Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-13
PROPOSALS FOR Mill, ARMS FDR
I TIE UNITED STATES SERVICE,
ORRSAHcs OFFICE.


fRaP0saL7 will bereceivsd by this Department,
En;ii ? M OF the evening of the isin Of i,y is.2
95 IN the unired Sf.ss ie5 tie
spr.nsGs!I Kia5 Msskets,. NODE ISIS,
s.eel scsbb, rds. mcaeI SIS, "''u 0"'0"''' 'Io
Breecn lo;1ing CaIbinez, for csvslry.
kevorer PistO!s, srE.y sEc,
Noa; oo5Sgi. s!cSsi Gfiosr,' s=orIs, .te,, so.b-
Sea sssi bats E5f ID nustst b.ySr..s s'a''
For np,Ests and ,,fss, the crios for 20 90 ~
e.he, ana tns Tetueti9n proposed, per gun fOE
For repvEcs.S aCd caFbtaes. The kind Fropoced And
the Price for mr. and re'GcrIon p-I pistol an cxT
h:ne, for ga sh aG ltIunsl $500 20 81 oHn.
or sabre Stc3vdS al Sc0Jbd- d., L PTioe each
of the prescribed patterns 10 tho runi5er OF 90
e,oh, an also fer esch additior q E0to 2 ,coD.
N 81 respects Icentic.l witt thst manufactured al
are to interohsn;e with il, and With e.cb StheT IA
ali tltIT parts. Each of tae OtasT EInds Of Ere
aims a. must also Interchange with oEe another In
The materials for these arms mr.t bs o: the very
best quality, and no I7s lea5ie irCn parts viii he
allowed 10 be Esed. All the articles inUst be sub
iest ~ the lnsPeS'loa presented by TIE prC nInce
poris.ion. at tie eI5.nso Of the conissctoTs. in
Oh nsLner rs rlsy be directed Inspections vin
DO msde at Ihe f.ctores In lots of not :ess than
Propossis will stats the name OF ths establish
fIst delivery, and rate of delivery mouthlJ Ia 70
after. Failure 10 msEe . de,iyerJ ct G specific ed
time, or any attempt to introduces m:lleafls iron
or other inferior mateCis into the work, Will sub
jsNL the whoe number OF arms contracted for 70
forfsItGYe a: the option Of TIE Department.
TIE HcP:rHGept reserves to itself this rI:ht TO
9ot snJ bid, aud al cOnsI eT none a.i tkrous
ary Lgent broker, or party other thsH the regular
Proposals will 10 sddres.ed as folioEs:-"6en-
oral W. RIPLEY, Chief OF Oripsnee, Washing
ton % G. )" and will be endorsed "ProPosa,E Tor
Muskets," Or Tass, sa5ers, 80, as the case MAJ
be. ag % dtaay IS
1UBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, tha.
until otherwise Oroered, the CommissicHers
under ,se aes OF C9nsress Of the iSth OF prl le2
held 10 service or labor in the District of Coluu-
bis, Wi! hold their passions IN the City Hail, in
"wednesday, ThuTsdays and Friday, of every week,
and that Sil persons loyal q tho United States,
discharged theTelrosn by that act, u.y, within
ninety days i[on the passage thereof, blch vii
rresont to the Commissor ors their paoIvs state
meats or petitions IN writing. verified by cath of
aIhrGation setting forth the lsules. ages. and ser
scnst description Of such persons, The manner In
Which the petitioners ace III ed such csim, and arr
facts touching this value thereof, and declaring h,
States, an thai the p'iI;i1nor las not bore
kEsLtt the United Stotes during the present b5l
Zs. aoties Is Gtrs5y yatssr sie:a. that he time
named IN tae 9th section OF that oct, for Hing
ssatsment in writing Q! schedule win the Clerk Of
she CIreaIt Court FOR the DIsTlct of Columbia, BY
tie FoI made fres by that act rettn. forth tae
suon persons sessrailJ. is BY authsnty give 20
the C2mBiEsloRars By that sot extended 80 tce iet
E6i;sd from siiovins TIE clsin Of saJ 7srsoG sEo
sh neglect 20 ito suoh statement or schedule with
ss!! CisIk, sce"rdID: to the rescirsnents c. that
8 F. VINTON,
... PANEL X; G0QDLoE,
Washington, hFri g, 1862, as&-u