The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-08
FLAX AND COTTON cANvAss-CoPPER
AND IRON.

BUREAU OF Cox, EoUIp., & REPAIR.
29th March, l843.
DROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau, un-
I'll o'clock, p. m, of the Goth April next, for
furnishing and delivering, by the list September next
al the Navy Yards Brooklyn, New York and Cos
port, Virginia. respectively, the following quantities
of Flax and Cotton Canvass, viz:
At Brooklyn, Nep 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, 81
pounds.
SO bolts Cotton Canvass No. 9-each bot to con-
tain SO yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh %
pounds.
100 bolts Cotton Canvass, No l0--each bolt to
tain so yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh 20
pounds.
And at Gosport, Virginia.
100 bolts Flax Canvass, No. 3-each bolt to contain
40 yards, be 90 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.
IS bolts Cotton Canvass, No. Beach 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 uaier
rotted flax, manufactured in the best style of work
manshp the flax be well hatchelled and free from
tow, the yarn to be freed from mucage by boiling it
in weak lie before it is woveD-and woven without
starch or szlng-yarns 10 be double threaded, slight
ly twisted; each bolt to have blue thread woven
throughout 1 So inch from the selvage.
The cotton canvass to be of the best quality of ma
terials and workmanship, each bolt to have blue
thread woven throughout at the following distances
from the selvage, viz No. g / 7-S inch No. g. So
inch No. 6, 3S inch and Nos. 9 and 10, 7-S 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 I'M
Ill o'clock, p. m, of 30h April next, for furnish
ing and delivering at the respective Navy Yards at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Charlestown, Massa-
chusetts; Brooklyn, New York Philadolp hia 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 Yards and Naval Station or by
the Navy Agents, respectively, during the year IS43
for the use of the Navy Of the United States. Per-
sons offering TO furnish copper and iron are referred
to the respective Commandments and Navy Agents for
the particular sizes and description that will be
qured. 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 satislac-
tion satisfactory TO the respective Commandments.
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense OF
the Contractor; and the articles must conform the
spulations and conditions Of the contracts be
tered into.
To be published three times week in the follow
! ing papers only, viz MadisoDlan and lntegencer,
District Of Columbia Morning Post, Boston Jour
nal Of Commerce and Morning Post, New York
American Sentinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia
Republican, Baltimorej Richmond Enquirer, Virgi.
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