The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-16
PROPOSALS FOR ERECrI MIsT,
WI III THE NECESSARY MACHINERY,
AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,

TREASURY DEPARTMENr, October 2. 1852.
S,EALED PROPOSALS will be received mt th's
~ Department until the Sth day of F.bruary,
1853. for the contribution Of the Branch Mint az
San Far cisco. Cali fornia, according to the plans
and specifications which will b. furnished on ap
LEGATION to the Department, to parties dispnsed 10
contract. The said proposals. to contain oids for
the entire work, and ALEC separately for each dis
tinct hrnnrh Of work, the right being reserved to
The Department To contract either why. as may be
fund the most advantageous and advisable. The
Department also reserves the right Of declining to
make any contract II the boilding and machinery
cannot be hnished and completed Tor the sum of
three hundred thousand dollars. to which sum the
expenditure is expressly limited by the act of Con-
gress. 'a-. aa .4s aIllG:#3'. l. lt.frg 'aH=. D..
Payments will be made every sixty days on the
amount Of the work donc, and materials actually
used the building, to be ascertained by the esti
mates of tho superint endclr md architect thereof
reserving from each of such estimates and pay
ments twenty per cent. the frst one hundred
thousand doars, and ten per cent on each suhse-
completion Of the building. and it's approval and
acceptance by the Department. 'r'' l',3 t~" ."
Every proposal must be accompanied by writ
ten guarantee, signed by two responsible persnns.
parties ma king it, If his their bid be accepted,
shall and will enter into contract and bond. with
sufficient suretes to the satisfaction OF the Pr"si
dent Of the United States and the Secretary of the
Treasury, in the of fifty thousand dollars, for
the faithful execution Of the work; and no pro-
posnl will be considered unless it is accompanied
with such guarantee. .' 1""
Proposals will also be received at the same time
and place for furnishing the needfui machinery
for said Branch Mint according to the specifica
tions, which will likewise be furnished by the De-
partment, and upon the same terms md conditions
as specified above in relation to the building, with
the exception Of the amount of tho bond required
for the faithful execution of the contract, which
will be in the sum Of twenty thousand dollars.
Proposals will alec be received at the came time
and place agreeabIy to the act of Con gress for the
sale, lease, rent Of any building and machinery
suitable for the purpose OF a Branch Mint, and
upon the same terms and conditions as specified in
relation to the building Such building and ma
chinery to be equal in all respects to the plans and
specifications referred to above for the new build
ing, and tn be capable of coming at least thirty
mi ns of gold annually in q fair proportion OF
pieces of the different denominations. from one to
twenty dollars each, as now authorized by law
II suitable building and machinery are bought
or leased under the authority 10 that effect granted
ny Conerees, no contract will Of course then be
made for the erection OF building and furnishing
the machinery.
The bids will be opened and recorded in the pre-.
tend; and should the bids which may be made
from California not be received at the Department
previous TO the aforesaid 9Th day of February, 1852
il will reserve the right to delay opening the other
bids which may b. presented.
A decision will be made as soon as able
after the Department has been officially advised
that n Law has been passed by the Legislature Of
the State Of California exempting said Branch
Mint from taxation, &c, as is required ny the 9TH
section 4 the act of Congr Of the Sd July, 1852
to establish Branch Mint of the United Statos in
California. -rt ..- ......,.... ..,...
Those persons in California who may be disposed
to make proposals for said hui ding machinery
will deliver the same tn the Collector OF CustoIs
San Francisco previous to the expiration OF sky
days aftrr the first publication OF the present adj
vertsemsnt in two newspapers ssued in San Fran
cisco, that period having been designated in the
act OF Congress for the notice for preposais i,'
California The Collector at California will be
furnished with copies Of the plans and specfca-
tions for the information of those who may wish to
make bids there r't'y. THOS. CORWIN,
Secretary of the Treasury.