Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-31
PROPOSALS.
pKOPOsALs FOR FLANK HcsFrzKas.
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VT I'm .9Tl Us pounds each and
a. th's ofSce, or a. The United st.t4s Arsensls. .
hLes are " Gs subject to ths regular tinted ststes
irkysS tlep snd proof, and none to received
.+a .ro PAID for .1oegs sges pas ie.Dectin and
so desnps,sS sS S: ~ stat. sDas
h. made on eer till stes of irsp-eti-n aa rrre pt
% oe given By the Inspsctor, and fruards to tnis
Heders vii; stat. the nembyr of Horiir =. t;,,y
p;ses Of mHnufseture ard di1i,er, tS
pr pound. for the finished Howi:xsr; and no hii
r.Iue,, r se sntTSssinsd ups.' t be from fanisr
syidepee OF which mus. accompany the bid ANY
ias e,daej ns obtaining contract viii be require! =
H re penal sum of ten Z ousand dollars. for the
The bend bss IL =.
court OF record. and the bondsmen must be
ft.tes ordp oficer in args of United
states arsenal I. be worth the penal sum over and
The right is to reject sIl posals irths
pes are teemed TOO high or If. fe- any cause it
tben p"'ii' in'efeS' 70 accept
RroPo. ale will be seaiea and addressed to Brig
W.! Ssshin ston D. :" and win be endorsed Propo-
Jazz tutSsim Brissaier aen1 CHIEF sfpth9 II tdhr9ss.
PEoPos ais FOR 12 10 AND sINoH CAN
ORDNANCE 0FFiCE, WAR DEPARrxEsi, 4
p.oDos ,r;,, saLsGIoS. January n, 1858 {
p N: on the 18th of February, 1885, for furnishing
cor for. ,ity with drawings To- be Supplied hy the
OIdnsncr Department, sud with tie following
swarm or cold blast charcoal ron to be csst
hsllov ana cooled from the interior an d to have
square inch TO bsdete rmiued by testing specimens
taken from the sinking bead of the gnn and from
Of the same quality, as that from whsh the gun is
& esst Ihis eylintsr i; TO be east on end il day
siiiptiesi base of - inches greater and rs inches
lesser axis The specimens are to be cut from the
from the aIs of the cylinder, and the lesser axis
fbs Ordnance Depar tmen Mt will test the specimens
i Inrhisn u smmunItion, and preve the trial gun,
.nd not later than tkree months from The date oi
me me cor tract No contract will he given, viii
tpe trlaI gun De paid for, un IS il shall ndure
proc Ct Log rounds, with ssrviee charges of pow
Zee Of charge 10 the contractor, but he viii be re-
CURED TO furnish proper facilities for testing, such
butt in W hich the projeetes will be embed ded and
,syed and the reSuisite force for handling and
and the Ordnance Department is to have the right
to test the iron during tte process fabrication
Of the cannon fol which purpose the founder is to
~ n 81 o. charge. at least one specimen from
As hefoIe descrie d. at tie option of the pspsrt,
m' nj, not TO exceed one for every Ten cannon
EAeh cannon Is TO endure the gulsr proofand IN
speeton for guns of the csifhre; and none are
70 De recels ed paid for but such as ar approved
after inspection au1 proof, which will be received
the ioundry where n ade. Bidders will state the
Iun oers IN cali rres of the they propose
20 furnish on the foregoing specifications and CON
ohu0ns; the place where they to be made; the |
tine OF con mencing delivery aud the rate of de- |
merry per month, thereafter. and the price per |
pound or per gun for the finished cannon No bills |
vii De ent rtain"d unless from founders actu ally
engaged IN the business, evidence of which must |
arrtmyany the bid
Failure to deliver at the specified time win sub |
ect the contra ctor TO forfeiture of the amount to
be delivered at that tine. Each party obtaining /
contract Will te required to enter into bonds
With FIODtr sure les. for it's faithful fdlfImsnt:
ara 3 transfer OF tt' ySEts.st q s@+L-- r-S~--;U
its entire forfeiture Bidders will be required
% e with their bids, bend in the pr al sun of not
than $500 gned by not less than I've persons,
eenditioned that If the bid is pied the bidder
shal comply with his prOposal and faithfully and
nI perform what he proposes TO undertake. The !
bono must be acknowledged before judge of |
court Of record. and the bOndsmen must be eerti |
fec by the Judge ola District Court of the United
States Ord anCe officer in charge of United
Stats arsenal, to be ch worth the penal of
the bond snd above all liabilities. The ri ght
referved TO reject all proposals il the prices are
deer ed too high if for any cause it is not
deemed for the pu Bile interest 10 acce pt them.
Proposals will be sealed AID addressed to Gen
era J. W. RIPLEY. Chief of Ordnance. Washing
ton. r. G - and viii be endorsed Proposals for 4
heavy cannon j. w. RIPLEY,
ja n-tuthslm Frigadier Gen Chief of Ord'e.