Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-02-13
ORDNANCE OFFIcB. WAR DEPARTMENT
WAsHINeroS, Jan, 27, 1868.
PROPOSALS FOR is, 10, AND INCH

IJhOT OohlSo rOh 10, III, AN IL lNCH
Il CANNON Proposals will be received at this
office until p the 9Th Of February, 1868 for
furnishing IL 10, and inch Cast-ifon Cannon, to be
made IN conformity with drawings to be supplied by the
Ordnance Department. and with the following specica-
Iions One 10 inch trial gun is to be made Of
cold blast charcoal iron be cast haow and cooled
from the interior, and to have tenacty Of metal OF
less that 600 pounds per square neh to be determined
by testing specimens taken from the sinking head OF
the gun and from cylinder cast from the same heat,
and from metal of the same quality that from which
the qua is cast This oyinef is to be on end, in
dry sand moulds, and is to be So inches high with
eiptcal base OF "a inches greater and l6 inches
lesser axis The specimens to be cut from the gun
head and slab IL inches thick from the cylinder, by
planes PARALLEL to and equdtAnt from the axis OF the
cylinder aud the lesser Axis OF the base
The Ordnance Depatlfsent will test the specimens,
furnish the ammunition and prove the trial gun, which
must be ready for trial soon possible and not later
than three months from the date Of the No
contract will be given, will the riagun be paid for
unless IL shall endure proof of 900 rounds, with
vice charges powder OF which 200 rounds will be with
solid shot, and 500 rounds with shells The testing is
be done free Of charge the contractor but he will be
qred TO furnish proper facilities for testing such
venient ground storage for ammunition, butt In which
the proieotes will be embedded and saved and the re-
qusite force ioF handling and firing the guna All the
cannon are to be made OF the quality OF iron
that of the trial gun and the Ordnance Department
have the right test the iron during the process OF
fabrication OF the cannon for which purpose the founder
TO furnish, free of charge at least one specimen from
the head Of zach cannon and slabs from cJndes be-
fore described, at the option of the Department.
exceed one for every ten cannon. Each Is to
cure ue regular PROOF anu inspection Tor guns OF the
same caliber and be received paid for
but such as approved after inspection and proof
which will be received the foundry whee made B
ders will state the numbers and oAbers Of the
they propose furnish the foregoing specifications
and conditions the place where they be made the
time Of commencing delivery, aud the OF delivery
per month thereafter, and the price per pound per
gun for the finished oannoE. No bids will be entertain
ed unless from founders actually engaged the business
evidence Of which must accompany the bid.
Failure TO believer al the specified time will subject
the contractor to forfeiture Of the amount be deliver
ed at that time. Zach party obtaining contract will be
required into bonds with proper suetes for its
faithful fulfllmenti and transfer Of the contract
another party will cause It's entire forfeiture. Bidders
will be required TO file with their bids bond in the penal
Of not less than $50 900 sgned by less than
persons conditioned that II the bids accepted the bidder
shall comply with his proposal and faithfully and truly
perform what he PROPOSES undertake The bond must
be acknowledged before Judge II Court Of Record,
and the bondsmen must be certified By the Judge OF
District Court OF the United States, or an Ordnance
officer in charge Of United States Arsenal TO be each
worth the penal OF the bond aud above all LA
biliues. The right reserved to eject all proposals. II
the prices deemed too high, II for any 1t 10
not deemed for the public interest 10 accept thrm.
Proposals will be sealed and addressed to General
w. Ripley, Chief Of Ordnance, Washington ID. c., and
will be indorsed proposals for Heavy Cannon"
j. W. RIPLEY.
eop,feh27 Brgadier General, Chsfof Ordnance.