The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-10
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT B
For The Hospital for the Insane Of the District of
3 Columbia and of the Army and Napy Of the
United States.

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WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. %, 1858.
tGEALED PROPOSALS will be received at thi
~ off1ce until the 26th day of March next, at !
O'Clock M, for furnishing the following material
and work at the site for the Hospital for the fnsan
on fhe southeast side of the Eastern Branch of th
fogomac river. Separate bids respectively will b,
work: $3.50 i
II For two millions, e, 600 ,OO0,) more or less
| OF prlcks, the whole to be made of tempered CLAW
anq IN All respects in conformity to the municipal
laTspI !ne city OF washington, and to be delivered
RON Of the kiln will be received, provided that
all the bricks are sreu burnt, and that none are I'M
sound or unsuitable for the inner walls; and pro.
vided, also, that sufficient number Of the hest
hand made red bricks are furnished to face all the
outer walls.
{ Each bidder is required to accompa nv his bid
with samples of the bricks proposed to- be fur
nlshed. and to submit satisfactory evi q, nee that
said samples were made at the works of the per-
son depositing the same, and of the clay or which
he proposes to execute the contract, and also to
state when he will be prepared to enter upon the
Imminent of the contract, should the same be
awarded a,s TO him, and how many bricks he will be
able to deliver per week
ii p For five hundred (500) perches, more or les
OF select building stone, measuring not less than
three feet in length, with good natural beds and
ior nve hundred (50O) perches, more or less, of
beet building stone of ordinary dimensions the
whole to be delivered before the fret day of july
next, and to be measuredsin the wall when laid at
% cubic feet to the perch.
!, ,. For one thousand (1,ooo) barrels Of lime,
burnt entirely with wood, each barrel TO contain
not less than 260 pounds net
Z. For i've hundred (500) barrels hydraulic ce-
cent, each barrel to weigh not less than 300
pounds net.
s. For the outside facing of the sub basement
which is to girt the whole building and to be three
~ feet in height, and including the outside steps;
the whole to be composed of brown sand stone in
accordance with the designs which may be seen at
the Office of the Architect of Public Buildings: the
price to be stated for the whole of said sub base
ment, including materials, workmanship, freight,
hauling, and every other expense pertaining to
this part Of the work Samples of the stone to ac
company the bids.
s. For laying all the bricks required in the con.
struction of the buildings of the institution; the
price to be stated per thousand, sskiln count ,,
which is to cover all arching, jobbng, tools scaf-
lololng, ana every other thing necessary to the
execution OF this part of the work. The whole of
the exterior to be faced with red bricks, welllaid
IN white mortar, with the joints neatly struck.
AN the materials to be furnished by the Govern.
ment ee 49,
2. For laying all the building stone required in
the foundations; the price to be stated per perch of
25' cubic feet, without additional charge for cor
ners; deductions to be made for half the openings
Inc successful bidders will each be required to
furnlsh approved security for the faithful perform
ance of their respective contracts. s
{ Each bid must be accompanied by guarantee,
signed by two sureties, the effect that in case
he bid should be accepted, the bidder will enter
into contract for the aforementioned materials or |
work, as the case may be, at any time within |
Wenty days from the acceptance of the proposal; |
he euflclency of the said sureties or guarantors
oibe certified to by some persons known to the |
Department of the Interior.
Each bid must be sealed and endorsed 6 Propo-
'als for the y: S Hospital for the Insane
fIhe bids will be opened in presence of such of
NE bidders as may choose to attend at the De- |
pertinent of the Interior on the aforementioned
10Th day OF March next, at O'Clock, p. m.
@. H. Nichols, 4
Superintendent Hospital for the Insane.
FORM OF AtGUARANTEE.
10 g. H. NICHOLS, Superintendent, &c.:
We, the undersigned, residents of -, in the
state of ---, hereby jointly and severally cove
lant with the United States, and guarantee, in
Ease of the foregoing bid of - being accepted, |
hat he or they WILL within twenty days after the
acceptance Of the said bid execute the contract for
me same, with good and sufficient sureties, to fur
,ieh the materials or perform the work proposed
nj conformity to the terms of the advertisement |
1nder which it was made. And in case the said
- should fail to enter into contract as afore-
ald, we guarantee to make good the difference
between the offer of the said - and the next
oWest bidder 'at A. B. q
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i hereby certify that, to the best of nv know.
edge and belief, the above named guarantors are
good and sufficient. E. F.
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