The republic., 1851-02-15

All the aforesaid chain cable iron must be of the
very best quality of american manufacture, free
from admixture 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 shackles, swivels,
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, it will not
subjected test and proof unless satisfactory evil
dence is produced to the said commandant that it
has been manufactured as hereinbefore required
The quantity required to make one-third 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, before the first day of Octo
Der next; and the remainder 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 officer 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 surcties equal to the estimated amount
OF the contract will be required in the manner set
forth in thatinsrument, and ten per centum in adj
dition will be withheld from the amount of each
payment collateral security for the faithful per
formancc Of the contract Ninety per centum Of
Washington within thirty days after the presenta-
ton Of bills, in triplicate, approved by the com
mandant 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 bidders WILL within ten
days after the receipt of the contract at the post Of
flee designated, execute the same, with good and
sufficient suretics, to furnish the said chain cable
vcrtisement, or which may be embodied in the
contract The law of the 10th August, 1896 forbids
the consideration of all proposals not accompanied
by such guaranty.
their offers as above required, that they may be dis
tingushed from other business letters in order to
prevent their being opened before the day ap-
pointed.
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
".
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
j. H. LATHROP, Navy Agent
Form Of an Offer.
hereby agree to furnish and deliver at the Navy
Yard at Washington, District of Columbia, in con-
formity with the terms of the advertisement from
the Navy Agents Office at Washington, of the 22d
day of January 1851, ,092 1872 lbs. of chain cable
iron of the very best quality of American manufac-
ture, at the rate of - cents per lb., amounting to
s..
If my offer be accepted. desire to be addressed
through the post Office at -----, and the CON
tract to be sent to the navy agent at for exc
cution.
Very respectfully, your obcdent servant,
A. b.
To j. H. LATHRop, esq.,,
Navy Agent, Washington, d. c.
We the undersigned, residents of ----, in the
State of--, hereby guaranty that, in case the
foregoing bid ofr--- be accepted - will.
within ten days after the receipt of the contract
at the post 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 tho said
bid was made. C.. d.
f. F.
hereby certify that, to the best of my know
ledge and belief, the abovenamcd guarantors arc
good and sufficient.
G.. H., Navy Agent.
Envelope to be endorsed proposals for chain
cable IRON" Jan 25--1aw4w