pipes, weighing less than 650 pounds, will be rejected. If the total weight of all the 12-inch pipes exceeds the average, the excess will not be paid for. All the pipes to pass the usual inspection and proof of 300 pounds to the square inch; to be of uniform thickness throughout, of strong, tough iron, free from all imperfections whatever, and such as will bear drilling and cutting. Proposals will state whether the pipes are to be from blast furnace iron or re-melted iron; and, if from blast furnace iron, will specify the name of the mine, &c., and the ore used. The pipes to be delivered on such wharf as may be designated by the engineer, in Washington or Georgetown, D. C., as follows: 19 48-inch pipes..... 5 30-inch pipes... 3 reducing pieces 2 hemispherical stops...... 5 12-inch pipes, with lugs.. Time of first delivery extended to 1st October in consequence of delay in awarding contract. 1,837 M. C. MEIGS. The branches to be delivered in due proportion with the pipes, as required, from time to time. A specific price per ton of 2,240 lbs. to be named for the pipes and branches and bends. Payments will be made in cash, by checks, for coin on the United States treasury, immediately after the inspection and proof of each parcel is completed-reserving 10 per cent. until the completion of the contract. All the pipes to conform in dimensions and in every particular to the drawings to be furnished by the engineer. The pipes to be made of the best quality of iron remelted. PROPOSAL. The subscribers offer to contract for furnishing the above described pipes, branches, bends, &c., in conformity to the preceding specifications, and upon the terms and conditions stipulated in the contract which they may hereafter subscribe, in the form a copy of which has been shown to and read by them, at the prices following, to wit: For 48-inch pipes, per ton, of 2,240 lbs....... For 30-inch pipes, 66 2,240 lbs...... For 12-inch pipes, For bends, $60 00 44 80 39 00 44 80 44 80 Signed by us, this sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord 1857. J. W. & J. F. STARR. To Capt. M. C. MEIGS, United States Engineers: I, the undersigned, resident of Washington city, in the District of Columbia, hereby, jointly and severally, covenant with the United States, and guaranty, in case the foregoing bid of J. W. & J. F. Starr, of Camden, New Jersey, be accepted, that he or they will, within ten days after the acceptance of the said bid, execute a contract for the same, with good and sufficient sureties, to perform the work in conformity to the terms of the advertisement and specifications under which it was made. And in case the said J. W. & J. F. Starr shall fail to enter into contract as aforesaid, I guaranty to make good the difference between the offer by the said J. W. & J. F. Starr and the next lowest bidders. J. F. BROWN. I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the above named guarantors are good and sufficient. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. Contract for Cut Stone. 1. Agreement between Frederick and Feild, of Quincy, in the State of Massachusetts, of the first part, and Captain M. C. Meigs, of the corps of United States engineers, of the second part, acting for and in behalf of the United States of America, as engineer in charge of the Washington aqueduct, witnesseth: 2. That the party of the first part, for and in consideration of the matters hereinafter referred to and set out, covenants and agrees with the party of the second part to furnish and deliver, at the proper cost of the said party of the first part, upon such wharf or wharves in Washington and Georgetown as may be designated by the party of the second part, or upon lighters or scows in the harbor of Washington or Georgetown, D. C., all the cut granite arch stones described and referred to in the printed specifications and proposals, a copy of which is annexed to and is to be deemed and taken as a part of this contract, and to do the same in conformity to said specifications and proposal, and to the directions he may from time to time receive from the engineer. 3. And the party of the second part, for and in consideration of the premises, covenants and agrees to pay to the party of the first part, for all arch stones which shall have been delivered by the said party of the first part, under and in conformity with the terms of this contract and proposal, and which shall have been inspected and accepted by the said party of the second part, at the rates per cubic foot speci fied in the said proposal and specifications hereto attached. 4. Provided, nevertheless, that in case the party of the second part shall at any time be of opinion that this contract is not duly complied with by the party of the first part, or that it is not in due progress of execution, or that the party of the first part is irregular or negligent, in such case he shall be authorized to declare this contract forfeited, and thereupon the same shall become null and void, and the United States shall thereupon be exonerated from every obligation thence arising; and the reserved per centage on the contract price, as well as all the materials furnished upon which no estimate or payment may have been made, shall be forfeited to and become the right and property of the United States; and the party of the second part may thereafter agree with any other person for the execution of the remainder of the work; and the party of the first part shall have no appeal from the opinion and decision aforesaid, and he hereby releases all right to except to or question the same, in any place or under any circumstances whatever; but the party of the first part shall still remain liable to the party of the second part for the damages occasioned to him by the said failure or refusal; and it is further agreed between the parties that, in order to secure the punctual performance of the covenants above made by the party of the first part, and to indemnify and protect the party of the second part from loss in case of default and forfeiture of this contract, the said party of the second part shall be authorized to retain in his hands, until the completion of the contract, ten per cent. on the amount of moneys at any time due to the said party of the first part. 5. It is further agreed that in case of the death, resignation, removal, or absence of any engineer, the United States, by its proper officers, may depute any other engineer to act in his place. 