toward the one from Savannah in May,
and our treasury is now empty.
We are therefore under the necessity of appealing
10 our patrons for aid Auxiliary societies. pastors
Of churches, and the friends of the generally,
will confer special favor by making us remittan-
ces with the least possible delay.
w. McLAlN, Sec'y A. c. S.
July 8
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Agency of the Book Publishing Houses I'm
the United States.

TAYLOR & MAURY Booksellers and Station
ers Pennsylvania Avenue, near 9th street, hav-
ing formed connexions with the principal Book
establishments of the country, will supply all orders
for Religious Miscellaneous, Law, Medical, ScIen-
tifc and School Books, in lots srsingle copies, at
and individuals intending 10 order foreign or Anne
rican books from the northern cities, trou
hle and expense Of heavy freight, &c, by leaving
their orders with Taylor Maury, in Washington
city.
Iulv
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Grocery, Flour. and Feed store.

Grocery, Flour. and Feed store.
VNHE subscriber has now on hand large assort
i ment Of goods carefully selected, which he Of
fers low,
All who desire really good articles, are requested
10 call. The highest price paid for country produce
SAM'L HUMPHREY,
Pa avenue, near the Adelphi
June I2-3t
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Order of Delivery.

The delivery of the stone should commence at the
Navy Yard, Pensacola, in ninety days from the
closing OF the contract and within sixty days
thereafter onetwelfth part of the number of stone
in Bills A, Nos. and 3, should be delivered, com
mencing in the order of the as expressed in
those bills fourth part of the stone for the first
four courses respectively, should by that time be
delivered. The delivery of those two bills should
be continued at the rate of not less than twelfth
part OF each bill per month, following the above
order IN regard to the courses that is, one fourth
part OF the courses of stone from to inclusive,
and next from to H.
The delivery of the above bills must be concluded
on or before the lst of July, 1885,
Vi the remaining bills, ne-fourth part of each
size specified in the bill will be required to be de-
vered on or before the first day of July 1850, and
the remainder on or before the first day of Janu
airy, 1851
The Navy Department reserves the right of in
creasing the quantity of stone of the respective sizes,
specified in the foregoing bills, seventy-five per
cent, to be delivered in such reasonable time after
the date last named above as may be agreed upon.
LEWIS.-The stone must be drilled TO receive a
lewis of such shape and size the engineer may
direct
PATTERNS, gauges, and drawings, with such
other information may be necessary, will be fur
nshed to the contractors by the engineer in charge
of the work.
DISCHARGING vESSELS-ves will be dis
charged in the order in which their arrival at the
yard shall be reported, unless otherwise directed
Cranes, machinery, and such other assistance as
may be necessary will be furnished by the Govern
ment, as far as the means of the Navy Yard will
allow.
Persons offering proposals will please state sepa
rately the price per cubic foot for each description
of stone mentioned in the several bills, to be paid
for by the NETT DIMENSIONS DRESSED They will
also state the prices respectively for which they will
deliver the several descriptions of stone named in
the bills undressed but fairly quarried, and to be
paid for by the nett dimensions to which they will
dress according to the bills.
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oSrloE OF THE soLIcIroH OF THE Treasury,

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR or THE Treasury,
June 81, lS49.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Office until the LIST day of September next, at
IL O'Clock noon for the purchase of the interest of
the United States at law and in equity, in the pro
perty hereinafter described, upon the terms and
conditions mentioned below, To wit:
No. L. Lot No 81 in eastern section OF Washing
ton, District of Columbia
No 2 Lot No. %, in eastern sect. of Washington
No No 3. Lot No No. % do do do do do do
No. 5. Lot No. %, do do do
The five lots above named were sold on execution
against Nathaniel and Henry Ingraham, by Tench
Rnggold, marshal, and by him conveyed to the
United States, December 20, 1881.
No. 6, Lot No. /, in block 5O4, in Washington
This lot was conveyed to the United States by
Luther Rice, President, Sc, of Columbia College,
Qctnher 1893
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For Norfolk--TySo trips a week.

