The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-08
PROPOSALS. FOR ERECTING MINT,
WITH THE NECESSARY MACHINERY.
AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

4 5 Treasury DEPARTMENT. October 2, 1852.
JSEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ Department until the Sth day of February
| 1853, for the constr ucton Of the Branch Mint at
| San Francisco, California, according to the plans
and specifications which will be furnished on ap.
lcation to the Department, 10 parties disposed TO
contract The said proposals TO contain bids for
the entire work, and also separately for each dis
tnct branch OF work, the right being reserved to
| The Department to contract either way. may be
found the most advantageous and advisable. The
Department also the right Of declining to
make any contract If the building and machinery
cannot be finished and completed for the sum OF
three hundredthousnnd dollars, to which sum the
expenditure Ia expressly limited by the Of Con-
gress. ..- .. ....
Payments will be made every sixty days on the
| amount OF the work done and materials actually
used on the building to be ascertaned by the esi-
mates OF the superintendent and architect thereof
| reserving from each of such estimates and pay
| ments twenty per cent. on the first one hundred
| thousand dollars. and ten per cent. on each suhse-
quent estimate after the above sum, until the final
completion Of the building, and it's approval and
| acceptance by the Department.
Every proposal must be accompanied by a writ
ten guarantee, signed by two responsible persons,
to the effect that they undertake that the party or
parties making it, il his their bid be accepted
shall and will enter into contract and bond, with
snfhcient sureies to the satisfaction oil the Pres-
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; and no pro,
posal VIII be considered unless It is accompanied
with such guarantee. ..a ,afa ~ gs
Proposals will also be received at the came time
and place for furnishing the needful machinery
for said Branch Mint according to thespecifca-
tons, which will likewise be furnished by the De-
partment, and upon the eame terms and conditions
| as specified above in relation to the building, with
the exception of the amount of the bond required
for the faithful execution of the contrast, which
will be in the sum of twenty thousand dollars.
Proposals will also be received Mt the same time
and place, agreeaby to the act of Congress- for the
sale, lease, or rent of any building and machinery
Of Rra nch Mpta
upon the same terms and conditions specified in
| relation to the building Such building and ma
chnery to be equal in all respects to the plans and
specifications referred TO above for the new build
ing and To be capable of coming at least thirty
millions of gold annually in fair proportion Of
pieces OF the different denominations, from to
| II suitable building and machinery are bought
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 will be opened and recorded in the pre-.
sence of such bidders a. may think proper TO at.
tend; and should the bids which may be made
from California not be received at the Department
previous to the aforesaid 9th day of February, 1863
it will reserve the right tr delay opening the other
bids which may be presented. ss,s
A decision will be made practicable
| after the Department has been officially advised
| that law has been passed by the Legislature Of
the State of California exempting said Branch
Mint from taxation, &C., il required by the 9th
section OF the act of Congress of the Sd July 1882
to establish Branch Mint of the United States in
California.
Tbose persons in California who may be disposed
| to make proposals for said building machinery
will deliver the same to the Collector of Customs
at San Francisco previous to the expiration of sixty
day: after the first publication Of the present ad-
cisco, that period having been designated in the
act Of Congress for the notice for proposals. in
California The Collector at California will be
furnished with copies of the plans and specifica-
tons for the information of those who may wish to
| make bids there. THOS. CORWIN,
Is.. Secretary of the Treasury.
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