The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-22
War Department,
W.T. OtPHTt5HeH0t
Bureau OF Typographical Engineers,

Bureau OF Typographical Engineers
OCTOBER 20, 1852.
PROPOSALS will be received until, and includ
ing the first day Of December next, for the
following articles required on Lake Michigan:
| $50 pieces, Ia inch square, 80 feet long, hewn
white oak timber
so pieces do 40 feet long, do
100 pieces do CD feet long, do
10 pieces, 10 inches square, 60 feet long, do
100 round white-oak piles, 80 feet long
5000 lbs inch bolt iron, in pieces OF IL or Is
feet long each
500 cords Of good hard stone, for crib ballast no
soft or sand stone. Each cord OF stone to
yield l2S feet solid measure.
The foregoing articles TO be delivered at New
Buffalo, (Lake Michigan,) as follows:
One third of the timber by the 3lst day of next
March; one third by the 3Oth day of next April ;
one third by the 3lst day of next May.
The stone to be delivered as follows
one-third by the 30th day of April next; one
third by the 3lst day Of May next one third by
the 30th day of June next.
The articles. as deliver ed on these several speci-
ned days, to be measured and inspected by an
agent of the United States, and if approved and
received, the quantities 80 approved and received
will be paid for according to contract price, less III
per cent. on amounts due, which per cent. will be
retained by the United States until the contract be
completed when amounts so retained will be paid
TO the contractor, will be forfeited to the United
States if the contractor fail to fulfil his contract
The hewn timber to be free from sap, splits, and
imperfections.
proposals Tor the same KINGS OF materials, guam
tities, quality and times of delivery will also be
received for Black Lake harbor, Ottawa county,
Michigan.
Each proposal will be- accompanied with evidence
that the proposer ia able to fulfil his contract and
the Department the right of rejecting any
proposal not satisfactory in all respects.
Advances on contracts cannot be made. But
payments will be made stated.
The places of landing materials will be pointed
out by the United States agent on notice to him
by the contractor On this account the contractor
is not to be subject to delay of three days
but such landing shall not be considered delivery
of said articles to the United States. No delivery
will be acknowledged except in quantities and
times stated, and in accordance with this adver
tisemen; until delivered, inspected. and received,
all articles will be at the risk of the contractor and
under his But when delivered, inspected,
and received, they will be at the risk and under
the Of the United States. No delay 10 inspect
and receive at times stated will be made or allow
ed the part of the United States.
The proposals will be endorsed proposals for
Timber" on the outside of the envelope, and will be
addressed to the undersigned.
J. J. ALERT,
Col. Corps Typographical Engineers.
To be inserted in the Republic, Intelligencer, and
Union, Washington; Courier and Enquirer, New
York; Commercial Advertiser, Buffalo, New York;
Advertiser, Detroit; Commercial Advertiser, Chi
cago; twenty times daily, and then twice a week
till December LIST.
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