The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-20
PROPOSALS FOR REPAIRING BRICK
WALL AROUND OBSERVATORY
NAVY AaENr's OEFIcE

NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
| WAsHIHGToN, ID. c., November 10, 1857.
| SEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will be re-
~ ceived at this office until IL O'Clock IN on the
| seventeenth day OF January next, for removing the
coping on the brick wall enclosing the grounds of
| the Observatory the east, south, and west side:
| Tor raising this wall four bricks higher, Except
| twenty eight panels, which are to be raised two
feet higher) beginning at the hip in the west we'll
| Of the east wall
The walrto be COPIED with coping brick as per
patterns at the Navy Agents office, from the north
| north end of east wall.
All the brick, including the coping To be The best
red brick; the whole to be laid and filed in with
mortar made with beat hydraulic cement, lime in
equal parts. and proper proportion Of clean sharp
| sand; the work to be hnished in workmanlke
manner.
Bids for the work must be made per the running
foot for coping the wet wall from north end to hip
| per running foot for raising the wall four bricks
higher and coping il, and per running foot for rails
ing the - panels two feet higher and coping the
came.
| The work not to be commenced before the let of
April. 1853 and to be finished before the 3lst
May, 1858.
| All the materials and workmanship TO be to the
enure satisfaction OF the Superintendent of the OBJ
servatory before Hills will be approved.
Upon the completion Of the contract according
to its provisions payment will be made by the Navy
Agent at Washington, within thirty days after
presenting the bills duly approved by the Superin-
tendent of the Observatory.
Each offer must be signed by the person or per-
coma making 1t, and by the guarantors, according
to the form annexed and their residence manning
| the town and STATED must be distinctly stated.
The person whose offer shall be accepted will be
notified personally or by letter through the post
office. which notice shall be considered sufficient;
and II he do not appear and enter into contract for
| the work specified within fifteen days from the
date oil the notice, contract will be made with
come other person, and the guarantors OF such de-
taulting bidder will be held responsible for all
deinquencies
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement, in every particular, will, at the
option of1he Bureau Of Ordnance and Hydrogra-
ply, be rejected.
The bids will be opened in the presence of two
or more witnesses and also in the presence of the
bidders, if they any Of them should be pres
cnt; and only the person whose offer has been ac-
cepted will be notified.
And the Department reserves to itself the right
| to decline any or all the offers which may be re.
| celved, II the sum asked should be greater than
can De paid Tor from existing appropriations
FORM OF OFFER.
To the Navy Agent at Washington Wa DC.
offer to furnish all the materials and perform the
your advertisement dated 10th day of November,
1852. and subject to all the requirements of the
same.
For -, [wrte the aggregate in words
Signed by person making offer.
The undersigned -, of -, in the State
of -, and - of fin the State of -,
as guaraptors, hereby undertake that the above
named - will, if offer be accepted. en-
ter into contract, before required, with the
United States. within fifteen days after the date of
notice, through the post office, of the acceptance
Off bid as before mentioned.
[Signatures
certify that the above named - and -
are known to me to be good and responsible guar
r tors in this case.
[ro be signed by Navy Agent, Collector, or
District Attorney, some person known to the
contracting agent to be creditable
J. H. LATHROP, Navy Agent.
Nov 49, laWSt