Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-30
WASHINGTON AQUEDUOT.
OFFICE WASHINGTON AQoRDUcT,


DROPOSALS are invi.ed for graduation, stone
Il and brick masonry, dams, tunnels, and other
works of the Washington Aqueduot. ....
Proposals received up to the 9Th of May will be
opened al noon of that DAY.
Maps, profIes, and specifications of the work will
be ready for examination on and after the goth day
of April next. ...
Proposals will be received for the work Of partcu.
lar culverts, bridges, &c. described in the plans
and specifications. =.
Portions only Of some of tbs works can be CON-
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 tc
be done and rate of progress under such contract
for each appropriation, and, IN case Of the apprO
priation not holding sufficiently to decide when
and what works shall be stopped untilfunds become
available.
In case of the entire stoppag. of any particular
work for want of funds, the reserved ten per cent
will be pIid, If, in the judgment of the Engineer the
work has been properly executed so far as it ha,
gone. /!
Payments will be made in specie checks upon the
United States Treasury, upon ,ne monthly ESTIMATES
of the Engineer, reserving 10 per cent; and il vii
be condition ofall contracts that the workmen sIai
be pait their full wages monthly and in specie.
All bids should be sealed and endorsed " Promo
sails for work the Washington Aqueduet.n
The United States reserves the right 70 reject any
or all the bids should they not be deemed advan.
taseOus, and 10 make such arrangements a. nay b.
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 WILL if his their bid be
enter into an Obligation within ten days, with go.
and sufficient suretes, tor the completion ofthe wOri
undertaken; sand guarantee 10 be accompanied b,
the certificate of the United States district Judge
United States district attorney, navy agent, sO,
officer of the General Government or inaividaa
known TO the Engineer or Department of War, tina
the guarantors are able to make good their guarantee
Form of Guarantee
To Capt. NJ. c. Meigs, u. 8. Engineers:
We, the undersigned, residents Of -, in tn,
State of -, hereby, jointly and severaIly, cove
nant with the United States and guaranty, in case
the foregoing bid Of be accepted that he OF
they will, within ten da after the acceptance O
said bid, execute contract for the same with goo,
and sufficient sureties, TO perform The work o
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity to tn,
terms OF the advertisement under which il wa
made and, in case the said -- skOz,d fail tC
| enter into contract aforesaid, we guaranty tC
make good the difference between the offer by tn
| said - and the next lowest bidder. A. u.
G.. ID.
hereby certify that, to the best of my knowe,c
and belief, the above named guarantors are goo
| and suflcient EFF.
M. C. MEIGs,
Captain Of Engineers in Charge.
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