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HemIock, hewed or sawed, to be stated in the

Stone.
1000 cords best cobble or quarry stone, for crib
1'F ballast - IN
Proposals for materials similar in quantities and
quality Will be received at the same time for Dun
kirk, New York. a
The contracts will require the delivery to be
made during the month of May next. The whole
to be delivered by the 3lst of Nav.
Inspection of materials will be made as delivered,
but not in less quantity than one-thrd Of the whole
amount; and payments will be made for quaint
ties as delivered and inspected, less 10 per cent.
upon the value thereof which per cent. will be
forfeited to the United States If the contractor
should fail in his contract, or be paid to the con-
tractor on the final fulfIment of his contract
All materials will be at the risk of the contractor
until inspected and received by the United States
agent; but after being inspected and received, the
materials being then the property of the United
States, will be at the risk of the United States.
The contractor to be subject, when he has ma
erias in sufficient quantity ready for delivery, to
no delay greater than three days for United
States agent to inspect and receive the same.
Each bid to be accompanied with certificates
that the bidder is responsible man and BILE TO
fulfil his obligations.
The War Department reserves TO itself the right
of judging of the bids in all respects, and OF SO
reducing any of the quantities of bid as to bring
the aggregate amount, according 10 its Judgment,
below the limit Of appropriations.
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