The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-05

All the Aforesaid chain cable iron must be oil the
very best quality of american manufacture, Tree
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
inch in thickness then again cut, piled, and
rolled TO the required sizes and cut to the required
lengths That portion for the shackles, swivels,
boxes, and pins, must all be wrought under the
hammer to sizes and shapes which will be furnished
- 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
nent, end Repair may direct, and be in all respects
t., the entire satisfaction and approval OF the COM
mandant of the Navy Yard aforesaid, or ii will not
be received, nor win any part of the said iron be
subjected to test and proof unless satisfactory evil
dence s produced to the said commandant that 1t
has been manufactured as hereinbeforc required
The quantity required to make onethlrd OF the
different sized cables must be delivered on be.
FIRE the first day OF June next; for another third
of all said cables, before the first day of Octo-
her next; and the remainder on or before the thir-
ty-frst day of December next
Persons DESTROYS of offering to furnish the said
iron (should any further Information be required
IL enable them to make their oers) are referred to
tie commandant or commanding othcer OF the
Navy Yard at Washington, District OF Columbia
To the person whose offer may be accepted par
ticular schedules, drawings, and models descrp-
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 manner 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
furmance of the contract. Ninety per centum of
each delivery will be paid by the Navy Agent at
Washington within thirty days after the presenta
ton of bills, in tripiicate, approved by the com
nlandant 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 if the offer be
accepted, the bidder or bidders will, within ten
days after the receipt of the contract at the post Of
fee designated, execute the came, with good and
sufficient sureties, to furnish the said chain cable
iron, agreeably to the terms specified in this ad-
vertisemcnt, which may be embodied in the
contract. The law of the 10th August, 1916, forbds
the consideration of all proposals not accompanied
by such guaranty.
Bidders are particularly cautioned to endorse
their offers as above required that they may be dis
tuguished from other business letters, in order to
prevent their being opened before the day APP
pointed.
All 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
siructon, Equipment, and Repair. The person
whose offer may be accepted will be notified, and
contract forwarded without unnecessary delay.
Persons offering directed 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 bids according to the form hereto annexed
]. II. LATIIROP, Navy Agent.
Form of an Offer.
hereby agree TO furnish and deliver the Navy
Yard at Wash ington, District OF Columbia, in con
fornity with the terms of the advertisement from
the NAVY Ayent's office at Washington of the Dad
day of January, 1851, 1902, 100 lbs of chain cable
ture, at the rate of - cents per h., amounting to
s..
If my offer be accepted. desire to be addressed
tract to be sent to the navy agent at---for exc
cution.
Very respectfully, your obcdient servant,
A. b.
TO j. II. LATHRop, esq,
Navy Agent, Washington, d. G.
We the undersigned, residents of -----, in the
State Of, hereby guaranty that, in case the
foregoing bid of F. be accepted, -- will,
within ten days after the receipt of the contract
at the post Office designated execute the same, with
good and sufficient sureties, to furnish the chain
cable iron therein specified, in conformity with the
terms of the advertisement under which the said
bid was made. C.. d.
L. F..
hereby certify that, to the best of my know
ledge and belief, the abovennmed guarantors are
good and sufficient.
G. H., Navy Agent
Envelope to be endorsed Proposals for chain
ca bic from Jan 25-1aw4w