The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-07
PROPOSALS ron REPAIRING BRICK
WALL AROUND OBSERVATORY. Bna
e4s,goH tr NAVY AGEHT's OFFICE,
w AauINGrnr n q Nauarn hox 16 1870 .

Ct assspoH frtf NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
WAsHINGror, d. c., November 16 1852.
GEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will be re
~ ceived at this Office until IL O'Clock mi ION the
seventeenth day of January next, for removing the
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, (except
twenty eight panels, which are to be raised two
eet higher beginning at the hip in the west wall
and going around by the south t, the northern end
The wall to be COPIED with coping brick as per
patterns at the Navy Agents office, from the north
enc OF the west wall, by way of south wall, to
nortn end OF east wall. 10 casa
All the brick. including the coping to be the best
req orlck; the whole TO be laid and filled in with
mortar made with best hydraulic cement, lime in
equai parts and proper proper ion of clean sharp
manner. e9E eFa4l -Ie- go
Bids for the work must be made per the running
foot for coping the west wall from north end to hin
per running foot for raising the wall four bricks
higher and coping it, and per running foot for rails
ing the Is panels two feet higher and coping the
same. ~
The work not to be commenced before the LIST of
April, 1858, and to be finished before the sst
May, 1853.
Ali 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 its 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 guarnntors, 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
notified personally or by letter through the post
office, which notice shall be considered sufficient;
and II he do not appear and into contract for
the work specified within fifteen DAYS from the
date Of the notice; Contract will be made with
come other person, and the guarantors of such de-
faulting bidder will be held responsible for all
deEnquencies. a $1,000
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
bidders, II they or any one of them should be pres
emf; and only the person whose offer has been &C.
scepted will be notified. =. .
And the Department reserves to itself the right
to decline any all the offers which may be re-
ceived, If the sum asked should be greater than
can be paid for from existing appropriations
FORM OF OFFER.
To the Navy, Agent at Washington, D. c. H..
r. OF --, 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 day of November
1852, and subject to all the requirements of the
same.
For , [write the aggregate in words.I
Signed by person making offer.
Inc uhoerslgneo -----, OF ---, In the State
OF ---, and --- of-in the State Of -
as guarantors, hereby undertake that the above
named - will, if offer be accepted, en-
ter into contract, before required, with the
United States, within fifteen days after the date of
notice, through the post office, of the acceptance
of hid as before mentioned.
1cfc Observation-Disclosures. [Signatures.]
certify that the above named - and -
are known to me to be good and responsible guar
antors in this case. ..,.-..... ~rr.-T
ITO be eigned by a Navy Agent, Collector, or
District Attorney, some person known to the
contracting agent to be .creditable.l rr
o J. II. LATHRoP, Navy Agent.
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