The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-03

very best quality of american manufacture, fres
from admixture of foreign iron it must be ham
mered from blooms into rough bars. That for thu
links must then be cut, piled, and rolled to abou
an inch in thickness then again cut, piled. and
rolled to the required sizes and cut to the required
lengths. That portion for the shackles, swiveis,
boxes, and pins, must all be wrought under tn
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 the Bureau Of Construction, Equip
mcn, end Repair may direct, and be in all respects
10 the entire satisfaction and approval OF the COM
mandant Of the Navy Yard aforesaid, or 1t will not
be received; nor will any part of the said iron b.
subjected to test and proof unless satisfactory evil
dence is produced to the said commandment that ii
has been manufactured as hereinbeforc required.
The quantity required to make onethird of the
different sized cables must be delivered on or be
fore the first day of June next for another third
OF all said cables, or before the fret day Of Octo
Der next; and the remainder on or before the thir-
ty4irst day of December next
Persons DESTROYS Of Offering to furnish the said
iron (should any further Information be required
to enable them to make their ofers) referred to
the commandment commanding officer OF the
Navy Yard at Washington, District of Columbia
TO the person whose offer may be accepted par
ticuar 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.
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 thatinstrumentAa and ten per centun in ad
dition will be withheld from the amount of each
payment collateral security for the faithful per
lornance 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 bils, in triplicGfe, approved by the com
mandant of the said Navy Yard.
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guaranty, (the responsibility of the guarantor OF
guarantors to be certified to by navy agent OF
other official person, by some one known to tn,
Bureau of Construction &c.,) that if the offer BE-
accepted, the bidder or bidders will, within tel
days after the receipt OF the contract at the post
fee designated, execute the same, with good and
sufficient surcties, TO furnish the said chain cable
iron, agreeably to the terms specified in this ad
vcrtisemcnt, or which may be embodied in the
contract. The law of the 10th August, 1896 forbid
the consideration of all proposals. accompanieo
by such guaranty.
Bidders are particularly cautioned to endors.
their Offers as above required, that they may be dis
tinguished from other business letters in order Ia,
prevent their being opened before the day ap
pointed.
All offers not made in strict conformity with thi.
advertisement, in every particular, will be consd
cred rejected, at the option of the Bureau of Con
struotion, Equipment and Repair. The person
whose offer may be accepted will be notified, and
contract forwarded without unnecessary delay.
Persons Offering are 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 max,
their bids according to the form hereto annexed.
J. H. LATHROP, Navy Agent
Form Of ofr.
hereby agree to furnish and deliver at the Navy
Yard at Wash ngton, District of Columbia, in con-
formity with the terms of the advertisement from
the Navy Agents office at Washington, OF the 23d
day of january, 1851, 1892 1872 lbs. of chain cable
iron of the very best quality of American manufac-
ture, at the rate Of cents per h., amounting to
s..
If my offer be accepted. dcsire to be addressed
through the post office at -, and the con
tract TO be sent TO the navy agent at for exc
cuton
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. B.
To J. H. LArHRop, esq,
Navy Agent, Washington, ID. C..
We the undersigned, residents Of ---, in the
State Of -----, hereby guaranty that in case the
foregoing bid of--- 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. CD
Eff.
hereby certify that, to the beat of my know
ledge and belief, the abovenamed guarantors are
good and sufficient.
e.. H., Navy Agent
Envelope TO be endorsed Proposals for chain
cable IRON" Jan 25-1aw4w