Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-05-29


THE AWARDS. We have barely time
to say (says the Washington Star o
Tuesday that the President and Secre
tary Of War have, in awarding the con
tracts for the work on the Washin rtor
Aqueduet, been guided by the synopsi;
of the results of the bidding embraced
in the following letter from the able and
accomplished engineer of the work, whose
duty it was to make the calculations on
which the Judgment he pronounces rests.
In awarding the contracts according to
these results, it will be perceived that
the President and Secretary have fulfill
ed to the letter their pledges embraced
in the formers letter to the latter on the
subject;
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1857.
lion. J. 3. F'oyd, Secretary IF Var
SIR: As directed in your letter of this
date, ! give below the names of the lowest
bidders, according to the advertisement
plans and specifications for the Washing
ton Aque6uct.
The printed specifications and forms of
proposals contemplate the letting of the
work in several contracts, to persons of
experience in their several departments,
though they do not exclude contract
with single company, if that should be
thought most advantageous.
There are several specifications, viz:
for graduation, conduit, receiving reser-
voir, distributing reservoir, bridge, cast
iron pipes, branches, and bends, cut
stone, bricks and sand.
Tho lowest bidders arc: For gradua-
ton on sections IA and Is, Myers, Jones
a. Pratt, $S,5OS.
Their guarantee is not signed, and /
scarce think they would make contract
for so small work as falls to their lot
under the bidding. Still the work ought
probably to be offered to them, and the
contract made, if they are willing to give
the proper security.
The next lowest bidder for this work
is Henry Cady, $S,S62.
Conduit. Lowest bidder in sections 3
$50.
On sections II and Is, Carman, Dob
bin & Co., $6S,333
Receiving Reservoir. Lowest bidder.
Daniel Stone, S26, 100.
Distributing Reservoir. Lowest bid
ders, Reilly & Cochran, S60,S30.
Bridge No. 3.-Lowest bidders, Nc
Donald & Piper, $12,662.
Cast-iron Pipes, Branches and Bends.
Lowest bidders, c. b. Cluskey & Co.
$72,
Cut Stone Lowest bidders, Myers
Jones & Pratt, $16,3S6.
Bricks.-Lowes bidder, VIM. Doug.
las, at S. % if delivered on boats at the
brick yard, with 62 cents additional fol
transportation to other points on the
bank of the canal,
Sand Lowest bidders, G. w. Jack.
son. for part at cents per bushei; H.
L. jackson, 8 cents per bushel.
There are some informalities in some
of these bids, owing to the writer's being
unlearned and illiteratc men, but nothing
which, in ny opinion, should prevent
contracts being awarded to them under
the advertisement, plans, specifications
and regulations, provided they furnish
the proper security.
| consider that the above bids arc
those which propose to do the greatest
amount of work for the least sum Of
money, according to the advertisement,
plans and specifications"
They are the bids assembled in the
estimate marked i, which accompanied
my report of yesterday. If the CON
tracts they offer be fulfilled, they will
complete the aqueduct at the least cost to
the United States.
am very respectfully, your obedient
servant, M. G. MErGs,
Capt, of Engineers in charge.