The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-03

Each cable To be OF one hundred and fifty iahom All
of the said iron be entirely of American manuiac-
mre OF the best quality free from admixure OF foreign ron
II must be hammered from blooms into rough bars That
for the links mast then be CUT piled and rolled about
inch in thickness then again cut piled and rolled 10 the
CURED sizes and QUITO the required lengths That portion
for the hackles, swivels, boxes, and pins, all be
wrought under the hammer 10 sizes and shapes which VIII
be furnished 70 the eonaetor The Whole must be dev
edges other defects subject To such proofs and tests as
sacon OF The commandment OF the said hayward or
chief of the bureau II will not be received viii
be subjected and proof unless satisfactory evidence
is produced the commandment OF the yard that il has been
manufactured as herein required
must be delivered before the fifteenth day OF August
next, for another third OF all said cables before the
first day Of May Isis sepante proposals viii be received
for the iron embraced in each OF the said times of delivery
Persons DESTROYS OF offering furnish the said iron,
any portion thereof, (sond further information be required
enable them make their olers,) referred the
mandani commanding officer OF the navyyard Washing
ton, District Of Columbia.
To those persons whose offers be accepted paricu.
lar schedules drawings and models descriptive OF e
e parts and portions of each kind of iron required will be
furnished when contracts are prepared for execution
one-thrd the amount of the contracts and per cenum
in addition OF the amount Of all bills viii be retained as
collateral security for the faithful performance OF the con-
tracts which will only be paid their satisfactory compile
ton Ninety per centum OF all deliveries viii be paid on
provisions Of the contracts within thirty days after their
presentation TO the navy agent The offers must state nj
made.
In ease failure on the part of the to furnish
times specified above, the officers agents at the navy
yard shall be authorized to purchase such quantities as may
be necessary supply the deficiencies; and any OF
the price agreed 10 be paid by the contract shall
be charged to and paid by the contractor
Every offer mustbe accompanied by written guaranty,
signed by responsible persons the effect thai
they undertake that the bidder bidders will if his
their bid be accepted into obligation within five
days after receipt OF notice, with good and sufficient
ties, to furnish The iron proposals and proposal will
be considered unless accompanied by such guaranty.
To be published twice week for four weeks in the fol-
lowing papers, viz; Union and National lnteigenccr
Washington ID. C Hartford Times Hartford, Connecticut
Journal of Commerce and Evening Post, New York Penn
ylvanan and Keystone Philadelphia Morning Post Pitts
burgh, Pennsylvania; Union, Harrisburg Pennsylvania
sum- Baltimore Maryland Enquirer, Richmond Virg na,
and the Union, Nashville Tennessee.
March l0-2awiw
NorE.-Papers publishing the above win please correct;
In "a line Of 81 paragraph instead OF Twelve do d. &c.
say Nine In 7h line Of 7h paragraph, instead of dupli
Gates say hipiieotes