The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-18
PROPOSALS FOR REPAIRING BRICK
WALL AROUND OBSERVATORY.
NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,

NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
WAsHINaToN, d. c., November I6, 1852.
SEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will be re-
~ ceived at this office until IL O'Clock m on the
seventeenth day Of January next, for removing the
coping on the brick wall enclosing the grounds of
for 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 wall
Of the east wall. .. .. -
The wall to be COPIED with coping brick as Der
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 filed in with
mortar made with best hydraulic cement, lime in
equal parts, and proper proportion of clean sharp
sand; the work to be finished in a workmanlike
manner. .. TT.
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 it, and per running foot for rais
ing the % panels two feet higher and coping the
same. So. .... d.. =. ...-
The work not to be commenced before the lst of
April, 1853, and to be finished before the 3lst
May, 1863.
All the materials and craftsmanship to be to the
entire satisfaction of the Superintendent of the OBJ.
servatory before bills will be approved. ~a
Upon the completion of the contract according
to its provisions pa ment will be made by the Navy
presenting the bills duly approved by the Superin-
tendent Of the Observatory. - :. -.
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.
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 of the notice, a contract will be made with
some other person, and the guarantors of such de.
aulting bidder will be held responsible for all
delinquencies. .......-.s. ..'a
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. ..s . .@.....a. ....... -.
The bids will be opened in the presence Of two
or more witnesses, and also in the presence of the
bidders, II they any Of them should be pres
ent; and only the person whose offer has been ac-
cepted will be notified. -5..
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. G. .....
e ], - Of, in the State of - berebv
offer to furnish all the materials and perform the
work required for the Observatory wall, under
your advertisement dated 10th day of November.
1882 and subject to all the requirements of the
same. ......
For -, [write the aggregate in wordsl
" Signed by person making offer.
Of The undersigned ans of ~. s, in the State
as guarantors, hereby undertake that the above
named - will, if - offer be accepted. en-
ter into contract. as before required, with the
United States within fifteen vs. after the date OF
notice. through the post office, Of the acceptance
Of bid as before mentioned.
Gsignaturcsl
certify that the above named - and -
are known to me to be good and responsible guar
ITO be signed by Navy Agent, Collector, or
District Attorney, or some person known to the
contracting agent to be crsditable.l
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