The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-30
PROPOeALs FOR REPAIRING BRICK
IRA WALL AROUND OBSERVATORY. ~
NAVY AoKrr,s orr,or

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GEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will be re,
~ ceived at this Office until ~ O'Clock III 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
aud going around by ths south T. the northern end
of the east wall. fg ~ ~. ~ a,
The wall be COPIED with coping brick as per
patterns at the Navy AGENTS office. from the north
end of the west wall, by way Of south wall, to
north end of east wall r.a
All the brick, including the coping, to be the best
red brick; the whole to be laid and filled in With
equal parts and proper proper ion of clean sharp
sand; the work TO be finished in workmanlike
manner rHtafl4as q f.Gar ~, "a 81 q ~,
Bids for the work must be made per 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 il, and per ming foot for rails
ing the % panels two feet higher and coping the
same. y ~ fsJs9H.a b ..tg.ae es,Et->,5 i,
The work not to be commenced before the lat Of
April 1858, aud to be finished on before the 3lst
All the materials and Workmanship to be to the
entire satisfaction Of the Superintendent of the OBJ
servatory before bills 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. I'd ,,.f'
Each offer must be signed by the person or 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.
4 The person whose offer shalt 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 Of the notice, contract viii be made with
some other person, and the guarantors OF such de-
fAuting bidder will be held responsible for ali
dclinQuencies.
All ofIers 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. hsf f'f# l - E-f
The bids will be opened in the presence of two
or more Witnesses and also in the presence Of the
bidders IL they or any one Of them should be pres
entJ and only the person whose offer has been
ceptcd will be notified. ,,-,.., ...,.....
And the Department reserves to itself the right
to decline any all the offers which may be re-
ceived, il the sum asked should be greater than
can be paid for from existing appropriations
.... FORM OF OFFER.
70 the Navy Agent at W Va D G. ,,.,
Offer to furnish all the materials and perform the
work required for the Observatory wall, under
your advertisement dated 10th day of November,
fsss and subject to oil the requirements of the
For -, rwrite the aggregate in words ]
Signed By person making offer.
The undersigned '------, Of -, in the State
OF -rAAa---, and - Of in the State of -,
as guafaniors, 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. .-..'.s
..-. [Signatures.1
certify that the nbove-named --- and -
are known to me to be good and responsible guar
antors in this case. ..
ETo be signed bya Navy Agent, Collector, or
District Attorney, or some person known to the
contracting agent to be creditable. g. E-.,
J. II. LATHROP, Navy Agent.
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