The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-15
PR OPOSALS FOR REPAIRING BRICK
WALL AROUND OBSERVATORY
NAVY AGEEr,s OEFIcR.

WASHINGTON, ~. u, november 10, 1907
SEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will be re-
~ ceived at this office until II O'Clock m on the
| seventeenth day of January next, for removing the
coping on the brick wall enclosing the grounds of
the Observatory the east, south, and side;
for raising this wall four bricks higher, Except
twenty eight panels, which are to be raised two
feet higher beginning at the hip in the west wall
and going around by the south to the northern end
of the east wall. .-a-.-
The wall TO be COPIED with coping brick as 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 beat
red brick; the whole to be laid and filled in with
mortar made with best hydraulic cement lime in
equal parts and proper proportion of clean sharp
sand; the work 10 be finished in workmanlike
manner. s.....
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 it, and per running foot for rails
ing the Is panels two feet higher and coping the
came.
The work not to be commenced before the LIST of
April, 1858, and to be finished before the 3lst
May, 1853. sFgv
All the materials and workmanship to 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 its provisions payment 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 a
EaCn OIler must De signed Dy the person or per"
sons making it. and by the guarantors, 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 considered sufficient;
and if he do not appear and enter into contract 70
the work specified within fifteen days from the
date of the notice, contract will be made with
come other person, and the guarantors OF euch de-
faulting bidder will be held responsible for all
dehnquencies. -
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. E
| The bids will be opened in the presence of two
or more witnesses, and also in the presence of the
| bidders, ifthey any ofthem should be pres
ent; 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
ceived, if the sum asked should be greater than
can be paid for from existing appropriations
| - FORM OF OFFER. ..H-
To the Navy Agent at t W Ma D. c.
offer to furnish all the materials and perform the
| work required for the Observatory wall, under
your advertisement dated 10th day Of November,
1852. and subject TO all the requirements of the
| same. .,.,s..s 10 -fEes -. -.a-... ......
For --, [wrte the aggregate in words
| a-,as Signed by person making offer.
The undersigned -, of - in the State
of -, and - of--i the State of -,
as guarantors, hereby undertake that the ABOVE
| named -- will, if -- offer be accepted en-
| ter into contract, before required, with the
United States, within fifteen days after the date of
notice, through the post office, of the acceptance
| of bid as before mentioned.
| ~ - [Signatures.l
| certify that the above-named - and -
are known to me to be good and responsible guar
antors in this
ITO be signed by Navy Agent, Collector, or
District Attorney, some person known to the
contracting agent to be creditable.
]. H. LATHROP, Navy Agent.
Nov 49, .1swSt
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