The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-01

Each cable to be of hundred and fifty fahoms All
of the said iron must be entirely Of American mannfac-
re of the best quality free from admixre OF foreign iron
II must be hammered from blooms into rough bars That
for the links then be cut Piled and rolled about
inch in thickness; then again piled rolled TO the
qured sizes and QUITO the quredlengths That portion
wrought under The hammer 10 sizes and hanes which will
be furnished the The whole must be dev-
cred in straight lengths free from all flaws ragged ends
edges other defects subject such proofs and
the bureau may direct and be in all respects the entire
satisfaction of the comandant of the said nayyyard or
chief of the bureau, it will not be received will any
be subjected to test and proof unless satisfactory evidence
produced to the commandment of the yard that il has been
manufactured as herein required
The quantity one-td OF all the different sized cables
must be delivered before the fifteenth day OF August
for another third of all said cables before the
first day OF December and the remainder before the
first day of May lsis Separate proposals will be received
for the iron embraced in each ote said times OF delivery
Persons DESTROYS of offering TO furnish the said iron, or
any portion thereof Should further information be required
enable them make their oers) referred the
mandan or commanding officer oithe nayyyard Washing
ton, District of Columbia.
To those persons whose offers may be accepted particu
lar schedules drawings and models, descriptive OF the sew
era and portions of each kind of iron required will be
furnished when contracts are prepared for execution
Bonds with approved suretcs, win be required, in
one-third the of the contracts and per centum
IN addition, OF the amount OF all bills VIII be retained as
collateral security for the faithful performance OF the
tracts, which will only be paid their satisfactory compile
ton Ninety per centrn of all deliveries will be paid on
bills properly authenticated, in duplicates according 10 the
provisions of the contracts, within thirty days after their
presentation the navy agent The offers must state al
what agency the contractor may desire payment to be
made.
In case OF failure on the part OF the contractor TO unisl
and deliver the aforesaid iron, OF the quality and nj the
times specified above, the officers agents at the navy
yard shall be author to purchase such quantities as may
be necessary supply the deficiencies and excess OF
the price agreed be paid by the contract shall
be charged to and paid by the contractor
Every offer must be accompanied by written guaranty,
signed by responsible persons the effect that
he they undertake that the bidder bidders will his
their bid be accepted enter into obligation within five
days after receipt of notice. with good and sufficient
ties, to furnish the iron as Proposed and no 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 lntelgencer, at
Washington d. CT Hartford Times, Hartford, Connecticut;
Journal of Commerce and Evening Post New York Penn
Sylvanian and Keystone, Philadelphia Morning Post Pitts
burgh Pennsylvania Union Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Sun, Baltimore, Maryland; Enquirer, Richmond Virginia,
and the Union, Nashville, Tennessee
March I0-2awiw
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