The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-23
PROPOSALS FOR REPAIRING BRICK
WALL AROUND OBSERVATORY
Navy AGENTS OFFICE,


WAsHINGroN, d. c., November 10, 1852.
~ EALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will be re
- ceived at this office until IL o'clock III on the
seventeenth day of January next for removing the
coping on the brick wall enclosing the grounds of
the Observatory on the cast south, and west side;
for raising this wall fur bricks higher, Except
twenty eight panels, which to be raised two
feet highcr,) beginning at the hip in the west wall
and going around by the south t, the northern en-
Of the east wall.
The wall to 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
All the brick. including the coping, to be the best
red brick; the whole to be laid and filled in with
mortar made with best hydraulic cement, lime in
equal parts, and proper proportion Of clean sharp
sand; the work 10 be fnished in n workmankc
manner.
Bids for the work must be made per the running
foot for coping the west wall from end to hip
per running foot for raising the wall four bricks
higher and coping it, and per running foot Tor rails
ing the IS panels two feet higher and coping the
same
The work not to DC commenced before the lst of
April, 1853, and to be finished before the 3lst
May, 1853.
All the materials and workmanship to be to the
entire 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 Supcrn-
teDdert OF the observatory.
Each offer must be signed by the person or per.
sons making It. and by the guarantors, according
to the form annexed, and their residence [namin z
! 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 If he do not 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
fauiting bidder will be held responsible for all
delinauencies.
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.
The bids will be opened in the presence Of two
more witnesses, and also in the presence of the
bidders If they or any one Of them should be pres
ent; and only the person whose offer has been &C
ccpted will be notified
And the Department reserves to itself the right
to 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.
FORM OF OFFER.
To the Navy Agent at Washington, D. C.
! !, -- of -, in the State of - hereby
offer to furnish all the materials and perform the
work required for the Observatory wall, undc,
your advertisement dated 10th day of November
1852. and subject to all the requirements Of the
same.
For -, twritc the aggregate in words
Signed by person making offer
| The undersigned -, OF -, in the Stat,
of -, and Of in the State of -
as guarantors, hereby undertake that the above
named - will, 6 offer be accepted. en-
ter into contract. as before required, with th
United States, within fifteen days after the date o
notice, through the post office, of the acceptanc,
of bid as before mentioned.
| [Signatures.l
| certify that the above named - and -
are known to me to be good and responsible guar
| antors in this 80 $50
ITO be signed by a Navy Agent, Collector, o
| District Attorney, or some person known to tn
contracting agent TO be creditable.
J. H. LATHRoP, Navy Agent.
| Nov lS- lawSt .' 49,