The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-02-25
Proposals for Ii, 10, and . inch
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ORDNANCE OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT,
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WASHINGTON January 27th 1853
Proposals will be received at this Office until
the 9th Of February 1853 for furnishing Is. 10
and inch cast iron cannon, TO be made In conform
its with drawings To be supplied by the Ordnance
Department, and with the following specifications:
Ono 10 inch trial gun Is to be made of cold
blast charcoal iron TO be cast hollow and cooled from
the inierios and to have tenacity OF metal Of not
mined by testing specimens taken from the sinking
head OF the gun, and from cylinder cast from the
same heat aud from metal of the quality that
from which the gun is cast This cylinder Il TO be
cast erd in dry sand moulds and to be ~ inches
high, with an eptical base of "a inches greater and
10 inches lesser axis. The specimens to be cut
from the gun head. slab. Al inches thick, from
the cylinder by planes parallel TO- and equi-disant
from the axis Of the cylinder and the lesser axis of
The Ordnance Department will test the specimens
furnish the ammunition, and prove the {, ial gun,
which must be ready for trial possible and
not later than three months from the date OF the
tract No contract will be given. win the trial
gun be paid for, unless 1t shall endure proof Of 1000
rounds with service charges of powder of which 30
rounds will be with solid shot, aud 800 rounds with
shells The testing is TO be done tree of charge the
facilities for testing, such convenient ground stor-
age for ammunition, butt In which the proiectiles
will be embedded and saved and the requisite force
for handling and firing the guns All the cannon
To be made OF the same quality OF iron that of the
trial gun, and the Ordnance Department is to have
the right TO test the iron during the process of bri
cation of the cannon which purpose the founder
Is TO furnish. free of charge. at least specimen
from the head OF each cannon. and slabs from cyl
partment. not to exceed for every ten cannon
Each cannon IL TO endure the regular proof and in
spection for guns of the calbre; and none are
TO be received or paid for but such are approved
after inspection and proof which will be received at
the foundry where made Bidders will state the num-
bers and calibers of the cannon they propose fur
ni-h on the foregoing specifications and conditions
the place where they are to be made the time OF CON-
mencing delivery and the rate Of delivery per month
thereafter, and the price per pound per gun for
the finished cannon. No bids will be entertained
unless from founders actually engaged Ia the busi-
ness evidence of which must accompany the bid
Failure to deliver at the specified time will subject
the contractor 10 forfeiture of the be
hyered at that time Each party obtaining contract
viii be required TO enter into bonds, with proper
retes for its faithful fnhment and atransfer of the
contract to another party will IFS entire forfeit
a bond in the penal sum of not less than $40 CO.,
signed by not less than persons conditioned that
II the bid is accepted. the bidder shall comply with
his proposal, and faithfully and fully perform what
he proposes to undertake. The bond must be ac-
knowedged before judge of q court of record and
the bondsmen must be certified by the Judge of q
District Court of the United States, an Ordnance
officer in charge of United States arsenal to be
each worth the penal of the bond and above
all liabilities The right is reserved 10 reject all pro-
posas IL the prices deemed too high ii any
cause IL Is not deemed for the public interest TO
cept them.
Proposals win be sealed and addressed to General
J. W. Ripley Chief of Ordnance. w ashn gton ID c -
and will be endorsed Proposals for heavy cannon.
j. w RIPLEY,
BrigadierGeneral Chief of Ordnance.
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