The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-01
Office of COm'r of Public Buildings,

WASHINGTON, January 81, 1863.
g EPARATE PROPOSALS will be received at
~ this office until IL O'Clock m. on the oath day
OF March next, for furnishing all the Bricks Gness
or blue Rock, Lime and Sand to be required in the
erection of the west wing of the Patent Office
building in this city. s
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 w ashIngton A sample oftwenty bricks, made
OF the clay intended to be used, will be required
from each person proposing. s H
The Gnelss or Blue Rock must be sound, having
good faces and beds. 1t will be assorted of the
three sizes denominated truck stone, extra large,
perches of each sort will be required from each
person proposing; and which will be paid for at the
prices given by the contract.
The Lime is to be of the best Potomac limestone,
wood burnt, delivered in common flour barrels
lunheaded) in the Iime-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
Piles to be furnished 81 ~, F3 =
Some persons may desire to offer for a specified
number of bricks, to be delivered in a given time.
Proposals will therefore aso be received for any
number not less than one million.
Persons offering to furnish the foregoing mate.
rails will state their prices, as follows: For the
bricks, per thousand; for the gneiss, (eaeh sort
seParately,) per perch Of twenty five cubic feet,
barrel, as stated; and for the sand per barrel OF
hve bushels In every case the delivery is to be
made at the building to an 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 MAJ be ca
! tablished. Any thing rejected must be imme-
| diately removed from the premises. H
The successful bidders will be required to enter
into written contracts, with bond and security TO
be approved by the Commissioners, in the penalty
of sum equal to one-tenth of thesupposed amount
OF the respective contracts, to guarantee the faithful
performance of the contractors. And in addition
to this deduction of ten per cent. will be made
from each monthly estimate for materials actualv
delivered, which per centage is to remain In The
hands of the United States until the contract aha IL
| be fully completed. sas 6 8 ss
These materials are to be furnished at such times
| and in such quantities as the Superintendent Of
the building or 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 sureties. 293 80 81 &a@Ia sl
Proposals will also be received for furnishing the
common culiing white pine boards and common
three inch ioist suitable for scaffolding
/ 8aa VIM. Easily
Commissioner Of Public Buildings.
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