Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-05
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.
OFFICE CT THE w asTIcsToT ACUEnUCT,
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WASHINGTON, March g. 1858. {
Proposals Invited for the completion of tho
Washington Aeu.duGt ACCORDING to plans and spe-
oIhc4tIcns which will be on OK hDtion III this Oioe,
on and after the lhth of april.
Bids will be- receIved for the completion Of the
Whole work In gross-or For the separate works de
scrIbed in the specifications. the United Stctes
serving the right To ma contract for the whole,
for the separate works. rs may seem most ivan
tageoEs upon coflPar lSon OF the bids.
portion, on;v. 0ftEs work can he compieted with
The aPpr"p 9tIons Low available; ana the oontra"'s
wall De subject To the cont HEency oil iutuIe apPrO-
prlatlOn. 10y COEgr.ss.
The ing inoer reserves the right 10 prescribe lie
amount Oi work To b" done and lie rate of pros
under each contact, and for eack woIx.
States fTSisur, upon the iuunthis estimates of tho
fngInesr. reservIEg 10 per cent. uu Bsynnents I'M
II! the cCinpirIU, al ve ,ntIaGc and IL Will be
coadtlol at all contTRccs that TIE worknen shall b.
pad their iuli WAGES moEihiS ana III srecle. ..,,
sails Tor work and materials for the Washington
The United States reserves the right to reject AIRY
all bids for the whole or fore part OF the " uk
II not deemed advantageous; but the work viii be
awarded 10 the OweSt bidders for the whole ur Tor
parts al Tie work who give good security for tia.
completion OF their contracts, IL at IeasonaLl =
Every offer must be accompanied by a written
guarantee signed 10y one or more responsible pc"
bidder or bidders Wi. II has or their bids i,e acccrt
cd enter INTO an obligation within ten DAYS, with
good md sufficient securities for the coin petun al
the work undertakeri; said guarantee be -cornpa-
med hy tho o-Itctts of the United States lust lot
Judge, United Stairs District Attorney. Navy
Agent, some "tfioer of the General Government
or individual known 10 the Engineer or Dopsrtnlen.
Of Wa. that the suaraniors are able TO make goOc
their guarantee.
Bids Will be opened in the prssence ofthe BIDDER,
M InGn Of the iith May; none will Dc received aftu:
that hour.
1ne work to be let comprises-oOmpIetion of tha
dam across the Potomac at The Great Falls; build l.
Ing of gate houses; completion of masonry bridges:
waste weIrs building distributing reservoir; COM
p!etIon OF conduit furnishing cast -lFp pipe; build
ing Of two iron pipe bridges; iayhg pipes from the
distributing reservoir 10 the Navy Yard aud other
principal public establishments Of Washington !;
bu! dang OF hizh service reservoir IN Georgetown,
and supply of cement, Eand bricks, stone, and al
other aterIas; for IA Of which references is TO br
ma lie To the detailed descr ptOns aud spec fcat0ns
10 be eX hi hited III this office.
1le cnmpaTlsoL of the buds will be made upon tis
Quantities not ed III the specifications and plans ex
hIhIted at the time Of letting ana Should 4 bid IN
gross he accepted, the noUthly payments upon the
contracts Will be made rpCn the estimate of the F.
giueer. at prices to he Es ed by him. wit. the usual
rcservGnnn Of ten per cent. until the entire COM
pletlOn of The contract according to the speclfca
lions and plans.
Proposals should state the time within which
each work viii he completed, provided Congress
apprOprlsres the necessary funds.
BY order OF the Secretary OF War:
NJ. G. MEIGS.
Captain of Engineers
in charge OF Washington AZ ueduct.