MiNDELEFF] BIDS FOR THE REPAIRS 339 



IV 



Bids for restoring the Casa Grande ruins: 



First. Removiug- debris from interior of the ruins, 320 cubic yards, 

 more or less, f 1 per yard; 140 cubic yards from exterior of the ruins, 

 at CO cents per yard. 



Second. Eight hundred cubic feet of bricli masonry underpinning, 

 more or less, at $1.30 per cubic foot. 



Third. One thousand cubic feet, more or less, of brick masonry to 

 fill in cavities, at .$1.40 per cubic foot. 



Fourth. Bracing walls, as per plans, $120. 



Fifth. Five hundred lineal feet of 2 by 4 square timber at S cents per 

 foot, lumber measure. 



(Signed) C. D. Henry. 



Phoenix, Arizona, February 11, if^ui. 

 Cosmos Mindeleff, Esq., 



Tcmpe, Arizona. 



Dear Sir : I hereby submit for your consideration, in reference to the 

 plans and specifications for the preservation of the Casa Grande ruins 

 of Arizona, bids upon the following propositions, to wit: 



First. ''Cleaning out the debris." For the removal of 470 cubic yards 

 of material, more or less, at S2.G5 per cubic yard. 



Second. " Underpinning walls." For 800 cubic feet of brick nuisonry, 

 more or less, laid and plastered as specified, at $4.25 per cubic^ foot. 



Third. "Filling iu openings." For filling in cavities in walls and 

 restoring lintels of openings, as specified, 1,000 cubic feet, more or less, 

 at $2.25 per cubic foot. 



Fourth. "Bracing walls." For bracing walls, $85.30. 



Fifth. " Wire fencing." Twenty-five dollars and twenty-five cents per 

 100 feet of completed fence. 



Sixth. "Roofing." As per specifications, $4,722. 



Respectfully submitted. 



(Signed) M. E. Clauton. 



VI. INDORSEMENTS 



Contract for the repair and preservation of the Casa Grande ruin, Ari- 

 zona, 1891 



Department of the Interior, 



T". S. Geological Survey, 



June (), 1891. 

 Respectfully forwarded to the Secretary of the Interior, recommend- 

 ing approval. 



(Signed) J. W. Powell, Director. 



