The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-11
FLAX AND COTTON CANvASS-COPPER
AND IRON.


BUREAU OF Con-, EQuyp., & REPAIR,
Goth March, l643..
PROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau, un-
l. til o'clock, p m, of the 30th April next, for
furnishing and delivering, by the lst 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, Ne,O York.
$50 bolts Flax Canvass, No 3-each bolt to con-
tain 40 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh IS
50 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 bot to con-
tain 50 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh %
pounds.
100 bolts Cotton Canvass, No. IO-sach bolt to con-
tain SO yards, be 30 inches wide, and weigh Is
pounds
And at Gosport, Virginia.
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 50 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.
80 bolts Cotton Canvass No l0--each bolt to con-
tain so yards, be 20 inches wide and weigh 26
pounds.
The fax canvass to be Of the best quality tcater
rotied 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 it is woven-and woven without
starch siZng-yarns to be double threaded slight
ly 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
terials and workmanship, each bolt to have a blue
thread throughout at the following distances
from the solvage, viz; No. 2 7-S inch No 3, So
inch No. 6, 3S inch and Nos and 10, 7-S inch.
Said canvass must conform to the samples of the
at the respective Navy Yards be ject 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 I'M
til o'clock, p m, Of 30th April next for furnish
ing and delivering at the respective Navy Yards at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Chsrlestown, 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 fat, 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 Is43
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 will be
quired. These articles, ALSO to be subject TO such
tests and inspection the Chief Of said Bureau may
direct authorize, and be entirely IN his satsfac
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 Madisonisn and lntelhgencer,
District Of Columbia Morning Post, Boston Jour
nal Of Commerce and Morning Post New York ;
American Sentinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia I;
Republican, Baltimore Richmond Enquirer, Virgil
mia.
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