The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,
OFFICE OF CAPITOL BUngno COM,.IssronEns, /

OFFICE OF CAPITOL BUILDING COMMISSIONING,
AUSTIN, TEXAS, July /, 1881.
Sealed proposals for supplying all material
and completing every class Of work required in
the construction OF new State Capitol at Ans
tin, Texas, will be received mp to IL 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 lie subject 70 an incumbrance
Of $4,000 twenty thousand dollars Incl
dental expenses appropriated by the Seven
teenth Legislature and made chargeable 10 the
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 are
sub diyided into league surveys of 4428 acres
each; field notes and descriptions Of which are
on file in the General Land Office OF Texas, In
The building is to be principally ofstone, elias
sic design. Its form approximates the Greek
cross, with projecting center and TANKS
the main corridors. 1t IL $50 feet six
inches long, exclusive of porticos, and
2ss feet ten inches at the greatest
width. Besides the basement and dome eleya-
tion 1t is three full stories In height; comprise
ing business and storage apartments, Offices,
vaults, etc, for the entire Executive, Judicial
and Legislative departments Of the State
government, including arrangements and APP
paratus for lighting, heating, ventilating,
plumbing, drainage, sewerage. elevators and
other appliances and cdnveniences of
complete modern State Capitol Working
plans and specifications covering all details,
sampled Of material to be used, as well as a
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 this notice 10 contractors, and
also bond, with satisfactory security, IN the
sum OF twenty thousand dollars, conditioned
that the bidder, II successful, shall, within
twenty days after the award, enter into contract
as required by law, and failure to do SO within
the time specified will forfeit all claim to the
sand contract. The contractor will be required
to give a bond of two hundred and fifty
Thousand dollars, with approved security for the
faithful fulfllment Of the contract Blanks
for bonds will be furnished. Titles to the
lands will be made as the work progresses,
as shall be provided in the contract. The
character and quality of all material will
be designated in the contract by reference TO
samples, which shall be carefully preserved,
and no material will be allowed In the structure
which is in any respect different from the Sam
pies thus Designated and preserved. Bids
must be Fendorsed aProposals for building
the Texas State Capitol, and be addressed to
the "Capitol Building Commissioners at ANS
the opening of bids, which will take place !
promptly at IL O'Clock, ON the 18th day Of No
vember next, at this office. Attention Il called
to acts of the Sixteenth Texas Legislature
Chapter log, and acts of Seventeenth Legisla-
ture, Chapter 70, page 81 -
The right to'reject any or all bids Is reserved 4
JOS. LEE,
N. L. NORTON,
jy14W3m Capitol Building Commandments.