The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-24
PROPOSALS FOR REPAIRING BRICK
WALL AROUND OBSERVATORY.
NAVY AGENTS. OFFIC

NAVY AGENTS OFFlCE,
WAsHiNeToN, ID. c., November l6, 1852.
CEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will be re-
- ceived at this office until IL O'Clock IN on the
seventeenth day of January next, for removing the
coping on the brick wall enclosing the grounds of
the Observatory on the east, south, and west side;
for raising this wall four bricks higher, (except
twenty eight panels, which are to be raised two
feet higher beginning at the hip in the west wall
and going around by the south - the northern emf
of the east wall.
The wall to be COPIED with coping brick per
patterns at the Navy AGENTS office, from the north
end of the west wall, by way Of south wall, to
north end of east wall.
All the brick including the coping, to be the best
red brick; the whole TO be laid and filled in with
mortar made with beat hydraulic cement, lime in
equal parts, and proper proper ion OF clean sharp
sand; the work TO be finished in wOrkmanlike
manner.
Bids for the work must be made per the running
foot for coping the west wall from north end to hip
per running foot for raising the wall four brio ks
higher and coping it, and per running foot for rails
ing the IS panels two feet higher and coping the
same.
The work not to be commenced before the lst Of
April 1853, and to be finished on or before the 3lst
May, 1853.
entire satisfaction of the Superintendent Of the OBJ
servatory before Hills will be approved.
Upon the completion of the contract according
to it's provisions payment will be made by the Navy
Agent at Washington, within thirty days after
presenting the BILLS duly approved by the Superin-
endent Of the Observatory
Each offer must be signed by the person or per-
cons maxim 2 it, and by the guarantors, according
to the form annexed. and their residence manning
the town and STATED must be distinctly stated.
The person whose offer shall be accepted will be
notified personally by letter through the post
office, which notice shall be considered sufficient;
and if he do not appear and enter into contract for
the work specified within fifteen days from the
date of the notice, a contract will be made with
some other person, and the guaranors OF such de.
l. L Il Ill
delnquencies.
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
| advertisement, in every particular, will, at the
option Of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrogra-
ply, be rejected.
The bids will be opened in the presence of two
or witnesses, and also in the presence Of the
bidders il they or any one OF them should be pres
| ent; and only the person whose offer has been &C
ceped will be notified.
And the Department reserves to itself the right
| to decline any all the offers which may be re
| ceved, if the sum asked should be greater than
can be paid for from existing appropriations.
FORM OF OFFER.
To the Navy, Agent at Washington Va D. C. ..,
offer to furnish all the materials and perform the
| work required for the Observatory wall, under
| your advertisement dated 18th day of November
| 1882, and subject to all the requirements of the
| same.
For -, write the aggregate in words
| Signed by person making offer
Of M and the State at o of e.--'
as guarantors, hereby undertake that the above
named - will, if offer be accepted. en-
ter into contract, as before required, with tn,
United Sta tes, within fifteen days after the date o
notice, through the post office, of the acceptanc,
Lsignatures.l
are known to me to be good and responsible guar
antors in this case.
[ro be signed by Navy Agent, Collector, o
District Attorney, or some person known to thu
| contracting agent TO be creditable.
J. II. LATHROP, Navy Agent.
| Nov 49, lawst
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