The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-28
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,
OFFICE OF CAPITOL BUILDING CoMMIssIoNKRs, I
AUSTIN, TEXAS July l. 1891

OFFIcE OF CAPITOL BUILDING CoMMIssIoNERs,
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 Aus-
tin, Texas, will be received up TO 12 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 IL subject to an incumbrnnce
of $4,000 twenty Thousand dollars incl
dental expenses appropriated by the Seven
teenth Legislature and made chargeable TO 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
sub-divided into league sur, eys OF 44a8 acres
each; field notes and descriptions of which are
on fle in the General Land ONCE of Texas. in
this city. II
The building is to be principally ofstone, cias-
sic design. Its form approximates the Greek
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inches long, exclusive Of porticos, and
288 feet ten Inches at the greatest
width. Besides the basement and dome eleva-
vaults, ETC., for the entire Executive, Judicial
and Legislative departments Of the State
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.
plumbing, drainage, sewerage. elevators and
other appliances, and conyeniences Of a
complete modern State Capitol. Working
plans and specifications covering all details,
samples of material to be used, as well as a
copy Of the contract to be signed, NAV be seen
at this office on and after the fifteenth day Of
October next Bidders will inclose with their
bids a copy OF this notice to 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 10 do SO within
SAID contract. The contractor will be required
to give a bond of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, with approved security for the
faithful fulhllment of the contract. Blanks
for bonds will be furnished. Titles to the
lands will be made rs 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
Piles thus designated and preserved. Bids
must be endorsed proposals for building
the Texas State Capitol, and be addressed to
the "Capitol Building Commissioner" at Aus
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 fs called
TO acts of the Sixteenth Texas Legislature,
Chapter 106, and acts of Seventeenth Legisla-
ture, Chapter "a, page 81.
The right 10 reject any or all bids is reserved.
JOS. LEE,
h N. L. NORTON,
jyi4w3m Capitol Building Commissioners.