The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-17
PROPOSALS FOR IRON.
NAVY COMMISSIONER OFFICE,

NAVY CORNERSTONE OFFICE,
MARCH 5th lS42.
| d ROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed will be re-
i ceived at this office, until 3 O'Clock P. NJ, of
the Goth of the present month"; for furnishing and de-
livering 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
i Chain Gables, .fnchors, Tanks, and Cnbooses, viz
CHAIN CABLE IRON
2,400 fathoms for lst class Shops of war
1000 do for I'd class Shops Of war
5000 do for Frigates
i 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 1st class Shops of
l6 do for I'd class Shops of
40 do for Frigates
/ re do for Ships of the line
TANK IRON
s sets for Shops of
| DO for Frigates
| 10 for Ships of the Line
CAMBOOSES.
| &C lmbooses for Frigates
| do for Shops of War
| do for Small vessels
| All 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 to be in the following proportio
and at the following stated periods viz.
|
chor Iron to be delivered on before the lst July
next
One other third part on be re the LIST Novem-
Der next, and the balance before the LIST March
| lS43
One-third part of the Tank Iron to be delivered by
| lst June next.
One other third by LIST November next, and the
balance by Isl February, ls43
And of the Camboose Iron, one-halt on or before
the ls June next and the other half or before the
| LIST August next.
| The offers must be separate and distinct, and en-
dorsed, offer for Chain Cable Iron, offer for 4nchor
Hon offer for Tank Iron, offer for CdmbooSe Hon
the case ma, 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 ltproper,
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
commandan' commanding Officer of the sand Navy
Yard.
Persons DESTROYS of offering to furnish the said
iron or any portion thereof, Should further infor
nation be required to enable them 10 make their of
fers) are re ierred to the commandant 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 70 each object, will be furnished by the
Commissioners of the Navy, when contracts pre-
Bonds, it'll two approved sureties, will be required
in one-thiid the amount Of the contracts, aud ten
per centum in addition of the amount OF all bllis WIN
be retained collateral security for the al'iui per
Torrance Of the contracts, which VIII only be paid
on their satisfactory completion And ninety Per
centum Of all deliveries will be paid on bills properly
authenticated according TO the provisions OF the con
tracts within thirty days after their presentation TO
the Navy Agent The offers must state at what
agency III contractor may desire payment TO b.
made
In case If failure on the part of the conryc tor 10
furnish a. ldelver the aforesaid iron of the quality
and al the times specified above, the officers agents
at the IA yYard shall be authorized TO purchase such
quantities may be necessary to supply the dcfcieu
cies; and any excess Of cost the price agreed to
be paddy the contract shall be charged to and pad
by the Coz tractor
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