The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-04
FLAX AND COTTON CANv ASS-COPPER
AND IRON.


BUREAU Con-, EouIr., & RErAlR,
29h March, lS43
PROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau, I'M
j. til O'Clock, p. m, of the Both April next for
furnishing and delivering by the LIST September next
at the Navy Yards Brooklyn, New York, and Cos
port Virginia, respectively the following quantities
of Flax and Cotton Canvass, viz:
Al Brooklyn, New York.
$50 bolts Flax Canvass, No. 3-each bolt to con-
tain 40 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh IS
pounds.
so bolts Cotton Canvass, No each bolt to con-
tain SO yards. be 20 inches wide, and weigh "a
pounds
so bolts Cotton Canvass, No. 9-each bolt to con-
tain so yards, be 30 inches wide, and weigh %
pounds.
100 bolts Cotton Canvass, No. l0--each bolt to
tain SO yards, be 30 inches wide, and weigh 26
pounds.
And at Gosport, Virginia.
100 bolts Flax Canvass, No. 3-each bolt to contain
40 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh IS
pounds
25 bolts Cotton Canvass, No 2-each bolt to
tain SO yards, be 90 inches wide, and weigh AZ
pounds
25 bolts Cotton Canvass, No 3--each bolt to con-
tain SO yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh 40
pounds
80 bolts Cotton Canvass, No l0--each bolt to con-
tain SO yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh 26
pounds.
The flax canvass to be of the best quality pafer
rotted flax, manufactured in the best style of work
manship, the flax to be well hacheed and free from
tow the yarn TO be freed from mucilage by boiling it
in weak lie before il is woven-and woven without
starch or szing-yarns to be double threaded, slight
ly twisted; each bolt to have blue thread
throughout So inch from the selyage.
The cotton to be of the best quality of
terials and workmanship, each bolt to have blue
thread woven throughout at the following distances
from the sclyage, viz No. 2 rs inch No. 3, 56
inch No. 6, 36 inch and Nos and 10, rs inch.
Said canvass must conform to the samples of the
same at the respective Navy Yards be subject such
tests and inspection the Chief of said Bureau may
direct authorize, and be in all respects to his
tire satisfaction, to the satisfaction of the Com
mandants of the said Navy Yards, respectively.
Proposals will also, be received at this Bureau uD-
til o'clock, p m. of 30th April next, for furnish
ing and delivering at the respective Navy Yards at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Charlestown, Massa-
chusetts Brooklyn, New York Philadelphia Wash
ing, District of Columbia Gosport, Virginia; and
the Baltimore Naval Station, such quantities Of
Bolt and sheet copper, and
Round, flat, and square iron,
that may be ordered by the respective Commanding
Officers of said Navy Yards and Naval Station, or by
the Navy Agents respectively, during the year lS43
for the of the Navy Of the United States. Per-
Offering to furnish copper and iron referred
to the respective Commandants and Navy Agents for
the particular sizes and description that VIII be re-
auired. These articles also, to be subject TO such
tests and inspection the Chief of said Bureau may
direct authorize, and be entirely To his satisiac-
ton, satisfactory to the respective Commandments.
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense OF
the Contractors and the articles must conform TO the
stpulatons and conditions of the contracts 10 be en-
tered into.
To be published three times week in the follow
ing papers only, viz Madisonian and Inelligencer,
District Of Columbia Morning Post, Boston, Jour
nal Of Commerce and Morning Post, New York
American Sentinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia
Republican, Baltimore Richmond Enquirer, Virgi-
mia.
March 30-3tawt30th April