The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-22

Each cable TO be of one hundred and fifty fathons All
of the said iron be entirely of American manulac
ture of the best quality free from admxture OF foreign
It 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 piled and rolled the
CURED sizes and cut to the required lengths That portion
for the shackes, swves, boxes, and pins must all be
wrought under the hammer 10 sizes and shapes which will
cred in straight lengths free from all flaws ragged ends,
edges or other defects subject 10 such proofs and
satisfaction of The commandant of the said navyyard,
chief OF the bureau, or It will not be receiyedi nor will
be subjected and proof unless satisfactory evidence
produced the commandant of the yard that has
manufactured as herein required;
The quantity for nehrd OF all the different cables
must be delivered ON Or before the fifteenth day OF August
next for another third OF all said cables before the
day May ISis Separate proposals will be received
for the iron embraced in each OF the said times delivery.
Persons DESTROYS OF Offering to furnish the said iron,
any portion thereof (hould further information be required
to enable them to make their oers referred the
mandant commanding officer ofhc navyyard, Washing
TON, District of Columbia
To those persons whose offers may be accepted pareu
lar schedules drawings, and models descriptive OF the sew
era parts and portions OF each kind oon required will be
furnished when contracts are prepared for execution
one-hird the the contracts ten per
in addition, of the amount of all bills will be retained
tracts, which will only be paid their satisfactory compile
ton Ninety per centun of all deliveries will be paid
bills properly authenticated, in duplicates, according the
provisions of the contracts within thirty days AFTER their
presentation to the navy agent The oilers must state at
what agency the contractor may desire payment to be
made.
In case of failure ON the part of the contractor 10 furnish
and deliver the aforesaid OF the quality and Ut the
times specified above, the officers agents the navy
yard shall be authorized purchase such quantities may
be supply the deficiencies and any of
the price ieed be paid by the contract shall
be charged to and paid by the contractor
Every offer must be aeco npaned by written guaranty,
signed by responsible persons, the effect that
he they undertake that the bidder bidders WILL if his
their bid be accepted ntoan obligation within five
days after receipt OF notice. with good and sufficient
ties, to furnish the iron poposed 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 Inteigencer, at
Washington, d. c. Hartford Times, Hartford, Connecticut;
Journal of Commerce and Evening Post New York Penn
syvanian and keystone, Philadelphia Morning Post Pitts
burgh Pennsylvania Union, Harrisburg PennsylvT MIA :;
Sun, Baltimore Maryland; Enquirer, Richmond Virginia,
and the Union, Nashville, Tennessee.
March l0-2aw4w
NoTEPapers publishing the above will please correct:
In ID line of I'd paragraph instead of Twelve do do IKE
say Nine In 7h line of 7th paragraph, instead Of dupl
Gates" say triplicates.