The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-10

BUREAU Con-, EQurp., & REPAIR
29th March, l843.
DROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau, UNI
Il Ill o'clock, p. m, Of the 30th 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, New 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 Coach bolt to con-
tain so yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh "a
pounds.
so bolts Cotton Canvass, No. 0-each bot to con-
tain SO yards, be 20 inches wide, and weigh %
pounds.
100 bolts Cotton Canvass, No IO-each bolt TO con-
tain 80 yards, be 20 inches wide and weigh &c
pounds.
And at Gospor Virginia.
100 bolts Flax Canvass, No. Beach bolt to contain
4O yards, be ~ inches wide, and weigh IS
pounds.
25 bolts Cotton Canvass, No. 2-each bolt TO con-
tain 50 yards, be 20 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.
30 bolts Cotton Canvass, No lO--each bolt to con-
tain So yards, be 20 inches WIDE and weigh &c
pounds.
The flax canvass to be of the best quality ,raier
roiied fax, manufactured in the best style Of work
manshp, the flax to be well hachelled 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 szlng-yarns to be double threaded slight
ly twisted; each bolt to have blue thread woven
throughout So inch from the selvage.
The cotton canvass to be of the best quality of ma
q workmanship no IN hav
thread woven throughout at the following distances
from the solvage, viz No. 2, 7-S inch; No g. ! So
inch No. 6, 3-6 inch and Nos 9 and TO- rs 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 en-
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 IN. of Both April next, for furnish
ing and delivering at the respective Navy Yards at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Chsrlestown, Massa-
chuseits; Brooklyn, New York Philadel phia 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 lS43
for the use of the Navy Of the United States. Per-
sons oHeffB 10 iuiuAh copper ana iron are referred
TO the respective Commandments and Navy Agents for
the particular sizes and description that will be re-
CURED. These articles, also, To be subject 10 such
tests and inspection the Chief of said Bureau may
direct or authorize, and be entirely to his satisfoc-
ton, satisfactory TO the respective Commandments.
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense OF
the Contractor; and the articles must conform the
stpulatons and conditions Of the contracts be en-.
tered into.
To be published three times week in the follow
ing papers only, viz Madsonan and lntegencer,
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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