Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-24
DROPS AIS FOR 13. 10 AND SINGH CAN.
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0RpEAsoE OFricE, WAR DEPARTMEEi,

ORDHAsCE OfFiCk, WAR DEPARTMENT, I
PRoPos4Ls will be received at this Office until
i3, 10 and inch cast iron cannon, to be made IN
conformity with draw ings To be sapplieAt by the
specifications On h inch trial gun is 10 be msds
Of warm OK cold blast charcoal iron, to 6e cast
.qaie inch to Be Te S sstinx soeeim S
taken from the sinking n al of the g1n and fron
cylinder cast from the same heat and from met
OF the ssme quality, as that from which the gun is
send mnuds, and is to be " inches high. with an
eiiiptcal base of "A inches greater and is inches
srn head. and Slab, AZ Inches thick, from the
cylinder by planea parallel 70. and eqyn distant
ron the axis OF the cylinder, and the lesser axis
The ordnarce pertment vii! ties, the specimens,
which must ts ready for trial as soon az possible
anu not later than three months from the late of
the tIisl CUR be paid for uni. So it snail endure
I2o q; 81 t. tSopds n sstvics shaTgs Of Pow
6 q rounds with ftells The testing is ID DE doue
iIeG Of charss to the contractor, but ne will be
a. convenient ground storage for smniuri ton,
sved sna h we viii De en- o9aei AMI
firing the guns. All the cannon are 20 De N AIDE of
The sssne qnai!y of iron as Tat Of the tritl gun
and the Ordnance Derar tnent is "a have the right
10 tett the l:cn during TIE process OF fabrication
Of the came: for which pur the founder is 10
fun Sc, rec o. charge at least specu "a from
IN htAa az each caunon ana slabs fr- finders,
M+nt, not 10 exceed one for every ten cannon
Each cannon is tn eIdVre the re gulaI proofini ill.,
spectlon Tor guns OF the same Galore; none are
10 lie receis I'd or paid for but such approved
alter inspection ana proof. which Will be received
a. TIE iCunGIy where made Bidders will state the
nun berH an calloTes OF the cannon they propose
II inrHisH On the foregoing specifications and con-
Qitions; lhe place where they to he made; the
t!ne oil con mencIng delivery and the rate OF de-
livery per month, thereafter. and the price psr
pound or per gun FOR the inis hed cannon No b. is
viii be ent"i tanned unless from founders actually
engaged IN the tusinets, evidence of which must
accompany the bid
Failure to deliver at the specified time will sab-
Ject the contractor TO forfeiture Of the amount to
be delivered at that time. Each party obtaining
cnntrSct will be required to enter into bonds
with proper sCs-eties for its faithful fulfl m mt
ard transfer Of thu contract to another party will
cause its entire forfeiture Bidders will be ureI
70 file with their bids bond in the OF not
leEs than S0hsi gned by not less than w persons
conditioned that if the bid Is pied the bidder
shall comply with his proposal and faithfully and
iuly perform what he proposes to undertake. The
bond must be acknowledged before jsdse of
court OF record. and the bondsmen must be cert
NED By the Judge of District Court of the Unit ed
states or an Ordnance officer in charge of United
States arsenal, to be each worth the penal sum of
the bond over and above all liabilities The ri eht
reserved to reject a proposals if the prices are
deemea too high. or IL for any cause it is not
deemed for the pu bile interest TO accept them
Proposals wiz be sealed and add ressed to Gen
ersl J. w. RIPLEY, Chief Of Ordnance washing
ton; d. - and will be endorsed Proposals. for
ia S7-tuthsm Rrissdier aenr Chief oford'e.