Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-19
PROPOSALS FOR BOOKS AND STATION

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s.t OFFICE TRUSTEES PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WASHINGTON CITY, August 10, 1867.
a1elsd Proposals win be RECEIVED at this office
for furnishing the following Books and Stationery
for the use of the Public Schools for this city fol
the school year beginning the rrst Monday in Sep
d sasnn Primary sgsRg Book
Sdozsn billiard 8 Second Reader
dozen billiards. Third Reader
R RfIass s FoutS keadsr
Dozen Spelling Book
10 dozen Warren's Primary Geography
2 dozen Davies Elements Of Written Arithmetic
d dozen
2dozen Lossings Primary History Of the United
4 dozen Ker!,s First Lessons in English Grammar
dozen kerl's Common School Grammar
dozen Kerls Comprehensive English Grammar
dozen Song Gardens-Part /
Idozen Song Gardens-Part 3
i reams First Quality Commercia lam Note Paper
9 doZen Plain Inkstanas, 8 inches
1850 White Adhesive Envelopes, ss bysl4
40 gross Spenceran Pens, No.
40 gross Spencerian Pens, MOI
g gross ei!Iott Se ss Extra Fine Steel Pens
l2dozen Wool Black board Rubbers
100 gross Chalk Crayons
The above articles are to be furnished by the
contractor from time to time. required.
Each proposal to be endorsed proposals for
As many more of the above articles as may be
required to be furnished ty the contractor at the
same rate as may be specified in the contract
I. EDW. CLARK,
au 1O-eawt24 Chairman Tom. on Supplies.
DOsT OFFICE DEPART NENT.
Office Of Disbnrstag Clerk aud Supsrintendsut
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Office,
until the Goth instant. for the delivery and storage
Of
600 tons t224o lbs best Anthracite White Ash Coal
tiarge furnace size. ,@
80 tons 224o lbs } best Red Ash Coal. ".
go cords seasoned Oak Wood. .. Vii. s...E
20 cords best baker Pine Wood.
average samples of Coal must accompany each
The Oak Wood to be sawed and split before sto-
ring an to be delivered in 4rapt n as nay be
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NAYORS OFFICE. CITY HALL,
A'A WASHINGTON, D. c., August 6,lsS7.
PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS
n, GREER a I sTfkfEET N SiAh AoeA
H'e s1hGF' hPFsRih
day OF August, ISL at Il o'clock m., for building
an lrsn Fridge of 2a feet clear span and of q
The width of the bridge will be divided into two
roadways, each having clear width of l6 feet; two
tf1otways each having clear width of5la feet and
the remaining four feet of the extreme width viii
be occupied by three trusses, each having width
OIL foot, and two ratings outside of the footway.
each CHI hasv q, aWidth of s INCHES.
American iron, except the floor covering, which
will be composed of good sound Oak plank two
thicknesses of 3 inch plank for the roadways; and
one thickness of Pinch oak plank for the foot
The Bridge must be designed with reference to
bearing. exclusive of it's weight load of
SEQ 600 pounds, uniformly distributed over its deck
surface, and the sizes of its component parts must
be SO proportioned that the tensive strain upon
them under the load named shall not in any part
exceed 10000 pounds to the square inch of cross
Section anu such parts as Will be acted upon COM
pressively must have sufficient additional size to
prevent their yielding injuriously by detection
The bottom of the bridge chord will be- say IL
feet 6inches above water surface
The stone abutments to be heightened about
feet, at the expense of the city.
Bidders will state what length of time they will
require for the execution of the work.
No proposals will be considered unless accompa-
MED 10y tisfactory guarantees that the contract
if awarded, viii be faithfully executed; and the
is reserved Of rejecting and all plans.
specifications and proposals, lift is to the interest
of the Corporation.
The bids should be addressed to the Mayor, and
endorsed Proposals for an Iron Bridge
RICHARD WALLACH, Mayor;
JOHN B. TURT0S.
Board of Aldermen;
JOHN L. PFAU,
Board of Common Council, :.
au7-2aw Committee