The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-26
- War Department.,
Bureau OF Typographical Engineers

Bureau OF Typographical Engineers,
'...-b r..0E OCTOBER 20, 1852.
PROPOSALS will be received until, and includ-
i ing the first day of December next, for the
following articles required on Lake Michigan:
$50 pieces, IA inch square, 80 feet long, hewn
white oak timber
$50 pieces do as feet long, do
100 pieces do 60 feet long, do
10 pieces, l6 inches square. GO feet long, do
100 round white-oak piles, 30 feet long
5000 lbs. snch bolt iron, in pieces OF IL or 10
500 cords of good hard stone, for crib ballast,
soft or sand stone. Each cord of stone to
Weld 1913 feet solid measure.
The foregoing articles to be delivered at New
One third Of the timber by the 3lst day of next
March; one-third by the 3Oih day of next April ;
one. third by the 3lst day of next May.
The stone to be delivered as follows:
One-t third by the 30th day of April next; one
third by the 3lst day of May next; one third by
the 3Oth day of June next.
The articles, as delivered these several speci.
fed days, to be measured and inspected 9y an
agent Of the United States, and If approved and
received, the quantities 30 approved and received
will be paid for according to contract price, less III
per cent. on amounts due, which per cent. Will be
retained by the United States until the contract be
completed, when amounts so retained will be paid
to the contractor will be forfeited to the United
States if the cont, actor fail to fulfil his contract
The hewn timber to be free from sap, splits, and
imperfections.
Proposals for the same kinds of materials, guam
titles, quality, and times of delivery will also be
received for Black Lake harbor, Ottawa county,
Michigan. .#
Each proposal will be accompanied with evidence
that the proposer is able to fulfil his contract; and
the Department reserves the right of rejecting any
proposal not satisfactory in all respects.
Advances contracts cannot be made. But
payments will be made az stated:
The places of landing materials will be pointed
out by the United States agent on notice to him
by the contractor. On this account the contractor
is not to be subject to delay Of over three days
but such landing shall not be considered delivery
of said articles to the United States No delivery
will be acknowledged except in quantities and
times as stated, and in accordance with this adver
tisem mt; until delivered, inspected and received
all articles will be at the rick Of the contractor ano
under his care. But when delivered, inspected
and received, they will be at the risk and under
the care of the United States. No delay to inspec
and receive at times stated will be made or allow
ed on the part of the United States.
The proposals will be endorsed "Proposais fo
Timber on the. outside of the envelope, and will b
addressed to the undersigned.
J. J. ALERT,
Col. Corps Typographical Engineers.
To be inserted in the Republic, Inteliigencer ant
Union, Washington; Courier and Enquirer, New
York; Commercial Advertiser, Buffalo, New York
Advertiser, Detroit; Commercial Advertiser, Chi
cago; twenty times daily, and then twice weel
till December LIST.
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