Daily national Republican., 1865-06-13
DROPosALs FOR THE ENLARG EMENT
l. OP TIIR CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.

Sealed proposals will be received at the onlce
" the CoinIni-Siunor of Public Buidingr, iu tho
Capitol, until TUESDAY, June -, 1895, ut twclVo
O'Clock moon, for poTforming ths work of sniary-
Ing tho Library " COugIoHzI In accordance with
| ths following Iynopsls Of specifications
Nearly all the work 10 DO erected viii be ~
iron, aud similar 10 tho preAent Library The
ptc.ont structure Of st0no aud brick, from tho
iiRIu door VI tho building to, and including tho
roof at tho north aud south ends of tho present
Library, II to be removed; and all the mRtrTiAls
u which tho Saino IL composed, that cannot he
us"d In tho reconstTuetion, arc 10 belong to the
l contractor.
The new wings to bo Substitulcd Tor tho prc-.
cat structure u be hied up with al0UVe- four
HtoTloz Ia height with bTnek podCstRlz mould.
inga, sc, to correspond with tho present library
Doors aTo To bo cut through tho walls aud to be
hnishod with iron frames valves, &c., SinllnT to
| tho dOoT- un the North aud South ends of the
i prOsunt library. Iron athiTwRyS arc 10 be- con
structod wash bAsIus, water closets sc, will be
| required. Tho roof ID ~ be framed Of iron, aud
| 10 bo shcathed with wood aud covered With cop
per. tn. akylisGts TO be similar to thos" 81 th"
constructed Tho nooT, are 10 bo laid Ia tllo like
tho h00T Of tho present library aud all tho brOnE
| Ing aud gliding Gro 10 be done similar 10 that In
| tho hana. Tho contractor II to furnish Oyory
thing necessary 10 carry on tho WORK, both of
| removing aud building, VI his own oNpUnSe.
Pail specifications oan bo obtained, In printed
| t1Tm, by addressing letter 10 tho COmmisSi0IoT
| Of Public BuildinRs, and the drawings may b."
Eeon Rt any timo, sundays excepted, prior ~ tho
hour " closing tho receipt Of proposals, Ht the
oles of the GaVtsl BEtonsioR from niho to three
|, O'Clock.
The contractor viii he roqgirod to give bond,
with two TospOBsiLle snroties, " the amount of
twenty thousand dollars, for tho fEitLfVl por.
| CoTnAnee 81 tho contract.
Tho proposals will DO opened by the COnmiH
sionsr u Publio Building At his ofics In tho
Ca pitol, In tho pToasnea Of tho Secretary 0f tho
| Interior aud all other parsons who may choose
- bo pToBoni, commanding at AZ O'Clock, noon,
i on tho 2Dth day ~ Juno noNt.
| Tho contract will bo awarded 10 tho lowest 70 =
| sp0nsiblO bidder, who will, in tho Judgment Oi
tho Secretary Of the latoIior, perform tho work
promptly aud enthusiastically, rosoryiIg tho righi
| 10 roJsct all bids Baeh bidder will be expected
\ 10 enclose with his proposals the names u the
Y persons who are 10 become his suretles:
u. u. FRENCH,
Commissioner Of Public Buildings.
1 WAsnIHdr0N, May 10, 1858. my1O.2Aw
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