The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-14
PROPOSALS. FOR REPAIRING BRICK
3ti7 WALL AROUND OBSERVATORY
NAVY AGEnr's OFrier

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- a9sl WAsHIsaroN, d. c., November is, 1852.
CEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will be re
~ ceived at this Office until ~ O'Clock m on the
seventeenth day Of January next, for removing the
coping on tie brick wall encosing the grounds Of
ths Observatory on the east, south sand west eide
for raising this wall four bricks higher, {except
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 the northern end
The wall to be COPIED with coping brick as per
patterns at the Navy Agents office, fromthe 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 inwith
mortar made with BEST hydraulic cement, lime in
equal parts, and proper proportion of clean sharp
sand; the work to be finished in workmanlike
manner. i2 eie
Bids for the work must be made per the running
foot for coping the west wall from north end 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
The work not to be cofsimeneed before the fst of
April 1855 and to be 6niahed on of before the 3Ist
May, 1853. A V asa"
Ali the materials and workmanship to be to the
entire satisfaction of the superintendent of the OBJ
seEvatory before bills will be approved.
Upon the compilation of the contract according
Agent at Washington, within thirty days after
presenting the bills duly approved by the Superin-
tendent of the Observatory. ~ 5a5t,4s.i ssfEf
Each offer must be signed by the person or per-
sons making it, and by the guarantors, according
/ o the form annexed. and their residence manning
the town and STATED must be distinctly stated,
The person whose offer shall be accepted will be
notified personally or by letter through the post
Office, which notice shall be considered sufficient;
and if 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
sofne other person, and the guarantors OF such de.
fauiting bidder will be held responsible for all
deiinquencies.
All otiers not made in srSet conforsfy 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
more witnesses, and also 10 the presence of the
bidders, If they any of them should be pres
ent; and only the person whose offer has been ac-
cepted will be notified. psi3iaal geq
And the Department reserves to itself the right
to decline any or all the offers which may be re.
ceived, If the sum asked should be greater than
can be paid for from existing appropriations
20 aNiFORM Of OFFER.
To the Navy Agent at Washington, ID. C. a. :,
II, r----- of F., in the State of ---, hereby
offer to furnish all the materials and perform the
work required for the Observatory wall, under
your advertisement dated 10th of November,
1852. and subject to all the requirements of the
same.
For ---, Ewrite the aggregate in words ! .
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