The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-08
PROPOSALS FOR IRON.
NAVY comMrssroSER's orrrcE,

NAVY ComMIssIoNERs OFFICE,
MARCH 5th, 1872
DROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
Il ceiyed at this Office, until O'Clock +. M, o.
the Goth of the present month"; for furnishing and de-
yering 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, anchors, Tanks, and Cambooses viz
CHAIN CABLE IRON.
2,400 fathoms for lst class Shops of war
200 do for Cd class Shops Of war
5000 do for Frigates
1900 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 LIST class Shops of war
Is do for I'd class Shops of war
A. do for Frigates
Ii do for Ships of the line
TANK IRON.
8 sets for Sloops of war
do for Frigates
do for Ships of the Line
CAMBOOSES.
cambooses for Frigates
do for Shops of War
q do for Small vessels
All the aforesaid Iron must be of the best quality
and of American manufacture, without any admix-
tre Of foreign iron, and must be free from all defects
whatever.
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 LIST July
next.
One other third part on or before the lst Novem-
Der next and the balance before the LIST March,
l643
Onethird part of the Tank Iron to be delivered by
LIST June next,
One other third by LIST November next, and the
balance by LIST February, lS43
And If he Ia hall IN hpf
the lst June next and the other half before the
LIST August next.
The offers must be separate and distinct, and en-
dorsed offer for Chain Cable Iron, offer for .4nchor
Iron, offer for Tank Ion or offer for Canboose Iron, Gas
the 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 it proper.
All the aforesaid iron will on 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 or commanding officer OF the said Navy
Yard.
Persons DESTROYS of offering to furnish the said
iron, any portion thereof, Should further infor-
nation be required to enable them 10 make their Of
fers,) are referred to the commandant command
ing officer of the Navy Yard, Washington, District Of
Columbia
To those persons whose offers may be accepted par
tcular schedules, drawings and models, descriptive
required for each object will be furnished by the
Commissioners Of the Navy, when contracts are pre-
pared for execution.
Bonds, with two approved sureties, will be required
in one-third the amount of the contracts and ten
per centum in addition Of the amount Of all bills will
be retained collateral security for the faithful per-
Torrance of the contracts, which will only be paid
on their satisfactory completion. And ninety per
centum Of all deliveries will be paid bills properly
authenticated according to the provisions of the
tracts within thirty days after their presentation to
the Navy Agent The offers must state at what
agency the contractor may desire payment to be
made. @
In of failure on the part of the contractor to
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 defcen
ces and any of cost the price agreed to
be paid by the contract shall be charged to and paid
by the contractor.
lF To be published twice week in the
National Integencer, Madsonian, Army and Ma
Wy Chronicle, and Globe, District of Column
ba; and three times week in the New York
Commercial Advertiser and New York Express
North American and Pennsylvania Reporter, at
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Baltimore Sun, and
Baltimore American Maryland; Richmond Enquirer,
Virginia. mar e-2tawtd