MARBLE COPINGS. Polished marble slabs as copings, according to the drawings, are to be furnished and securely set in place on the parapets and piers of the two gallaries. Each parapet is about 768 feet in length. The name and location of quarry and kind of marble proposed by bidder should be stated. STONE STEPS. In the west and south gates there are required twelve steps, six in each, to be of wellcut smooth granite or Ohio stone, with a molded nosing, according to the drawings in this office. These steps are to be furnished, finished, and fitted and set in place by the contractor. Separate proposals may be made for the tile pavement complete, the asphaltic concrete and curbing complete, the marble coping set in place complete, and for the stone steps in place; or for the whole of the work as herein provided for and specified. The contractor is to furnish all the materials, labor, and tools for the complete execution of the work herein specified, leaving the whole in perfect order. All the work is to be done in the best and most workmanlike manner, and to the entire satisfaction of the supervising engineer and architect, whose decisions on all questions pertaining to the manner of doing the work and the quality and measurements thereof shall be final and shall be accepted by the contractor. No extras of any kind are to be allowed. The contractor is to protect his own work until its final acceptance, when he is to turn over the whole in good order and condition. The work is to be prosecuted vigorously from time of commencement till completion. The time in which the bidder proposes to complete the whole work should be stated in the bid. As the greater part of the Pension building is now occupied and used by the Pension Bureau, the work under these specifications must be carried on in such a manner as to interfere as little as possible with the daily work of the Bureau and its officers and others therein employed. Bidders are advised to visit and inspect the building before submitting their proposals. The successful bidder will be required to give such bonds for the faithful performance of the terms of the contract as shall be satisfactory to the United States. Partial payments may be made at the request of the contractor during the progress of the work, upon estimates by the supervising engineer and architect of the building, or of a person or persons to be designated by him, of the work then done and completed by the contractor. Ten per cent. is to be reserved on all such payments until the completion of the work herein provided for. Before final payment and settlement, the contractor is to satisfy the supervising engineer and architect that all wages due by him on the work have been settled. Plans of the new Pension building can be seen and specifications for the work to be done can be obtained at the office of the supervising engineer and architect, No. 1316 N street northwest, where propsoals will be received until two o'clock p. m. on the 14th day of September, 1886, when they will be opened in the presence of bidders who may choose to attend. The right to reject any or all bids that may be offered, or parts of bids, or to waive defects, is reserved to the United States. Proposals should be inclosed in sealed envelopes, indorsed "Proposals for tile pavement, asphaltic concrete and curb, marble coping, and stone steps for fire-proof building for Pension Office," and addressed to the undersigned. M. C. MEIGS, Supervising Engineer and Architect, Fire-Proof Building for Pension Office. Specifications for vault-lights in the new Pension building. OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISING ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT, There are needed for the Pension building thirty-eight iron and glass covers and curbs for cellar window sunk areas. Of these, thirty-two project from the wall of building six feet, and are five and a half feet wide in the clear; six others on east front of the building project four feet nine inches, and are five feet wide in the clear. The walls of these areas are of brick in cement. Six of the larger ones are to be provided with hinges so as to be opened for storing coal in cellar vaults. Two are to be twelve inches above the walls to allow free ventilation and escape of air, while they keep rain out of the areas. Those which are hung on hinges so as to be opened are to be of rolled iron with glass set therein. All the others may be of cast iron and glass. All are to be provided with neat cast-iron frames or curbs fitted for the brick walls, and are to be securely placed and fixed thereon by the contractor. The pavement around the building is to be laid flush with the upper surface of these curbs or frames, but not in this contract. All the work is to be done in the best and most workmanlike manner, and to the entire satisfaction of the supervising engineer and architect, whose decisions on all questions pertaining to the manner of doing the work and the quality and measurements thereof shall be final and shall be accepted by the contractor. The contractor is to protect his own work until its final acceptance, when he is to turu over the whole in good order and condition. The work is to be prosecuted vigorously from time of commencement till completion. The time in which the bidder proposes to complete the whole work should be stated in the bid. Bidders are advised to visit and inspect the building before submitting their proposals. As the greater part of the Pension building is now occupied and used by the Pension Bureau, the work under these specifications must be carried on in such a manner as to interfere as little as possible with the daily work of the Bureau and its officers and others therein employed. The successful bidder will be required to give such bonds for the faithful performance of the terms of the contract as shall be satisfactory to the United States. Partial payments may be made at the request of the contractor during the progress of the work, upon estimates by the supervising engineer and architect of the building, or of a person or persons to be designated by him, of the work then done and completed by the contractor. Ten per cent. is to be reserved on all such payments until the completion of the work herein provided for. Plans of the new Pension building can be seen and specifications for the work to be done can be obtained at the office of the supervising engineer and architect, No. 1316 N street northwest, where proposals will be received until 2 o'clock p. m. on the 14th day of September, 1886, when they will be opened in the presence of bidders who may choose to attend. The right to reject any or all bids that may be offered, or parts of bids, or to waive defects, is reserved to the United States. Proposals should be inclosed in sealed envelopes, indorsed "Proposals for vaultlights in fire-proof building for Pension Office," and addressed to the undersigned. M. C. MEIGS, Supervising Engineer and Architect, Fire-Proof Building for Pension Óffice. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE. W. W. GODDING, M. D., Superintendent and ex-officio Secretary of Board of Visitors. SAMUEL B. LYON, M. D., Chief Clerk and Physician in charge of Female Department. A. H. WITMER, M. D., First Assistant Physician in charge of Male Department. MAURICE J. STACK, M. D., Second Assistant Physician. A. C. PATTERSON, M. D., Third Assistant Physician. J. C. SIMPSON, M. D., Fourth Assistant Physician. J. E. KENNEY, M. D., Night Medical Inspector. I. W. BLACKBURN, M. D, Special Pathologist. J. V. CALVER, D. D. S., Dentist. 727 |