The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-06
FLAX AND COTTON vAss-COPPER
AND IRON.


BUREAU OF Cow, EouIp., & REPAIR
Goth March, I643
PROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau, un-
Il I'll 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:
AT brooklyn, Mem York
45O bolts Flax Canvass, No. 3-each bolt to con-
tain 40 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh IS
pounds.
tain so yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh "a
pounds.
: 50 bolts Cotton Canvass, No. 9--each bolt to con-
tain 50 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh %
pounds.
100 bolts Cotton Canvass, No lO-each bolt to con-
tain SO yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh 26
pounds.
And at Gosport, Virginia
100 bolts Flax Canvass, No. g. each bolt to contain
40 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh IS
pounds.
25 bolts Cotton Canvass, No. 2-each bolt to con-
tain 50 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh AZ
pounds.
IS 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. IO-each bolt to con-
tain SO yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh &c
pounds.
The flax canvass TO be of the best quality ,ca,er
rofed fax, manufactured in the best style OF work
manshp the flax to be well hatchelled and free from
tow, the yarn TO be freed from mucage by boiling it
IN weak lie before il is woven-and woven without
starch or szing-yarns 10 be double threaded slight
ly twisted; each bolt to have blue thread woven
throughout So inch from the sewage.
The cotton canvass to be of the best quality of ma
terials and workmanship, each bolt to have a blue
thread woven throughout at the following distances
from the selvage, viz: No. 2, 10 inch; No. g. SO
inch No. &, 3-S inch and Nos and 10, 7-S inch
Said canvass must conform to the samples of the
same at the respective Navy Yards be subject TO such
tests and inspection the Chief of said Bureau may
direct authorize, and he in all respects to his en-
tire satisfaction to the satisfaction of the Com
mandanis Of the said Navy Yards, respectively.
Proposals will, also, be received at this Bureau
til O'clock p m, Of Both April next, for furnish
ing and delivering at the respective Navy Yards at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Chsrlestown, Massa-
chusetts; Brooklyn New York Philadelphia WASH
.mg District Of Columbia; Gosport, Virginia; and
the Baltimore Naval Station, such quantities Of
Bolt and sheet copper. and
Round fiat, 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 are referred
to the respective Commandments and Navy Agents for
the particular sizes and description that will be re-
CURED These articles, also, to be subject such
tests and inspection the Chief Of said Bureau may
direct or authorize, and be entirely tn his satisfac
ton, satisfactory 10 the respective Commandments.
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense of
the Contractor and the articles must conform TO the
stipuaions and conditions Of The contracts 10 be en-
tered into.
To be published three times week in the follow
ing papers only, viz Madsonian and Intelhge nee r.
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
MIA.
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