The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-28
War Department.,
Bureau OF Typographical Engineers,

War Department,
Bureau OF Typographical Engineers,
OCTOBER 90, 1852.
PROPOSALS. will be received until and in
L Guiding the Goth day of next December, for
the following articles required on Lake Michigan:
$50 pieces hewn white oak timber, to square
- inches, 80 feet long each piece
$50 pieces hcwn white oak timber, to square
IL inches, 80 feet long each piece
$40 pieces hewn white oak timber, to squarel2
inches. each piece Is feet long
5000 pounds ! inch bolt iron, in pieces of IL
and )5 feet long
10000 feet board measure, 3 inch pine plank
inches wide
All the timber to be free from sap, ronts,
splits, and other imperfectons.
600 cords crib ballast stone, no soft or sand
stone, each cord to measure 1913 feet solid
measure
Times of delivery as follows for timber and iron:
One-third on the 3lst day of next March; one
third the 30th 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 ApriI one
third on the 3lst day of next May; one third on
the 30th day of next June.
The above articles will be required at Little Fort
Waukegan, west shore Of Lake Michigan.
The same quantities, qualities, and kinds of ma.
terials will be wanted at Southport, west shore of
Lake Michigan. and at the same times and proper
tons of delivery.
The same quantities, qualities, and kinds of ma
terinls will be wanted at Racine, west shore of
Lake Michigan, came times and proportions of de-
livery
The came quantities. qualities, and kinds of ma.
terias will be wanted Mt Milwaukee, west shore of
Lake Michigan, and the same proportions and
times of delivery.
The came quantities. qualities, and kinds of ma
terias will be wanted ut Sheboygan, west shore OF
Lake Michigan, and the same proportions and
times OF delivery.
The same quantities. qualities, and kinds of ma
terias will be wanted at Manitowoc, west shore OF
Lake Michigan, and the came 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 80 approved and received
will be paid for according to contract price, Less 10
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.
Each proposal will be accompanied with evidence
that the proposer s 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 as stated.
The places Of landing materials will be pointed
out by the United States agent notice to him by
he contractor. On this account the contractor is
not to be subject to delay Of over three days. but
such landing shall not be considered delivery of
said articles 10 the United States No delivery will
be acknowledged except in quantities and times as
stated and in accordance with this advertisement;
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 to inspect and receive at
times stated will be made allowed on 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.
49,. ]. J. ARERT,
Col. Corps Typographical Engineers.
To be inserted in the Republic, InteAigencer, and
Union, Washington; Courier and Enquirer, New
York; Commercial Advertiser, Buffalo; Advert
ser, Detroit; Commercial Advertiser, Chicago
twenty times daily then twice week till Doth
December.
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Elegy written in Country Church Yard, and
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The PARALLELS Of Spring. BY Gaussen. Trans
lated from the French by the Rev. Philip Berry.