Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-11
PROPOSALS.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE ms MOTNPs
u RAPIDS OF TIE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
IL Prop. on. I'm b.. receired h- /,

Scaled Prop, sails win be received by the under.
signed o. tn nited States kngine-r'. office in
LIS, for the labor and nsterisIs REQUIRE in the
eonstroc'iOn OF tao lift LOCKS aud one guard lock
tb n NJ, row IN process efconstruction around
The locks are to be $50 feet tone between quoins,
sh1 ~ iert wide between walls In the chambers,
tod 70 be constructed Of hrst-class cut-stone ma
The FIRST lock located at Keokyk will ba ,o.z
feet lift, and bUilt entirely in the river
The second lock will be about % miles above the
Tiyer by the canal embsnkment.
The guard lock will b. located AZ the head of the
eHbankmsnt - "
Separate proposals Gin duplicate, must be made
CLASS fGsToNE AND CEsEsr
me proposals under thi. heal must specify the
prices At witch the above materials will be deliy-
CLASS III iron.
Proposals must state the price per pound at
which both wrought and cast iron will be deliv-
CLASS Iu-TIMBER.
rSe. m fss, state the price per snbie linesr
may be luired will he delivered "
CLASS Iy.-LAB0k.
This class will include the bali ng draining and
excavation Of pits. preparing the fOu alton which
viii be on TOck.l constructing the LOCK- walls and
ether masonry: building the necessary protection
walls making the Necessary emsauk ment and rip
rap walls and constructing slIices or cuverts
&c, and the furnishing Of ali nschinrry and i'm
PIGMENTS required for che proper execution OF the
The law requiIes separate proposals lin dupu-
catel Tor each aud every class and the swsrdments
WILDE made on each class separately, without re-
gard TO aggregate.
No more than proposition will be received
from the same party for the same class
Each BAD must contain . written or printed guar
tiled to by some United States Government officer,
or ether responsible person known to this Off &c,
that the party or parties bidding will, If awarded
the contracts for the classes upon which they bid
-5nter into contract with the Government, or make
good the difference between them and the next
highest bidder.
The name or names Of the persons proposing
must be written out in full, with their places of
residence and post Office address,.
Plans, maps aud specific atoms and all necessary
papers will be ready for nation at the ted
states enE neer Office at keokuk Iowa, for fifteen
days prior TO the date Of letting
Blank forms for proposals " i'll be furnished upon
application at this ONCE
Persons proposing 10 contrsct requested to
visit and examine The location for the locks before
sending in their bids
Contracts under either of the aforesaid classes
considered most advantageous to the Govern
nent.
The Government reserves the right to reject sny
and sill bids. printed COPY of this notice should
be attached TO each bid.
Propcsals must be addressed TO the undersigned
At KeOkuk. Iowa, and should be- endorsed Pro
pOssls for aGor and Material for the Locks for
the Improvement of the D-s MOioes Rapids"
J. WILSON,
Lieutenant Colonel 5sth Infantry,
BTevtt Mayor G- Neral. u. 5
UNITED STATS ESGINEEh : OFFICE ,DAvENPoRT,
IOWA, february z lsoo NH 5-dtApl5