The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-19
PROPOSALS FOR REPAIRING BRICK
WALL AROUND OBSERVATORY.
NAVY AoEsT's OFFICE,

. WAsHIEoTos, ID. c., November 10, 1852.
SEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will be
~ 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 on the east, south, and west side;
for raUipg this wall fur bricks higher, Except
twenty eight panels, which are TO be raised two
feet higher3 beginning at the hip in the west wall
and going around by the south t, the northern eni
Of the east wall. D.- ,s
The wall 70 be COPIED with coping brick as per
patterns a. the Navy Agents office, from the north
end of the west wall, by way of south wall, to
north end of east wall. t.
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 10 be finished In a workmanlke
manner. .... r. .,.. .... .....
Bids for the work must be made DER the running
foot for coping the west wall from north end to hip,
per running foot for raising the wall four bricks
higher and coping it, and per running foot for rails
ing the 70 panels two feet higher and coping the
same. ... ..ts ..s- d., I'D. .... = ...-
The work not to be commenced before the lst of
April 1858, and to be finished before the 3lst
May, 1853. --n. .a........ .... .s. .., .a.
All the materials and workmanship to be to the
entire satisfaction Of the Superintendent of the OBJ
servatory before Lills will be approved.
Upon the completion of the contract according
to its provisions pay ment 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 per-
sons 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 shail be accepted will be
notified personally or by letter through the post
office, which notice shal be considered sufficient;
and if he do appear and enter into contract for
the work specified within fifteen days from the
date Of the notice, a contract will be made with
some other person, and the guarantors OF such de
faulting bidder will be held responsible for all
delinquencies.
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement, in every particular, will, at the
option of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrogra-
ply, be rejected
or more witnesses, and alec in the presence OF the
bidders, If they any Of them should be pres.
cnt; and only the person whose offer has been
copied will be notified. a ~.la.
10 decline any or all the offers which may be re
ceived, if the sum asked should be greater than
can be paid for from existing appropriations.
.t FORM OF OFFER.
To the Navy. Agent at Washington. D. c.
offer to furnish all the materials and perform the
work required for the Observatory wall, under
your advertisement dated 10th day of November,
1852, and subject to all the requirements Of the
same ~"
For -, (write the aggregate in words
Signed by person making offer.
The undersigned -, of -, in the State
of =. and - in the State Of - =,
named - will, If - offer be accepted. l..
ter into contract. as before required, with the
United States, within fifteen days after the date OF
notice, through the post office, OF the acceptance
Of bid as before mentioned.
lSignatures.
certify that the above-named - and -
are known to me to be good and responsible guar
| antors in this case. .-r.
ITo be signed by Navy Agent, Collector, or
District Attorney, or some person known to the
contracting agent to be creditabe
J. II. LATHROP, Navy Agent.