The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-08
PROPOSALS FOR REPAIRING BRICK
81 WALL AROUND OBSERVATORY.


i NAVY AGENTS OFFICE
i WAsHINaroH, ID. c., November g. 1879
E2EALED PROPOSALS in duplicate viii be re
~ ceived at this Office until IL O'Clock m on tn.
seventeenth cay OF January next, for removing the
COP on the brick wall enclosing the grounds
tne observatory on the east, south, and west side
for raising this wall four bricks higher. lexcen
twenty,eight panels, which are to be raised two
feet higher,) beginning at the hip in the west wa
ana gong around by the south to the northern end
The wall to be COPIED with coping brick as ner
patterns at the Navy Agents Office. from the north
end OF the west wall, by way of south wall r.
north end of east wall. ia, - ~ -
All the brick including the coping, to be the hes;
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 to be finished in workmanlikt
manner. tHs
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 perrunning foot for rails
ing the 2S panels two feet higher and coping the
same.
The work not to be commenced before the lst Of
April 1858, and to be finished on before the 3st
May, 1853.
All the materials and workmanship to be to the
entire satisfaction of the Superintendent of the OBJ
servatory before Hills 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
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tendent of the Observatory.
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 manning
the town and STATED must be distinctly stated "
The person whose offer shall be accepted will be
notl1ed personally or by letter through the post
office. which notice shall be considered sufficient;
and II ne do not appear and enter into contract for
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-
faulung bidder will be held responsible for all
.delinquencies.
All offers not made 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 one Of them should be pres
ent; and only the person whose offer has been ac.
copied will be notified -G'"lTG
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 -
.a FORM OF OFFER.
To the Navy Agent at Washington, D. C.
u, - OF 49,, in the State of -- hereby
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. 4Slr
I, For --, write the aggregate in words {,
s- Signed by person making offer.
of The II undersigned Of in the State
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
OF bid as before mentioned.
laa13e3 9l't2siNei e. IT Gsignatures,]
Icertify that the above named and -,
are known to me to be good and responsible quar-
antors in this case - ytrf39a- So
ITO be signed by Navy Agent Collector, or
District Attorney, or some person known to the
contracting agent to be creditable.] 7
J. H. LATHR0P, Navy Agent y
NTOTICE.--The general estimation, Ioriesfen
In joyed by the Perfumes issuing from the pre-
misses Of LUBIN, having led to a VARIETY of worth.
less limitations and counterfeits, notwithstanding
the signature affixed to each label aocompa nyine
the genuine article, M. FELIX PROT, proprietor
of the Establishment LUBIN, has the honor of in
forming his friends and the public that he has now
substituted for his former labels one of wholly
different description, and that he has caused to be
for his envelopes description of
paper presenting, in form of watermark, theseal
of his house,. tra5 -fs
In order, therefore, to avoid deception he re-
sPectfuly begs them to pay special attention to the
label appended to such articles as bear the name
OF his house, and to entrust the execution of their
orders only to dealers of responsibility or address
them directly to his premises, No. SIS Rue Ste.
Opening to day in extracts-Helitrope, Gera
MUM, Musk, Winter Blossom, New-mown Hay
Jockey Club, Mousseline, Amber, &C., SC, &C.,
with all the other choice articles Of the same house
Fancy Perfumery and Comb Store. under the Ma
I tional Hotel. Nov S-5lawS
NEW STEAM PAPER MILL AT MAY
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