Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-06
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR LUMBER HARDWARE SUP
PLIES AND MANILA RoPE.-Office of Building
i tor National Museum Library of Congress Wash
posals for furnishing and delivering about 100000
feet OF Lumber, miscellaneous Hardware Supplies
and Manila Rope at the site OF the new building
for the National Museum in this city viii be re
ceived at this Office until two O'Clock pm We'd
nesday. the fifteenth day of March, 1905, aud pub
licly opened immediately thereafter. Specihca lions
and blank forms of proposal may be obtained
application TO this office. BERNARD r. GREEN,
Superintendent of Construction. mb6-3t
PROPOSALS FOR PACKING BoXES.-CLERK'S
Office. House Of Representatives. United States.
washington, ID. G.. March g. 19O5.-Sealed pro-
posals will be received by the clerk Of the House
OF Representatives until THURSDAY, March 30,
1905. at IL clock noon. for the following packing
boxes: Four hundred 400 OF the following size:
Eighteen Us, inches wide. seventeen % inches
measurements: lids to he ploughed end 5-l6 by
IL inches and an oak strip TO be well glued In;
also the center OF lid to be ploughed out SO by
Ia inches and oak strip TO be placed therein.
glued and fastened with screws to prevent warp
California redwood. thoroughly seasoned and kiln
dried, free from all defects such sap shakes.
t21 eight 49, iuch chest hinges and chest lock No.
40 of the Eagle Catalogue three CD Inch Iron
secure levers, double link, and fine fiat bow keyl:
handles to be Of malleable iron, same size and
eight 81 corner braces, four and one-half l414l
inches each way, securely screwed lids to have
strap TO be placed around each end Of box Also.
four hundred t4ooD boxes OF the following size:
F1fteen fl0t lncles VIDE, nfteeu tl0l 1ncues Dlgn
and two t2l feet nine 90 inches long. outside
measurements lids to be poughed on end o-l6 by
also the center OF lid to be poughed out 3s by y
inches and oak strip to be placed therein glued
splitting; boxes to be made OF first quality -
thickness white pine, thoroughly seasoned ahd
Shakes. Knots etc; to have two o. eight 81 inch
chest hinges and chest lock No. 40 OF the Eagle
solid square box. screwed. two (2) secured levers
doubie-llnk. and fine fiat bow key ]; handles 10 be
on sample box; Each box to have eight 49, corner
braces four and half t4l3l inches each way, Sc
eurey screwed lids to have four ~ screws lightly
each end Of box. Also, -four hundred t4oop oxes OF
tine es snS anssf @ nees high tWo ~ eet
long. outside measurements; boxes TO he made o,
FIRST gHay - Wv white pi%s se1ec such as snp
shakes, knots etc: to be fingered or uoFetaifd u.
and well glued lids to esye two oc one m
screwed top: lids to have two Y, SIX tot ihch
chest hinges also provided with snr a screws
lightly fastened. The above boxes 10 os
completed by the first day OF July leoo aeis Y,
and stored in the box house. at the corner OF 90
and streets southwest. and inspected by e ga
peten person to be aPp1n hS I be ne Reserved
Each bid must be accompanied by CERTIFIED Gnecn
in the of two hundred dollars Sod .9 Han.e
Of II , as 81 s s Packing
boxes sample of the boxes may be seen or any
further Information had by calling at the aGe o.
the Chief Clerk OF the House OF ,ii he re-
0ured for faithful performance OF the contract
1n,tad states mh6-1awf
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. OFFICE
NJ fine Superintendent Of United States Caption
building and Grounds. Waslingto ton. d. C., Febru-
ary 2l l9O5.-Proposals Tin duplicated Will De re-
ceiyed and opened at the above Office at O'Clock
pm. on Saturday. March II. 1908. for the
sale and removal OF buildings and other material
on square 6S6 Washington. d. C., the site Of the
Office building for the United States Senate TIE
~f..AA a, rwoAf IN faPf
wsiye any informally In any bid. ELLIOTT
WOODS. Superintendent United States Capitoi
Building and Grounds. FEW. f&mot
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. d. =.
Washington, February "a, 1905-Sealed proposals
win be received ut this office until IL O'CLOCK
NOON, MARCH 49, 1895, for furnishing six hun
dred tons of eight-inch east Iron water pipe
Specification and blank forms Of proposal may Ds
obtained this ONCE HENRY b. f. MACFAh-
LAND, HENRY L. WEST. JOHN BIDDLE, Oom-
missioner. u. c. fe2l % NH Z.5.0