The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-29
FLAX AND COTTON CANvAsS-COPPER
AND IRON

Bureau OF Con-, EauIr., s REPAIR,
18th March, l643.
PROPOSALS. will be received at this Bureau, up-
L til 3 O'Clock. D. m, Of the 30th April next, for
furnishing and delivering, by the ist 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, Nen York.
$50 bolts Flax Canvass, No 3--each bolt to con-
pounds.
50 bolts Cotton Canvass, No Coach bolt to con-
tain so yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh "a
pounds.
tain 50 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh 2s
pounds.
100 bolts Cotton Canvass, M. l0-each bolt TO con-
tain so yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh &c
pounds.
And OF Gosporf, Virginia.
100 bolts Flax Canvass, No. 3-each bolt to contain
40 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh IS
pounds
o5 bolts Cotton Canvass No. 2-each bolt to con
tain 50 yards, be 20 inches wide, aad weigh AZ
pounds.
a5 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 l0-each bolt TO con
tain so yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh 2G
pounds.
The fax canvass to be Of The best quality nafer
roed fax, manufactured in the best style of work
manship the fax to be well batchelcd and free from
tow the yarn TO be freed from mucllage by boiling 1t
in weak lic before it is woven--and woven without
starch szng-yarns 10 be double threaded, slight
" twisted; each bolt to have blue thread woven
throughout | 5-S nch from the sevsge.
The cotton canvass to be Of the best quality Of ma
terias and workmanship, each bolt 10 have tlue
thread throughout at the following distances
from the solvage, vizi No. 2, rs inch; No 3, SIS
inch No G. 80 inch and Nos. aud 10, 10 inch.
SAID canvass must conform to the samples OF the
at the respective Navy Yards, be subject such
tests and nspection as the Chief Of said Bureau may
direct or authorize, and he in all respects to his
tire satisfaction, To the satisfaction OF the Com
mandans Of the said Navy Yards, respectively.
Proposals WILL ALSO be received at this Bureau I'M
Ill O'Clock, p m, OF Both April nert for furnish
ing and delivering at the respective Navy Yards al
Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Cbsrlcstown, hla.sa-
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, ard square iron,
that may be ordered by the respective Commanding
Officers Of said Navy Yards and Naval Sta,,os o, by
the Navy Agents, respectively, during the year 1913
for the use Of the Navy Of the United States Fer
offering to furnish copper and IRON are referred
To the respective Commandments and Navy Agents for
the particular sizes and description that viii be re
o,rircd These articles, also, to be subject 10 such
tests and inspection the Chief Of sud Bureau may
direct or authorize and be entirely IN has satsfse-
ton or satisfactory 10 the respective Commandments
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense OF
the Contrsclor and the articles must coofora 20 the
.,ipuaons and conditions OF the contracts 10 be en-
tered INTO.
TO be published three times week IN the follow
ing papers Only, viz Nadison'sn and in'engenoer'
D,.,rict of Columbia Morning Post, Boston Jour
nal OF Commerce and Morning Post, New York
American Sentinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia
Republican, Baltimore; Richmond Enquirer, Nirgi
MA.
March 3O--3tawi30tb April