Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-28
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.
OFFICE WASHINGTON AQUKDUCT,

Warrington, March Z, 1855. I
PROPOSALS are invited for graduation, stone
works of the Washington Aqueduet.
Proposals received up to the 9th of May will be
opened al noon Of that day.
Maps, profles, and specifications Of the work will
be ready for examination on and after the 10th day
of April next.
Proposals will be received for the work of partcu.
lar culverts, bridges, Sc, as described in the plans
and specifications.
Portions only of some of the works can be COM
pleted under the present appropriation but all the
contracts for unfinished work will be subject to flu
ture appropriations by Congress. The Engineer re-
serves the right to prescribe the amount OF work to
be done and rate Of progress under such contract
for each appropriation, and, in case Of the appro
pration not holding out sufficiently, to decide when
and what works shall be stopped until funds become
available.
In case of the entire stoppage of any particular
work for want of funds, the reserved ten per cent
will be paid, If, in the judgment of the Engineer the
work has been properly executed so far as it has
gone.
Payments will be made In specie checks upon the
United States Treasury upon the monthly estimates
Of the Engineer reservng 10 per cent; and it will
be condition ofa contracts that the workmen shall
be paid their full wages monthly and in specie.
All bids should be sealed and endorsed "Propo
sails for work on the Washington Aqueduct."
The United States reserves the right to reject any
or all the bids should they not be deemed advan-
tageOus, and TO make such arrangements may be
considered most conducive to the progress of the
work.
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guarantee, signed by one or more responsible per-
sons to the effect that he they undertake that the
bidder or bidders w if his or their bid be accepted,
enter into anrobgatiOn, within ten days, with good
aud sufficient sureties, tor the completion Ofthe work
undertaken; SAID guarantee 10 be accompanied by
the certificate of the United States district judge,
United States district attorney, navy agent, some
officer Of the General Government or individual
known TO the Engineer or Department of War, that
tie guarantOrs able to make good their guarantee.
Form of Guarantee.
To Capt. NJ C. Megs, U, g. Engineers:
We, the undersigned, residents of -, in the
State of -, hereby, jointly and severally, cove
nant with the United States and guaranty, i'm case
the foregoing bid of -- be accepted, that he or
they will, within da after the acceptance ot
said bid, execute contract for the same with good
and sufficient sureties, TO perform the work OF
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity to the
Il terms of the advertisement under which it was
Il made; and, in ease the said -- should fail to
/ enter into contract aforesaid, we guaranty to
| make good the difference between the offer by the
| said - and the next lowest bidder. Alb.
T.. ID.
hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge
l and belief, the above named guaran tors are good
l and sufficient. EFF.
NJ. C. MEIGS,
Captain of Engineers in Charge.
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