The Washington times., 1895-03-08
DON'T HIDE YOURSELF
SALE oF PUBLIC LANDS.

GALE OF UNITED STATES NAVAL OBJ SERYA-
- tory lands-Navy Department, Washington,
February Il, Is9j-J nder authority conferred
by the iOint resolution OF Congress entitled
l'JOint resolution to estab blish an observatory
circle as a provision for guarding the delicate
astronomical instruments at The United States
Naval Observatory against smoke or currents
OF heated air IN their neiEhborhood, and undue
vibrations from traffic upon the extension Of
public thoroughiares IL the vicinity and for
other purposes, approved August !, lsYl,
sealed proposals are hereby invited and win be
received at tn department until y O'Clock
noon on MONDAY, March j., 1895, at which time
and place they viii be opened in the presence
OF attending bidders, for The purchase OF Two
cei tain lots or parcels of land now forming
part OF the nited = ates Naval Observatory
grounds, in the suburbs OF Washington, Dis
fFict Of Colum Dia. Che Of the tracts 20 be sold
contains a. - acres, situa Ell nor ID and east Of
Observatory Circle, and has been appraised at
S145.45t51. or q fraction less than .212 cents per
SlUa-e iost lhs tract has been sGb-tiFide1
into lots 20 follows: Subdivision 4, area j. %
acres. subdivision B. area Isl acres; sub
division G, area 0 50 acre: subdivision j, area
o 3S acre: subdivision J., area o ~ acre; sub
division i, area 0.32 acre; subdivision &, area
U.6 acre. subdivision II, area O21 acre; sub
division ], area az acre, Subdivision =, area
O.&l acre The purpose OF the 5spaii iineli ls 10
obtain the highest possible price 7 al The
tracts offered and sIch bid or bids may fe
most advantageous 20 the Government VIII be
accepted. Whether Tor the whole or Tor any one
Or more of the subdivisions. Bidders are there
fore requested 20 Indicate clearly whether or
not their proposals are 10 he understood as
offers - purchase any Or more OF the plats or
subdivisions named therein IN case they shall
fan 10 secure all Of those covered By
their proposals. he aboye-named llats
ali front On Massa chusBtts avenue eE-
tended ana the plats marked 10 X are sit
uated directly opposite 10 Observatory Circle
snd separated there.rom by the avenne only.
The other tract 10 ue sold. marked al upon
the plat of survey, is triangular lot contain
ing 2ls acres, fronting upon Massachusett lis
avenue extended on the north and abu,iing
directly upon Observatory Circle on the west
This tract which has 70. been slb-dividod. is
appraised At 3 569 63. Under provisions con-
al ned in the joint resolution authorizing the
sale Of the tracts OF land herein mentioned,
neither Of said tracts can he Id at less than
tbe appraised price. Proposals. will be received
Tor the purchase Of any one CT the lots into
which the first OF the aforementioned tracts
has been sub-diviced; Tor the purchase Of any
two or more Of them; or for the purchase OF the
entire tract ii sold an entirety, no offer
naming a less sum than the appraised price
f22 1901 cents per square foot) be ac-
cepted Offers 10 purchase any one or more
pf the sub divisions wilihoweyer. De considered,
and any such offers may 5e accepted II they
prove 10 be the hlghee receiFed, provided the
Drice therein named. in con junction with the
tccepted bids covering the remainder Of The
tract aggregates an average OF al least y z720ll
cents per square foot, the appraised price. All
payments must be made snd the sale concluded
within twenty days from tie date on which IN e
proposaIa are opened. Each proposal must be
hccOmpanied by a satisfactory certified check,
pavabie 10 The order of the Secretary of the
Navy, and checks SO deposited by successful
bidders shall become the property OF the
United States in case sEca bidders shall fail TO
complete the pur hase within the time speci-
fed The amount Of such check aecom 9anying
each bid must be al Least Eve per cent Of the
amount OF the bid. All checks Of bidders whose
propose, s shall not be accepted VIII be returRed
rs soon as the proposals Of the successful BID
deIs shall have been accepted Checks OF
successful bidders viii be returned upon
completion of the purchase, or retained
rs part payment. may be desired
The necessary deeds OF conveyance viii be
drawn and executed by The department with
out cost 10 the purchaser. Forms OF proposal
prepared by the department for the nse OF bid
ders in submitting their bids may be had on ap-
plication 10 The Judge Advocate General OF the
Navy. Navy Department No fo-mahty viii,
however. be required and bidders may submit
their proposals without using the department S
forms, the only requirements being that the
bios be intelIigible and binding Bids should
DE enclosed in sealed envelopes addressed 10
the ssSecretsry of the Navy, Navy Department,
Washington, d. c." and marked Proposals
for the purchase of Naval Observatory lands "
The Secretary of the Navy reserves the right to
reject any or all bids as in his Judgment the
interests OF the government may require. Fur
fher information and particulars respecting the
sale of the lands herein advertised may be OBJ
tanned upon application TO the superintendent
of the Naval Observatory, Washington, ID. c.
Il A HILBERT, Secretary OF the Navy.