The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-04-16
Legal Advertisements.
TO CONTRACTORS.
Proposals for Heating and Lay
ing Gas Pipes in the East
Wing of the State House
at Topeka. Kansas.

ing Gas F1peS IN the East
Wing of the State House
at Topeka, Kansas.
CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
the Secretary of State, Topeka, Kansas, until 2
O'Clock p. NJ. Wednesday,
The 4lst day of April, ISe0,
for furnishing and putting up complete Steam
Heating apparatus and Gas Pipes for the East
Wing Of the State Capitol, At Topeka, Kan
sas.
Bidders are required TO furnish complete and
explicit plans and specifications OF the appa-
ratus they propose to put up-stating ratio Of
heating surface to space Observation-Disclosures Of
wrought or east iron-fuei consumed, &c.
1t must be of sufficient power and capacity
to warm all the Rooms. and keep them at u
temperature of 1S degrees during the coolest
season. and must be furnished and put up with
in reasonable time, and so that all portions
concealed within walls may be ready to cover
and finish by the 1st of July, 1869, and must
be entirely complete and ready to use by the
18th day Of November, 1869.
The contractor will be required to furnish at
his own expense and risk one skilled man to
have charge of and run the apparatus from the
time it is ready for use until the LIST day of
March, 1870.
Bids will be made for the whole job COM
plete, including every portion of the work.
Payments in cash not exceeding 40 per cent
UNI of the contract price. will be made when
the work is entirely complete, and the balance,
% per centum. will be retained until the eff
ClSHNy VI luG HIS USNn ltStcu
found satisfactory during one whole winter
season.
Bids for Gas Pipes put up complete to be per
Hneal foot Of each size OF pipe, and so much
each giving number of any other required de-
tails.
Full information respecting Gas Pipes, may
be had by calling upon the undersigned at
Lawrence, Kansas, or by appointment, visit
ing the Building. which is in such state of
fOFw ardneSs as to furnish full data.
All bids must be accompanied by the bond
of at least two responsible persons in the sum
of 81, 600. that the bidder will. ifaward is made
to him, enter into contract for the faithful per-
formance of the same. with such sureties are
required by law. The sufficiency of this bond,
and of the sureties to the contract, to be certi-
fed to by the collector of internal revenue of
the District where the bidder resides.
Proposals will he accompanied with the
names of the sureties for the contracts.
Bidders are requested to be present, either in
person or by their agent, at the opening of bids
on the 2lst day of April, 1869.
The right is reserved to the Board of State
House Commissioners TO reject any and all bids,
if they deem it for the interest of the State to
do so.
Separate proposals may be made for the heat
ing apparatus, and the laying or putting up
gas pipes, if so desired.
Proposals should be endorsed proposals for
Heating Apparatus and Gas Pipes" and
must be addressed to the undersigned, care OF
the Sec Rotary of State, Topeka, Kansas.
BY order of the Board of State House Com
missiOners.
u. g. Haskell
1915 Architect and Superintendent.