Mueller v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: This action the claimant brought by the voluntary filing of his petition. The following are the facts as found by the court: I. Immediately prior to the 23d day of July, 1872, the United States, by the Supervising Architect of the Trearury, by public advertisement, invited proposals for furnishing all the dimension stone required for the construction of a building for the custom-house, post-office, &c., in Chicago, which advertisement…
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: This action the claimant brought by the voluntary filing of his petition. The following are the facts as found by the court: I. Immediately prior to the 23d day of July, 1872, the United States, by the Supervising Architect of the Trearury, by public advertisement, invited proposals for furnishing all the dimension stone required for the construction of a building for the custom-house, post-office, &c., in Chicago, which advertisement contained the following provisions; “Sealed proposals will be received until the 23d day of July, 1872, at the office of…
1Opinion of the CourtSooeield, J.
In 1872 and 1873 the claimant made four several contracts with the government to furnish and prepare the stone for the ■Chicago custom-house. By the first he agreed to furnish all the stone required in the rough. By the second he agreed to ■cut the stone for the basement story, sill, and lintel course. By the third he agreed to furnish mechanics, laborers, tools, shops, and machinery for cuttiug the stone, and cut the same. By the fourth he agreed to furnish labor, tools, and shop, and saw all the stone required to be sawed. All were completed.
In the progress of the work several disputes…
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