The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-19
PROPOSALS FOR IRON

NAVY CoMMls sloNER's OFFicE
MARCH 9Th, ls42
PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed, will be re
i ceyed at this office, until 3 O'Clock 7. NJ, of
the Goth Of the present month"; for furnishing and de
liverng, at the Navy Yard, Washington, District Of
Columbia free of charge to the United States, all The
Iron required in the construction of the following
Cham Cables .4nchors Tanks, and CanibooSeS, VIZ
- CHAIN CABLE IRON.
2 400 fathoms for LIST class Soops of war
1000 do for I'd class Shops of war
5000 do for Frigates
100 do for Ships of the Line
>da,i.. - sheet cables for ship, 81
$50 do. the line and frgates, in length. q
As fathoms
ANCHOR IRON.
81 anchors for lst class Shops of war
is do for I'd class Shops of war
40 do for Frigates
do for Ships of the line
TANK IRON
sets for Shops of war
do for Frigates
10 for Ships of the Line
CAMBOOSES
,nbooses for Frgates
6 do for Shops of War
6 do for Small vessels
All the aforesaid Iron must be OF the best qusIt,
and OF American manufacture, without any admin
ture of foreign iron, and must be free from all defects
whatever.
The deliveries to be in the following proporto
and at the following stated periods, viz
One-third the quantity of the Chain Gable and Al
Choir Iron to be delivered on or before the Isl July
next.
One other third part on or be re the Isl No,en.
Der next and the balance or before the lst March
lS43.
One-hird part of the Tank Iron to be delivered b>
lst June next.
One other third by lst November next, and the
balance by Isl February, ls43.
And OF the Camboose Iron, one-half on befor,
the ls June next, and the other half before the
lst August next.
The offers must be separate and distinct and en-
dorsed, offer for Chain Cable Iron, offer for .inc4u
IRON, offer 70, Tank Iron, offer for Cboose Iron, ca
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 NatN
should deem liproper.
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
or commanding officer of the said Navy
Yard.
Persons DESTROYS of offering to furnish the said
iron, or any portion thereof, should further nfor
nation be required to enable them 10 make their Of
ers,) are relerred TO the commardant or command
ng officer Of the Navy Yard, Washington, District Of
To those persons whose offers may be accepted par
ocular schedules, drawings and models, descriptive
IF the several parts and portions of each kind of iron
required 70 each object, will be furnished by the
Commissioners of the Navy. when contracts are pre-
pared for Aecuton.
Bonds,w it'll two approved sureties, will be required
n one-thild the amount of the contracts, and ten
Der centum in addition of the amount of all bills wlll
DC retained collateral security for the faithful per.
ormance Of the contracts, which will only be paid
IN their satisfactory completion. And ninety per
entum Of all deliveries will be paid on bills propcrl,
according to the provisions of the con
racts, within thirty days after their presentation 10
he Navy Agent. The offers must state at what
gency III : contractor may desire payment 10 p
made
In case If failure the part of the contractor 20
umish deliver the aforesaid iron OF the qualltN
md at the times specified above, the officers or agents
Il the Ma Ward shall be authorized TO purchase -cb
quantities as may be necessary TO supply the dehcle
les and any excess of cost over the price agreed
e paid b. the contract shall be charged to and pad
y the tractor.
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