Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-07
Proposals for Erecting tbs Custom house,
&C., ut Galena, Illinois.
TREASURY DsraRrNvsr.
WAsurssToS, December IL, 1855

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PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS
L department until tn 18th day OF February, A.
d. 1851, at o'clock a. m. for the construction OF
The Custom house, Post Once and Court room au-
thcrzed to be erected at Gaena, Illinois, according
TO the plans and specifications pref Ard at this de-
rarment laid proposals 70 be either for the whole
building, or separate Tor diffs' ent kinds Of work
b lis Of arcels must In every case a-comfaoy each
bid, with the amount Of IN kind OF work, and the
to al amount carried out; the department reserving
the right 10 reject accept the proposals hsrey in
vted, or any paris thereof when il deems the inter
est Of the United States requires il; the department
al reserves the right 10 exclude the bids Of any
person persons who there s Just 10 believe
will not faithfully perform the contracts, or which
they have attempted to obtain by indreciion; and
all bids when there shall be parties in interest who
do not join in the bids, and all bids thai, upon nves
cation, are below lair price tor the work.
Bids will not be received in ecoss, and -nua.t
will be awarded 10 a bidder unless details are fur
nshed tire department Of the prices Of the different
kinds Of work and materials, which sbal be subject
10 the revision of the department, so that il may
adopt the Who'll. Part the bid, the intere Is
Of the United States may require.
Ninety per cent. OF the amount Of work done and
mater AIS delivered, according TO contact price,
aid amount to be ascertained by The estimate Of
agent OF the department. appointed for tina parpOse,)
Will be paid from time TO time, as the work pro-
crosses; aad ten per cent retained until the com
pletfon OF the cont act and acceptance Of the WORK
&C. by the agent aforesaid, aud he forfeited In the
event Of non fulfilment OF contract.
CoRtractI will be awarded only TO master builders
and mscba1ics, and the assignment thereof, except
by consent of the Secretary OF the Trt asury viii be
q forfeiture Of the same.
Each proposal must be accompanied by written
guarantee, signed by two responsible persons, lcer-
ted TO BE- so by the United States district judge or
attorney Of the said district) in the sum OF $1,000
for the whole work, or Of proportioDate amount 4
for aUy part, that the bidder will, when required, il
his preposa be accepted, entrr INTO contact aud
bond, with prorer and sufficient securities, for its
faithful performance.
Form Of bon and certificate required will be fur
nished on apple alton to the der anment
Plans, specifications, and working d. wings will
be Ieaay after thirty days, when they be hal
application TO the department
No bid iciH be considered UNLESS fuIu complies an
all lis details NTH he requirements Of ts adrertise-
ment.
The proposals must be sent to this department,
afdre sed to the Secretary Of the Treasury, ard
plainly endorsed Proposals for the Gdlena Custom
house, }" and will be opened al 10 O'Clock m Of the
last day namsd for receiving the same
JAMES GUTHRIE,
secretary Of the Treasury.
dec 20-2awtl9th Febt