For NorfOlk--Two trips a week.
THE STEAMER OSCEOLA
p l. will, on Saturday, the It'll
SG1xa&T7T15 instant, commence making two
a Ez1H trips week to the above place
leaving Washington every Wednesday and Satur-
day, at O'Clock a. m. returning, leave Norfolk
every Monday and Thursday, at O'Clock, p. m.
She will touch, going and returning, at Piney
Point Old Point Cone river, and the usual landings
the Potomac.
Passage and fare TO Norfolk, 50; passage and
fare Piney Point during the bathing season, 81
JAS. MITCHELL,
July diff Captain.
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beautiful PRAYER BOOKS AND h.

beautiful PRAYER BOOKS AND h.
I'D BLEs, Of every style and size
Plain bound cheap Prayer Books and Bibles, Of
every variety.
Family Bibles Of the largest size, rs 10 5000
each, and intermediate prices.
A large lot just received and for sale at lowest
Northern prsces, at
TAYLOR & MAURY'S
June 20 Bookstore, near 9Th street.
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] certify that the above named - and -
are known to me to be good and responsible qua
rantors in this case.
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CABINET EDITION OF CLASSIC TALES
~ Comprising in volume Rssselas, Vicar Of
Wakefield, Exiles Of Siberia, Paul and Virginia,
Guliver's Travels, sterne's Sentimental Journey,
Castle Of Otranto, SC, &c, &c
WAYERLY ANECDOTES, illustrating popular
characters, scenes, and incidents in the Novels and
Romances Of Sir Walter Scott, VOL, London
TAYLOR & MAURY,
June 81 Booksellers, near 9Th st.
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Notice to Owners of Land Warrants.

GENERAL LAND OFFICE, June II, lS49.
THE OWNERS Of the Land Warrants mention
i ed in the letter below, and which supposed
to have been burnt in the late fire at ST. Louis are
requested to file proofs of their ownership with the
Register Of the Land Office at ST. Louis, Missouri,
in order that they may be replaced by duplicates
from the Pension Office at Washington city, and
the lands selected located according to the original
intention of the applicants. And it may be well, in
be located has been also lost destroyed by the fire,
file description with the Register in order
that the lands thus selected may be reserved from
sale until duplicate warrants can be obtained as
above suggested.
RICHARD M. YOUNG, Commissioner
LAND OFFICE, ST. LOUIS, MO- May26 IS49
SIR The following the numbers of twenty
three Military Bounty Land Warrants brought to
this Office for location between the LIST and nth in
staIt all of which were lost in the late fire. viz, No
1884, 53,l77, 1872, 53677, 4,273, 1898, 30,05S,
$780, $4,000, 5ss, 80 $50, 81 $40, AZ 9S2 81 OPS,
~ ,575, 574 81 ,3l2, SO 465 80 s72 54S2, 024
$780, 40, 302; all of which numbers are in pencil
the township plats but the of the persons Who
located them are not known. In addition to these,
several warrants, the numbers not known, which
were awaiting further action the part Of the
owners were lost at the same time As also some of
those returned by the General Land Office for cor
rection. The names and numbers of these not
known to this office, the letter which ompaned
them Is also lost.
Very respectfully your obedient servants,
THOMAS WATSON, Register
REGARD b. DALLAM, Receiver.
Hon. RICHARD NJ YoUse,
Commissioner of the General Land Office,
June 1916 Washington, ID. C.
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CrCENES IN A CLERGYMAN'S LIFE, by c. b.
- Taylor.
Nelson ON Infidelity-Its Cause and Cure.
Philosophy of Religion, by Morrell.
Gardner's Memoirs of Christian Females.
A few copies for sale by
TAYLOR MAURY,
July Bookstore near 9Th street.
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SOUTHEY's Commonplace Book, L volume,
- London, ls49.-Southey's Commonplace Book
choice ges-moral, religious, political, pho-
sophical historical, poetical and miscellaneous
Edited by his son-in-la law. For sale by
TAYLOR MAURY,
June 2s Booksellers, near 9th street
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In all, SIG blocks.

