The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-24
1reanury Department,
June %, 1855.


June %, 1885,
pRoPOsALs win be received this department
day Of August next ~ O'Clock, for furnishing
material walls Of The soa, Of the e1snsi Of
marble may hereafter DC determined Inc bidder wnos. d Is
accepted 70 have he privilege Of furnishing the material for the out
e necessary appropriations o m construction provided hat al
i u m department reservng the right reject propo-
sails hereby invited shoad the interest OF e United States re-
the all be wrought dimensions models
e which may be furnished BY this department. BY which al
rear side Of walls will be plain
eshe w plain window Of equal nesh. ,e Three
stories, crowned with eofnee similar 20 the rear Of The
present building, without the Iehrave and fneze. -
On the remainder Of the waits, ne columns and anae
aud do6r dressnEs &C. The style presen,
building onamen, viii Be preserved through
may varied except end Of he two wings The
OF The eniabaure and baluAde VIII be The same
Ifof samile he sha Of the may one
e lengths The base aud capital Of ne columns
length from centre Of antae or
with noi sides and bottom wrought together parts
top may required Those The the face and
perfectly wrought the sample,
builds. ends Sc. rough square. Al rebates,
moudng ornamental and beyeed work must DC clean wrought
abe used the shafts OF the columns be IN four or Ave
pieces length centre centre Of the col
the former be composed OF three
as blocks one Ssos ne n % napr %" aae ,mnr the
inside aud outside faces Of the same Those over The antae must be
The Of material pay
schedule, and all bids be made accordingly.
Schedule rule Tor The measurement Of materials 10 be deliver
Uornce, per foot IN length, including of stock,
Arcuaye column, including stock, freight,
Archiitave an,ae, including Stock ireigh,
Capitals Of columns each intending stock freight
and Of ,c ncndn co Of STOCK .sn
Bases Of aniae eaeh including stock, freight
huiHu
Bass OF COLUMN each, including cost Of Stock freight
Shafts Of column, ia piece, including of stock,
shafts Of coiumn in ihee more pieces, including
pa s,eo TWIN an sross se,on ai ~ BY S in
chest per oo.in length including cost Of stock freight
Platforms es, vide, length not exceeding 10 feet nela-
dias stock, freight and workmanship, per superficial
For any greater wd.h than feet up
ofpdee per superficial foot for each additional 3nches
All the other stones Of The building whose wdn does moi
their thickness VIII he measured as follows;
The stock 10 at stones whose contents do not exceed 20
contents, at per cubic loo.. - = 10 .n
bic feet, for each additional foot an additional price Of
For ali stones exceeding 70 cubic feet contents for each
additional foot an additional price Of per cubic loot
VIII be paid an additional price per cent for each additional
The work GU me win and paid by
perda foot For each superficial foot of fine hammered granite
No, hanmenug ON Boston custom house, per superb
clai TOOL
No ahainmering Boston house, per superficial
No sasiins on Boston casoano;e, per superficial
hammerns on house. per superficial
For ali beds, builds ends backs, Sc, hammered
furnish sample cube Of one foot Of the s,-ue
sides his understanding Of the above -four qualities Of hanmern
Tue mn side his rough ammerng while the sixth may show the
rough and this will be used standard in judging OF the
mbe the face Of the ASHER mus, be hammered in the most
b b. me bdar and e surface 1 seen viii be
(. pa
For BEDS builds, backs Sc full square,
sand and sss Is be added h.
Chess - cent additional per linea foot
For hammssas q oadnss Of one curve per cent addition
plain work, per superficial foot
For hammerng beveea work per cent additional to plain
@ sg 70 sn 10 part su' 1 a from ,n ns work.
For hnmmerns Of circular work, cent additional TO plain
Ninety done and
b superintendent, appointed pur
pose WIN be paid from lime TO ne Tbs work proceeds and ten
anee q ne work &C., BY the superintendent aforesaid
and The thereof BY OF the
Of F Ss Tsss will be "a ous O. The he Written
signed y TWO 70 Be- SO BY The de
proposals accepted, and
ns hs a s %os
aad Of propor,ionate amount 4 for art thereof Any inform,
Proposals received up aforesaid date for furnish
cellar and area walls Of building and must be Of the
best that They will be
quantities such be
The work. and in quality approval
The
the hereby invited If of the United
should II.
The proposals must be this department. directed
Treasury Badss Ire".ioaS and viii
be opened O'Clock, day receiving
same presence bidders,
Enquirer, Richmond Vas Sentinel Alexandria, Va Intellgen
Washington,
nd Pennylvanian Philadelphia Day Book
Post Boston Argus Porand Me- Patriot, Concord,
Argus, Albany, N. w. times Bills
to be Secretary Of the Treasury.
A. II. BOWMAN,
Superintendent of Treasury Building Extension.
June 27-2aw60days
Orphans Court, May 22, 1855.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, - ,,
Washington county, ) :" WI