The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-24
PROPOSALS FOR REPAIRING BRICK
WALL AROUND OBSERVATORY.
NAVY AsEsr's OTFIcE,

y 7& le.rra NAVY AsEsT's OFFIcE,
= ~ WAsRiseros, ID. c., Noyemberl6 10. 1852
StEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will be re-
- ceved at this Office until - o'clock m on the
seventeenth day of January next, for removing the
coping on the brick wall enclosing the grounds OF
the Observatory on the east, south, and west side;
for raising this wall four bricks higher, qnept
twenty eight panels, which are to be raiseSSo
feet higher,) beginning at the hip 10 the west wall
and going around by the south t. the northern end
Of the east wall. ~ "."
The wall TO be COPIED with coping brick per
patterns at the Navy Agents office, from the north
end of the west wall, by way of south wall, to
north end Of east wall.
All the brick, including the coping to be the best
red brick; the whole to be laid and filled in with
mortar made with beat hydraulic cement, lime in
equal parts and proper proper ION oil clean sharp
sand; the work to be finished in workmanhke
manner.
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 il, and pegfunning foot Tor rails
ing the % panels two feet higher and coping the
came
The work not to be commenced before the LIST of
April 1885, and to be finished on or before the Sist
Ali the materials and workmanship 10 be to the
entire satisfaction of the Superintendent OF the OBJ
servatory before bills will be approved.
Upon the completion of the contract according
to it's provisions payment will be made by the Navy
Agent at Washington, within thirty days after
presenting the BILLS duly approved by the superin-
Each offer must be signed by the person per-
cons making 1t. and by the guaranors. 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 onsitered sufficient;
and II he do not appear and enter into contract Tor
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.
faulting bidder will be held responsible for all
delinquencies. =. ..E ~ g.
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement, in every particular, will, ut the
option of the Bureau Of Ordnance and Hydrogra-
ply, be rejected.
or more witnesses, and also in the presence OF the
bidders, il they or any OF them should be pres
emit; and only the person whose offer has been &C
! 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.
the Navy Agen. ". s's g@S D. C. hereby
offer to furnish all the materials and pert form the
your advertisement dated 18th day of November,
| 1882. and subject to oil the requirements Of the
same.
For --, fwrite the aggregate in words
Signed by person making offer
of -, and - of-in the State Of,
as guarantors, hereby undertake that the above
| ma med - will, if offer he accepted. en-
| ter into contract. as before required, with the
United States, within fifteen days after the date Of
notice. through the post office, Of the acceptance
| Off ] bid az before mentioned.
,-. ~ .' GSignatures.1
| certify that the above.named - and -
are known to me to be good and responsible guar
| antors in this case. "~,
ITo be signed by a Navy Agent, Collector. or
| District Attorney, some person known to the
| contracting agent 70 be creditnbe,l
J. H. LATHROP, Navy Agent.
Nov 49,. tawSt