Daily national Republican., 1863-02-20
DROPOsALs FOR 10, 10, AND s-TNCH
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ORDNANCE OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT,
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ORDNANCE OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, January q, 1858.
PHOPOSALS Will be received at this office until
p. m, on the 27th Of February 1862 for furnish
ing 10, 10 and inch cast iron cannon ts be m AIDE
IN conformity with drawings to be supplied by the
Ordnance Department, and with the following
specifications One 10 inch trial gun is to be made
Of warm cold blast charcoal iron to he cast ho.
low and cooled from the interior, and to have
tenacity of metal OF not less than pounds per
square inch 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, as that from which the gun is
cast. This cylinder Is to be cast on end, In dry
sand moulds, and is to be 70 inches high, with an
eliptical base Of q inches greater and l6 inches
lesser axis. The specimens are to be cut from the
gun head, and slab, AZ inches thick, from the
cylinder by planes parallel to, and equi-dstant
rom the axis OF the cylinder, and the lesser axis oil
the base.
The Ordnance Department will test the speci.
menB furnish the ammunition, and prove the trial
gun, which must be ready for trial as soon aS pos
stble, and not later than three months from the
date Of the contract. No contract will be given,
nor will the trial gun be paid for, unless 1t shall
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 g. The testing
is TO be done free Of charge TO the Contractor but
he Will be required to furnish proper facilities for
testing, such AS convenient ground storage for am
munitOn, butt in which the prOjectiles will be
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 is to
have the right to test the iron during the process
OF fabrication of the cannon for which purpose the
founder In to furnish free Of charge, at least one
specimen from the head of each cannon, and slabs
from cylinders, as before described, at the option
OF the Department, not to exceed one for every ten
cannon Each cannon is to endure the regular
proof and inspection for guns OF the same CalbfOI
and none are to be received paid for but such
are approved AFTER inspection and proof, which
VIII be received at the foundry where made. Bid
derB Will state the numbers and calibers of the can
non they propose to furnish on the foregoing spe-
cihcatiOns and conditionBj the place where they
are to be made; the time of commencing delivery
and the rate OF delivery per month, thereafter, and
the price per pound or per gun, for the finished
founders actually engaged In the business evidence
OF which must accompany the bid.
Failure to deliver at the specified time will sub
Jec the contractor to forfeiture OF the amount to
be delivered at that time. Each party obtaining a
contract will be required to enter into bonds with
transfer Of the contract TO another party will cause
its entire forfeiture. Bidders will be required to
hle with their bids bond In the penal sum of rot
less than $4,000, signed by not less than two per
sons, conditioned that II the bid is accented the
bidder shall comply with his proposal and faith
bond must be acknowledged before Judge of
court of record, and the bOndsmen must be ceFti-
fed by the Judge of a District Court of the United
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 right
is reserved to reject all proposals If the prices re
deemed too high, or # for any cause It is not deem
ed for the public interest to accent them,
Proposals will be scaled and addressed to " Cen
eTal j. W. Ripley, Chief of Ordnance, WaBhlngton
D. c." and will be endorsed Proposals for heavy
cannon"
J. W. RIPLEY, Brig General.
jan 2I-tuthslm Chief of Ordnance