6. The United States reserves the right to suspend the work under this contract at any time; and when the work has been faithfully performed by the contractor, he will be paid in full for all work done up to the time of such suspension. 7. And it is further stipulated and agreed that no member of Congress shall be admitted to any share or part in this contract or agreement, or to any benefits to arise therefrom; and this contract shall be in all its parts subject to the terms and conditions of an act of Congress, passed on the twenty-first day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight, entitled "An act concerning public contracts. And this contract is also expressly underststood to be subject to the terms and conditions of the joint resolution of Congress, approved April 14, 1852, containing a proviso in the following terms, to wit: "Provided, Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to authorize any officer of the United States to bind the United States by contract beyond the amount appropriated by Congress, or to sanction any such contract heretofore made:" Provided, also, that it is expressly understood and agreed that this contract, nor any part thereof, shall not be sublet nor assigned; but that it shall be well and truly carried out and fulfilled in good faith by the above recited party of the first part, and that all payments on account thereof shall be made to the aforesaid party of the first part, his heirs, excutors, or administrators. 8. And for the true and faithful performance of all and singular, the covenants, articles, and agreements herein before particularly set forth, the subscribers hereunto bind themselves, jointly and severally, their and each of their successors, heirs, executors and administrators. 9. Thus covenanted and agreed by the said parties this twentyfourth day of August, in year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, (1857,) as witness their hands and seals. ELEASER FREDERICK, [SEAL] [SEAL.] In charge of Washington Aqueduct. M. C. MEIGS; (Done in quadruplicate.) Witnesses: ASA S. JOHNSON, HORACE JOHNSON. Witness to signature of Capt. M. C. Meigs: WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. Specifications for Cut Stone for the Washington Aqueduct. 1. There are required 131 courses of voussoirs or arch stones-each course 20 feet 4 inches long, from outside to outside; to be from 6 feet 2 inches by 6 feet, to 4 feet 2 inches by 3 feet 6 inches, and about two feet in thickness, carefully worked to the proper wedge shape, as shown on detailed drawings to be furnished. 2. All to be got out in courses; each alternate course to consist of 4 and of 5 stones. No lap to be less than 18 inches. 3. All to be dressed perfectly smooth, straight, and plane or out of wind on the beds or joints normal to the curve of the arch, without any deficiency whatever. 4. To lay joints of not more than one-eighth of an inch each. 5. The heads which show, and the soffits and backs and end joints, to be rough hammer-dressed, with a bevel of two inches on the edges of the soffit and head. 6. The end joints to be full and square with soffit, to lay not more than inch joint of mortar for two-thirds of the depth from the soffit, and to have no deficiency greater than to make a one-inch joint in any part of it. 7. Proposals will state the quarry from which the stone is to be delivered, and should be accompanied by a specimen of the stone, unless the quarry and material is well known to the engineer. 8. The stone to be a sound, strong, hard, and durable granite, of a quality in all respects satisfactory to the engineer, and like the specimen submitted with the proposal. 9. The stone to be delivered on a wharf in Washington or Georgetown, to be designated by the engineer, or on lighters in the harbor of Washington or Georgetown. 10. A crane will be provided by the engineer for unloading the stone, if delivered upon a wharf; but delivery upon lighters or scows in the harbor will be preferred, the scows to be provided by the engineer. 11. The proposals must state the time in which the whole will be delivered; and the time will be taken into consideration in deciding on the proposals. 12. The subscriber offers to contract to deliver for the Washington aqueduct, in conformity to the preceding specifications, and upon the terms and conditions of the contract which he may hereafter sign, in the form of which a copy has been shown to and read by him, all the cut and dressed granite arch stones which may be required from him for the bridges of the Washington aqueduct, at the following prices, viz: Quincy granite. For all arch stones containing not more than fifty cubic feet each, delivered, per cubic foot....... $1 20 For all arch stones containing more than fifty and not more 1 25 1 30 The delivery to commence forthwith, and all to be delivered by 30th June, 1858. Signed by me, this 24th day of August, in the year of our Lord 1857. FREDERICK & FEILD. in the To Captain M. C. Meigs, United States Engineers : We, the undersigned, residents of State of hereby, jointly and severally, covenant with the United States, and guaranty, in case the foregoing bid of be accepted, that he or they will, within ten days after the acceptance of the said bid, execute a contract for the same, with good and sufficient sureties, to perform the work in conformity to the terms of the advertisement and specifications under which it was made. And in case the said shall fail to enter into contract as aforesaid, we guaranty to make good the difference between the offer by the said and the next lowest bidders. I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the above named guarantors are good and sufficient. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. Contract for bricks. 1. Agreement between William Douglas, of Washington city, D. C., of the first part, and Captain M. C. Meigs, of the United States corps of engineers, of the second part, acting under the authority of, and for and in behalf of the United States of America, as engineer in charge of the Washington aqueduct, witnesseth: 2. That the party of the first part, for and in consideration of the matters hereinafter referred to and set out, covenants and agrees with Vol. ii-18 |