The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-24

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TaEAsuRy DEPAarmEsr. October 2, 1852
SyEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department until the Sth day OF February,
1863, for the construction Of the Branch Mint at
San Francisco California, according 70 the plans
and specifications which will b, furnished on APP
lication to the Department. to parties disposed to
contract. The said proposals 10 contain bids ior
the entire work, and also separately for each dis.
tinct branch Of work, the right being reserved TO
the Department to contract either way, as may DO
found the most advantageous and advisable The
Department also reserves the right OF declining 70
make any contract IL the.6uilding and machinery
cannot be finished and completed for the sum OF
three hundred thousand dollars, to which sum the
expenditure Is expressly limited by the act Of Con
gress. y.
Payments will be made every sixty days OH the
amount Of the work done and materials actually
used on the building, to be ascerained by the esti.
mates of the superintendent and architect thereof
reserving from each Of such estimates and pay.
ments twenty per cent. the first one hundred
thousand dolIars, and ten per cent. ON each subse
quent estimate after the above sum. until the final
completion Of the building, and its approval and
acceptance by the Department. ''
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 II, II his or their bid be accepted
shall and will enter into contract and bond with
sufficient sure.es to the satisfaction OF the Presi-
dent of the United States and the Secretary OF the
Treasury in the sum of fifty thousand dollars, ior
the faithful execution Of the work; and no pro,
posal will be considered unless il is accompanied
Proposals will also be received at the same time
| and place for furnishing the needful machinery
for said Branch Mint according to the specfica-
tons, which will likewise be furnished by the De-
| partment, and upon the came 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 contract, which
will be in the sum of twenty thousand dollars.
Proposals will also be received at the same time
md nlaca IN act Of Con the
sale, lease, or rent Of any building and machinery
suitable for the purpose Of Branch Mint, and
upon the same terms and conditions az specified In
relation to the building Such building and ma.
chinery 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 a fair proportion o.
pieces of the different denominations, from onar
| twenty dollars each, as now authorized by law
| If suitable building and machinery are bought
leased under the authority to that effect granted
| by Congress, no contract will OF course then pt
made for the erection Of a building and furnishing
The bids will 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
it will reserve the right to delay opening the Other
| bids which may be presented.
decision will be made as soon as practicable
after the Department has been officially advise
that law has been passed by the Legislator .
the State of California exempting said Branct
Mint from taxation, &C., as is required BY the 6tt
section Of the act of Congress of the Sd July; 1852
to establish Branch Mint ofthe United States In
California. .s,
| Those persons in California who may he disposed
to make proposals for said building or machinery
will deliver the same TO the Collector Of Customf
at San Francisco previous to the expiration Of six
days after the first publication OF the present adj
vertsemeut in two newspapers issued in San Fran
cisco, that period having been designated in thu
act Of Congress for the notice for proposals IL
California The Collector at California will bt
furnished with copies of the plans and. specifica
tions for the information Of those who may wish t.
make bids there. THOS. CORWlN,
Secretary Of the Treasury.