The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-27

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the Dep4f intent 10 eiser Wy a. NAV be
found The aaost Adv4nt1g S6us Antl advisable The
Department Aiso reserass the rightuf declining to
cannot s. finished and completed or Se snln Il
thfee hundred thousand dollars, to which sum TIE
expenditures p expkessl Iiaaated ~ Shs 80 of Con-
Payments win be made every lgixiy deye on The
amount Of the work done and materials actually
used on the building, to be ascertaihed by the es
Of Mo superintendent and architect thereof
reserFfng from each of such estimates and pay.
ments twenty per cent? on the first one hundred
thousand dollars. and ten per cent. on each subse.
quent estimate after the above sum, until the final
completion Of the building, and its approval and
acceptance by the Department.
Every proposal must be accompanied by writ
ten guarantee, Higned by two responsible persons,
to the effect that they undertake that the party or
parties making it, If his or their bid be accepted
shall and will enter into contract and bond, with
sufficient sureties to the satisfaction OF thePresi-
ulteQ k3tAte9 Hu0 tue secretary OF the
Treasury in the sum of fifty thousand dollars, for
the faithful execution of the work; and no pro-
posal viii be considered unless 1t is accompanied
with such guarantee. iai
Proposals will also be received at the same time
and place for furnishing the needful machinery
for said Branch Mint according to the specifica-
tons, which will likewise be furnished BY the De-
partment, and upon the same terms and conditions
as specified above in relation to the building, with
the exception Of the amount of the bond required
for the faithful execution of the contract, which
will be in the sum of twenty thousand dollars
Proposals. will also be received at the same time
and place. agreeaby to the act of Congress for the
sale, lease, rent ofany building and machinery
suitable for the purpose Of a Branch Mint, and
upon the same terms and conditions ale specified in
relation to the building Such building and ma
chinery to be equal in all respects 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 ananally in fair proportion of
pieces Of the different denominations, from to
twenty dollars each, as now authorized by law.
II q 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.
The bids will be opened and recorded in the pre-
tend; and should the bids which may be made
from California not besreceiYed at the Department
previous to the aforesaid 9Th day of February 1853
u will reserve the right TO delay opening the other
bids which may be presented. % So TsE ~. q.
A decision will beiuade as soon as practicable
after the Department has been officially advised
that law has been passed by the Legislature Of
the State OF California exempting said Branch
Mint from taxation, &c., as is required by the 9th
section Of the actof Congress of the Sd July, 1852
70 establish Branch Mint of the United States in
California. 81 s@6SI.7IT
Those persons inCalifornia 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
days after the first publication of the present adj
vertisement in two newspapers Issued in San Fran,
act Of Congress for the notice for proposals in
California The Collector at California will be
furnished with copies of the plans and specifca-
tons for the information of those who may wish to
make bids there. SD THOS. CORWIN, 81
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Oct S-1awtFeb8 s