QUINCY, Massachusetts, August 27, 1855. The Granite Railway Company of Quincy, in the State of Massachusetts, hereby offer to furnish and deliver in Washington, under your advertisement of June 26, 1855, the granite required for the extension of the Treasury building, according to the following schedule of prices, viz: Cornice, per foot in length, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship... Architraves over columns, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship $31 00 36 00 Architrave over antæ, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship 13 00 Capitals of antæ, each, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship Capitals of columns, each, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship 1,037 00 180 00 .... Bases of columns, each, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship. Bases of antæ, each, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship... 150 00 .... 325 00 2,400 00 Shafts of columns, in one piece, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship Shafts of columns, in three pieces or more, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship. Plain steps, with a cross section of 1 foot 7 inches by 61 to 8 inches, per foot in length, including cost of stock, freight and workmanship. Platforms, 3 feet wide, length not exceeding 10 feet, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship, per superficial foot of surface seen. For any greater width than 3 feet up to 8 feet, an increase of price per superficial foot, for each additional 3 inches of width.. The stock in all stones whose contents do not exceed 50 cubic feet, at, per cubic foot. For all stones exceeding 50 cubic feet, and not exceeding 70 cubic feet, for each additional foot an additional price of, per cubic foot... For all stones exceeding 70 cubic feet in contents, for each additional foot an additional price of 8 per cent. for each additional 3 inches in width... For each superficial foot of fine hammered granite work seen, equal to No. 1 hammering on Boston custom-house, per superficial foot...... No. 2 hammering on Boston custom-house, per superficial foot...... 1 20 No. 3 hammering on Boston custom-house, per superficial foot..... 80 No. 4 hammering on Boston custom-house, per superficial For all beds, builds, ends, backs, &c., hammered full to Very respectfully, yours, Captain A. H. BOWMAN, B. WHITCHER, $0.50 27 75 75 80 33.00 Agent Granite Railway Company. Superintendent Treasury Building Extension. [P. G. W.] We, the undersigned, propose to furnish all the material, including stock, freight, and workmanship. in marble, (as per sample,) for the extension of the Treasury building, agreeably to enclosed advertise ment, and complete the same, for the several sums as per annexed schedule, viz: For stock of all stones whose contents do not exceed— 80 to 100 feet...do.... For stones of greater width, &c., per cent. For hammering ashlar, per superficial foot for surface seen $61 46 40.00 32 50 57500 145.00 78.00 237 50 2,104 00 225 2.40 10 1 10 1 35 1 60 185 2.10 2 35 2.60 2.80 10 38 18 For sand-rubbing, per cent .... For hammering channels and rebates. ... $0 12 34 95 1 35 12 15 42 33 25 JACOB VEIHMEYER & CO., WASHINGTON, August 27, 1855. [P. G. W.] NOTE. The balustrade was overlooked in the advertisement, and the bidder is requested to give a price per lineal foot for it, (including base, sub-base, piers, balusters, cap, &c.) The measure to be on the face of the base. In the advertisement, thirty feet are given as the maximum of the price per cubic foot of stock for both granite and marble. If a lower number is more in accordance with the comparative cost, the bidder can give it, and the increased price above per foot. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, June 26, 1855. Proposals will be received at this department until the 27th day of August next, at 12 o'clock m., for furnishing (wrought, fitted, and delivered in a proper state to put into the building) all the material for the exterior walls of the south wing of the extension of the Treasury Department building, which will be either granite or marble, as may hereafter be determined; the bidder whose bid is accepted to have the privilege of furnishing the material for the outside of the remainder of the building when Congress may have made the necessary appropriations for its construction, provided that at that time it is deemed for the interest of the United States to give it to him; the department reserving the right to reject the proposals hereby invited, should the interest of the United States require it. The stones must all be wrought to the dimensions, sizes, models, &c., which may be furnished by this department, by which all measurements will be governed. On the court or rear side of the exterior the walls will be plain ashlar, with plain window openings of equal height in the three upper stories, and crowned with a cornice similar to the rear of the present building, without the architrave and frieze. On the remainder of the exterior walls, the columns and antæ, their capitals and bases, the entablature and balustrade, the window and door dressings, &c., the style of architecture of the present building, so