Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-17
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS. ron ARMY TRANSFORM.
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GALVESTON, Texas, Jan. a. 1873 (
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trsnspSrtstion Of Miiit.ry Supplies for oas yea,
" ,he let dsy Of February Is the folio wins
and int, rnediate paints"
u sss bid must be BY eesd in tn.
or mers persons, Whose responsibility must De
ne oidoer WILL in case the contract is AwarJei ia
him enter upon The fuflIment thereof, asd far
fs, GOOD aud sufficient security that he viii faith
Iuny carry ut the conditions therein set forth and
each security will state bis place of residence.
ne ,Isnnnt Of bond required will be Ss oool 1--WE
The person or PERSONS to whom the awsrd Ia
oSs an I'd ss S sns
vice on the nrst day of February next, as before
Satisfactory evidence OF the loyalty and solvencv
OF each bidder and persons offered a. security viii
The bids will be opened on the day and at the
hour before named, and bidders have the privilege
OF Wit Fl the be oReni1s
fully comply with the terms Of the advertisement
TIE contract made under thi. advertisement
ter General and The right lie reserved to reject any
Forms Of contract may be seen st this Office.
for Army Transportation y and addressed 10 the
BY Older Of the Chief g n; sf the p:srie.
First Lieut.. 18th U. 8. Infantry,
Jal6-2tB - Depot Quartsrmsster.
IT e. ENGINEERS OFFICE,
- No. IL SrArk STREET, ALBANY, N: Y..RY
Sealed Proposals. will be received at tni. otioe
or snS sr s
Huds"n River. between Troy and New Baltimore,
], For from fifty thousand to sixty i've thousand
cubic yards, more or less, of Bubble stone, deiT.
cred in the dykes and Ieyeled on top.
to and y thousand ors oa
Les 81 Piles; oak pine chestnut or spruce; not
ant most of them fifteen feet long
3 For driving from two hundr ed and forty thou.
4, For from six hundred and fifty thousand to
of eight inch by twelve inch sawed Hemlock Tim,
Der in pieces not less than twenty five feet long,
5; For the Timber Work on from fifteen thousand
to twenty ;one thousand running feet, less,
6. For The Timber Work on thirty two hundred
running ieet more or less, Of half dyke.
hundred fe of abutmept for slope-wall at Douw's
Psint, or other points on the river banks.
thousand pounds, more or less, of wrought iron
bolts with nuts and washers.
9. For from forcy Thousand to fifty thous and
pounds. more or less, of wrought iron rods, with
10 For from thirty five Thousand to forty -eig hit
81 likes without heads.
ofslope wall stone. to be delivered on the dykes
IL For dredging awsy two thousand cubic yards,
more or less. OF the old state Dam, Castleton
n. Y mate ial to be pssited on fat scows and
shoveled into the new dy Ike near Cedar Hill.
IL Bids will be received for so much Der cubic
yard delivered for stone; much per cubic yard
dredged aud deposited, for dredging; much per
running foot for piles driving. and timber work !;
30 muCh per thousand feet B. NJ for timber, and
80 mHch per pound for iron.
IA. Forms of Proposals may be obtained at this
Office, and ns bid will be received unless made on
The printed form and properly certified speci-
IA. ms of the stone and iron, plans and specifca-
tons of the timber work and maps of the river
showing sOuDdings &c can be seen ut this office
where all possible infor nation will be given to
parties desiring to bid.
Is: Bids will be considered for materials and
workmanship not less than one fourth of the
amou units given above. Successful bidders will be
required to enter into contract with the United
states, with good and suf I'll cient sureties STAN
Contractor
The United States the right to reject all
bids dee med dissdvaptageous
BY order of Brevet MAJOR Gen. John Newton
JOHN NJ. WILSON,
Major Engineers and Byt Lit Col e s. S
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