National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-13
PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF
i RIVERS AND HARBORS.
9 1

U. y. EHGINEER'S OFFICE,
PORTLAND, NE, April 8, 1875. (
Proposals will be received at this office until 10
O'Clock a. m. on WEDNESDAY, the 5th day OF
May next, for improving the following named
/. MACHIAs River, ME-For about IS, 900 cubic
yards Of dredging.
2 PENoBSCOT RIVER, ME.-For about q, 900
cubic yards of dredging.
3. CAMDEN HARBoR, ME.-For about 80 700
cubic yards Of dredging
4. KENNEBRC RIVER, ME.-Eor the removal Of
LIS cubic yards Of ledge in "the Narrows."
B. RlCHMoND's ISLAND, ME.-For furnishing
about 10000 tons of rubble stone for the break
water.
9. CocHEco RIVER, N H-For about 49, cubic
yards Of ledge excavation, and about 1000 cubic
I. MTRRiMGc River, MAss.-FOr about s,5OO
cubic yards Of dredging.
s. BosToN HARBOR, MAss.-For 10000 cubic
yards Of dredging. and for completing the re-
mOval Of kelley's Rock.
Q. BINGHAM HARBoR, MAss.-For about II, 900
cubic yards Of dredging, and the removal of about
100 cubic yards Of sunken ledge.
10. PLYMOUTH HARBoR, MAss.-For about U.s.
600 cubic yards Of dredging.
Persons desiring to make proposals for any OF
the above works are requested to apply to the
undersigned at his office, No. IL Olapp's Block,
Congress street, Portland, Me-, or No. % Pember.
ton square, Boston, Mass, for specifications and
further information concerning the same.
Proposals must be made separately for each
trork, as required by the specifications, each pro
posal TO be in duplicate, on printed forms, which
will be furnished on application at this office,
and to be accompanied by the requisite guarantee;
duu must U6 81 luQOTbeQ de W
indicate, before being opened, the particular
The undersigned reserves the right to reject all
bids Which, IN his opinion, are not reasonable;
also, the bid Of any person who, in his belief will
f mot faithfully and promptly sT0r TH t6s con-
apl26t Lieutenant Colonel or Engineers.
PROPOSALS PoR MILITARY SUPPLIES.
DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE,
ES9 GIKARD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, Z
April q, 1876.
this advertisement attached to each, will be re-
ceived at this office until noon, May %, 1875, for
furnishing the United States Quartermaster's
Department with the fOllowing-named articles,
8,I25 Uniform Dress Gaps, 5000 Campaign Hats,
$4,000 Forage Caps and Covers, 100000 pairs
Gloves Is 900 pairs Boots, 5000 pairs Shoes, 25-
900 Wooden Blankets, 5000 pairs Woolen Nit
tens, 700 Wall Tents without flies, 1900 Common
Tents, 700 dozen Scrubbing Brushes, $1,000 yards
o. sky blue Kersey; 1857 yards Facing Cloth, va
rtous colors 2OO,0 900 yards grey twilled Shifting
Flannel, So 900 yards colored Cotton Jeans; also,
Helmets, Horse Hair PIumes,1 Cords and Bands,
Top Pieces and Plume Sockets Eagles, Scrolls
and Rings, and Side Buttons for Helmets Pom
Urescents for Goats, Iron Bunks, Axe Helves,
Drum Cords Black Silesia, Black Padding,
Canvas Padding, Black Italian Cloth, Cotton
Wadding, Spool Cotton, Sewing Silk, SILK Twist,
Braid and Cord of various colOrs, Fly Buttons,
Hooks and Eyes.
ton, and bidders are informed that q full COM
pliance with specifications will be insisted upon,
and that no article inferior to the standard will
be accepted.
The Government reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. Bids requested for the deliv-
cry of the articles at Philadelphia, Jefferson
vile, Ind, and also at San Francisco.
A preference will be given to articles OF domes-
tic production and manufacture, conditions Of
price and quality being equal, and such prefer
ence will be given to articles OF American produc
ton ana manufacture produced on the Pacific
coast, to the extent Of the consumption required
by the public service there.
All articles which are to be used In the States
and Territories Of the Pacific coast will be received
and inspected at San Francisco, Gal.
For Information, in detail, apply at this office.
Envelopes containing proposals, to be Endorsed
proposals for Military Supplies, and addressed
TO the undersigned. RUFUS SAXT0N,
apl2 et&Myls,6t Deputy q. NJ. General.
DRUPOSALS FOR SPRINKLING. SWEEP
I ING AND CLEANING STREETS AND
AVENUES IN THE CITIES OF WASH
INGT0N AND GEORGErO
ENGINEER's OFFICE,)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March ., 1875.
SFaled proposals will be received at this office
until Il o'clock on THURSDAY, April Is, ls75, for
Sprinknng, Sweeping and Cleaning the Streets
and Avenues in the cities OF Washington and
Georgefown for the period of one year from the6th
Blank forms and all necessary Information can
be obtained upon application at this office, and no
bid will receive consideration unless made upon
said blank forms.
BY order Of the Commissioners, HOWE
Lieutenant of Engineers, U. $. A.,
mh30 Tu3w EnEineer Of d. G.