The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-07
FLAX AND COTTON CANvAss-COPPER
AND IRON.


BUREAU OF Con-, EQUIr., & REPAIR
29th March, l843.
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 LIST 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, New York.
$50 bolts Flax Canvass, No. 3-each bolt to con-
tain 40 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh IS
pounds
tain SO yards, be ~ 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 lO-sach bolt TO con-
tain SO yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh &c
pounds.
And at Gosport, Tirginid
100 bolts Flax Canvass, No. 3-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 90 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 50 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh 26
pounds.
The flax canvass to be of the best quality water
rotted flax, 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 or sizng-yarns to be double threaded slight
ly twisted each bolt to have blue thread woven
throughout SO inch from the selvage.
The cotton to be of the best quality of ma
terals and workmanship each bolt to have blue
thread woven throughout at the following distances
from the selvage, viz No. 3 10 inch; No. g. So
inch No 6, 38 inch and Nos. 8 and 10, 10 inch
Said canvass must conform to the samples Of the
at the respective Navy Yards be subject 10 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
til o'clock, p. M OF 3Oth April next, for furnish
ing and delivering at the respective Navy Yards at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire; CharlestowD, 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, flat, 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 lS43
for the of the Navy of the United States. Per-
offering TO furnish copper and iron referred
TO the respective Commandments and Navy Agents Tor
the particular sizes and description that will be re-
CURED. These articles, Also to be subject TO such
tests and inspection the Chief Of said Bureau may
direct authorize, and be entirely tn his satsfac
ton, satisfactory TO the respective Commandants
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense OF
the Contractor and the articles must conform TO the
stpulaons and conditions Of the contracts 10 be
tered into.
To be published three times week in the follow
ing papers only, viz: Madsonian 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
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