far as ornament is concerned, will be preserved throughout, with the exception of the door and window openings, which may be varied, except those in the east end of the two wings. The sizes, shape, and dimensions of the columns, antæ, capitals, bases, and cross section of the entablature and balustrade will be the same as in the present building. If of granite, the shaft of the columns may be either in one or three pieces of equal lengths. The base and capital of the columns and antæ will each be in one piece. The architrave of the entablature will extend in one length from centre to centre of antæ or column, and those over the latter to be composed of but one block, with both sides and bottom wrought, together with such parts of the top as may be required; those over the antæ, the outer face, and the top and bottom edge. The face of the ashlar must be perfectly wrought to the sample, with all necessary heads, rebates, returns, &c., required; the beds, builds, ends, &c., rough hammered to the square. All rebates, mouldings, ornamental and bevelled work must be clean wrought, and agreeably to the directions given by the superintendent. If marble is used, the shafts of the columns may be in four or five pieces; the architrave in one length from centre to centre of the columns or antæ; but over the former may be composed of three separate blocks, one laying flatwise, forming the underside and the first member on each edge; the other two standing on edge, forming the inside and outside faces of the same. Those over the antæ must be in one block. The measurement of the material and work delivered, and the pay ment thereon, will be made agreeably to the following form and schedule, and all bids must be made accordingly. Schedule or rule for the measurement of materials to be delivered, viz: Cornice, per foot in length, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship · · Architrave over column, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship..... Architrave over antæ, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship.. Capitals of columns, each, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship... Capitals of antæ, each, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship. Bases of antæ, each, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship... Bases of column, each, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship.. Shafts of column, in one piece, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship ... Shafts of column, in three or more pieces, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship.. Plain steps, (with a cross section of 1' 7" by 6 to 8 inches,) per foot in length, including cost of stock, freight, and workmanship... $ Platforms, 3 feet wide, length not exceeding 10 feet, including stock, freight, and workmanship, per superficial foot of surface seen For any greater width than 3 feet, up to 8 feet, an increase of price per superficial foot for each additional 3 inches of width of..... All the other stones of the building, whose width does not exceed three times their thickness, will be measured as follows: The stock in all stones whose contents do not exceed 30 cubic feet will be measured and paid for by the cubic contents, at per cubic foot..... For all stones exceeding 30 feet and not exceeding 70 cubic feet, for each additional foot an additional price of, per cubic foot..... $ For all stones exceeding 70 cubic feet in contents, for each additional foot an additional price of, per cubic foot.... For stones of greater width than three times their thickness there. will be paid an additional price of per cent. for each additional 3 inches in width. The work on the above will be measured and paid for by the superficial foot. For each superficial foot of fine hammered granite work seen, equal to No. 1 hammering on Boston custom-house, per superficial foot.... No. 2 hammering on Boston custom-house, per superficial foot.... No. 3 hammering on Boston custom-house, per superficial foot.... No. 4 hammering on Boston custom-house, per superficial foot.. For all beds, builds, ends, backs, &c., hammered full to the square, as ordered, per superficial foot ..... $ Each bidder to furnish a sample-a cube of one foot of the stone he proposes to deliver, with five faces hammered, giving on four sides his understanding of the above four qualities of hammering; the fifth side, his rough hammering; while the sixth may show the rough stock; and this will be used as a standard in judging of the stock delivered. If of marble, the face of the ashlar must be hammered in the most perfect manner, agreeably to a sample of the size above named, to be furnished by the bidder; and the surface seen will be measured and paid for at $— per superficial foot. For hammering of beds, builds, backs, &c., full to the square, as per sample, $per superficial foot. If the above is sand-rubbed, per cent. is to be added. For hammering of channels and rebates, not exceeding four by two inches, cent additional per lineal foot. For hammering of mouldings of one curve,upon the cost of plain work; of two curves, plain work, per superficial foot. Each arris on same, cents per lineal foot. per cent. additional per cent. upon |