Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-24
READY TO RECEIVE BIDS
LOCAL LIBRARY COMMISSION HAS
ITS PLANS COMPLETED.
building to Re Erected by Funds Do
mated by Mr.. Andrew Carnegie
The Specifications.

Mr.. Bernard r. Green. who will superin-
tend the construction of the Washington
Public Library, which is to be erected on
Mt. Vernon Square with funds donated by
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie. today informed the
library commission that he is now prepared
to advertise for proposals for constructing
the building. AS heretofore explained in The
Star. it became necessary to modify the
plans of the building, which We're drawn
by Messrs. Alderman & Ross of New
York in order to bring the cost of construc-
ton within the amount donated by Mr..
Carnegie, $35o,Go This work of modifca-
ton was done with the greatest care and
de,iberation under the supervision of Mr..
Green, who superintended the construction
of the Library of Congress. and now the
only thing remaining to be done is to in
vite the submission of proposals. AT the
suggestion of Mr.. Green this invitation will
be issued probably not later than tomor-
row.
1t Is stated that the reception of bids will
close at o'clock pm. Saturday, May ID,
at the office of the superintendent of con-
Struction, Mt. Vernon Square. and then
and there publicly opened. Specifications,
general instructions and conditions and
blank forms of proposal may be had at the
office named or on application to the arch
fleets, Messrs. Alderman & Ross, 156 5th
avenue, New York city Privilege viii be
given of inspecting the drawings. Separate
and distinct bids will be made and corre-
spending separate contracts will be award
ed to such extent as may be deemed adj
visable for eight specified classes of the
work of construction, running from A to h,
inclusive.
Some of the Requirements.
The specifications will require the sew
eral contractors to begin actively at the
site of the building and complete their re-
spective classes of work on or before the
dates and within the times and subject to
the per diem penalties for delay following
For class A, begin June l. 1900 and COM
pete August -, 1900. penalty. SO per day.
For class b. begin June l, 1900. and COM
plete February /. 1902: penalty. So per
day. For class c, begin August ], 1900.
and complete July 1. 1901. or at such time
the superintendent may require; PEN
atty, So per day. For class d. begin as
soon the building is ready and complete
as rapidly as building may permit or as
may be required by the superintendent.
penalty, so per day. For class E; begin as
soon as building is under roof and complete
November l. 1901: penalty, $40 per day.
For classes F and G. same as class p. For
class H. begin August l, 1901. and COM
plete October /. 1901; penalty, SIS per day.
Pay and Hours of Labor.
Contractors will be required to pay their
workmen In cash current, and not in what
Is denominated store pay or orders, and
the attention of bidders will be invited to
the act of Congress approved August j.
1892. limiting the hours Of daily service of
laborers and mechanics employed upon
public works of the United States to eight
hours in any one calendar day. which law
must be obeyed by those engaged in the
construction of the building.
The act of Congress of March 3, 1889, set
ting apart Mount Vernon Square the site
for the library provides that work thereon
should be commenced within one year from
that date and the building completed with
in three years from said date. The pre-
liminary work was commenced several
months ago, and no doubt is felt by the IL
braFy commission, which consists of the
District Commissioners. the officer in charge
of public buildings and grounds and MIR.
Theodore W. Moves. president of the board
of trustees of the library, that the building
will be finished well within the three years
named in the act.