The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-01
NAVY AsEsr's OFFICE,

WAsAlseror, D. c. November Is, 1852.
i GEALED PROPOSALS "a duplicate will be re.
seventeenth day of January next, for remov;ng tbe
coping on the brick wall enclosing the grounds of
the Observatory on the east. south and west side.
for raising this wall four bricks higher, Cexcepi
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 t. the northern end
of the east wall. ~ = GIN
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 sontb ~ o' 80 "a
north end of east wall ii' "
Az the brick, including the coping, to be the hest
req Drlck; the whole to be laid and filed ia with
/ mortar made with best hydraulic cement. lime in
equal parts, and proper proportion of clean absn
/ manner. WIZ inahuhe
| Bids for the work must be made DER the rr,ni,o
1901 Tor coping the west wall from north end tn him
per running foot for raising the wall four bricks
u1r ano coping 1t, and per running foot for rails
ing ane 20 panels two feet higher and coping the
The work not to be commenced beforo a. =, oe
April 1888 and to be finished on or before the 3lst
May, 1858. '0 INC 'is'
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 It's provisions payment will be made by the Nayy
Agent at Washington, within thirty DAYS after
presenting the bills duly approved by the Snnerin
tendent of the Observatory.
Each offer must be signed by the person or per-
sons making it, and by the guarantors according
20 tne form annexed and their residence manning
the town and STATED must be distinctly stated
The person whose offer shall be accepted will be
nouned personally or by letter through the post
once. which notice shall be considered sufficient;
ana II ne do not appear and enter into contract for
the work specified within fifteen DAYS from the
oate OF the notice, contract will be made With
come other person, and the guarantors of sucb de-
delinquencies. "
All offers not made in strict conformitu with this
aaser tiselnent, In every particular, will at the
option OF the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrogra-
The bids will be opened in the presence of two
or more witnesses, and also in the presence of the
bidders, if they or any one ofthem should be pres
cepted will be notified ' az
And the Department reserves to itself the RIGHT
to decline any or all the offers which NAV be Re-
celved, II the sum asked should be greater than
Can De PAID Tor from existing appropriations
FORM OF OFFER.
To the Navy Agent at Washington, D. c.
i, - OF e., in the State of -, hereby
of1er to furnish all the materials and perform the
work required for the Observatory wall. nnd iisr
your advertisement dated 10th day of Noyember
same. " WIG
For -, write the aggregate in words
Signed by person making offer.
The undersigned -, of -, in the State
Of -, and - OFF, in the State Of
as guarantors, hereby undertake that the above
named -- 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
IL ] bid as before mentioned.
tsignatures.J
certify thatthe above-named 1870 and -
are known to me to be good and responsible guar
antors in this case -
10 be signed by a Navy Agent, Collector or
District Attorney, some person known to the
agent to be creditable
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