Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-21
DROPOs AIS FOR 13 10 AND INCH CAN
NON.
ORDNANCE OFFICF, WAR DkPAgrMgN1.


PKoPosALs will be received Mt this Office until
IS 10 and inch cast iron cannon, to be made in
eeoIfor.ity With drawings 70 be Supplied BY tue
SPECIFICATIONS on 10 inch t. al gun IS to b. II sds
Ii warm or ccla blast charcoal iron, to be cast
nacit5 OF metal OF not less than 20 pounds per
square inch to be determined 5y testing spec mems
t&sen from the sinking head of the gun. and frcHn
scyinder cast from the same b a., and from metal
sVn5s as ha m b from c Thoh nc eta eae e gun IS
sand mOn DIS, and is to be ~ inches nj gh, with an
'a;s 81 M S ss sn sna ,om 70 @
gun head aud slab, ~ inches thick, from the
from the aiis Of the CYLINDER aud the lesser axis
The Ordnance Depa, tment will test the specimens,
furnish Il ammunition, and prove the trial gu n,
which must be ready for trial as soon as possible,
the COZ tract No contract viii be given, nor vii
the trial gun be paid fcr uni, IS it shall endure
DER of which 30 rounds viii Be With sod and
go rounds with shells The testing is to be done
CURED 10 furn oper facilities for testing such
ss t eehyentent s SrouId s.graxs f0r ammunition,
,avea, and the requisite force for handling and
nring the guns; All the cannon to be m sde Of
the same quality OF iron that of the trial gun,
and the Ordnance Department is to have the right
to test the iron during the process o. fabrication
furnish .rse Of charge, at least specimen from
the hssdof each cannon e. and slabs fr:. syinasr.,
ment. not to exceed one for every ten cannon.
Each cannon ls 20 endare the regular prOofand in
specton for guns of the celibre; and none are
to be received paid for but such as approved
after Inspection ana proof which will be received
At the foundry where ade. Bidders will state the
mum bers AMI cali ores of the cannon they propose
to furnish on the foregoing speci6catons and
ditiops the place where they are to be made; the
time Of con- mencing delivery and the rate of de-
livery per month thereafter, and the price per
pound or per gun for the finished cannon No bids
viii be entertained unless from found actu ally
engaged in the business, evidence of which must
accom- pAny the bid.
Failure to deliver At the .pseiaed time will snb.
jeet the contractor to for rfeture Of the amount to
be delivered ut that time. Rach party obtaining
contract will be required to enter iatO bonds
with proper surecies, for its faithful ful6m snk
and transfer of the ntrsct to another party will
cause its entire forfeiture Bidders will be required
to Ole with their bids bend in the nal OF not
less than $ 0 Sned by not less than tw pc
conditioned that the bid Is accepted the bidder
than comply with his proposal and sithfully and
fully perform what he proposes TO undertake. The
bond must be acknowledged before q judge of q
court Of record. and the bondsmen must be certi
ted by the Judge OF District Court OF the Uuited
States or An Ordnance offcer in charge of United
States arsenal, to be each worth the penal Of
the bond over and above all liabilities. The light
10 reserved TO reject all proposals if the pIces
deemed too high. or ii for any cause II is not
| deemed for the public interest to accept them.
Proposals wiz be sealed and add sssed to Gen
! ersl ], W. RIPLEY, Chief Of Ordnance, Washing
ton: D. o J" and win be endorsed "P Pr1possls for
5. .n-tuthslm Brisadier GenI Obief oford'e.