The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-24
War Department,
Bureau of Typographical Engineers,

Bureau of Typographical Engineers,
'OcToBER 20. 1852.
DROPOsALs will be received until, and includ-
L ing the first day of December next, for the
following articles required on Lake Mickigans
$50 pieces. ID inch square, 80 feet long, hewn
white oak timber
$50 pieces do Is feet long, do
100 pieces do 60 feet long, do
10 pieces, 10 inches square, so feet long, do
100 round white-oak plies, 80 feet long
1900 lbs; inch bolt iron, in pieces OF y or 10
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 follows:
One-third by the 3Oth day of April next; one
third by the 3ist day Of May next; one third by
the s0th day of June next. .'+
fed days, to be measured and inspected by
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 10
per cent. on amounts due, which per cent. will he
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 for the same kinds of materials, guam
utle9, quality, ana tunes OF uellveFy Will also De
received for Black Lake harbor, Ottawa county,
Michigan.
Each proposal will be- accompanied with evidence
that the proposer lie able to fulfil bis contract; and
the Department reserves 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 ontractor
s not to be subject to delay of over 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.
tiscment; until delivered inspected, and received,
all articles will be at the risk of the contractor and
under his care But when delivered, inspected,
and received, they will be ut the risk and under
the OF the United States. No delay to inspect
and receive at times stated will be made or allow.
ed on the part of the United States. r,. -
The proposals will be endorsed proposals for
Timber" the outside of the envelope, and will be
addressed to the undersigned. w.
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 week
till December LIST. g.. i.-.E
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