Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-13
Proposals for Erecting the Marine Hospital
ut Galena, Illinois
TREAtuaT DEPAkTnINr, \
WAsbrssfos, December l6, 1885. (

wAsnIssfoS, December l6, fsss
DROPOsAIs WILL BE RECEIVED At THIS
def srment until the 18th day o. February,
ID. 1857, at O'Clock, a. IN for the construction 81
The M anime Hospital authorised 10 be erss ted ut Ga
lena. Illinois, according TO the paos and o. eeihca
tons prepared at this der artment taid proposals 10
be either for the whole building separate for of
ierent kinds of work. bills of afceis m ct IN every
case accompany Ca bid, with the smount OF tacn
kind OF work, and the fotaI amount carried out; the
department reservng the right TO reject CT accept
the pr0pos ais hereby invited any parts thereof,
when IL deems the interest Of the United States re
CURES 1t the department also reserves The night 20
Heude the bids OF any person persons who there
Is Just cause TO believe will not faithfully perform the
contracts, or which they have attempted TO Obtain
by indrectOn; and all bids when there shall be
parties Ia interest who do not join in the b ds and
all bids that upon investigation, ars below a fair
pri e for the work.
Bids will not be received in gross, and no contract
VIII be awarded to bidder unless details are fnrn-
ished The department OF the prices OF The dilersnt
kinds OF work materials, which sha be subject
10 the revision Of the department., so that il may
adopt the whole or part Of the bid the interest
oil the United Sta E. may require.
Ninety per cent Of the amount of work done and
a'eriais delivered, c-ording TO contract price
(sad amount IN be ascertained by the estimate OF
an agent OF the depar appointed for that pur-
pose,) wi be paid from ,iEls to time as the work
progresses and ten per cent retained until the com
pietlon OF The Contract I'd cep'ance of the work
&C., by the agent aforesaid and b. fort tied in the
event OIL n01-fsIhlment Of contrast
Contracts will be awarded only To master bIild n
and mechanics, and The assignment iher, Of except
by consent OF the Secre AIRY of the Treasury, will
be q FORE iture Of the same
Each proposal mus b accompanied by written
guarantee, signed by two esponsible persons (cer-
uhed 10 b. so by the Urted states district Judge or
attorney OF the sand district,D in the sum IS 600
II, the whole work, or of proper ioaate amuunt,
II tor any par that the bidder will, when required,
Rs proposal be accepted, enter into contract and
bco, with proper and sufficient securities, for its
faithful perfomh ace.
Form OF b md and certificate required Will be
furnished on applica to the der artment.
Plans, specifications, aud working dra wings will
be ady affer thirty days. when they can b: had
application TO the department.
40 Odd ulH be considered unless il fully 90 NJ plies In
oil us details with the requirements Of this sdpertise
Taenf.
The proposals m ast be sent 10 this DEPARTMENT,
addressed to the Secretary Of the Treasury and
plainly endorsed &c Proposals for the GaIena Msrine
Hospital and wfl be opened at 10 O'Clock m,
OF the ;ast cay named for receiving the sam.
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary Of the IRE asuTy.
dec 19-2awtl9thFebt