The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-09
EOR ERECTING MINT,
WITH THE NECESSARY MACHINERY,
AT SAN FRANCIsCO, CALIFORNIA.

Tar Aouay pEpARrmEsr, October 2, 1852.
c,EALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department until the Sth day OF February
1858, for the construction Of the Branch Mint at
San Francisco, California, according to the plans
and specifications which will be furnished on ap
LEGATION to the Department, to parties disPoscd 10
contract. The said proposals. to contain pids ,or
the entire work, and also separately for each DIS
tinct branc b Of work, the right being reserved to
the Department TO Contract either way, ns may be
found the most advantageous and advisable: Inc
Department also reserves the right oil dechning 70
make any contract IL the building ana rac hinery
cannot be finished aud completed for the sum OF
three hundred thousand dollars, to which sum the
expenditure is expressly limited BY the act Of Con-
gress. aa}
Payments will be made every sixty days on the
amount of the work done and materials actually
used on the building, TO be ascertained by the est-
mates of the superintendent and architect thereof,
reservinR from each Of such estimates and pay
menss twenty per cent on the first one hundred
thousand dollars, and ten per cent. on each subse-
quent estimate after the above sum, until the final
completion Of the building. and its approval and
Every proposal must be accompanied BY writ
ten guarantee signed by two responsible persons,
to the effect that they undertake that the party Or
parties making it. il his or their bid be accepted,
shall and will enter into contract and bond, with
sufficient sureties to the satisfaction OF the Presi
dent of the United States and the Secretary OF the
Treasury, in the sum of fifty Thousand dollars, for
the faithful execution OF the WORK; ana no Pro,
Proposals will also be received at the same time
and place for furnishing the needfu machinery
for said Branch Mint according to the specifcn-
tons, which will likewise be furnished by the De.
par tment and upon the same terms and conditions
as specified above In relation to the buildings with
the exception of the amount of the bond required
for the faithful execution OF the contract, which
will be in the sum of twenty thousand dollars. s,
Proposals will also be received at the same time
place, agreeably to the act of Congress- for tho
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
chnery to be equal in all respects to the plans and
ing, and to be capable of coming al least thirty
millions of gold annually in fair proportion Of
pieces Of the different denominations, from one TO
twenty dollars each, as now authorised by law
or leased under the authority to that effect granted
by Congress, no contract will Of course then be
made for the erection OF building and furnishing
The bids viii be opened and recorded in the pre-
sence of such bidders may think proper to, at
tend; and should the bids which may be made
from California not be received at the Department
previous the aforesaid 9Th day of February 1858,
will reserve the right to delay opening the other
bids which may be presented.
| A decision will be made as soon us practica BILE
| after the Department has been officially advised
that law has been passed by the Legislature 2,
Mint from taxation. &C., as is required BY the 9th
section OF the act OF Gogrese of the Sd July, 1852
to establish Branch Mint Of tho United States in
California. ,
Those persons in California who may be disposed
| to make proposals for said building or machinery
vii! deliver the same to the Collector of Customs
at San Francisco previous to the expiration OF
days after the fret publication ct the present ad'
vertisement in two newspapers issued in San Fran
cisco, that period having been designated Id thu
act Of Congress for the notice for proposals II
4 California The Collector at California will 81
furnished with copies of the plans and speci6cA
tons for the information of those who may wish Il
make bids there. TH0S. CORWiN,
| n. s, .s3a Secretary Of the Treasury.