The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-30
PROPOSALS FOR IRON.

NAVY CoMMIssIoNER's OFFIcE,
March 9Th, ls42
DROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be- re-
i ceyed at this Office until O'Clock + VI o.,
the 10Th OF the present month"; for furnishing and de-
liverng, al the Navy Yard, Washington, District Of
Columbia, free Of charge TO the United States all N,
Iron required in the construction of the following
Cham Gables, .fnch0rS, Tanks and CdIib0oseS, VIZ
CHAIN CABLE IRON
2,400 fathoms for lst class Shops of war
200 do for I'd class Shops OF war
5000 do for Frigates
200 do for Ships of the Line
Addition TO sheet cables for ships al
63O do the line and frigaes, IN lengths oi
I AS fathoms
ANCHOR IRON
81 anchors for lst class Shops of war
l6 do for I'd class Shops of war
40 do for Frigates
| q do for Ships of the line
TANK IRON
sets for Sloops of war
q do for Frgates
10 for Ships of the Line
CAMBOOSES
G. mbooses for Frgates
q 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
tre of foreign iron, and must be free from all defect,
whatever
The deliveries TO be in the following proportio
and at the following stated periods, viz.
One-thrd the quantity of the Chain Gable and An
Choir Iron to be delivered before the Isl July
next.
One other third part on or be the lst Noyem-
Der next and the balance or before the lst March
lS43.
One-thrd 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, l643.
And Of the Camboose Iron one-half on OF before
the lst June next and the other half before the
LIST August next
dorsed, offer for Chain Cable Lon Qdtr jon .inchoi
Iron, ofer 70, Tank Iron, offer for Canboose Ion as
the may Beg 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 tproper.
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 tic
commandan' commanding officer Of the sand n yy
Yard
Persons DESTROYS of offering to furnish the said
IRON or any portion thereof, Should further lnort
mat ion be required to enable them TO make their Of
iers,) are re erred to the commaEdant or command
ing officer of the Navy Yard, Washington, District
Columbia r
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 De furnished by Me
Commissioners of the Navy, when contracts pre-
pared for Aecution.
Bonds, " It'll two approved sureties, will be required
in one-thnd 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 he paid
on their satisfactory completion And ninety PEI
centum OF all deliveries will be paid on bills property
authenticated according to the provisions OF the con
tracts, within thirty days after their presentation 10
the Navy Agent, The offers must state at what
agency tn contractor may desire payment TO be
made
In If failure the part of the contractor To
furnish deliver the aforesaid iron of the quality
and at the times specified above the officers agent,
al the Ma Ward shall be authorized to purchase suel
quantities as may be necessary to supply the decen
cies and any excess of cost the price agreed
be paid bs the contract shall be charged to and pad
by thecoi tractor
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