Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-03
Proposals for Erecting the Custom-house
&c, at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
TREAsUsY DEPARTMENT,
sWAsHISGTOS, Dect mber lG, le5S.

kWAsHTNGTOs, Dect mber IL, leoS.S
DRnPOSALS WILL RE RECEIVED AT THIS
L arraument until he 10th day Of FebrCa,y, A
d. 1857, at O'Clock, a. m for The construction Of
the Custom house, Post Office, and Court rooms
authorized Ia b. erected Z. Portsmouth, New iIamp.
shire, ding 20 thr an ard specific atoms pre-
AIRED this depadm Mt; al propo as TO be either
Tor the whole building sera ate for different nds
OF work bills Of afceis must in Every case ac-
company ach bid, with the amount OF ach kind
Of work, and the tJial amount auied ont The de-
pffm,nt reseiv'ng the right To reject or accept the
proposals. here by invited, any arts thereof when
1t deems the interest OF the UnIed ates quires II
the dcpar ment also reserves the right exclude The
bids OF any person or persons who There Just
to baltva will not lhfuly perform the roni acts,
or which they have attempted TO OBJ ain by indIrec-
ton and al bids when there ~hfl BE- a ties IN in
terest who do not join in the bids, a.d ali bids q
upon nvestiga ion, are below fair price for The
work,
Bids will not be received in eross and no contract
will b. awarded TO b oder unless details are fur
nished the department or the prices Of the different
kinds OF work and materials, which 81 al be subject
To the revision of the del artment, that IL NAV
Adopt the whole or art NJ the bid the interest oi
the United 3 ates may require
Ninety per cenI. of tie amount of work done and
materials delivered, ,cordIng TO contact prIce,
cad amounts 10 be a-cer;ained by the est ate Of
an agent Of he department appointed for that pur
pnss) viii be "a from time 10 time as the work
progresses; and ten per cent retained until the
peton Of the contract and acceptance Of the work,
&c by the agent aforesaid, and be forfeited ia the
event o non fluff m Mt Of contract.
Contra:ts viii BE- awarded only 10 master builders
and meet anics, and the assignment theren' except
by consent of the Secretary of the Ire asuiy, will be
a forfeiture Of the same.
Each propos al mast be accomT anied by written
qua aatee, signed by TWO responsible Persons, (cer
titled tn be so by the United Saes di. trct Judge or
attorney of the said lslrcf, in the If IS, 900
for the whole work, or of proper tomato amount if
for any ra-t, that the bidder WILL when required, If
his prOpo: al be accepted, enter into contract and
bond, with proper aad sufficient securities, for lis
faithful perfo nance.
Form Of bond and certificate required will be fur
nished on application TO the department.
Plans. specifications. and working diawipgs will
BE- ready after thirty days, wher they can be had on
apple alton 10 the department.
No bid tiN be considered unless it fully complies in
oil its details Nth the requirements of this adrertise
nent.
The proposals must be sent to this der ar mt,
address ed TO the Secreiary of the Treasury, aud
plainly endorsed I" Proposals for the Portsmouth,
Custom house," and will be opened al 10 O'Clock, 4.
IN, of the asst Gay named for receiving the same.
JAMES GUTHRIE,
dec l9-2awtl6Febt Secretary of the Treasury.