The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-15
War Department.,
Bureau OF Typographical Engineers,

OCTOBER %, 1852.
PROPOSALS will be received until and in
the following articles required on Lake Michigan:
800 pieces hcwn white oak timber, TO square
IL inches, 80 feet long each piece
$50 pieces hewn white oak timber, TO square
IL inches, 30 feet long each piece
$40 pieces hewn white oak timber, to square IL
inches. each piece Is feet long
5000 pounds ] inch bolt iron, in pieces of IL
and 5 feet long
10000 feet board measure, 3 inch pine plank 6
inches wide
All the timber to be free from sap, rents,
splits, and other imperfectons.
600 cords crib ballast stone, soft or sand
stone, each ord to measure 1913 feet solid
measure
Times Of delivery as follows for timber and iron.
One-third on the 3lst day of next March; one
third on the 30ih day of next April; one third on
on the alst day of next May.
Times of the delivery of the stone:
One third on the 30th day of next April; one
third on the 3lst day of next May; one. third on
the 30th day OF next June.
The above articles will be required at Little Fo.
or Waul,egan, west shore of Lake Michigan
The same quantities, qualities, and kinds of ma.
terials will be wanted at Southport, west shore OF
Lake Michigan, and at the same times and proper.
tions of delivery.
The same quantities. qualities. and kinds of ma
terials will be wanted Mt Racine, west shore O,
Lake Michigan, same times and proportions of de-
livery.
The same quantities, qualities, and kinds of ma
tcrials will be wanted at Milwaukee, west shore oil
Lake Michigan, and the came proportions and
times of delivery.
The same quantities. qualities, and kinds of ma
terials will be wanted at Sheboygan, shore oil
Lake Michigan, and the same proportions and
times OF delivery.
terials will be wanted at Manitowoc, west shore OF
Lake Michigan, and the same proportions and
times of delivery.
The articles, delivered on these several speci.
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agent of the United States, and II approved and
received, the quantities approved and received
will be paid for according to contract price, less 10
per cent. on amounts due which per cent will be
retained by the United States until the contract be
completed, when amounts 80 retained will be paid
to the contractor, will he forfeited to the United
States if the contractor fail to fulfil his contract.
Each proposal will be accompanied with evidence
that the proposer ia able to fulfil his contract and
the Department reserves the right Of rejecting any
proposal not satisfactory in all respects.
Advances on contracts cannot be made. Blu.
payments will be made as stated.
Tho 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 il
not to be subject to delay Of over three dnys; bu,
such landing sbaIl not be considered delivery Of
be acknowledged except in quantities and times
stated, and in accordance with this adv ertisemen
until delivered. inspected, and received all articles
will be ut 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 allowed the port oil
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, Intelligence, and
Union, Washington; Courier and Enquirer, New
York; Commercial Advertiser, Buffalo; Adyerti
ser, Detroit; Commercial Advertiser, Chicago
twenty times daily, then twice week till 20ti
December. .a.. Y.
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