The San Francisco call., 1905-02-13
PROPOSALS..

DkPAkTMENT or THE INTERIOR, WASH
INGTON. d. c.. JAN. 8. 19Oo.-Sealed pro-
posals will be received at the office of the
United States Reclamation Service, HOS
Braly building, Los Angeles. Cal. until
o'clock p. M, March 10, 1905, for the con-
struction of the Laguna dam and sluiee
ways. involving the excavation OF about
about 100000 cubic yards of solid rock.
placing of about 305, 600 cubic yards of solid
rock in the dam and masonry core walls,
building Of about q, 100 cubic yards of con-
crete laying of about so. 600 square yards of
paving and furnishing and driving of about
$4,000 linear feet OF sheet piling, for the d.
version of a part OF the Colorado River
about ten miles northeast of Yuma, Ariz.
Bids will be received for the entire work.
lars may be obtained by application to the
Chief Engineer. United States Reclamation
colt, Supervising Engineer. United States
Reclamation Service, HOS Braly building.
Los Angeles, Cal, or to Homer Hamlin,
Engineer United States Reclamation Ser
vice, Yuma, Ariz., at whose offices the plans
may be inspected Each bid must be ac-
companied by certified check for ten thou
sand (S1O.o0O dollars, payable to the order
of the Secretary of the Interior, as a guar
anty that the bidder will, If successful.
promptly execute satisfactory contract and
furnish bond in the sum of 20 per cent of
the contract price for the faithful perform
reject any all bids, to accept one part and
reject the other, and to waive technical de-
fects as the interests of the service may re-
quire. Proposals must, be marked Pro
posals Laguna Dam Yuma Project. Califor-
MIA" Bidders are invited to be present
when bids are opened. E. A. HITCHCOCK.
Secretary.
PROPOSALS will be received at the Bureau
Of Supplies and Accounts Navy Department
Washington, I, G.. until 10 o'clock a; M
February %. 1905. and publicly opened inn
mediately thereafter to furnish at the navy
yards Mare Island. Cal, and Puget Sound
Wash. quantity of naval supplies as
live oak blocks urinal. water-eloset. lava
tory. soil pipe, and ittings.-Schedule 67
Knives Kettles pans. etc. agate dishes. iron
stone or chinaware dishes.-Schedule 6S:
Taps copper nails thermometer. pyrometer,
mahogany. oak. oak knees. sugar pine. pop
lar, teak.-Schedule SO: Drills miscellaneous
hardware and hand tools, sheet brass and
copper. wrought iron mild and tool steel
solder. Silver Lake chalk line fax packing
ssaess rawn brass ppes BRASS ana
vanized iron pipe fittings. valves, rubber
bands. ink. mucilage pens pencils. pen
files. etc.. drawing. blotting note. letter.
and typewriter paper, memorandum pads,
Underwood or Barlock and Remington or
Smith typewriter ribbons, blank book. wrap
ping and toilet paper shipping tags. Blank
proposals will be furnished upon application
to the navy pay offices. San Francisco. Cal.
and Seattle. Wash. or to the Bureau. APP
plications should designate by numbers the
schedules desired. H T. B. HARRIS. Pay
master General. U. S. N.
PROPOSALS for constructing by contract three
scout cruisers, Nos. 1, and 8, will be re-
ceived at the Navy Department until IL
o'clock noon on Saturday, the 18th of
April 1908, when they win be publicly
opened. Circulars defining the chief charac-
teristics of said vessels and the plans and
specifications therefor are now ready for dis
tribution among prospective bidders. Forms
of proposal and contract may be had on ap-
plication to the department after the 1st
Of March next PAUL MORTON Secretary
of the Navy. 2-4-05
SAN FRANCISCO Cal Jan. 16, 9o5.-Sealed
proposals. in triplicate, will be received here
until IL O. clock a. m, February Is. 1905, and
then opened, for replanking and repairing
wharf ct Presidio of San Francisco. CAL, in
cludinr cluster, spring and fender piles
Government reserves the right to reject or
accept any or all bids in whole in part
Information furnished on application to WIN.
s. PATTEN. Assistant Quartermaster Gem
eral. Chief Quartermaster.