The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-21
Office of COn'r of Public Buildings,
~ SIT WAsHiN GToN, january 81, 1853

SEPARATE PROPOSALS will be received at
| ~ this Office until 12 O'Clock m. on the Oath day
of March next, for furnishing all the Bricks, Gneiss
| or Hue Rock, Lime and Sand to berequired in the
| erection of the west wing of the Patent Office
| building in this city. afz1a7 % 9feli Fl r9
The Bricks are 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. assE
The Gneiss or 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. A sample 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. 92ar = sl' est
y he Lime isto be of the best Potomac limestone,
wood burnt. delivered in common flour barrels
(unheaded) in the lime-house near the building.
The contractor will be privileged to take the emDty
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
pies to be furnished.
Some persons may desire to offer for a specified
number of bricks, to be delivered in a given time
Proposals will therefore also be received for any
number not less than one million. aH
Persons offering to furnish the foregoing mate.
rails will state their prices, as follows: For the
bricks. per thousand; for the gneisa, leach sort
separately per perch of twenty! five cubic feet
measured when laid in the WALL for the lime, per
Darrell as stated; and for the sand, per barrel of
five bushels In every case the delivery is to be
made at the building to officer to be appointed
to inspect and receive; and it is 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 may be es.
tablished. Any thing rejected must be imme.
dlately removed from the premises. 4gI asrN
The Successful bidders will be required to enter
into written contracts, with bond and security to
be approved by the Commissioner, in the penalty
of sum equal to one-tenth of the supposed amount
OF the respective contracts to guarantee 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 is to remain in the
hands of the United States until the contract shall
be.fuily completed. a5E
/ These materials to be furnished at such times
and in such quantities the Superintendent of
the building his assistant may require, upon ten
days notice. And, if contractor shall fail to fur
nsh may be so required, the Commissioner of
Public Buildings will thereupon be at liberty to
purchase in open market the materials required
at the cost and risk of the delinquent contractor and
his sureties. .s 30 s.G
Proposals will also be received for furnishingthe
common culhng white pine boards and common
threeinch joist suitable for scaffolding. 80 sah
WIN. EASILY,
@ Commissioner of Public Buildings,
Ian 24-2awtd Tfs