The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-27
ONCE of Com'r OF Public Buildings,
w ARLINGTON January 81. 1a53

| W AsHiNGroN, January 81, 1853.
|CEPARATE PROPOSALS win be received at
~ this Office until IL O'Clock m. on the 24th dav
OF March next for furnishing all The Bricks Gneias
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 aret 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
81 the clay intended to be used, will be required
from each person proposing.
The Gneiss or Blse 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. 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. ar
The Lime is to be OF the beet Potomac limestone,
| wood burnt, delivered in common -four barrels
(unheaded) in the ime-house near the building
The contractor will be privileged to take the empty
barrels away as they may be spared. ia gs7r5 :
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. hs'Ai
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. seaj-
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,
BARREL as stated; and for the sand, per barrel of
five bushels. In every the delivery is to be
made at the building to officer to be appointed
to inspect and receives and it lie the object of the
Government to procure the best of materials, con-
tractors 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. azT
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 a 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.
These materialsare to be furnished at such times
and in such quantities the Superintendent of
the building or hs assistant may require, upon ten
days. notice. And, if contractor shall fail to fur
nish as may be 80 required, the Commissioner of
Public Buildings will thereupon be at liberty to
purchase in open market the materials so required
at the cost and risk ofthe delinquent contractor and
his sureties. ves.., -.
Proposals will also be received for furnishing the
common culling white pine boards and common
| three -inch joist suitable for scaffoding.
VIM. EASILY,
- Commissioner of Public Buildings.