The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-17

Each cable be of one hundred and ilty iahoms All
of the said iron must be entirely of American manuiac
ture of e best quality free from admixre OF foreign iron
Il must be hammered from blooms into rough bars That
for the links then be cur, piled and rolled to about
inch in thickness then again cut piled and rolled the
gured Sizes and the required lengths That portion
for the shackles, swivels, boxes, and pins must all be
wrought under the hammer sizes and shapes which viii
be furnished to the contractor The whole be ev-
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 commandment of the said navy-yard or
chief of the bureau will be received; will any
be subjected TO test and proof unless satisfactory evidence
is produced TO the commandment OF the yard that it has been
manufactured as herein required.
The quantity for onethd OF all the different sized cables
be delivered before the fifteenth day OF August
next for another third of all said cables before the
first day of December and the remainder before the
first day of May, ISis Separate proposals will be received
for the iron embraced in each OF the said times OF delivery
Persons DESTROYS of offering furnish the said iron, OF
any portion thereof Should further information be required
10 enable them make their oers referred the com
mandat or commanding officer OF the nnvyyard, Washing
ton District of Columbia.
To those persons whose offers may be accepted partcu
Tar schedules drawings and models descriptive Of the sew
era parts and portions of each kind OF iron required will be
furnished when contracts are prepared for execution
Bonds, with two approved suretes, will be required, in
onethird the of the contracts and per
addition, of the amount of all bills will be retained
collateral security for the faithful performance of the con-
tracts which will only be paid tleir satisfactory compile
ton Ninety per centum of oil deliveries will be paid on
bills properly authenticated, in trpcaes, according the
provisions Of the contracts, within thirty days amer their
presentation to the navy agent The offers must state at
what agency the contractor may desire payment TO be
made.
In failure the part the furnish
and deliver the aforesaid iron, of the quality and AT the
times specified above the officers agents the navy
yard shall be authorized purchase such quantities
be necessary supply the deficiencies; and any of
the price agreed to 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 to the effect that
he they undertake that the bidder bidders WILL fhis
their bid be accepted into obligation within five
days after receipt of notice, with good and sufficient
ties 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-
National
Washington, ID. 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 l0-2aw4w
NoIE.-Papers publishing the above will please correct;
In I'd line of ID paragraph, instead of Twelve do do
say Nine In 7h line of 18th paragraph, instead of 'dupli
Gates" say hiplicates.