The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-03
FLAX AND COTTON CANvAsS-COPPER
AND IRON.
BUREAU OF Con-, EeuIP., s REPAIR,
18th March, lS43

BUREAU OF Con, EquIP., s. RErAR,
18th March, l643.
PROPOSALS. will be received at this Bureau, I'M
i I'll 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;
Al Brooklyn, NeW York.
$50 bolts Flax Canvass, No 3--each bolt to con
tain 40 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh IS
so bolts Cotton Canvass No 6-each bolt to con-
tain so yards, be 20 inches WIDE and weigh "a
pounds.
50 bolts Cotton Canvass, No. 9-each bot to con-
tain % yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh %
pounds.
100 bolts Cotton Canvass, NJ. lO-each bolt TO con-
tain 50 yards, be - inches WIDE and weigh 26
pounds.
And at Gosport Iirginid.
100 bolts Flax Canvass No. 3-each bolt to contain
40 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh 80
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 30 inches wide, and weigh 40
pounds
- bolts Cotton Canvass, No lO-cach bolt 10
tain 50 yards, be % inches wide and weigh 20
pounds.
The fax canvass TO be Of the best quality irafer
roiied Hax, manufactured in the best style Of work.
manshp, the flax to be well hatcheled and free from
tow the yarn TO be freed from mucilage by boiling
in weak lic before IT is woyen--and woven without
starch or szIng-yarns TO be double threaded, slight
ly twisted each bolt to have blue thread woven
throughout 5S nch from the selyage
The cotton canvass To be Of the best quality OF ma.
terals and workmanship, each bolt TO have n blue
thread woven throughout at the following distances
from the sewage viz: No. 2 | is inch No. 3, So
inch No. 6, 80 inch and Nos 9 and TO- IS inch.
SAID canvass must conform 20 the samples Of the
same at the respective Navy ards be subject TO such
tests and inspection the Chief Of said Bureau may
direct or authorize and be in all respects to his
tire satisfaction or To the satisfaction Of the Com
mandants of the said Navy Yards, respectively
Proposals will also, be received at this Bureau I'M
Ill 2 o'clock D. IN OF 3Olh April nest, for furnish
ing aud delivering at the respective Navy Yards at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Charlestown, Massa-
chusetts BROOKLYN New York Philadolph Wash
ing District Of Columbia Gospor, 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 1SiJ,
for the use Of the Navy Of the United States. Per
sons offering furnish copper and iron are referred
10 the respective Commandments and Navy Agents for
The particular sizes and description that will be
auircd. These articles also, TO be subject TO such
tests and inspection the Chief Of said Bureau may
direct or authorize and be entirely IN his saiisfac-
ton or satisfactory 10 the respective Commandments.
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense Of
the Contractor; and the articles must conform to the
stpulation and conditions Of the contracts TO be en-.
tered into.
To be published three times week 70 the follow
ing papers oniy, viz Madisonian and intenigencer'
D,s,riea, 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 3O-3tawt3Oth April