The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-29
War Department,
Bureau OF Typographical Engineers,

OCTOBER 23, 1852.
PROPOSALS will be received until and in
L Guiding the Goth day of next December, for
the following articles required on Lake Michigan:
800 pieces hewn white oak timber, to square
~ inches, 80 feet long each piece
$50 pieces hewn white oak timber, to square
IL inches, 30 feet long each piece
GAO pieces hewn white oak timber to square -
inches, each piece rs feet long
5000 pounds inch bolt iron, in pieces of ~
and J5 feet long
10000 feet board measure, inch pine plank 6
inches wide
All the timber to be free from sap, rents,
splits, and other imperfcctions
600 cords crib ballast stone, no soft or sand
stone, each cord to measure l23 feet solid
measure
Times Of delivery as followsfor timber and iron:
One.third on the 3lst day of next March; one
third on the 3Oth day of next April; one-third on
on the 3lst day of next May.
Times of the delivery of the stone:
One third on the 30th day Of next April; one
third on the 3lst day Of next May; one third on
the 30th day Of next June.
or Waukegan, west shore of Lake Michigan.
The same quantities, qualities, and kinds Of ma
teriaa will be wanted at Southport, west shore of
Lake Michigan, and at the same times and proper
tons of delivery.
The came Quantities, qualities, and kinds of ma
terals will be wanted at Racine, west shore OF
Lake Michigan, same times and proportions of de-
livery.
Ine edme quantities. Qudlttlc5, anu klUO5 OI
terals will be wanted at Milwaukee, west shore Of
Lake Michigan, and the same proportions and
times of delivery.
The same quantities, qualities, and kinds of ma.
terials will be wanted at sheboygan, west shore Of
Lake Michigan, and the same proportions and
times of delivery.
The same quantities, qualities, and kinds of ma
terials will be wanted at Manitowoc, west shore Of
Lake Michigan, and the same proportions and
times of delivery.
The articles, as delivered on these several speci
fed days, to be measured and inspected by an
agent of the United States, and il approved and
received, the quantities 30 approved and received
will be paid for according to contract price, lees 10
per cent. on amounts due. which per cent. will be
retained by the United States until the contract be
completed, when amounts 30 retained will be paid
to the contractor, will be forfeited to the United
States if the contractor fail to fulfil his contract.
Each proposal will be accompanied with evidence
that the proposer ia able to fulfil his 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 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 as
stated, and in accordance with this advertisements
until delivered, inspected, and received, III articles
will be at the risk of the contractor and under his
care. But when delivered inspected, and received,
they will be at the risk and under the Of the
United States. No delay to inspect and receive at
times stated will be made or allowed on the pa 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, Integencer, and
Union, Washin gton; Courier and Enquirer, New
York; Commercial Advertiser, Buffalo; Advert
ser, Detroit; Commercial Advertiser, Chicago,
twenty times daily, then twice a week till Goth
December.
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