The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-01
FLAX AND COTTON cANvAss-ooPPER
AND IRON. rN


BusEAu or Cos, EQun., X RKrnR,
29th March, lo43y
PROPOSALS. will be received at this Bureau, un-
al O'Clock, p. m, Of the 18th April next, for
furnishing and delivering by the lst September next
al the Navy Yards Brooklyn, New York and Cos
port Virginia, respectively, the following quantities
OF Flax and Cotton Canvass, viz:
Al Brooklyn, Nelo York.
450 bolts Flax Canvass, No. 3--eaeh bolt TO con
tain 40 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh IS
pounds.
SO bolts Cotton Canvass, No 6-each bolt to con
tain so yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh "a
pounds.
so bolts Cotton Canvass, No. 9--each bot to
tain so yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh %
pounds.
100 bolts Cotton Canvass, No l0-each bolt 10 con-
tain SO yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh 20
pounds
And at Gosport, Virginia.
100 bolts Flax Canvass, No. B. each 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-eaeh bolt To con
tain SO yards, be ~ inches wide, and weigh 40
pounds.
80 bolts Cotton Canvass, No lO-each bolt to con-
tain SO yards, be 20 inches wide and weigh 26
pounds.
The fax canvass to be Of the best quality ,pae,
rOtied fax manufactured in the best style Of work
manshp, the fax to be well hacheled and free from
tow, the yarn TO be freed from mucilage by boiling il
in weak lie before it is woven---and woven without
starch or szingyarns to be double threaded, slight
ly twisted; each bolt to have a blue thread woven
throughout So inch from the selvage.
The cotton canvass TO be Of the best quality of
terials and workmanship, each bolt to have blue
thread woven throughout at the following distances
from he sci viz IN y l 7-S No 1 e.
inch No 6, 38 inch 4; and Nos and 10, 7-S 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
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 18th April next for furnish
ing and delivering at the respective Navy Yards at
Portsmouth,, New Hampshire; Charlestown 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 Yards and Naval Station, by
the Navy Agents. respectively, during the year lS43
for the use 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 to his satsfac
ton, satisfactory to the respective Commandments
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense of
the Contractor and the articles must conform to the
stipuatons and conditions of the contracts 10 be
tered into.
To be published three times week in the follow
ing papers only, viz; Madisonian and Intellgencer,
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, Virgil
mia.
March 30-3tawtl5th April