The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-21
Office of C0m'r of Public Buildings,
,eEsaM EaL WAsHlNeToN, January 81. 1853


SEPARATE PROPOSALS will be received at
~ this Office until 12 O'Clock m. on the Oath day
OF March next, for furnishing all the Bricks Gness
or Hue Rock, Lime and Sand to berequired in the
ERECTION OF the west wing of the Patent Office
The Bricks are to 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 z A sample oftwenty bricks. made
of the clay intended to be used, will be required
from each person proposing. zA
The Gneiss or Blue Rock must be sound, having
good faces and beds. It will be assorted of the
three sizes denonnnted 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 atthe
prices given by the contract. .se24f = az SSH
y he Lime isto be of the best Potomac limestone
wood burnt, delivered in common -four barrels
(unheaded) in the lime-house near the building
The contractor will be privileged to take the empty
barrels away as they may be spared.
The Sand to be of the best river sharp sand and
to be delivered by the barrel of five bushels. Sam
pies to be furnished. sEait 5Eiz
Some persons may desire to offer for specified
number of bricks, to be deliveredain given time
Proposals will therefore also be received for auy
number not less than one million. .at 1914 sa2
+ Persons Offering to furnish the foregoing mate
rails will state their prices, follows: For the
bricks, per thousand; for the gneiss, (each sort
separately per perch of twenty five cubic feet
measured when laid in the waiI for the lime, per
barrel, as stately and for the sand per barrel of
five bushels. In every case the delivery is to be
made at the building to officer to be appointed
to inspect and receive; and it is the object of the
Government to procure the best of materials, con-
tractors are warned that nothing will be received
which shall fall below the standard that may be es.
tablished. Any thing rejected must be imme.
diatey removed from the premises. ~ saG&
i 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 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
befui1y completed. sr ~ 1g 20 sa9
These materials to be furnished at such times
and in such quantities as the Superintendent of
the building his assistant may require upon ten
days. notice And, if contractor shall fail to fur.
nish as may be SO 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 of the delinquent contractor and
his suretes. .trs sd a-ts a.sk
Proposals will also be received for furnishing the
common culhng white pine boards and common
three-Inch joist suitable for scaffodng. soG sSh
WM.EASBY,
f5Ed Commissioner of Public Buildings,
Jan 24-2aWtd