The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-12


TREASURY DEPARTMENT., October q, 1852.
/ CEAtED PROPOSALS will be received at thi.
/ ~ Department Until the 9Th day of February
1883; for the construction of the Branch Mint at
San Francisco, California, according to the plans
and specifications which will be furnished ON an
lcation to the Department, to parties disposed to
contract, The said proposals to contain bids for
the entire work. and also separately for each dis.
tinct branch of work, the right being reserved to
the Department to contract either way, as may be
Department also reserves the right of declining to
make amy contract if the building and ifiachifer7
cannot be finished and completed for the sum Of
three hundred thousand dollars, to which sum the
expenditure is expressly limited by the act of Con-
gress.
Payments will be made every sixty DAYS on the
amount OF the work done and materials actually
used on the building, to be ascertained by the esti
mates of the superintendent and architect thereof.
reserving from each of such estimates and pay,
ments' twenty per cent on the first one hundred
thousand dollars, and ten per ceht on each subse.
quent estimate after the above sn until the final
cuffipletioh of the building aid its approval aid
acceptance by the Department. if'fsa sl s.
Every proposal must be accompanied by a writ.
ten guarantee, signed by two responsible persons,
70 the effect that they undertake that tie patty
parties mailing it, il his or their bid be accepted
snail and will enter into contract and bond with
sunclent s1reties to the satisfaction OF the Presi-
dent OF the United States and the Secretary of the
Treasury, in the sum of fifty thousand dollars, for
the faithful execution Of the work; and no pro-
with snch guarantee. ~
Proposals will also be received at the same time
ana place for furnishing the needful machinery
Tor said Branch Mint according to the specifca-
tons, which will likewise be furnished by the De-.
partment, andppon.the same terms and conditions
az specified above in relation to the building, with
the exception OF the amount of the bond required
Tor the faithful execution of the contract, which
Will be In the cum OF twenty thousand dollars
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and place, agreeably to the act Of Cong for the
sale, lease, or rent of any building and machinery
suitable for the purpose of Branch Mint, and
upon the same terms and conditions as specified in
relation to the building Such building and ma
ehlnsIy to pc equal in all respess to the plans and
specifications referred to above for the new build
ing, and to be capable of coming at least thirty
millions OF gold annually in a fair proportion Of
twenty dollars each, as now authorized by, law
II suitable building and machinery are bought
or leased under the authority to that effect granted
by Congress, no contract will of course then be
MADE for the erection OF building and furnishing
the machinery. s7S4u 81 S,f1a #ze 80
The bids will be opened and recorded in the pre-.
sence OF such bidders as may think proper to at
tend; and should the bids which may be made
previous to the aforesaid 9Th day of February 1853
II will reserve the right to delay opening tie other
bids which may be presented. sa 'fJ48 i..ge!f
I A decision will be made as soon as practical BILE
after the Department has been officially advise
that law has been passed by the Legislator. of
the State of California exempting said Branch
Mint from taxation, &C., as is required by the 9th
section OF the act of Congresso the Sd july 1852
70 establish Branch Mint of the United States in
California.
Those persons in California who may be disposed
to make proposals for said building or machinery
will deliver the same to the Collector OF Customs
at San Francisco previous to the expiration of sixty
days after the first publication of the present ad-
vertisement in two newspapers issued in San Fran
cisco, that period having been designated in the
act OF Congress for the notice for proposals in
California The Collector at California will be
furnished with copies of the plans and specifica-
tions for the information of those who may wish to
make bids there. THOS. CORWIN, e
Secretary of the Treasury.
Oct S-1awtFeb 8 Es2 I'll