Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-30
AQUEDUCT.
OFFICE OF THE wAsHINsTcH AoUsDucr,l
WASHING Ton. March 9. 1853.

OFFICE OF THE WAsHINsTcT AQUsDucT,(
WASHING TON. March 9. 1853. (
Proposals are invited for the completion of the
Washington Aqut duet. according to plans and spe-
cihcatops wn nc VIII 9e on s4hiotion III ths once'
BIDS ids vii be S received sce the completion of the
scrbed in tho specifications, the United States re-
serving the right to make contract for The whole,
or for the separate works PIG may seem most adYan-
tageOus upon comparison of the bids.
A portion, oay, of the work can be completed with
will be subject the contingency OF future appro
prlatIons by Congrtss.
The Eng lneer reserves the right to pTescrbe the
amount Of work 10 bc done and The rate Of Progress
under each contract, snd for each work.
Pa. mants will be made in checks upon the United
States Treasury upon the monthly esiinat-s Of tho
Engineer, reservIng 10 per cent. ON ali ayments rn
Til the onpietiOn of the crn: ract and It will he
condition Of ali contracts that the workmen shall bo
PAID Their tn hwSEss monthly and and IN specie
sails Tor work and materials for the Washington
The United States reserves the right to reisot an,
or all bids for the whole for part of the work,
II not deemed advantageous; but the work will he
awarded to the owest bidders for the whole or Tor
parts of the work. who give good security for the
completion vi their contracts, II ut REASONABLE"
Every offer mast tie accompanied by a written
guarantee, signed by one or more Responsible per
bidder bidders Will If his their buds accept
ed, enter INTO an obligation WITHIN ten days, W III
the work undertaken; said ee to be aocoInps
MED by the Certificate of the United States pistct
Agent or some 'fficer ofthe General Government
Individual known the Engineer or DE partUent
OF war, that the guarantors are able to make good
their guarantee.
Bids will be opened in the preseno- Of the bdders
az noon OF the llth May: none will be received after
that hour.
The work to be let oomprises-oornpletion of the
dam aoross the Potomac at the Great Fails; build
waste welrs; building distributing reservoir; COM
petion of conduit furnishing cast iron pipe; build
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principal public establishments If Washington;
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other materials for all of which reference to be
made to the detailed descriptions and spec hoaliOns
The comipar, on Of the bids will be made upon the
quantities noted in the specifications and plans ex
hbIted at the time of letting and should a bid M
gross no accepted. the monthly payments upon the
contracts will be made upon the estimate OF the En-
gneer, at prices to be Tx ed by him. with the usual
reservation of ten per cent. until the entire oni
Pietlon Of the contract according to the specf ca
PROPOSAL should state the time within which
saoh work VIII be completed, provided Congress
by order Of the Secretary OF War:
Captain of Enginesrs
In charge OF Washington AQueduot.
FoRM OF GUARANTEE.
We, The undersigned, residents of -. in the
State Of I 49, hereby jointly and sevsrally cove
the foregoing bid or - be accepted, that he or
they will, within ten days after the acceptance Of
good and sufficient surstIes TO perform tina work or
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity to the
made. md IN the said - shall TAI to tar
INTO contract as aforesaid. we guaranty TO make
and the next lowest bidder.
Signed. Alb.
hereby certify, that to the best Of my knowi sdge
ana belief, the above named Euarsntors are good
and sufficient.
. Signed. E,F,
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