Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-07
WASHINGTON AQUEDUOT.
IcR WASHINGTON AQURDUoT,

Warrington, March Z, 1855.
DROPOSALS are invited for graduation, stone
l. and brick masonry, dams, tunnels, and other
works of the Washington Aqueduct
Proposals received up to the 9Th of May will be
opened at noon Of that day.
Maps, profes, and specifications of the work will
De ready for examination on and after the Goth day
of April next.
Proposals will be received for the work of par,icu.
lar cuverts bridges, &C., as described in the plans
and specifications
Portions only of some of the works can be com
pieted under the present appropriation, but all the
contracts for unfinished work will be subject to fu-
tiire appropriations by Congress. The Engineer re-
keryes the night to prescribe the amount of work to
pc done and rate oi progress under such contract
ior each appropriation, and, I'm of the appro-
piaton not holding out sufficiently, TO decide when
and what works shs! be stopped until funds become
available.
work for want Of funds, the reserved len Der cent
viii De paid If in lhe Judgment of the Engineer the
zone.
Payments will be made in specie checks upop the
United STATES Treasury, upon the monthly estimates
OF the Engineer Teservng 10 per cent; and il will
be condition cfa contracts that the woYkmen shall
DC Pai! theiT inii wages monthly and in specie.
All bids should be sealed and endorsed &c Propo
'i1S Tor work on the Washington hgueduct.n
Ehe United States reserves the right TO reject any
Or all the bids should they not be deemed adyan-
tageGus, AMI 10 make such arrangements a. nav be
considered most conducive 70 the progress OF the
work.
Every offer must be accompanied by a written
guarantee, signed by enc more responsible per-
sons, TO the effect that he or they undertake tattbe
bidder OF bidders WILL if his their bid be accepted
enter INTO an obligation, within ten days, with good
ana sucient suretes, for 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 or some
ofhcer OF the General Government or IND diyidtIal
known TO the Engineer or Department of War, that
the gusrsntors are able to make good their
Bids VIII be opened in presence of bidders if any
OF them choose 10 be present.
Form of GzsGransss
To Capt. NJ. G Meigs, u. g. Engineers:
we, the undersigned, residents Of -, in the
State OF =, hereby, jointly and sevoraIly, cove
nant with the United States and guaranty, in case
tIle foregoing bid OF = be accepsed, that he or
they will within ten da 3 after the acceptance of
aid bid, execute contract for the same with good
and sufficient sureties, to perform the work or
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity 10 the
terms OF the advertisement under which il yas
made; and, In case the said -- should fail to
inter- into contract as aforesaid, we guaranty 10
make good the difference between the offer by th.
) Id - and the next lowest bidder. A.
e. ID.
hereby certify that, TO the best of my knowIs,Ip
and belief, the above named guarantcrs are go ii
and sufficient. r
NJ. c. MEIGS,
Captain of Engineers in Charge,
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