The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-10
PROPOSALS. FOR REPAIRING BRICK
WALL AROUND OBSERVATORY.
NAVY Aerur,s Orr,cr

NAVY AeEHT's OFFICE,
| w AsAlEaToN, d. c., November l6. 1852
SEALED PROPOSALS in dunlicate will he -
- Seiveo AZ tnis ONCE until IL O'Clock M ON the
see'n Jay OF January next, for removing the
tbs er .ae Dr1ck wall enclosing the grounds of
ior raising tins wall four bricks higher. (exceni
twenty,elght panels, which are to Be raised Two
ieet nigner beginning at the hip in the west wall
i of the east wall. 51s--' ~ - Gnu
The wall TO be COPIED with coping brick as r.r
patterns at the Navy Agents Office from the north
end OF the west wall, by way of south wall, to
All the brick including the coping to be the best
red brick; the whole to be laid and filled in vii
mortar made with best hydraulic cement, lime in
equal parts and proper proportion of clean sharp
/ sand; the work TO be finished in workmanike
/ manner
Bids for the work must be made per the running
foot for coping the west wall from northend to hip,
per running foot for raising the wall four bricks
higher and coping it, and per running foot for rails.
ing the 2S panels two feet higher and coping the
same.
The work not to be commenced before the LIST of
APrl 1893, and to be finished on before the 3lst
May, 1858. si 0a aiassa
All the materials and workmanship to be to the
entire satisfaction of the Superintendent of the OBJ
seryatory before bills will be approved 70
Upon the completion of the contract according
70 lis provisions payment will be made by the Navy
agent at Washington, within thirty DAYS after
presenting the bills duly approved by the Superin-
tendent of the Observatory.
Each offer must be signed by the person or per-
sons making 1t, and by the guarantors according
to the form annexed. and their residence manning
the town and STATED must be distinctly stated
The person whose offer shall be accepted will be
nouneo personally or by letter through the post
once, which notice shall be considered sufficient:
and II he do not appear and enter into contract for
the work specified within fifteen DAYS from the
date OF the notice, contract will be made with
some other person, and the euarantors of such de-
hot lxjof III
delinquencies.
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement, in every. particular, will, at the
option of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrogra
ply, be rejected.
The bids will be opened in the presence of two
or more witnesses and also in the presence of the
oldders II they or any one Of them should be pres
ent; and only the person whose offer has been ac
cepted will be notified.
And the Department reserves to itself the RIGHT
to decline any or all the offers which may be re-
celved, If the sum asked should be greater than
can be paid Tor from existing appropriations
st FORM OF OFFER.
To the Navy Agent at Washington, D. C.
. !, -- of 1910, in the State of f, hereby
otter to furnish all the materials and perform the
work required for the Observatory wall, under
your advertisement dated 10th day of November
1852, and subject to all the requirements of the
same.
For --, [write the aggregate in words
Signed by person making offer.
The undersigned ---, of -, in the State
of -, and - Oft the State of 80
as guarantors, hereby undertake that the above
named 10y 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
of bid as before mentioned. a1
ISignatures.J
certify that the above named -- and -
are known to me to be good and responsible guar
antors in this case.
ITO be signed by a Navy Agent, Collector, or
District Attorney, or some person known to the
contracting agent to be creditabe.] a - 3l-g Fs
J. H. LATHROP, Navy Agent.
10 Nov 1S-law6t