, 1875-05-06
Notice tD Contractors


The Hon. Secretary Of the Interior has up
pointed the undersigned as Committee to SD
per1ntend the expenditure Of an appropriation
OF So,274 IS, made by Congress for furniture
carpenter and mason work and material, paint
ing. plastering. and other work necessary fo
the proper repair Of the Capitol building .
Olympia, W. T.
Therefore,
Sealed Proposals
are in vited from all persons desiria to contract
ior the whole, or any portion, of the work re
qutred to be done; said proposals to be in du
plicate and delivered to any member of the com
mittee on or before the hour Of 12 O'Clock NJ.
On Tuesday. To- 24th day Of May, A.
ID. 1875, ut which time said bids will be open
ed publicly by said committee in the office o,
the Secretary Of Washington Territory. The
following is = general statement of the worl
contemplated by the committee to be done:
Mason Work.
A good and substantial foundation of brick OF
stone for the whole building, also the building
OF one main chimney fiom the ground to the
roof. and such fiues Is may be necessary. and
the plastering three coats. hard inish) Of the
main chambers, library hall, vesiibuie and COM
mittee rooms: contractors to furnish all labor
and materials
Carpenter Work.
The erection Of building to be used as q
wood-house. waterclosets and storeroom, porti-
co. cupola, porch and fsgstaff on the main
building; also blinds and shutters
for all the windows. and new roof; also. all ne
cessaly repairs on doors. windows, staircase,
baseboards, clerks ard speakers and members
desks, together with other repairs enumerated
particularly in the specifications hereinafter re-
ferred to; also benches fuel boxes shelves, &C.;
also, . picket fence enclosing q space of three
hundred feet squire on the capitol grounds; al
SO. good and substantial sidewalk eight feet
do ,f ~,
less. All labor and material to be furnished by
the contractors.
Carpets.
About 6S5 yards, more or less, Of oarpeting
and mating; the principal part Of the carpet
ing to be the best article of tapestry or three
ply, of such kind, pattern and in such quantity
as may be agreed on by the Committee, toeover
the floor Of the Library and Of the Council
Chamber and House of Representatives within
the bar; the mating to be of the best quality
Of cocoa mating, to cover the floor of the lob
b. es. halls and vestibules: also limited quan-
tity Of stair carpet one yard in width; all the
carpeting and mating required to be fitted, sew
ed, placed and tackled t. the satisfaction If the
committee, by the ,ntractor some time in the
ninth of September. 1875. Contractors to spe-
city in their bids the price per yard for each ar
ticle required.
Furniture.
pattern known as the /; also
two large stoves for the main chambers, suita
BILE for either coal or wood; one smaller stove
for the Library, an four small stoves for the
Committee rooms. Also, two eight-light chan
deliers, two two. light chandeliers and sixteen
ten new tables of the pattern now used in thu
Capitol all of the foregoing articles to be placed
where required in the Capitol building, on OF
about the lst day Of October next.
Painting.
Also three coats Of good white paint On tht
whole outside Of the building, including doors
windows, ETC., and also all of the woodwork OF
the inside to be grained and vanished in good
workmanlike style: also. the painting of tn
outside of the wood-house with three coats O
white paint.
Clearing and Grubbing.
Clearing and grubbing of space CT 800 fee
square within the contemplated enclosure, in
Guiding the removal Of such tree and under
growth as required by the Committee, level; nj
the ground, removing the rubbish and the cut
ting and grayeling of such paths as may bt
designated by the Committee,
Full plans and specification of all the worl
contemplated to be done and materisl requires
to be furnished will be open for the inspection
Of all bidders in the office of Robert G. Stuart
the Secretary of the Committee on and aftel
the 2sth day of April, A. D., 1873. Each bid
must Coutalu copy VI tuls 1uNeTtlseIueut 8uO
refer to it rs well as the plans and specifications
in the hands of the Secretary of the Committee
and must state the price in United States Cur
rency, in writing as we'll as in figures. The
Hon. Secretary of the Interior acting in behalf
of the government of the United States, re-
serves the right to reject any or all Of the bids
The successful bidder or bidders will be des.
ignated by the Hon. Secretary of the interior
and will be required to enter into written con.
tract with the Government to execute the bid
awarded to him or them and also to execute q
bond with sufficient sureties in double the
amount of the bid for the faithful performf nee
Of the contract. When such contract and bond
is approved, the work must be commenced and
completed without delay.
All the carpenter, mason and painters wOrl
must be finished by the 18th of September, 1875
Further instructions as to the manner Of bid
ding and conditions of contract will be giveI
by the committee or any member of the same
Contractors will be paid after inspection ani
acceptance of the work by the Committee ant
the approval Of their accounts by the Depart
ment OF the Interior.
HENRY G. STRUvE,
Secretary of the Territory. Chairman,
ROBERT G. STUART,
Receiver of Public Moneys, Secretary
MARSHALL BLINN.
Olympia, W. T., April u, lS75-apl 1S-3w.