The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-22
PROPOSALS FOR IRON.


NAVY CoMMIssIoNERs OFFIcE,
MARCH 5th, 1912.
DROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
Il ceiyed at this office, until o'clock p. NJ, of
the 10th of the present month"; for furnishing and de-
lyering 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 Gables, .4nchors Tanks, and Canbooses, viz.
CHAIN CABLE IRON.
. ,4OO fathoms for LIST class Shops of war
200 do for I'd class Shops OF war
5000 do for Frigates Il
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.
81 anchors for LIST class Shops of war
l6 do for ID class Shops 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.
&c 'nbooses 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 proportio
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 ls July
next.
One other third part on or be re the lst Novem-
Der next and the balance before the ls March,
lS43
One-third part of the Tank Iron to be delivered by
LIST June next.
One other third by lst November next, and the
balance by Isl February, l843.
And Of the Camboose Iron, one-haf on or before
the ls June next and the other half or before the
1st August next
The offers must be separate and distinct and en-
dorsed, offer for Chain Cable IRON, otter for inehor
Iron, offer for Tank IRON, offer for Caboose hon as
the 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 1proper.
All the aforesaid iron will, delivery be subject
ed to such proofs tests and Inspection as the Board
of Navy Commissioners may authorize or direct,
and must BE- entirely satisfactory to them or to the
commandan or commanding officer of the said Navy
Yard
Persons DESTROYS of offering to furnish the said
iron, or any portion thereof Should further lnior-
mat ion be required to enable them TO make their OIL
fers) are re lerred to the commandant 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, will be furnished by the
Commissioners of the Navy, when contracts are pre-
pared for Aecution.
Bonds it'll two approved sureties, will be required
| in one-thd the amount of the contracts, and ter
per cenum in addition of the amount of all bills vii
be retained as collateral security for the faithful per-
| Torrance Of the contracts which will only be Paic
on their satisfactory completion. And ninety pei
centum of all deliveries will be paid bills properly
authenticated according to the provisions OF the con
tracts within thirty days after their presentation
the Navy Agent. The offers must state at wha
agency til : contractor may desire payment TO bt
made
In case If failure the part of the contractor to
furnish a, il deliver the aforesaid iron of the qualt,
and at the times specified above, the officers agents
at the Ma yYard shalbe authorized to purchase suci
quantities as may be necessary to supply the dehcen
ces and any of cost over the price agreed t.
be paidb, the contract shall be charged to and pat
i by thee o, tractor.
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