The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-11

NAVY AeEHr's OFFICE.

NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
! WAsHXNaToN, ID. c., November 49, 1852
EALEDa OPOsAIS ia duplicate viii be re.
ceived at this Office until 10 O'Clock m on the
oay OF January next for removing the
IS ,ae prck val enclosing the grounds Of
for rasing this wall four bricks hcheF nrrne,;t
twenty. eight panels, which, are to be raised tn
feet hgher,) beginning at:the hip in the west wall
aed gong around by the south to the northern end
The wall to be COPIED with coping brick a. n..r
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 filed in with
mortar made with best hydraulic cement, lime in
equal parts, and proper proportion of clean sharp
sand; the work to be finished in a ,workmanlike
manner.
\ Bids for the work must be made per the running
foot for coping the west wall from north end hip
per running foot for raising the wall four bricks
higher and coping it, and per running foot for rails
ing the % panels two feet higher and coping the
same. 80
The work not to be commenced before the LIST OF
April 1858, and to be finished on before the 3lst
May, 1858. saa aaas
All the materials and workmanship to be to the
entire satisfaction of the superintendent of the OBJ
servatory before bills will be approved aih
9 Upon the completion of the contract according
to Its provisions will be made by the Navy
Agent at Washington within thirty DAYS after
presenting the bills duly approved by the Superin-
tendent of the Observatory gisl Il f1s
g Each offer must be signed by the person or per-
sons making it, and by the guarantors, according
to the form annexed. and their residence lnarnin9
the town and STATED must be distinctly stated $50
The person whose offer shall be accepted will be
notified personally by letter through the post
ofce, which notice shall be considered sufficient;
and II he do not appear and enter into contract for
the work specified within fifteen DAYS from the
date of the notice, contract will be made with
some other person, and the guarantors of such de-
faulting bidder will be held responsible for all
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement, in every particular, will, at the
option of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrogra-
ply, be rejected.
The bids will be opened in the presence of two
or more witnesses, and also in the presence of the
bidders, if they or any of them should be pres
emit; and only the person whose offer has been &C.
cepted will be notified.
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.
To the Navy Agent at Washington, D. c. ~
offer to furnish all the materials and perform the
your advertisement dated 10th day of November,
1852, and subject to all the requirements ofithe
same. 1870 4
For --. Iwrite the aggregate in words
Signed by person making offer.
The undersigned --, of ------, in the State
of ---, and --- Fl in the State Off,
as guarantors, hereby undertake that the above
named -- will, if " offer be 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 hid as before mentioned. SO
[Signatures.]
certify that the above named 49, and 49,
are known to me to be good and responsible guar
antors in this case. zEHaut H4
ito be signed by a Navy Agent, Collector, or
District Attorney, or some person known to the
agent to becreditable.1 80
J. III. LATHROP, Navy Agent.
Nov 49, 1awSt 8EFLi