The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-25
PROPOSALS FOR IRON.

MARCH 9th, 1872.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
i ceiyed at this Office, until o'clock + NJ, 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
Chain Cables .4nchors Tanks, and Canbooses viz.
CHAIN CABLE IRON.
Z, 400 fathoms for LIST class Shops of war
200 do for Cd 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
ANCHOR IRON.
81 anchors for LIST class Shops of war
10 do for I'd class Shops of war
40 do for Frigates
6 do for Ships of the line
TANK IRON.
SETS for Shops of war
do for Frigates
10 for Ships of the Line
CAMBOOSES.
&c ,mbooses 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 ron and must be free from all defects
whatever
The deliveries to be in the following proporto
and at the following stated periods, viz, t
One-third the quantity of the Chain Gable and An
Choir Iron to be delivered on before the lst July
next
One other third part on or be re the LIST Noyem-
Der next and the balance before the LIST March,
lS43.
One-hrd part of the Tank Iron to be delivered by
lst June next.
One other third by lst November next, and the
balance by Isl February, lS43.
And Of the Camboose lron one-half on or before
the LIST 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 hon, otter Jor .4nchor
Iron offer 10, Tank Ion offer for Cunboose 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 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
commandani commanding officer of the said Navy
Yard.
Persons DESTROYS of offering TO furnish the said
iron, or any portion thereof, Should further nior-
nation be required to enable them 10 make their Of
fers,) are re erred TO the commandan 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 70 each object, viii be furnished by the
Commissioners OF the Navy when contracts are pre-
pared for Aecution
Bonds ith two approved sureties will be required
in one-thid 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, Aud ninety per
centum OF all deliveries will be paid on bills properly
authenticated according to the provisions of the con-
tracts, wit hin thirty days after their presentation to
the Navy Agent The offers must state at what
agency tn contractor may desire payment to be
made.
In case IF failure on the part of the contractor to
furnish al deliver the aforesaid iron of the quality
and at the times specified above the officers or agents
at the Ma Ward shall be authorized to purchase such
quantities as may be necessary to supply the dehcien
cies and any of cost over the price agreed to
be paid b, the contract shall be charged to and paid
by the COZ tractor
I{@ To be published twice a week in the
National Intelligenccr, Madisonian, Army and Ma
Wy Chr ncle, and Globe District of Column
bia; and three times week in the New York
Commer al Advertiser and New York Express
North American and Pennsylvania Reporter, al
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Baltimore Sun; and
Baltmoi American, Maryland Richmond Enquirer
Virginia. mar s-2tawtd
DOAKDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR
ID YOUNG LADlES.-M MEC1IEGARAY,
having resumed the charge of her old establishment in
New York, with the view of permanent residence
in the city, respectfully informs her friends and The
public that on the first of May next she will remove
her school from its present location No. 663 Broad
way to the spacious newly erected buildings south
corner Of 9th street opposite Union Park This 81
tuation at the branching of the two great avenues OF
New York, combines the advantages of cltyand
country residence and also of the easiest access by
he daily line of stages starting every five minutes
rom either point of the two main streets.
Circulars at Messrs. Berard and Mondons, SO
CORTLAND street and at Roe Lockwood's All Broad
way. mar S'2n
wv ASHINGTON HOUSE, No 223 Chestnut