New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-24
OFFICIAL MOTTO s.
PROPOSALS FOR A NEW DRAINING
MACHlNE..

DEPARTMENT OF InPRovKMHsrs,l
New Orleans, April .. 1874.
| CEALBD PROPOSALS ADDRESSED TO THR,
I'll "a. NJ, TUESDAY, June D. 1874, for the erection
| of buildings and machinery for draining ma
| chino at the lake end of Urperline canal.
Bids to be msde for payment in cash, and in new
consolidated bonds drainage series. at par, at the
| option of the City CouDcil
| bids.
Proposals to be accompanied by plans and speci-
fcati0ns, both general and in detail The propo--
sals to state the price Of the machinery including
boilers engines. pumps foundations and buildings
total height Of lift or force or both, to be seven
teen ieet; also to state the quantity OF mel neces
sary for the discharge Of certain quantity OF
water in given time.
Machinery to have capacity Of IS DOC, 600 gallons
per n0nrs to be OF durable character and in all
Buildings to be of iron, good design, well ven
tilated and constructed in q substantial manner.
work 10 commence in sixty days following ad-
Indication Of contract and complete in five months.
The work will BIZ located Immediately inside Of
the northwest angle Of the lake embankmeet at
its lateraection with the west or upper embank
plan showing arrangement for pump, engines
and boilers can DC seen at the office OF the City
surveyor but bidders will not be confined to any
particular class of pumping machinery.
All parties making proposals for ths contract
Finance, as evidence Of their intention to abide
BY the adjudication the amount Of twenty ave
to the city in of failure to sign the contract
Bidders to whom the contract is not awarded
them
day tn. adjudication is made.
No bid will be received unless accompanied by
the certificate of the Administrator OF Finance
certifying that the required cash deposit has been
made.
Bids to be Endorsed Proposals for Draining Ma
chine"
apstmy2 JAMES LEWIS Administrator.
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TKANsPOR.
TATlON.
CHlEP QuARTBRNAsrRR's OFFICE
Department of Texas
op.,rr San Antonio Texas. April Is, 1874.
SEALED PROPOSALS, IN TRIPLICATE. UNDER
~ the usual conditions heretofore published will
be received at this office until IL A. NJ. FRIDAY,
May Is, 1874, for the transportation of military,
Indian and government supplies in the Department
of Texas during the year beginning july l. 1874
and ending June 80 1875.
These contracts embrace the movements of all
government supplies from New Orleans to the
II xas posts; their movements from points on the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway 10 Forts SILL
Griffin and Richardson; transfer from the coast to
Fort Brown, and thence to Ringgold Barracks and
Fort McIntosh.
Full information form of proposals, contracts,
etc, can be Obtaioed from the post quartermasters
at Fort Brown, Texas, Austin, Texas and DensOn,
Texas; from the quartermaster at New Orleans,
Louisiana, Chicago, Illinois, st. Louis, Missouri,
and from the undersigned
Bidders must be present in person or represent
ed by duly authorized agents present, and be
prepared to show that they are responsible and
that they will complete the necessary contracts IL
awarded to them
By authority Of the Department Commander:
Deputy Quartermaster General, United States
Army; Chief Quartermsster, Department of
Texas ap2l ST.