The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-25
Office of Com'r of Public Buildings,
WAsHiNGToN, January 81, 1853,

SEPARATE PROPOSALS will be received at
~ this Office until IL O'Clock m. on the oath day
of March next, for furnishing all the Bricks, Gneiss
or blue Rock, Lime and Sand to be required in the
erection of the west wing of the Patent Office
building in this city.
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 of twenty 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. A sample of ten
perches of each sort will be required from each
person proposing; and which will be paid for at the
prices given by the contract fqCa 81
The Lime is to be of the best Potomac limestone,
wood burnt, delivered in common flour barrels
(unheaded) In the Eme-house near the building.
The contractor will be 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 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, (each sort
separately per perch of twenty five cubic feet,
measured when laid in the wall; for the lime per
five bushels. In every the delivery is to be
made at the building to an 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
dIately removed from the premises
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 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 fully completed. 81 aa
These materials are to be furnished at such times
and in such quantities the Superintendent of
the building or his assistant may require, upon ten
days. notice. And if contractor shall fail to fur
nish may be SO required, the Commissioner of
Public Buildings will thereupon be at liberty to
purchase in open market the materials so required
at the and risk of the delinquent contractor and
his sureties.
Proposals will also be received for furnishing the
common culling white pine boards and common
three.inch jost suitable for scaffolding.
VIM EASILY,
Commissioner of Public Buildings.
Jan 24-2awtd