The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-06
FOR ERECTING A MINT,
WITH THE NECESSARY MACHINERY,
Ar SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. a


TsEAsuRY DEPARTMEsT, October 2, 1852.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department until the 9Th day of February,
1853, for the construction Of the Efanch Mint at
San Francisco, California, according to the plans
and specifications which will be furnished on ap
LEGATION to the Department. 70 parties disposed to
contract. The said proposals 10 contain bids for
the entire work, and also separately for each dis
tincs branch Of work, the right being reserved to
the Department to contract either way, as may be
found the most advantageous and advisable. The
rtment also reserves the right Of declining to
make any contract If the building and machinery
cannot be finished and completed Tor the sum q, Of
three hundred thousand dollars, 10 which sum the
expenditure is expressly limited by the acs 81 Con-
gresa. 1' gu gnHtaaT IlR g.E,
Payments will DO made every sixty days on the
amount Of the WORK done and materials actually
used on the building to be ascefsined BY the esti
mates of the superintendent and architect thereof
reserving from each Of such estimates and pay
tmenis twenty per cent. on the first one hundred
quent estimate after the above sum, until the final
completion Of the building, and it's approval and
acceptance by the Bepagtmcnt. F.t.e@
Every proposal must be accompanied by writ
to the effect that they undertake that the party
parties making II, if his o. their bid be accepted,
shall and will enter into contract and bond with
sufficient suretes to the satisfaction OF tho Presi-
dent OF the United States and the Secretary OF TIC
Treasury in the sum of fifty thousand dollars, for
the faithful execution Of the work; and no pro-
posal will be considered unless il II accompanied
with such guarantee. ..a e!
and place for furnishing the needful machinery
for said Branch Mint according to the specifica-
tons, which will likewise be furnished by the De-
partfnent, and upon the same terms and conditions
s 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
I,lo Ivy IN he nj
sale, lease, rent Of any building and machinery
suitable for the purpose of Branch Mint, and
upon the same terms and conditions as specified IN
relation to the building. Such building ana ma,
specncatione referred to above for the new build
ing, and to be CAPABLE OF coming at least thirty
millions Of gold annually Id d fair proportion OF
pieces of the different denominations, from one to
twenty dollars each, as now authorized BY nH.
If suitable building and machinery are bought
leased under the authority to that effect granted
by Congress, no contract will OF course then DC
made for the erection Of building and furnishing
the machinery. a@ go ta 5A
The bids will be opened and recorded in the pre-
sencc Of such bidders as 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, 1885,
it will reserve the right to delay opening the other
bids which may be presented.
A decision will be made as soon as practicable
after the Department has been officially 1d7ised
that law has been passed by the Legislature OF
the State of California exempting said Branch
Mint from taxation, SC, as 10 required by the 9th
to establish Branch Mint Of the United States in
California. agg.s ttr ~ .lr. .,.-, no o.
Those persons in California who may be didPoacd
to make proposals. for said building or machinery
will deliver the same to the Collector of Customs
at San Francsco previous 70 the expiration OF sixty
days after the first publication Of the present ad
vcrtiset1cnt In two newspapers isaued in San Fra-
cisco, that period having been designated in the
act of Congress for The notice f9I proposals. In
California The Collector at California will be
furnished with copies Of the plans and specifcA-
tons for the Information OF those who may wish to
make bids there THOS. CORWIN,
@ Secretary of the Treasury.