The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-25

War Department.,
Bureau OF Typographical Enginee

Bureau OF Typographical Engineers,
OCTOBER 20. 1852.
PROPOSALS. will be received until, and includ-
Il ing the first day Of December next, for the
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 CD feet long, do
10 pieces, l6 inches square, go feet long, do
100 round whte-oak piles, 80 feet long
900 lbs. inch bolt iron, in pieces Of IL or Is
feet long each
500 cords of good hard stone for crib ballast, no
soft or sand stone. Each cord of stone to
yield l2S feet solid measure.
The foregoing articles to be delivered at New
Buffalo, (Lake Mcbigan,) as follows:
one-third of the timber by the alst day of next
March; one third by the 30th day of next April !;
lone third by the 3lst day of next May.
The stone to be delivered as follows:
One-third by the 30th day of April next; one
third by the 3lst day of May next; one third by
the 30th day of June next.
The articles, as delivered on these several speci
36ed days, to be measured and inspected by an
agent of the United States, and if approved and
received, the quantities 80 approved and received
will be paid for according to contract price, less
3per 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
Ito the contractors will be forfeited to the United
States if the contractor fail to fulfil his contract
The hewn timber to be free from sap, splits, and
Rimperfections.
Proposals tor 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 the right of rejecting any
proposal not satisfactory in all respects.
Advances on contracts cannot be made. But
payments will be made as stated
The places of landing materials will be pointed
out by the United States agent notice to him
by the contractor. On this account the contractor
I is not to be subject to delay of three days
but such landing shall not be considered delivery
of said articles to the United States. No delivery
Z will be acknowledged except in quantities and
times stated, and in accordance with this adver-
basement; until delivered, inspected, and received
articles will be at the risk of the contractor and
7 under his care. But when delivered, inspected
and received, they will be at the risk and under
the of the United States No delay TO inspect
land receive at times stated will be made or allow
y Jed on the part Of the United States.
l The proposals will be endorsed 'sProposas for
Timber on the outside of the envelope, and will be
! addressed to the undersigned
J. J. ALERT,
Col. Corps Typographical Engineers.
To be inserted in the Republic, Intelligencer, and
Union, Washington; Courier and Enquirer, New
York; Commercial Advertiser, Buffalo, New York.
Advertiser, Detroit; Commercial Advertiser, Chi
4cago; twenty times daily, and then twice week
I till December lst.
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