The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-27
FLAX AND COTTON CANvAsS-COPPER
AND IRON.
BUREAU OF Con-, EaUIP., & REPAIR,
Doth March ISd2

BUREAU OF CON- EQUIP., & REPAIR,
29th March, lS43.
PROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau I'M
i ill O'Clock, p. m, of the 30th 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, Nep 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 Coach bolt to CON
tain so yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh "a
pounds.
tain so yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh 2S
pounds.
100 bolts Cotton Canvass, No. l0-each bolt to con-
tain so yards be 20 inches wide, and weigh 26
pounds.
and at Gosport, TirgiRid.
100 bolts Flax Canvass, No. Beach bolt TO contain
40 yards, be 20 inches wide, and 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 so yards be 20 inches wide, and weigh 40
pounds.
30 bolts Cotton Canvass, No IO-each bolt to con-
tain SO yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh 26
pounds
The flax canvass TO be OF the best quality ,raer
roued fax, manufactured in the best style Of work
manship, the flax to be well hatcheled and free from
tow the yarn 10 be freed from mucilage by boiling II
in weak lie before II is woyen-and woven without
starch sizngyarns to be double threaded, slight
ly twisted each bolt to have blue thread woven
throughout | So inch from the selyage.
The cotton canvass to be Of the best quality Of ma
terias and workmanship, each bolt to have a blue
thread woven throughout al the following distances
from fha .lyav xiz M Is Iushs q 1 ~
inch No. g. 3S inch F.; and Nos. and 10, 7-6 inch.
Said canvass must conform to the samples OF the
at the respective Navy Yards be subject TO such
tests and inspection the Chief Of said Bureau may
direct or authorize, and be in all respects to his en-
tire satisfaction, TO the satisfaction Of the Com
mandants Of the said Navy Yards, respectively
Proposals will, also, be received at this Bureau I'M
ill O'Clock, p. m, OF 30th April next, for furnish
ing and delivering at the respective Navy Yards at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Chsrestown, 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, fiat and square iron,
that may be ordered by the respective Commanding
Officers of said Navy Yalds and Naval Station, by
the Navy Agents. respectively, during the year ls43,
for the use of the Navy Of the United States, Per-
sons offering to furnish copper and iron referred
TO the respective Commandments and Navy Agents FOE
the particular sizes and description that will be re-
ouired These articles also, TO tie subject 10 such
tests and inspection the Chief Of said Bureau may
direc, or authorize and be entirely 10 his satisfac
ton or satisfactory TO the respective Commandments
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense OF
the Contractor and the articles must conform TO the
stpulations and conditions Of the contracts 10 be en-
tered into.
To be published three times a week in the follow
ing papers only, viz Madisonian and Intelligencer
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, Virg
mia.
March 30-3tawt30th April