The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-17
PROPOSALS FOR REPAIRING BRICK
WALL AROUND OBSERVATORY
NAVY AGENTS OFFIcE


l. - WAsHINGToN, ID. c., November 10, 1852.
q EALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will be re.
~ ceiyed at this office until II O'Clock m on the
seventeenth day of January next, for removing the
coping on the brick wall enclosing the grounds of
the Observatory the east, south, and west side;
for raising this wall four bricks higher, Except
| twenty eight panels, which are to be raised two
feet higher beginning at the hip in the west wall
and going around by the south to the northern end
of the east wall.
The wall TO be COPIED with coping brick as per
patterns at the Navy Agents office, from the north
end OF the west wall, by way of south wall, to
All the brick, including the coping to be the best
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 workmanlike
manner ssal- -.-.s.-5g. s. ---. ...-- ss-
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 per running foot for rails
ing the % panels two feet higher and coping the
came.
The work not to be commenced before the LIST of
April, 1858, and to be finished or before the 3lst
May, 1853.
All the materials and workmanship TO be to the
entire satisfaction of the Superintendent of the OBJ
servatory before bills will be approved
Upon the completion of the contract according
to its provisions pay ment will be made by the Navy
Agent at Washington, within thirty days after
presenting the bills duly approved by the Superin-
-
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
notified personally or by letter through the post
office, which notice shall be considered sufficient;
and if he do not appear and enter into contract for
the work specified within fifteen days from the
date of the notice, contract will be made with
some other person, and the guarantors OF such de.
fauting bidder will be held responsible for all
delinquencies
All offers not made in strict comfortable with this
advertisement, in every particular, will, at the
option ofthe 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, il they or any one Of them should be pres
emit; and only the person whose offer has been ac-
cepted will be notified.
to decline any or all the offers which may be re-
ceived, if the cum asked should be greater than
can be paid for from existing appropriations
FORM OF OFFER.
To the Navy Agent at !, Washington VA Siagg D. c.
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. 5. ild 81. aa
For --, [write the aggregate in words
signed by person making offer.
Ahe uhueIsigneo -, Vi -, In the state
of -, and ---- of ----i in the State OF -,
as guarantors, hereby undertake that the above
named $3.50 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
off bid as before mentioned.
[Signatures.]
Icertify thatthe above named - 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, some person known TO the
contracting age Mt to be cred,able.
| j. H. LATHROP, Navy Agent,
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