Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-28
PROFOtALs E S9sI y, 70, AND SINGH
ORDNANCE oEIls5, wAS pIrAnIaExI,

ORDNANCE OFFICE, WAR DEFARTMENT,
PROPOSALS viii be received AZ this once until
p. m, on the 11th Of February 1859, Tor furnish
ing a., 10 and inch cast iron cannon, to be made
Ordnance department, Sn9 With Il tSs foilSyw inc
specifications One 10 inch trial gun IL 10 be made
oiwarm or cold blast charcoal Iron, 70 he cest ho
tenAcity OF metal Of not less than pounds Der
squsre Inch to be determined by testing specimens
taken from the sinking head Of the gun, and from
a cylinder east nom the same heat and from metal
OF the same quality, as that from which the gun is
cast; This cylinder I, 70 10 cast on md In dry
eliptical base Of q inches greater and 1s inches
lesser axis. The specimens are to be cut from the
gun hesd, and = slab, ~ inches thick, from the
from the axis ofthe cylinder, and the lesser axis Of
The Ordnance Department will test the speci.
mems, furnish the ammunition, and prove the trial
gun, which must be ready for trial as soon Ns pos.
sible, and not later than three months nom the
date OF the contract No contract will be given,
nor Will the trial gun be paid for, unless II sha
endure proof Of 900 rounds, with service char
ges Of powder, Of which 200 rounds will be with
solid shot, and 800 rounds with shel The testing
Is to be done free Of charge to the contractor but
he will be required TO furnish proper facilities for
nusn ht 70 hdh gounq s.ofsse or an
embedded and saved, and the requisite force for
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 ia to
have the rightto test the iron during the process
OF aOricAton OF the cannon, for which purpose the
founder Ia TO furnish, free of charge, At least one
specimen from the head Of each cannon, and slabs
from cylinders a. before described, at the option
OF the Department not to exceed ore FOR every ten
cannon. Each cannon Is TO endure the regular
proof and Inspection for guns Of tho same raibte;
and none arc 70 he received paid for hui such as
are approved after Inspection and prour " hicl
will be received at the foundry whore made. ND
ders VIII state the numbers and caibCrs OF tho can
non they propose to furnish on the FOREGOING spe-
cihcAtions and coudiuonsi the place where they
are TO be mAdei the time Of commencing delivery
and the rate Of delivery per month"; Thereafter, and
inc price per pound or per gun, for tho finished
osnhon No bids will bN entertained unless from
iounderl actually engaged In the business ev idence
oiwhich must accompany the bid.
Failure TO deliver ht the specified time will sub
ect the contractor to forfeiture Of the amount to
be delivered ut hat time, Each party obtaining a
contract will DO required to enter into bonds Will
proper sureties, for its faithful fuilmenti and
transfer OF the contract TO another party will
it's entire forfeiture. Bidders will be required 10
ttlo with their bids, bond in the penal sum Of not
less than $4,000 signed by not less than two peT.
sons, conditioned that II the bid Ia accented the
bidder shall comply with his proposal and faith
iully perform what he proposes to undertake. The
bond must be acknowledged before a Judge Of =
ned by the Judge Of District Court Of the United
StAtee or an Ordnance officer in charge OF United
states arsenal to ba each worth the penal sum Of
the bond over and above all liabilities. The right
reserved to reject all proposals IL the prices are
deemed too high, or II for any cause II Ia not deem
cd for the public interest to accept them.
Proposals will be sealed and addressed to Gen.
erHl j. w. Ripley, Chief Of Ordnance, Washington,
d. c." and will he endorsed " Proposals for heavy
cannon"
j. W. RIPLEY, brig General,
jan T-tuthsim Chief Of Ordnance.