The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-03

NAVY AsEBrss OrFycE,
49, w AsHINGToE, d. c., November IS 1879
SEALED PROPOSALS in dupiicate viii be re-
~ ceived at this Office until IL O'Clock n on the
seventeenth day of january next, for removing the
tb the on Inc brick wall enclosing the grounds of
ior raising this wall four bricks higher. Terceni
/ twenty, eight panels, which are to Be raised two
eet higher,) beginning at the hip in the west wall
aHd gong around by the south t. the northern end
Inc wall to be COPIED with coping brick as ner
patterns at the Navy Agents Office from the north
eno OF the west wall, by way of south wall. 10
north end of east wall. ~
Al the brick, including the coping to be the best
red brick; the whole to be laid ana fl,ed In WITH
mortar made with best hydraulic cement. lime in
equal parts and proper proportion of clean sharp
manner. ~
Bids for the work must be made per The rnrn;,o
1901 Tor coping the west wall from north end to hin
per running loot for raising the wall four bricks
iSHef anu coping IT, and per running foot for rails
ing the 70 panels two feet higher and coming the
same. 'op'ns 'ue
The work not to be commenced before the lst of
April 1883 and to be finished or before the 3lst
May, 1853. 'Ne 'iS'
All the materials and workmanship to he N tho
entire satisfaction of the Superintendent of the Oh
servatory before Eills will be approved
Upon the completion of the contract ACCORDING
to lis provisions ment 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
Each offer must be signed by the person or per-
sons making it, and by the guarantors, according
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
ONCE which notice shall be considered sufficient:
and it he do not appear and enter into contract for
the work specified within fifteen DAYS from the
GATE OF the notice, contract will be made with
some other person, and the guarantors OF such de-
faulting bidder will be held responsible for all
delinquencies.
All offers not made in strict conformitu 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 oftwo
or more witnesses and also in the presence of the
plaoers II they or any one of them should be pres
ent; and only the person whose offer has been ac-
cepted will be notified.
And the Department reserves to itself the RIGHT
10 decline any or all the offers which NAV be re.
celVed, II the sum asked should be greater than
can be paid for from existing appropriations
FORM OF OFFER.
10 . the Navy Agent at Washington, D. c.
!, - OF -, In the State of - hereby
offer to furnish all the materials and perform the
WORK required ior the Observatory wall, under
your advertisement dated 10th day of Noyember.
1852, and subject TO all the requirements of the
same.
For --, write the aggregate in words
signed oy person making offer.
g The undersigned -, of $3.50, 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.
[Signatures.J
certify that the aboye-named 49, and -
are known to me to be good and responsible guar
antors in this case
ITO be signed by Navy Agent, Collector, or
District Attorney, or some person known to the
contracting agent to be credtable.1
J. H. LATHROP, Navy Agent
Nov 1S-lawSt