The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TO CONTRACTORS,
OFFICE CAPITOL COMMISSIONERS
AUSTIN, TEXAS. July 1. 1891.

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Sealed proposals for supplying all material
and completing every class Of work required in
the construction Of q new State Capitol at Aus
tin, Texas, will be received up TO u O'Clock
(noon) on the 18th day of November, 1881.
Payment of the entire amount will be made in
lands, and the award will be to the lowest and
best bidder; bids will, therefore, be for the
smallest quantity of the three millions acres of
the public domain set apart by law for that pur-
pose; which domain Is subject to an ineum-
brance of ($20,0OO) twenty thousand dollars in
eIdentaI expenses appropriated by the Seven
account thereof The said lands lie in Dallam,
Hartley, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Palmer, Castro,
Bailey, Lamb and Hockey counties, of this
State, adjoining New Mexico on the west and
the Indian Territory on the north. They ar,
b-divided into league surveys of 4426 acres
each held notes and desc options OF which are
this city. tt
The design of building to be erected 10 clas-
sic. Its form approximates the Greek cross,
with projecting center and TANKS; rotunda and
dome at the intersection of the main corridors
1t lie 500 feet six inches long, exclusive of port-
cos, and 2ee feet ten inches at the greatest
ton it is three full stories in height; compris-
ing business and storage apartments, Offices,
vaults, ETC., for the entire Executive, Judicial
and Legislative, as well as all auxiliary depart
ments Of the State government, Including ar
rangements and apparatus for lighting, heating,
ventilating, plumbing, drainage, sewerage, ele-
of a complete modern State Capitol. working
plans and specifications covering all details,
samples of material TO be used, as well as q
copy Of the contract TO be signed, may be seen
at this Office on and after the fifteenth day of
October next. Bidders will inclose with their
bids copy Of tins notice to contractors, and
also bond, with satisfactory security, In the
sum OF twenty thousand dollars, conditioned
that the bidder, il successful, shall, within
twenty days after the award, enter into contract
as required by law, and failure to do 80 within
the time specified will forfeit ali claim to the
SAID contract. The contract for the whole build
ing will require q bond of two hundred and fifty
Thousand dollars, with approved security for It's
faithful fulhllment. Blanks for bonds will be
furnished. Titles TO the lands will be made as
the work progresses, rs shall be provided in the
contract The character and quality Of all ma
teral will be designated by the commissioners,
and samples of each preserved, aud no material
will be allowed in the structure which Ia In any
respect inferior 70 the samples thus designated
and preserved. Bids must be endorsed "Pro-
posaIs for the Texas State Capitol" and be ad-
dressed TO the Commissioners at Austin, Texas
Bidders are invited to be present at the opening
of bids, which will take place promptly at y
O'Clock, on the 18th day OF November next, at
this Office. Attention IL called 70 acts. of the
Sixteenth Texas Legislature, Chapter LOG.
The right TO reject any or ell bids 10 reserved.
- JOS. LEE,
ID . N. L. NORTON,
iv7 WIN aionera