The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-10
J. c. SPENCER,
Secretary Of Han

NAVY ComMIssioNER's OrricE
MARCH 5th, 1912
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re
i ceiyed at this Office, until O'Clock ?. NJ, oil
the Goth of the pre- sent month"; for furnishing and de-
iyering, at the Navy Yard, Washington, District OF
Columbia free OF charge to the United States all the
Iron required III the construction of the following
Chain Gables, .4nchors Tanks, and CanboosfS, viz
CHAIN CABLE IRON
24OO fathoms for ls class Shops Of war
200 do for I'd class Shops Of war
1900 do for Frigates
200 do for Ships of the Line
Addition to sheet cables for ships OF
$50 do the line and frigates, in lengths Of
As fathoms
ANCHOR IRON
80 anchors for lst class Shops of
l6 do for I'd class Shops OF
Al do for Frgates
l6 do for Ships of the line
TANK IRON
sets for Shops of
do for Frgates
do for Ships of the Line
CAMBOOSES
6 cambooses for Frigates
6 do for Soops of War
6 do for Small vessels
An the aforesaid Iron must be of the best quality
and of American manufacture, without any admix
ture of foreign iron, and must be free from all defects
whatever.
The deliveries be in the following propo rtions
and at the following stated periods, viz.
One-third the quantity of the Chain Cable and An-
Choir Iron to be delivered or before the lst July
next 4#
! One other third part on or before the lst Noyem.
Der next and the balance or before the lst March
| lS43
One-third part OF the Tank Iron to be delivered BY
| LIST June next.
| One other third by lst November next, and the
| balance BY lst February, lS43 t+.
| And of the Camboose Iron, one-half OH or before
the ls June next and the other half before the
| LIST August next.
The offers must be separate and distinct, and en-
dorsed, offer for Chain Gable Iron, offer for .7nchor
Iron offer for Tank IRON offer for Camboose Iron, (as
the case may be.) Each will be considered and acted
upon separately and portions of each will be award
ed separately, if the Commissioners of the Navy
should deem il proper.
All the aforesaid iron will delivery be subject
ed to such proofs tests, and inspection the Board
of Navy Commissioners may authorize or direct
and must be entirely satisfactory to them or TO the
commandant commanding officer of the said Navy
| Yard.
Persons DESTROYS of offering to furnish the SAID
| iron, or any portion thereof, Should further inor
nation be required to enable them 10 make their Of
fers,) are referred to the commaLdant or command
ing officer of the Navy Yard, Washington, District OF
Columbia.
To those persons whose offers may be accepted par
ticular schedules drawings and models descriptive
of the several parts and portions OF each kind OF IRON
required for each object will be furnished by the
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pared for execution.
Bonds with two approved sureties will be required
in one-hird the amount of the contracts and tea
per centum in addition of the amount of all bills wall
be retained collateral security for the faithful per
Torrance of the contracts, which will only be paid
on their satisfactory completion And ninety per
cenum Of all deliveries will be paid bills properly
authenticated according to the provisions Of the con
tracts within thirty days after their presentation
the Navy Agent. The offers must state at what
agency the contractor may desire payment TO be
made.
In case of failure on the part Of the contractor 10
furnish and deliver the aforesaid iron of the quality
and at the times specified above, the officers agents
at the Navy Yard shall be authorized to purchase such
quantities may be necessary to supply the deficien
cies and any of cost the price agreed to
be paid by the contract shall be charged to and paid
! by,t the contractors
H. To be published twice week IN the
National Intelligencer, NIadisonian, Army and Ma
w Chronicle, aud Globe, District of Coum-
! bia and three times week in the New York
Commercial Advertiser and New ork Express
North American and Pennsylvania Reporter, at
| Harrisburg, Ponn,y vana Baltimore Sun, and
Baltimore American, Maryland Richmond Enquirer
Virginia mar s--2tawd