The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-17
PROPOSALS
For Constructing Buildings at Shoshone
and Bannoek Agency.

UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE,
'SHosHoNE HAMMOCK AGENCY, WYo.,
June 9, 1879.
Sealed proposals in triplicate, direct
ed to the United States Indian Agent,
Shoshoue and Bannock Agency, Wyo-
ming territory, will be received until
10 O'Clock a. M Tuesday, July 22nd,
1879, for furnishing all materials and
mechanical labor required for construct
ing the following buildings at the above
named agency:
First-Two school buildings of stone
or brick, each to be erected in accord
ance with plans Except cisterns) depos-
tied with the county clerk at Green
River, Wyoming, all wood work to be
painted white, and inside of school
building to be ~plastered. Specifications
of above buildings to be submitted
by bidders with bids.
Second-One warehouse of adobe,
36xS0 feet, mi story high, eleven feet
above top Of foundation walls, all to be
laid in lime mortar, cellar under whole
building, walls to be seven feet in height,
three and one half feet below ground
line and three and one half feet above
ground. Eight windows to be placed
in roof, four on each side, roof to be
one third pitch and well ~shingled. One
large double door to be placed in end of
building for receiving freight, two or
binary sized doors, N or each side of
building, ten feet from end, for ingress
and egres5, the main floor to be divided
into four rooms, to-wit: An issue room
twelve by thirty-six feet, to be supplied
with counter extending across the
width of building to answer in place of
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feet, and office twelve by sixteen feet,
for storekeeper, partitions to be made
of planed lumber; office room to be sup
piled with suitable desks and writing
tables, inside walls to be fitted with
proper shelving, suitable stairs and a
shute shall he adjusted from floor to
cellar, also proper hosting apparatus for
lowering into and hosting out of cellar;
one half of cellar to be laid with heavy
plank floor and suitable racks put up
for iron and hardware; chimneys or fire
places must also be placed in the above
buildings.
Third-Four employees dwellings 36x
20 feet and one and one half stories
high, to be built of lumber, balloon
frames), Railways through centre of
buildings, twenty feet long and four
feet wide, lower stories to be divided
into three rooms each, as follows, to-
wit: One room sixteen by sixteen feet
square with closet, one room sixteen by
ten feet with pantry, and one room
sixteen by ten feet with closet and
shelving; stairway leading from one end
of hall to upper stories; each room shall
have two windows; there shall be doors
at front and real of hallway; also one
outer door to ear of kitchen; upper
stories to be partitioned across the cen
tire with planned lumber; roofs to be one
third pitch and well shingled, wood
work to be painted white, buildings
lathed and plastered and supplied with
two proper chimneys or fire places each.
Bids for the erection of all or any one
of the above buildings will be consider
ed. Bidders must submit full plans
and specifications with bids for the last
five buildings.
Indorse on bids
Proposals for Buildings"
Contracts to be approved by the Hon
orable the Secretary of the Interior.
Address JAMES /. PATTEN,
U. S. Indian Agent,
Shoshone and Bannock Agency,
Wyoming Territory.