Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-26
DRESS GOODS.
LADIES' DRESS GOODS.
LoTTE @. SMITH
has TIE MOST ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF
FREN CL0AKS
IN AMERICA.
For Style and Richness they Defy Competition |
No. ll42 BROADWAY,
One Door above Twenty sixth street,
NEW YORK CITY. p92 Ems
PROPOSALS FOR WELLS, PUMPS, &c.

MAroR's OFFICE,
wAsHISeroN, January %, 1885.
Proposals, in writing, will be received At this
once up to IL o'clock m, on the 9Th Of FBBRU-
AIRY NEXT, for making Pumps, Hydrants, Logs
for conveying water, and for sinking Wells, In
sbe nseS sssag ssiS1 nd eonple,ipS IN
the best manner, and for Keeping the same in
perfect repair for constant use In the First Dis
trict, composed Of the First and Second Wards
Fourth, and Seventh wardsj and In the Third
District, composed OF the Fifth and Sixth Wards;
leach district to be bid for separately and TO be
given to different contradictory for the term Of
one year, commencing on the LIST day Of April,
1866, agrseably 70 the following specifications:
FOR WELLS.
Digging and walling wells, including mate
walls to be four inches thick, Of good hard brick.
Cleaning out wells, each.
Sinking old wells deeper, per foot.
Taking out old walls and putting in same, per
foot.
Cases Of eight feet length, per foot
Cases more than eight feet length, per foot.
Covering new wells, including materials. The
covering to be Of tagging, not less than inches
Paving new wells, including brick and pump
stone.
Opening old wells and covering same with old
Opening old wells and covering same with new
tagging.
Taking out and putting in old pumps, per log
each.
Making new Joints in old logs.
New logs put In cid pumps, per foot.
New boxes and spouts In old pumps, each.
New pumps, per foot.
Boxes and spouts for new pumps, each.
The top log Of the pumps to be Of the best sea-
soned white oak, and the remainder to be Of the
best seasoned ysnllS S Pine pine; MTG
Keeping the hydrants In repair, viz: stopping
all leaks, 40, all new valves and spouts, repair
ing the old ones, and repairing the old irons be-
taking the hydrAnts out, each.
Taking out hydrants and putting In same,
each.
New hydrants, Per foot.
Spouts for hydrants, each.
Spout stones do. do.
Painting pumps and hydrants, each.
IRON WORK.
Handles, axes, spears, plates, bands, and re-
spouts and lower box irons, for pumps, each.
New Joints TO old spears
New spout and valve irons for hydrauts.
Tho work and materials to be all Of the best
quality Of thoir respective kinds.
No offer will be received that Is not made by
practical pump maker.
The person or persons whose offer may be ae-
copied will be required to enter into bond for
thousand dollars, with two good sureties, oondi-
toned for the faithful performance Of his their
| contract, and should any contractor or con.
tractors fall or refuse to comply with any OF the
conditions terms Of his or their contract or to
execute any work within the time named In the
order Of the Commissioner directing II to be done,
the Mayor IL authorized to employ any other
person or persons to execute the same, or to fur
nish the materials, upon such terms he may
| deem expediept, In which event the contractor
or contractors so failing shall be responsible TO
| this Corporation for any loss or damage It may
sustain thereby, and the Mayor may, at his dis
erection, annul the contract OF such contractor or
contractors. RICHARD WALLACE,
| ja25.eo.fe5 Mayor.