The republic., 1851-01-30

very best quality of american manufacture, free
from admxture of foreign iron it must be ham,
mered from blooms into rough bars That for the
links must then be cut, piled and rolled to about
an inch in thickness then again cut, piled. and
rolled to the required sizes and cut to the required
lengths. That portion for the shackes, swives,
boxes, and pins, must all be wrought under the
hammer to sizes and shapes which will be furnished
to the contractor. The whole must be delivered in
straight lengths, free from all flaws, ragged ends
or edges, or other defects subject to such proofs
and tests as the Bureau of Construction, Equip
ment, end Repair may direct, and be in all respects
to the entire satisfaction and approval OF the COM
mandant of the Navy Yard aforesaid, or It will not
be received; nor will any part OF the said iron be
subjected to and proof unless satisfactory evil
dence is produced to the said commandant that 1t
has been manufactured as heretnbefore required.
The quantity required to make one-third of the
different sized cables must be delivered on or be-
of all said cables, before the first day OF Octo
Der next and the remainder on or before the thir-
ty- first day of December next.
Persons desirous Of offering to furnish the said
iron (should any further Information be required
to enable them to make their oers) referred to
the commandant or commanding olhcer OF the
Navy Yard at Washington, District OF Columbia
To the person whose offer may be accepted par
ticular schedules, drawings, and models descrip-
tive of the parts and portions of each kind of iron
required will be furnished, when the contract is
prepared for execution, and to which the said iron
must conform.
Offers must embrace the quantity required, and
the price stated by the pound, and the aggregate
amount of the offer given and carried out.
Approved sureties equal to the estimated amount
of the contract will be required in the set
forth in that instrument, and ten per centum in ad
dition will be withheld from the amount of each
payment collateral security for the faithful per
each delivery will be paid by the Navy Agent at
Washington within thirty days after the presenta-
ton of bills, ir tripiicate, approved by the COM
mnndant of the said Navy Yard
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guaranty, (the responsibility of the guarantor or
guarantors to be certified to by navy agent or
other official person. or by some one known to the
Bureau OF Construction, &c. that II the ofier be
accepted the bidder bidders will within ten
days after the receipt of the contract at the post Of
flee designated, execute the same, with good and
sufficient sureties, TO furnish the said chain cable
iron, agreeably TO the terms specified in this adj
vertisement or which may be embodied in the
contract. The law OF the 10th August, lS46 forbids
the consideration Of all proposals not accompanied
by such guaranty.
Bidders are particularly cautioned to endorse
their offers above required, that they may be dis
tingushed from other business letters in order to
prevent their being opened before the day ap.
pointed.
AL offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement, in every particular, will be consid-
cred rejected at the option of the Bureau of Con-
struction, Equipment, and Repair The person
whose offer may be accepted will be notified, and "A
contract forwarded without unnecessary delay.
Persons offering dirc''ted TO designate the
post office through which they desire to be address
ed, and the navy agent to whom the contract shall
be sent for execution. And also required to make
their bds according to the form hereto annexed.
j. II. LATJlROP, Navy Agent.
Form Of an Offer.
hereby agree to furnish and deliver at the Navy
Yard at Wash ngton, District OF Columbia in con-
formity with tho terms of the advertisement from
the Navy Agents flee at Nashington, of the 22d
day of january, 1881, I092.i22 lbs of chain Bile
iron of the very best qualityoi American manufac-
ture, at the rate of - cents per lb., amounting tc
s..
If my offer be accepted. desire to be addressed
/ through the post Office at -----, and the
tract TO be sent to the navy gent at for exc
cuti III.
Very respectfully, your obedicnt servant,
! A. B.
TO j. II. LATHRoP, esq
Navy Agent, Washington, ID. G.
! We the undersigned, residentsof -----, in the
State of f, hereby guaranty that, in case the
within ten days after the receipt of the contract
at the poet office designated execute the same, with
| good and sufficient suretes, to furnish the chain
cable iron therein specified, in conformity with The
terms of the advertisement under which the saic
| bid was made. C.. d.
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| hereby certify that, to the best of my know
| ledge and belief; the abovenamed guarantors ar,
| good and sufficient.
G.. H., Navy Agent.
Envelope to be endorsed Proposals for chair
| cable iron.'' Jan 25-1aw4w