The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-13
FLAX AND COTTON CANvASS-COPPER
AND IRON.

BUREAU OF Con-, EauIp., x REPAIR,
18th March, lS43
PROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau I'M
i Ill 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, Ner 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 20 inches wide, and weigh "a
pounds.
50 bolts Cotton Canvass, No. each bot TO con-
tain SO yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh %
pounds.
100 bolts Cotton Canvass, M. lO-sach bolt TO con-
tain 80 yards, be % inches wide, and weigh 90
pounds.
And al Gosport, Iirginid.
100 bolts Flax Canvass, No. leach bolt to contain
40 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh IS
% bolts Cotton Canvass, No. 2-each bolt to con-
tain 50 yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh ~
pounds.
tain so yards, be 10 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 26
pounds.
The flax canvass to be Of the best quality ,cater
rotied flax, manufactured in the best style of work
manshp, the flax To be wei hatcheled and free from
tow, the yarn TO be freed from muciIage by boiling il
in weak lie before ii is woven-and woven without
starch szIng-yarns TO be double threaded, slight
ly twisted; each bolt to have blue thread woven
throughout So inch from the selvage.
The cotton canvass be Of the best quality Of ma
terals and workmanship, each bolt to have blue
from the soIvage viz: No. 2, 7-S inch No. g. So
inch No. 6, IS inch and Nos. and 10, 7-S inch
Said canvass must conform 10 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 10 his
tire satisfaction, or the satisfaction Of the Com
mandants Of the said Navy Yards, respectively.
Proposals will, also, be received at this Bureau
Ill O'Clock, p m, of Goth April next, for furnish
ing and delivering at the respective Navy Yards at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Charles,own, Ma,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, Hat, and square iron,
tina, may be ordered by the respective Commanding
Officers of said Navy Yard. and Naval Station or by
the Navy Agents, respectively during the year IS43
for the use OF TIE 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 re-
quired These articles, also, TO be subject to such
tests and inspection the Chief Of said Bureau may
direct authorize and be entirely IN his satsfac-
ton, or satisfactory TO the respective Commandments.
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense OF
the Contractor; and the articles must conform TO the
stpus,ions and conditions Of the contracts 10 be
tered INTO.
To be published three times week IN the follow
ing papers oniu, viz Madsonian and lntelligsncer,
D,stric, of Columbia Morning Post, Boston; Jour
nal Of Commerce and Morning Post, New york
American Sentinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia
Republican, Baltimore Richmond Enquirer, Nrgi-
MIA.
March 3o-3tawt30h April