The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-19
CANNON, SHOT, AND SHELLS.
BUREAU or Ordnance AND HYDRoGRAPHY,
I,,y 1914

BUREAU or ORDNARcE AND HYDRoGRAPHY,
july II, 1874
DROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau I'M
4 al 3 O'Clock L. M. Of Monday, the 18th August
next, for furnishing and delivering, IN the proper
tlons and the places herein named, the following
number and description Of Cannon, Shot, and Shells
for the naval service Of the United States, VIZ
N Phsb,ug, Pennsylvania.
eghi-inch chambered Guns, of about 10 900 pounds
each
400 eight-inch solid Shot
300 eight-inch Shells, and
200 stands OF grape Shot for eight inch guns
(To be concluded IN one contract.)
N SacketPs Harbor, Naw York. 8,
10 eight-inch ehambeFed Guns, of about 63 aS
cwt. each
% thirtytwo FOUNDER chambeTed Guns, OF s
about AZ cwt. each
IN Buffalo, .NtU York &c
10 eight.inch chambered Guns, of about 90 Y
cwt each O.
20 thirty-two FOUNDER chambered Guns, Of --y
about AZ cwt each So
N Erie, Pennsylvania.
10 eght-inch chambcred Guns, of about 63 S.s
cwt each 90
25 thirty opounder chambered Guns of 5
about AZ cwt each
AT Nary Yard near .Nsio York
26 thirty-two-pounder ehambered Guns, of about AZ
so thirty two FOUNDER chsmbered Guns of about 81
cwt each
To be included in one contracL)
at Nary Yard al GospOri, Virginia.
"a thirty-twO-pounder chambered Guns, of about ~
SO thlrty-two-pounder chambered Guns, Of about
II cwt each
To be included in contract.)
AT Ndpu Yard near Boston
l. 200 eight-inch Shells
At tie Nary Yard near heto York
200 eight-inch Shells, and To be incIu-
700 nne-pounder solid Shot ded in one
at Nary Yard near Gosport Va contract.
200 eigh-inch Shells, and
800 nine-pounder solid Shot
All the aforesaid guns, shot and shells TO conform
to drawings TO De given by the Bureau of Ordnance
and photography, and are to be subject to such
proofs, tests and inspections the foundry al
which they made, and such further inspections at
the places OF delivery, as may be directed by the
Chief of the Bureau, and to stand such proof tests
and inspections will be entirely to his satsfacton
should one fourth of the number fail in any particu-
lar, at any inspection, the whole lot offered sha
be ejeced, such further tests be applied as may
be deemed necessary and all be delivered by the
| first day Of December 1874
The contractor to provide an appropriate site for
proving the guns.
The proposals must distinctly state the rate per
ton (of 2240 pounds for the guns, and the rate per
pound for the shot and shells, deliverable as above
free OF charges must be sealed and endorsed ''Pro-
posas for furnishing Cannon the Northern lakes ~
"at New ork, !" &c, as the may be.
Bonds, with two approved sureties in one half the
amount OF contract, will be required, 10 be entered
into within fifteen days after the time limited for re-
ceivng bids; and ten per cent. of the amount of all
bills will be retained collateral security for the
faithful performance of the contract which will be
paid only on the satisfactory completion of it and
ninety per cent. of all deliveries made will be paid on
all bills properly authenticated according to the pro-
visions Of the contract, within thirty days after their
presentation to the Navy Agent.
Drawings of the guns and shells will be furnished
the successful bidders by the Bureau and they must
be cast and finished TO conform TO them in every par
ticular. The whole of the guns to be turned, and
the surfaces dressed off and finished perfectly smooth
and TO be cast of the best gun metal no hot blast
metal 10 be SD and the shot to be cast in sand
moulds.
~ To be published three times week in the
National ntelligencer, Madsonian and Globe w ash
lng,on; Morning Gazette, Buffalo New York; Daily
Morning Post, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania /; Morning
Post and Daily Times, Boston; Union and Morning
Post, New York; American Sentinel and Mercury
Ph'ladephia; Sun and Republican, Baltimore; En-
quirer Richmond, Virginia.
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