The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-31
Office of Com,r OF Public Buildings,
WAsHlNGToN, January 81, 1853.

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WAsHlNGToN, January 81, 1853.
GEPARATE PROPOSALS will be received at
ID this Office until IL O'Clock m. on the Oath day
of March next, for furnishing all the Bricks, Gness
or blue Rock, Lime and Sand to be required in the
erection of the west wing of the Patent Office
building in thiscity.
The Bricks to be of the best quality, all hard
and red, Excluding pillar and arch, } to be made
of clay tempered by manual labor, and moulded
of the size required by the laws of the Corporation
of Washington. A sample oftwenty bricks, made
of the clay intended to. be used, will be required
from each person proposing.
The Gneiss Blue Rock must be sound, having
good faces and beds. 1t will be assorted of the
three sizes denominated truck stone, extra large,
and common size building stone. Asample Of ten
perches of each sort will be required from each
person proposing; and which will be paid for atthe
prices given by the contract.
The Lime is to be of the best Potomac limestone,
wood burnt, delivered in common flour barrels
(unheaded) in the ime-house near the building.
The contractor will privileged to take the empty
barrels away as they may be spared.
The Sand to be of the best river sharp sand, and
to be delivered by the barrel of five bushels Sam
Piles to be furnished.
Some persons may desire to offer for a specified
number of bricks, to be delivered in given time.
Proposals will therefore also be received for any
number not less than one million.
Persons offering to furnish the foregoing mate
rails will state their prices, as follows: For the
bricks, per thousand; for the gneiss, leach sort
separately, per perch Of twenty-five cubic feet,
nensuredwhen laid in the wall; for the lime, per
barrel, as stated; and for the sand, per barrel OF
i've bushels. In every case the delivery is to be
made at the building to an officer to be appointed
inspect and receives and it ia the object of the
Government to procure the best Of materials, con-
tractors are warned that nothing will be received
which shall fall below the standard that NAV be es
tablished. Any thing rejected must be imme.
diatefy aremoved from. the premises Il
The successful bidders will be required to enter
into written contracts, with bond and security to
be approved by the Commissioners, in the penalty
of a sum equal to one tenthof thesupposeda amount
of the respective contracts the faithful
performance OF the contractor. And in addition
to this deduction of ten per cent. will be made
from each monthly estimate for materials actually
delivered which per centage ia to remain in the
hands of the United States until the contract shall
be fully completed.
These materialsare to be furnished at such times
ana in sach quantitiessas the Superintendent Of
the building or his assistant may require upon ten
da ys notice And, if contractor shall fail to fur
nish as may be 80 required, the Commissioner Of
Public Buildings viii thereupon be at liberty to
purchase in open market the materials so REQUIRED
1t the cost and risk of the delinquent and
his sureties. sasss
Proposals will also be received for furnishing the
common culling white pine boards and common
thrss-iach jOist suitable for scatiolding.
VIM. EA6BY.
Commissioners of Public Buildiaes