The above headers only to be dressed ON the
beds and builds which dressing is to extend feet
is no face work. but draft of an inch must be run
round each end of the stone, showing full corners
and square edges which must continue full to the
gauge within. The ends and middles of the stone
may be left split from the quarry, being full di
excess of size
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n UAIS q sHARPEY's HUMAN ANATOMY,
" edited by Joseph Leidy, VI. d., vols. octave,
with over five hundred illustrations.
SECOND NUMBER OF DAVID COPPERFIELD,
by Dickens, (Boz,) this day received for sale by
TAYLOR & MAURY,
June 10 Booksellers near 9th st.
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p. III. HOOE q CO.,

ENCYCLOPEDAO OF RELIGIOUS KNOW
Il LEDGE. illustrated with maps and engrav-
ings, large volume
Busk's Illustrations Of the Holy Scriptures, large
volume, with many plates.
Simpsons Key 70 the Bible, with maps and Illus
trations, London, volume
Strauss Life Of Jesus, London, 3 volumes, Svo.
For sale low at TAYLOR & MAURY'S
June 20 Bookstore, near 9Th 81.
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10 tons ~ cwt., 0 qrs. o lbs. of bar iron
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FORM OF OFFER.

TO INC Navy Agent at -; ], - -,
of -, in the State Of -, hereby offer to
furnish, under your advertisement dated -, and
subject TO all the requirements of the same, all the
articles embraced in Class No. =, viz: for -,
(here insert the article and prices carried out
amounting to -, (write the aggregate in words. }
The undersigned, - -, OF -, and
--, in the State of ---, as guarantors hereby
undertake that the above named - will, if his
offer be accepted, enter into contract before re-
quired with the United States, within fifteen days
after the date of notice through the post Office of the
acceptance Of his bid as before mentioned
(Signatures.)
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GEORGE MACKAY, Attorney,
(LATE OF FLoRIDA,)
WILL attend TO all kinds of business before Con-
w gress and the Departments.
REFERENCES:
Hon. E. c. CABELL, Florida;
50 r. TooMBs, Georgia;
+" ii. w. HILLIARp, Alabama;
A. BURT, South Carolina;
50 r. G. WNTHRsP, Massachusetts;
'' c. b. SMITH, Indiana;
r. L. RosE, New York;
90 JOHN You've, New York.
June l6-tf
f. w. RISQUE,
A TTORNEY at Law and Agent for Claims
IA against the United States. Office on Pennsyl
vania avenue, near 18th street, Washington.
June l3-ly
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TAYLOR a. MAUHY, Bookseller, near sth st.'
Wasbinoton City are receiving regularly from
he nubIishinr houses in the United States All pub
Iicatima-which they sell in every case at the pub
Iisher's lowest prices -
School Roofs of eperu kind, Medical Books, Missed
J,ne,,,s ond L1,p Books Juvenik Books, and chsap
Titerat,ve, Bibts and Prayer Books, plain and r'oly
bound. ~, S.,;oorv
Blank Books Of every size and quality stationery
States, Copy Books, &c june 20
rFE OF RoBEsPIERRE, with extracts
l. from his unpublished correspondence ny u
~ Lcwes 80, - -,
TIJE POTTLETON LEGACY, neo nope Dy
Arert smith author Of christopher Tsdpole," &c''
volume.
TAYLOR MAURY,
I,,e .. Booksellers, near 9Th st.
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II tons cwt., 2 qrs. 0 lbs. of round iron
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Second Class Work.

On pie Beds and Builds " the fine fooled ,cork
dboUe The icater.-The srris shall be straight and
true, forming close, and clean even Joint. True
draft lines inches wide must be run entirely round
each bed, and the surface of the top and bottom
beds worked perfectly out Of wind and parallel to
each other. The surface within the draft lines
must be dressed true TO straight edge, without
following. No depression Of any kind will be adj
United within inches Of the face arris or within
the draft lines on the back and joints; and none
will be admitted on the beds or builds exceeding 8
inches diameter and inch in depth, nor closer
together than one foot and in casc where they
shall together exceed fourth Of the Of the
surface.
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Bill B, No. 3.-Coping.

434 lineal feet coping, feet wide the bed, and
from feet TO feet long, and 2 feet thick.
The coping is to be dressed on the top and face,
according TO the specifications for the first class fine
cut work. The beds and builds to be dressed
truly, to make close joints, with sharp arris
edges and full corners The back line of the top 10
be full and square.