1 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁following ▁a ▁request ▁for ▁bid ▁from ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁General ▁Or ville ▁E . ▁Bab cock , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁contract ▁for ▁ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁burn ed ▁red ▁br icks ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁State , ▁War ▁and ▁Navy ▁Building . ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁the ▁company ▁is ▁awarded ▁the ▁contract ▁to ▁furn ish ▁the ▁br icks ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁designed ▁by ▁Adolf ▁Cl uss . ▁On ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁the ▁company ▁is ▁awarded ▁the ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁Wing ▁of ▁the ▁State , ▁War ▁and ▁Navy ▁Building , ▁having ▁the ▁lowest ▁bid ▁price . ▁On ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁Edward ▁Clark , ▁Arch itect ▁of ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁awards ▁the ▁company ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁Print ing ▁Office . ▁The ▁price ▁was ▁$ 6 . 9 3 ▁per ▁thousand . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁General ▁Mont gom ery ▁C . ▁Me igs ▁inform s ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Henry ▁M . ▁T eller ▁that ▁the ▁Washington ▁Br ick ▁Machine ▁Company ▁has ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁provide ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pressed ▁br icks ▁at ▁$ 1 0 . 9 3 ▁per ▁thousand ▁and ▁ 9 ▁million ▁common ▁br icks ▁at ▁$ 7 . 9 3 ▁per