The Washington times., 1895-03-01
SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS. ,

GALE OF UNITED STATES NAVAL OBJ SERYA-
y tory lands-Navy Department, Washington,
February IL, ie9j-Under authority conferred
by the Joint resolution of Congress entitled
Joint resolution to establish an observatory
circle az a provision for guarding the delicate
Astronomical instruments at the United States
Naval Observatory against smoke or currents
OF heated air in their neigh borhoOd, and nndue
vibrations from traffic upon the extension Of
public thoroughiares in the vicinity and for
other purposes, approved August !, ls9I,
sealed proposals are hereby invited and viii be
received at Ia S department until i o'clock
noon on MONDAY, March lS, lsgJ, al which time
and place they viii be opened in the presence
of attending bidders, for The purchase OF two
certain lots or parcels OF land now forming q
part OF the United states Naval Observatory
grounds, in the suburbs OF Washington, Dis
trict OF Ce,um bia Gne Of The trarts to be sold
contains l4.55 acres, situated norlh and east Of
Observatory Circle, ard has heen appraised at
Slii s5l -, or fraction less than 221a cents per
square iODt. II hiS tract has been Sub-dlVlCec
into lots as follows: Subdivision 4, area 10 20
acres; subdivision B, area J. 81 acres; sub
division c, area 059 acre; sub-division ID, area
o - acre; Subdivision i, area Q39 acre; sub
division F. area o32 acre; subdivision 6, area
O..S acre; subdivision II, area 0.26 acre; sui
division ], area 0.2l acre; subdivision X, area
OH acre. The purpose oi the department is TO
obtain the highest bossiblA price for all the
tracts offered, and sIch bid or bids may tie
most advantageous 10 the Government VIII be
accepted, whether for the whole or for any one
or more Of the subdivisions. Bidders are there
fore requested TO indicate clearly whether or
not their proposals are TO be understood as
( offers To purchase any or more OF the plats or
Subdivisions named therein in case they shall
fail to secure all Of those covered by
their proposals. The aBoYe-named plats
ali front on Massachusetts avenue eX-
/ tended and the plats marked u to are sit
mated directly opposite to Observatory Circle
and separated there%-om by the ayenne only.
The other tract 10 be sold, marked IL upon
/ the plat of survey, is triangular lot contain
| ing l2lS acres, fronting upon Massachusetts
/ avenue extended on the north and abutting
! directly upon Observatory Circle on the west
/ This tract which las no. been sub-diyided, is
/ appraised at SlS.559 G3 Under provisions con-
/ tanned IN the Join. resolution authorizing the
I sale Of The tracts OF lInd herein mentioned,
neither OF said tracts can be Id at less than
! the appraised price Proposals viii DO received
! for the purchase of any one of the lots into
/ whieh the first of the aforementioned tracts
/ has been sut-divided; for the purchase Of any
two OF more OF them; or for the purchase OF The
1 entire tract III sold an entirety, no offer
naming less sum than the appraised price
/ (l2.4133l1 cents per square fooD can be ac-
] cepted Offers to purchase any one or more
OF the subdivisions wilLhowever. be considered,
and any such offers may be accepted ii they
prove TO be the highes received, provided the
( priCetherein named. in conjunction with the
accepted bids covering the remainder OF The
tract aggI egatcs average OF at least - 4720lI
! cents per square foot, the appraised price. All
! payments must be made and the sale concluded
/ within twenty days from the date on which th e
/ proposal are opened. Each proposal must be
! accompanied by satisfactory certified check,
payable to the order of the Secretary OF the
Navy. and checks so deposited by successful
1 bidders shall become the property OF the
United States in ase such bidders shall fail tC
complete the purchase within the time speci-
fed. The amount of such check accompanying
each bid must be at least five per cent of the
/ amount OF the bid. All checks of bidders whose
proposals shall not be accepted will be returned
/ as soon as the proposals of the successful bid.
deis shall have been accepted Checks OF
/ successful bidders win be returned upon
1 completion Of the purchase, or retained
as part payment, as may be desired
/ The necessary deeds Of conveyance viii be
/ drawn and executed by the department with
out cost TO The purchaser Forms OF proposal
4 prepared 10y the department for the use of bid
ders IN submitting their bids may be had on ap-
4 plication to he Judge Advocate General OF the
/ Navy, Navy Department No formality will
however, be required and bidders may submit
their proposals without using the departments
forms the only requirements being thai the
bids be ineligible and binding Bids should
4 be enclosed in sealed envelopes addressed tc
/ The Secretary OF the Navy, Navy Department
/ Washington. ID. c." and marked Proposals
1 for The purchase of Naval Observatory lands
/ The Secretary of the Navy reserves the right Il
I reject any or all bids as in his Judgment the
/ interests of the government may require Fur
/ ther information and particulars respecting tn,
sale Of the lands herein advertised may be OBJ
| tanned upon application TO the superintendent
Of the Naval Observatory, Washington, d. c
II. \. II ERBERT, Secretary of The Navy.