The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-30
War Department, ~
Bureau OF Typographical Engineers,

Bureau OF Typographical Engineers,
OCTOBER 20. 1852.
i ing the first day of December next, for the
following articles required on Lake Michigan:
$50 pieces. IA inch square, 30 feet long, hewn
white oak timber ....
$50 pieces do As feet long, do .......
100 pieces do Gu feet long, do
10 pieces, l6 inches square, 60 feet long, do
100 round white-oak piles, 80 feet long
5000 lbs. inch bolt iron, in pieces OF II or ID
500 cords Of good hard stone, for crib ballast, no
soft or sand stone. Each cord OF stone to
yield 1913 feet solid measure.
Buffalo, n1 ( fIssae Michigan as follows:
One-third Of the timber by the 3lst day of next
March; one-third by the 3Oth day of next April /;
one-third by the 3lst day of next May. a..
The stone to be delivered as follows: i.'
One-third by the 3Oth day of April next; one
third by the 3lst day of May next; one. third by
the 3Oth day of June next. sa
The articles. as delivered on these several speci-
fed days. to be measured and inspected by an
agent Of the United States, and If approved and
received, the quantities approved and received
will be paid for according to contract price, Less ~
per cent. on amounts due, which per cent. VIII DC
retained by the United States until the contract be
compk.ed. when amounts 30 retained will be paid
to $3.50 Eacto,s or will be forfeited to the United
Sts, .ncs1 contractor fail to fulfil his contract
10 over timber to be free from sap, splits, and
~ .or the same kinds of materials, guam
tiIymu!dsA :, and times of delivery will also be
reca ispun@. Black Lake harbor, Ottawa county,
Michigan. aa
Each proposal will be accompanied with evidence
that the proposer lie able to fulfil his contracts 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 }aa ..E ..,. ,s.y
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-
tiscment; until delivered, inspected, and received,
all articles will be at the risk Of the contractor and
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 inspect
and receive at times stated will be made or allow
ed on the part of the United States.
The proposals will be endorsed proposals 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, lntelligencer, and
Union, Washington; Courier and Enquirer, New
York; Commercial Advertiser, Buffalo, New York;
Advertiser, Detroit; Commercial Advertiser, Chi
cago; twenty times daily, and then twice week
till December LIST. .- s..... a..H
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