Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-19
DRoPosALs FOR TIE ENLARGEMENT
IL OF THE CON0REssI ONAL LlDKARY.


Scaled proposals will be received at the once
Of the Comnii-uionor of Public BuildIngs, Ia the
Capitol, until TUESDAY, June -, 1888, at twelve
clock moon, for pcrforming the work Of enlarg'
tbs following synopsis 90 speeihoAtiouSi
Nearly all the work 10 he erected will be 81
iron, aud similar 10 the present Library. The
present stTuetuTe of stone and brick, from the
main hoOT Of the building tn, aud Including the
roof At the north aud south ends II tho present
Library, II TO he removed and all the materials
~ which the same 10 composed, that eanuOt he
used In tho reconstruction, are TO belong 10 tho
contractor, .. -.l. .a
Tho new wings 10 he substituted for lhe pros.
enl structure are 10 be httsd up with hlcoVos four
stories In height with brackets, pedeStAlH, mould
ings. A., 10 correspond with tho ProseHt library.
Doors are 70 be cut through the walls and to bU
hRishod with iron frames, valves, &c, similar to
the doors ou the North and sOuth ends 81 tho
present library, Iron stairways are 10 be con.
stTnetsd wash basins, Wntor closets, &c, viii be
required. Tho roof Il To be framed 81 iron, aud
to 10 sheathad with wood aud covered with cop.
per The skylightz 10 DO siinilar 70 those 81 the
present library. Warn air furnaces are TO be
Constructed. The noOTs are 10 be laid In tIn like
tho aooT u the present library and all the lrouI.
Ing aud gliding are 70 BE- done similar W that In
the same The contractor Il 10 furnish every.
thing necessary t0 carry on the work, both Of
removing aud building, AZ hts own expense.
PULL specifications eau be obtained, In printed
form, by addressing q letter 10 tho Commissions
u Public Buildings, aud the drawings may be-
seen at any time, Sundays excepted, prior 10 the
hour Of closing tho receipt Of proposals, al the
once Of tho Capitol Extension from, nine IN three
o'clock.
Tho contractor will be required 10 give bond
with two responsible suTotioa, In the amount u
IN knty thousand dOllArs, for the faithful peT.
t0Tn.rnes u the contract.
The proposals will be opened by the COnmis.
sloner Of Public BulldiBgS at hls once IN the
Capitol, In the presence Of the Secretary u the
Interior aud all other persons who may choose
to ba present, commencing NJ IL O'Clock, noon,
on tho 9Hh day 81 June next.
The contract will be awarded 10 tho lowest re-
5ponsibls bidder, who will, In the judgn II
the Secretary Of the Interior, perform the work
promptly and satisfactorily, TeseTyiBg the right
10 reject all bids Each bidder viii be expected
10 enclose with bis proposals the names " the
persons who arc 10 become his suretles,
D. d, FRENCH,
Commissioned Of Public Buildings
wAsHISGTuB, May 80, 1858, my3O-2waW
VHIIs IS TO GIVE NOTICE, THAT THE
i subscriber has obtained from the orphans
Court Of Washington county, In the District Of
Columbia, letters ~ administration GU tho per
sonAl estate Of John BhoSnAhan, late VI tho U. ;,
Navy, deceased. All poTSOns having claims
| against the said deceased, are hereby warned 10
| exhibit the same, with the yOUeh0ra thereof, Ia
The subscriber, oa OF before the 10th day Of Jane
next; they may otherwise by law be excluded
| from all boRaAt Of the said estate
Gives under my hand thla l0lh day OF June,
1895. JOHANNA BROsNAHAN,
iSl2.NSWs AdnihiS.TatHx.