The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-14
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,
OFFICE CAPITOL COMMISSIONERS, |
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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 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 domain Is subject to an incum-
brance of $4,000 twenty thousand dollars in
cidental 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
the Indian Territory on the north. They are
sub divided into league surveys Of 4428 acres
each; field notes and descriptions of which are
on file in the General Land Office of Texas, in
this city.
The design of building to be erected is clas-
sic Its form apProxim Is the Greek crosse
dome at the intersection OF the main corridors.
1t is $50 feet six inches long, exclusive of porti
width. Besides the basement and dome eleva-
ton IL Ia 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
rangements and apparatus for lighting, heating,
ventilating, plumbing, drainage, sewerage, ele-
vators and other appliances and conveniences
of completermodern State Capitol. Working
plans and specifications covering all details,
samples Of material TO be used, az we'll as
copy Of the contract TO be signed, may be seen
at this ofiice 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, If 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
said contract. The contract for the whole build
ing will require bond of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, with approved security for its
faithful fulhllment 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 ma
teral will be designated by the commissioners,
and samples of each preserved, and no material
will be allowed in the structure which is In any
respect inferior to the samples thus designated
and preserved. Bids must be endorsed ''Pro.
posals for the Texas State Capitol, and he 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 ~
O'Clock, on the 18th day of November next at
this Office. Attention ia called to acts of the
Sixteenth Texas Legislature, Chapter 100.
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
Jos. LEE,
N. l.. NORTON,
Jy{ w3m Commissioners.