Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-09
NAVY COMMISSIONERS OrrIcr, }
ID Dpcon,hor 1871


SSEAIED proposals, endorsed proposals for Powder
~ viii be received at the Navy Commissioners Office
until o'clock, r. M, of the first day OF January next
for supplying nine hundred and fifty barrels of cannon
and fifty barrels Of lnuskct Powder.
The powder must be manufactured in the best manner
and from the best and purcst materials: must b, oazed
and be granulaed of such size and bcsbcct 10 snch
tests and inspection, the Navy Commissioners may d
rect for ascertanng It's strength density and ability TO
resist the action ohuidty without serious deterioration
The strength of the powder will be determined by the
distance which ayordupos weight will throw a
ttweniy-four pound ball, from the established Navy
No barrel will be received, from which the range shall
not exceed two hundred yards. nor shall any barre. be
received, excepting such WILL when taken collective
y, Tor te whole quantity deliverable at any time ut
any one Navy Yard, give general range of not
less than two hundred and fifty yards
In selecting the powder for the proof one sanule sl,,
be taken from of the heads and ono from
the centre OF each barrel and i the two ranges from the
same cask shall differ more than twenty w as third
sample shall be fired to determine the ange for that
cask. otherwise the of the two rang shall be taken
as the mean range of the case for determining
the density and ability to resist mostere will be eompara
tve ana the powder must in these respects be perfectly
satisfactory to the Commissioners or will not be reccy
cd whatever man be its strength.
The whole must be packed in good sound well-sea-
soned, substantial copperhooped casks of such dmen
sons, that with hundred pounds of powder i'm each
vacant space will be left Of two inches in depth at the
head when they stand end One half the quantity of
each kind must be delivered or before the first dov Of
June and the other half OH or before the FIRST ay
October next and onethrd of each delivery must be
town, Mass, Brooklyn N. York, and Gosport Virginia
Persons making proposals must state the price asked
per pound including all the expenses of casks packing
and delivery and of every other kind excepting the cx
penscs of Inspection payable when the powder shall have
been delivered inspected, tested and received to the
entire satisfaction of the Navy Commissioners But
should any payments be authorized after the first half
shall have been delivered and before the final comple
ton OF the contract then ten per ccntum Of the value
shall be deducted and reserved until such final cople
tlon and no extension of time will be granted for the de-
hveres beyond those named in this advertisement
December 6. G2-2awtIJ
THyO CONTRACTORS FOR ExcAvArIox AND Mason
n RY.-Proposals will be received by the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail Road Company at their
oice IN Richmond between the Both and 9th OF Decem-
ner Tor the excavation and embankment, bridge abut-
ments culvers and dry stone drans of from twenty
forty miles Of their Rail Road extending from the City
Richmond northwardly.
Maps and Profes Of the line will be exhibited and any
farther information given application 10 JONI H. HOP
TIss, Principal Assistant Engineer, to the Assistant
MoNCURE ROBINSON, C. E.
Novemberls. 56t2IthD
FHvIMBERS WANTED AT TIE PENlTENTIA-
b RY.-2,OOO feet inch yellow pine plank
1000 feet 81 inch yellow pine plank
900 do 3-9 do do do crooked edge for wag-
800 do do do poplar plank clear of knots and
shakes
500 do 5.S do do do do clear Of knots
500 do birchsscantng, inchessquare, 10 feet long,
500 do do 3 do do do do do
100 hickory axletrces
1000 wheel ieloes
cords split white oak ii feet long
e !: & $: & !: e & sss7s q: G!
2 do do do do of hnots
do split hickory do
$4,000 flour barrel bicts
10000 hoop poles
The whole, save the bcts and hoop poles, to be deli
vered at the Penentiary by the ls day Of March next
lS3o) Proposals will be made either to Col Morgan
(Superintcndcnt,) or the subscriber.
THOS. c.. MONCURE
October IL rd1-ifI l,o.A...I -.