The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-17

NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
MARCH 5th, 1912.
| PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be rq-
i ceived at this Office, until o'clock P. M, of
the Goth of the present month"; for furnishing and de-
lvering, 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
Oh. Gables, Anchors, Tanks, and Cansboooce viz
CHAIN CABLE IRON.
g 400 fathoms for LIST class Shops of war
1000 do for ed class Shops of war
5000 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 LIST class Shops of war
l6 do for Cd class Sloops of war
40 do for Frigates
6 do for Ships Of the line
TANK IRON.
sets for Shops of war
DO for Frgates
10 for Ships of the Line
CAMBOOSES
G. 'mbooses for Frigates
do for Shops of War
6 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.
One-thrd the quantity of the Chain Cable and An
Choir Iron TO be delivered on or before the LIST July
next.
One other third part on or 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
LIST June next
One other third by Ist November next, and the
balance by Isl February, lS43.
And of the Camboose Iron, One-half on or before
the LIST June next and the other half or before the
Isl August next
The offers must be separate and distinct, and en-
dorsed offer for Chain Cable Iron, offer for .4nchor
Iron, offer for Tank Iron, offer for Camboose hon Gas
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 iiproper.
All the aforesaid iron will, delivery, be SUBJECT
ed such proofs tests and inspection, as the Board
of Navy Commissioners may authorize or direct
and be entirely satisfactory to them or to the
comma pdan commanding officer OF the said Navy
Yard
Persons DESTROYS of offering to furnish the said
IRON or any portion thereof, SHOULD further infor-
mat ion be required TO enable them 10 make their Of
fers are fcrred TO the commandant or 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
Of the several parts and portions of each KIND OF iron
required 10 each object will be furnished by the
OF wiz" S""'"N'N - r
pared for >ecut,on.
Bonds, ah two approved suretes, will be required
in one-,hna the amount Of the contracts, and Ten
p.r centum in addition OF the amount OF all bs VIII
W. retained as collateral security for the fahiu' per-
formance OF the contracts, which viii only DC Paiu
on their satisfactory completion Ana ninety per
c.ntum Of all deliveries viii be paid on ps properly
authenticated according the provisions Oh tne con
tracts within thirty days after their presentation TO
,he Nav, Agent The offers mus, state at what
ag,nc, N contractor may desire payment to be
made
In case Il failure the part of the contractor to
furnish A. deliver the aforesaid iron of the quality
and at the hmes specified above, the officers or agents
At the Ma Ward shall be authorized to purchase such
quantities may be necessary TO supply the dehcen-
cies and any Of cost the price agreed 70
be padb s the contract shall be charged to and Paid
by the COS tractor. -,
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