Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-05
The Addition to the Capitol.

| We have seen the message of the President of
| the United States, communicating in answer to a
recent resolution of the Senate calling for infor
nation in relation to the extension of the Capitol
| n report from the Secretary Of the Interior In
this document appear the various contracts en-
tered into by the parties named with Thomas u.
Walter, the architect, on the part of the United
States. 1t may he u matter Of interest to learn
that the following engagements have been made,
namely:
James S. Piper, of Baltimore fifteen thousand
pcrches of building stone, delivered, measured,
and approved, at 81. % per perch
Samuel J. Secly, of New York, three thousand
barrels Of lime, from Seclys mountain, burnt en-
tirely Of wood, Sl.30 cents per barrel of two
hundred and sixty pounds nett; with deduction
Of twelve and half cents for every empty bar
rel which shall be returned to Mr. Scely in good
| order
Aloysius \. Clements, of Washington, d. c.,
| fifty thousand bushels of clean sharp river sand,
| two and three quarter cents per bushel
George Shafer Funkstowu, Maryland, one
| thousand barrels of best hydraulic cement SLY
cnts per barrel each to weigh Mt least three hum
! rcd pounds nett.
| Christopher Adams of Albany, New York,
| 1000, 900 burnt bricks, made of tempered clay,
| S6.31 per thousand.
| Aloysius ~ Clements, Of Washington, d. c.,
another contract, 80 600 bushels Of clean, sharp
| river sand. three cents per bushcl.
! John Purlytof Washington, d. G., 3OO,O 900
| feet IA white pinc common culling- boards, in
| 6-fcet len, tbs az the rate of Sl4 per thousand
feet; 5000 feet, board measure, three by four
spruce pine scantling, Mt the rate of $50 per
thousand feet; and $4,000 feet, board measure,
Of three by six white pine scantling, at the rate
of SIG per thousand feet.
IL. Exall of Richmond, Virginia, and NJ. G.
Emory, of Washington u. c., for the execution
h. ;tn &c
corridors including all tho granite, the grapite
cutting and setting, all the hosting apparatus,
TOOLS and other implements and materials used
to carry on and complete the work, including all
ttcights, transportation, hauling, labor and every
expense pertaining to the same, excepting only the
iron bands bars, ties, cramps, and bowels, the
sum Of So, 400.
Andrew Hoover, of Washington. ID. c., 5000
bnrrels Of lime, burnt entirely with wood, ninety
seven cents for every one weighing two hundred
and sixty pounds nett deductng twelve and
half cents for every empty barrel which shall be
returned in good order
Andrew r. Botcler, Shcpherlstown, Va, 900
barrels hydraulic cement, ut Sl.l25 per barrel,
not less than three hundred pounds nett; with u
deduction Of twelve and n half cents for the &c
turn Of each empty barrel.
John Rice, John Baird Charles Heebner, and
Matthew Baird, all Of Philadelphia county, Pa,
the marble required TO he procured from the quar-
RIGS near Lee in the State of Massachusetts at
the rate Of sixty-fvc cents per cubic foot for all
blocks of marble containing thirty cubic feet or
less and Sl.9S per cubic foot for all blocks of
! marble containing over thirty cubic feet. The
contract embraces all the marble for the exterior
Of the wings and corridors above the sub-base-
mcnt, all the marble work and setting, all the
scafolding, hoisting apparatus, tools aud all i'm,
| plcmcuts and materials required to carry on ana
complete the same including all freight trans
| portation, hauling and labor pertaining 10 thls
| department of the work, excepting only the IRON
bands, bars, cramps, ties, and doweIS'
Tho above contracts we're entered into after
the fullest examination aud dcliberation, and all
Of them ' contain proviso that they are not bind
ing on the government, except 50 far as Congress
NAV see proper to make the necessary appropria-
tons for carrying on the work.-RepWbhc.