Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-19
Proposals for Erec ing the Custom-house,
&C at ogdensburgh, New York. u
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, De-
WASHINGTON, Dsct mbsr II, ls56

! WASHINGTON, Dfct md er le56.N
PROPOSALS WIEL BE RECEIvED'AT THIS
! de, aament Unit! the 18Th cay Of February 4
D. 1857 at 9o'ciOck, a. IN for the construction OF
the Gust' m h0usf, Post Off :e, and Court rooms
authorized 10 be erected a. OgdeIIsb Irgh New York
according 20 the pa IS and spec fica,ous pIelarel
% this drI armeri; raid prnpO: ais 10 b either for
the whole building separate for the different
Kinds Of work; bills Of Iarcels mnst in every ca Se
accOmI any ea:a b d, with the amount of ca kmd
u work, aud he total amount carried out: the de-
EF IN ut rsseryin2 The right to reject or accept the
HnpO, ais hereby invited any parts thereof, when
il deems the interest of the United States requires
t; the department so reserves the right to exclude
tie b DIS of any person or persons who there IL just
cause To believe will not IA thfully perform the con-
q acs, or which they ave Attempted to obtain by
iiIrecIon and all bids when there 81 al b. par
tbs in interest who do not join in the bids and all
bids that, upon investigation, are below fair price
fOf the work. ..
Bids will not b. received in gross and no contra
Will be awarded to b oder unless details are fur
nthed thu depam ut of the prices Of the different
kinds of work and materials, which shall be sub.
jeet TO the revision OF the department., so that il
nAy iopi the whole or art of the bid as the inter-
81 Ut the United States may require. -. .. ...
Ninety per cent # the amount Of work done and
nlh ,eria delivered, according to contact price,
g aid amountto be .,c.rtaned ty the estimate Of
agent of the der ent appointed for that puT
pOse,) wi be aid from time TO time as the work
progicsses and ten per cent retained until the com.
platon Of the contract and acceptance Of the work,
dG by iHs agent dfOrttdiu, ava De forfeited IN the
event Of non fluff !meBt of contract.
Cont will be az arded only to master builders
ars mechanics, and the assignment Thereof, except
byiconsen, of the secreta y Of the Treasury, will
o. "a forfeiture Of the same 10. -
Zach proposal must be- a:comp anied by a writer
qua ran lee, signed by two responsible persons, tcer.
tied be so by the United States distrfcr Judge
attorney of the aid disirict) in the sum of S. 90,
for The whole work, or of praporlionale amount,
il for any part u a. the bidder will, when required
II lis proposal D. accepted, enter into cont act
ard md. with proper and sufficient sectI tires, tor
liz faithful performance. .. ....
FoIm OF md aud certitiC ate required will be fur
nisBet on apple alton TO the department. CABS. 49,.
Hans, specifications, apd working drawings Will
be aiy after thirty days. when they can b had on
apple lon TO the DEF arIment
No BIZ trtH be considered unless fully complies in
all " details uh the requirements Of this advertise
NETT. ..
The proposals innst be sent 10 This DEF arimeut,
aldt es<ed to The Secretary OF the Treasury, and
pla oily endorsed " Proposals for the Ogdensttw gh
C,ntomhoitse, and will be snened at one O'Clock vi
The last day AIMED for receiving ID. same.
- JAMES GUTHRIE,
-, Secretary Of the Treasury
A., On E.hlat