The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-25

Each cable be of hundred and fifty fathon,s All
tnre, of the best quality free from admxture foreign
II must be hammered from blooms into rough bars That
for the links mast then be cut Piled and rolled about an
inch in thickness then again cut piled and rolled the
CURED sizes and the required lengths That portion
tor The shaekles, swve boxes and pins, must all be
wrought under he hammer sizes and shapes which will
be furnished to the contractor The whole must be deliy
cred in straight lengths free from all flaws ragged ends,
edges other defects subject 10 such proofs and
The bureau direct and be in all respects the entire
satisfaction OF the coinanan OF the said navy-yard,
chief of the bureau, or IL viii not be received will any
subjected and proof unless satisfactory evidence
is produced 10 the coandant of the yard that has been
manufactured ms herein required:
The quantity for onethd OF all the different sized cables
must be delivered or before the fifteenth day OF August
for another third of all said cables before the
first day of May 1913 Separate proposals will be received
for the iron embraced in each OF the said times OF delivery
any portion thereof Should further be required
to enable them to make their offers are referred the
mandant commanding officer OF the maynard, Washing
ton, District of Columbia
TO those persons whose offers may be accepted parcu
lar schedules drawings, and models, descriptive OF the
e parts and portions ofeach kind OF iron required will be
furnished when contracts IRE prepared for execution
onehird the of the and per
in addition, of the of all bills will be retained
collateral security for the faithful performance of the
tracts, which will only be paid their satisfactory compile
ton Ninety per centim of all deliveries viii be paid
bills properly authenticated, in ripcae, according the
provisions Of the contracts, within thirty days after their
presentation to the navy agent The offers must state at
what agency the contractor desire payment to be
made.
and deliver the aforesaid iron, of the quality and the
times specified above, the officers agents the navy
yard shall be author lied purchase such Quantities as may
be necessary supply the deficiencies and OF
the price agreed TO be paid by the contract shall
be charged to and paid by the contractor
Every offer must be accom- panedby written guaranty,
signed by responsible persons, the effect that
he they undertake that the bidder bidders WILL if his
their bid be accepted, enter into obligation within five
days after receipt of notice. with good and sufficient
ties to furnish the iron proposed; and proposal will
be considered unless accompanied by such guaranty.
To be published twice week for four weeks in the fol-
lowing papers Wis Union and National Integencer,
Washington, D. C Hartford Times Hartford, Connecticut;
Journal of Commerce and Evening Post New York Penn
sylvanan and Keystone, Philadelphia Morning Post Pitts
burgh, Pennsylvania Union Harrisburg Pennsylvania :;
SUM- Baltimore, Maryland; Enquirer, Richmond Virginia.
and the Union, Nashville, Tennessee
March I0--2aw4w
NoTEPapers publishing the above will please correct:
In I'd line of I'd paragraph instead of Twelve do do &c.
say Nine In 7th line Of 9TH paragraph, instead of dup
Gates" say tripiicdtes.