Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-27
PROFOSALs Eos /, y, 70, AND s-INcH


tIFffNfe washington, January az 1e5s.
PROPOSALS will be received at tnis once until
ing IA, 10 and inch cast iron cannon, . Do made
in conformity with drawings 70 be supplied BY tho
Ordnance Department, and with the following
SPECIFICATIONS One 10 inch trial gun ls TO be made
Of warm or cola blast charcoal iron 70 be cast hol
low and cooled from the interior, and to have .
tenaeity Of metal Of not less than 600 pounds per
aonnre Inch, to be determined by testing specimens
Vixen from the sinking head Of the gun and nom
acyllnder cast hon the same heat and from metal
oIths %e @SHd q from , which M
sand moulds, and Is TO be n inches high, with an
ehptioal base Of ~ inches greater and 70 inches
lesser axis. The specimens are 10 Be cut from the
gun head, and a slab, az inches thick, from the
cylinder by planes parallel TO- and equl-distant
from the axis Of the cylinder and the lesser axis Of
The Ordnance Department will test the speci,
mems, furnhh the ammunition, and prove the trial
gun, which must be ready for trial a. soon as pos
sible, and not later than three monthe from the
dste ofthe contract. No contract will be given,
nor win the trial gun be paid iof unless Il shall
gee Of powder, Of which 200 rounds will b. with
sola shot, and 800 rounds with sbel .. Thetesting
Is TO be done free Of charge 70 the CONTRACTOR but
he Will be required 10 furnish proper facilities for
testing, such a. convenient ground STORAGE for am
muniton, butt In which the proiectilea will be
embedded and saved, and the requisite fotce fot
handling and firing the guns. All the cannon are
to be made Of the same quality OF iron as that OF
the trial gun, and the Ordnance Department IL 70
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founder is to furnish, free OF charge ~ least ono
| specimen from tile head OF each cannon, aud slabs
from cylinders, before de- efihcd, AZ the option
Of the Department. not 70 exceed one Tor every ten
cannon. Each cannon IL TO endure the regular
proof and inspection for gus Of the same cAlibrei
! are approved after inspection and proof, which
will be received At the foundry whore made. Bid
defs will state the numbers and cnhbers Of the
non they propose to furnish on the foregoing Bpe-
citcations and conditions, the place where they
are TO be madei the time Of commencing delivery
and the rate Of delivery per month, thersaitef and
the price per pound or per gun, for the finished
cannon. No bids will be entertained unless from
founders actually engaged IN the business evidence
Of which must accompany the bid. .
Failure 10 deliver at the specified time will sub
Ject the contractor to forfeiture OF the amount IA
be delivered at that time. Each party obtaining .
contract will be required TO enter into bonds, With
transfer OF the contract to another party VIII cauns
It's entire forfeiture. Bidders will be required 10
file with their bids, bond In the penal sum Of moi
less than $4,000, signed by not les than two per
sons, conditioned that II the bid IL accepted the
bidder shall comply with his proposal and faith
fully perform what he proposes TO undertake. Th'
bond must be acknowledged before Judge Of
fed by the Judge OF District Court OF the Unite
StsteB, or an Ordnance officer In charge OF UniteS
States arsenal 10 be each worth the penal cum O
the bond over and above all liabilities. Tho RICH
IL reserved to reject al proposals II the prices ar
deemed too high, for any cause Il IL not deem
cd for the public interest to accept them.
Proposals will be sealed and addressed TO "Gen
eral j. W. Ripley, Chief OF Ordnance, Washington
D. c." and win be endorsed " Proposals for heavl
cannon
j. w RIPLEY, Brig. General,
Jan 25-tuthslm Chief OF Ordnance.