The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-31
FLAX AND COTTON oANvAss-copPER
AND IRON


BuRrAu on Con, Eaup., & RErNR,
29th March, l643
PROPOSALS. will be received at this Bureau un-
Il al o'clock p. m, Of the 18th April next for
furnishing and delivering, by the lst September ext,
at the Navy Yards Brooklyn, New York, and Cos
port, Virginia, respectively, the following quantities
of Flax and Cotton Canvass, viz;
Al brooklyn, Neo York.
$50 bolts Flax Canvass, No. 3-eaoh bolt 10 CON
tain 4O yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh 35
so bolts Cotton Canvass, No G-each bolt TO con
tain SO yards. be 20 inches wide, and weigh "a
pounds
so bolts Cotton Canvass, No. 9-each bot to CON
tain so yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh %
100 bolts Cotton Canvass, No. l0-each bolt to con-
tain 50 yards, be 20 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, aud weigh IS
pounds
25 bolts Cotton Canvass, No. 2-each bolt to con-
tain SO yards be 20 inches wide, and weigh AZ
pounds
25 bolts Cotton Canvass, No. 3-each bolt to con
tain 50 yards be 30 inches wide, and weigh 40
pounds.
tain 50 yards be 20 inches wide, and weigh 26
pounds
The fax canvass to be Of the best quality rafer
roed flax, manufactured in the best style of work
manship, the fax TO be well hatcheled and free from
tow the yarn to be freed from mucilage by boiling 1t
in weak lie before it is woven--and woven without
starch sizngyarns TO be double threaded, slight
Iy twisted; each bolt to have blue thread woven
throughout So inch from the selvage
The cotton canvass to be of the best quality Of ma
terias and workmanship, each bolt to have a blue
thread woven throughout AT the following distances
from the sovage, viz: No. 2, 7S inch No. 3, SO
inch No. g. 38 inch and Nos. and 10, rs inch.
Said canvass must conform to the samples of the
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
til o'clock, p. m, Of 18th April next for furnish
ing and delivering at the respective Navy Yards at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Charestown, 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, 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 are referred
to the respective Commandments and Navy Agents for
the particular sizes and description that will be re-
quHeu. lhese artic'es aiso, 10 pe suoJect W sue"
and inspection the Chief of said Bureau may
direct authorize and be entirely to his satisiac-
tion satisfactory TO the respective Commandments
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense OF
the Contractor and the articles must conform to the
spulations and conditions of the contracts TO be en-
tered into.
To be published three times week in the follow
ing papers only, viz Madisonan and lDtelligencer
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, Virgil
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