The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-04
NOTICE TO CoNTRAd TORS,
OFFICE OF CAPITOL BgnRMe oOEMssiq,ssgE ;

OFFICE OF CAPITOL BUILDING CoMMIssioEERs [
AUSTIN, TEXAS, July 1881. {
Sealed proposals Tor supplying ALI material
and completing every class of work required In
the construction Of new State Capitol at Aus
tin, TeKaa, Will be received up 10 ~ O'Clock
lnoon) 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
beet bidder; bids will, therefore, b. for the
smallest quantity of the three millions acres of
the public domain sci apart by law for TINT pur-
pose; which is subject 10 an inclmbrance
of $4,000 twenty thousand dolars Incl
dental expenses appropriated by thu seven
teenth Legislature and made chargeab.e TO the
account thereof. The said lands lie IL Dallam,
Hartley, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Pamc, Castro,
Bailey, Lamb and Hockey count.esIof this
State, adjoining New Mexico on the vest and
the Indian Territory the north Aey are
sub divided into league surl eys OF Ar acres
each; field notes and descriptions OF Va "a are
on file in the General Land Office of N n in
The building is to be principally ofst Nlo;lss-
sic design. Its form approximates Il eaeek
S cross, with 5d projecting Ni center and
the main corridors. 1t is $50 isix
inches long, exclusive of porticl nnd
% Sss feet pes, ten me- inches a. the
ton 1t Is three full stories in height; Wlpris-
ing business and storage apartmenfb nices,
vaults e5e., TOR the entire Executiye a,sial
government, including arrangements and APP
paratns for, lighting, heating, veltilAipg,
pluHDlhgB uIhlnhRe, sewerage. eleYatOrbind
other appliances and convenienCeis Ga
complete modern State Capitol EofDk
plans and specifications covering all ,ufdlis,
samples of material to be used, as we, as
copy of the contract TO be signed, may b seen
at this Office on and after the fifteenth Ay OF
October next. Bidders will inclose will their
bids copy of this notice to contracfos and
also bond, with satisfactory security,in the
sum OF twenty thousand dollars, conditioned
that the bidder, If successful, shall, within .
twenty days after the award, enter into contract
as required by law, and failure TO do 81 Within
the time specified will forfeit all ciaiI 10 the.
said contract. The contractor will be aeaIifed
to give bond of two hundred and hfly
thonsand dollars, with approved security Tor the
faithful fulhllmcnt of the contract. Blanks
for bonds will be furnished Titles 10 the
lands will be made as the work progresses.
as shall be provided in the contract The
character and quality of all material VIII
be designated in tho contract by reference 10
samples, which shall be carefully presered-.
and no material will be allowed in the etrurtu,#
which Is in any respect different from the aanH
pies thus designated and preserved. Bids
must be endorsed "Proposale for buf, ding
the Texas State Capitol" and he addressed 70 \
the capitol building Commissioner" at Ans.
tin, Texas. Bidders are invited to be present al
the opening Of bids, which will take place
yember next, at this office. Attention r. called
TO acts of the Sixteenth Texas Legislature,
chapter JOG, and acts of Seventeenth lie zisla-
tnre, Chapter rs, page 81.
The right to reject any OF all blds Is reserved.
JOS. LEE,
N. l.. NORTON,
Jyl4W3m Capitol Building Commandments