Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-12
WASHINGTON AQUEDUOT.
OFFICE WASHINGTON AQ EDUcr,


Warrington, March T. 1855.
PROPOSALS are invited for graduation, stone
Il and brick masonry, dams, tunnels. and other
works Of the Washington hqueduct.
Proposals received up 10 the 9th Of May will be
opened al noon OF that day.
Maps, profiles, and specifications Of the work will
BE- ready for examination on and after the a0th day
of April next.
Proposals viii be received for the work Of particu.
laG culveris, bridges, SC, as described in the plans
and specifications.
Portions only % some OF tbs works can be com
pieted under the present appropriation, but all the
contracts for unfinished work will be subject TO flu
tuTe appropriations by Congress The Engineer re-
serves the right TO prescribe the amount Of work to
be done and rate of progress under such contrac;
for each appropriation, and in case Of the apprO-
priati0n not holding sufficiently, TO decide when
and what works shall be stopped Gnti!fund5 become
available.
In case Of the entire stoppage OF any particular
work for want OF funds, the reserved ten per cent
viii be paid, If, ia the Judgment OF the Engineer the
work has been properly executed so far Is il has
gone.
Payments will be made in specie checks upon The
United States Treasury; upon ,he monthly estimates
OF the Engineer, reseYing 10 per cent. and j; viii
be Condition fall contracts that The TOrkmen shall
be paid their full wagrs monthiy and in specie.
All bids should be sealed and endorsed "PrOpo-
sals for work on the Washington Aqueduetn
The United States reserves the right 10 reject any
OF all the bids should they not be deemed advaIi-
iagcous, and 10 make such arrangements IN may be
NO'ioicciCu hfo1i SohucCihC W knCSIteS "a Tie
work.
Every Offer must be accompanied by q written
guarantee, signed by enc or more responsible ptr-
sons, 10 the effect that he they undertake thatthe
b;cder or bidders WILL if his their bd be accepted
enter into an obligation, within ten days. with good
and sufficient sureues for the completion cfthe work
undertaken; said guarantee TO be accompanied by
the certificate of the United States district Judge
United States district attorney, navy agent,
officcr Of the General Government or Individual
known 10 the Engineer or Department of War, that
The guarantors able to make good their
Bids will be opened in presence Of bidders iG ar
OF them choose to be present.
Form of GuGraEtse.
To Capt. N. Z. Meigs, u. 8. Engineers:
We, the undersigned, residents Of -, liz the
State of -, hereby, jointly and sererally, cove
nant with the United States and uaranty i'm case
The foregoing bid Of be accepted, that he or
they will, within ten da after the acceptance of
said bid, execute contract for the came with good
and sufficient sureties, 20 perform the work or
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity TO the
terms OF the advertisement under which it was
made; and, In case the said - should fail to
enter into contract as aforesaid, we guaranty 10
make good the difference between the offer by the
said -- aad The next lowest bidder. Alb
&. ID.
hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the above named guarantOrs are good
and sufficient. E.F.
NC. MEIGs,
Captain Of Engineers in Charge.
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