New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-14
Ordnance OyyIoE. WAR DEPARTMENT. !
WARRINGTON, MarcE30, 1868.
PROPOSALS will be received at this office

PROPOSALS will be received at i TINS ONCE
until O'Clock % W. tho goth Of APNL 1903 iof fuT
thin handled Wrought Iron Beams for Rails " Chassis
These beam. are be made she the following speehea
The rail or bnbes carriages Is rolled wrought iron BEAM
similar In appearance 90 tho oesns IN me con
S o,h an n, ,ursses and free from A.ws imperfect
m,a, bsrs and eudsr seak The outer surisees Of tho
two a;fs IS. :: ~s join. III. sss
middle line leaving them TO proee. equally on each side and
Hi1'' W DIMENSIONS OF BEAMS;
Length Of rail- inches.
P:Ds s "s sa'sro'.s. a Ss7s asS.:
Thiesass. o. danss' at outer edso..... 70 inches
Ta,csa... .. , se Inspected After II: rules.
They are to be- mad. Of good tough clear iron
the ab.encs qaaS ns %S, SssS 5 Uy
along the ed,es Of the hanse also haws or bad welds
bl,.r and streats Of cnder VIII cause ins relecoa
s They arc DO Of the required dmen'ious aud square
I'd TSsr arc TO be straight, and free from short bends in the
AZ The outer plane surfaces Of the Aapses to be parallel
20 each other and planes perpendicular to that Of the web
s,h Ths !. ebs arc be bent oughod would
srit tom r.,tng tie rails sloug their whole lengths the
edes the aass while the webs are too hot to bear their
sh The sngo, to be perfectly equal each ,ids Of
"'' VARIATIONS ALLOWED IN ISsPrcrING
In Ian 9Th of rail. 30 inch
H. d.h of r.ii 10 inch
In thicInes. OF Us inch
noS.R 10 inch
Dd.r.nce In distance between outer edges OF plane
surfaces OF fauges different sides OF web at any
spos, sestiou OF 10 inch
,raisht edge Of equal length with the rail placed
on The outer edge Of the hsnge should not depart .
fpom Il At any point more than. rs inch
A plsne surface placed on tho web should not depart
o% Il any point moro than. 10 inch
plsps surface placed on tho plane surfsce Of either
Aanas should not depart from /. at any point more
D,u.rture square In depth OF rail-. is inch
the beams drawings OF them can he seen
hs limited States Asensls at Fort Monroe. Virginia
dssbur, and Pittsburgh Pennsyvsufs, aud Watetown,
MAssachusetts. =,
will state the number OF beams they propose TO
furnish the time wheE they will the delivery.
which should DO early possible, and the number they
can deliver weekly after commencing tho delivery, place
where they will make them and the price per pound for
which they will deliver them at the point Of vessel railroad
| .hipmaut nearest to their works .
No bids will DO entertained except from persons sesuay
In manufacture Of iron evidence OF which must
sccoui pany the bid. .... =. 49,.
Each party obtaining contract will be required 70 enter
into bonds with proper suTees for its faithful f1lhmen.
and transfer OF tho contract to another party viii csue "
| entire rnrfeiturc. 49,.
The tight reserved to reject all proposals II the prices %
deemed TOO high or II for it ID not deemed 'i ''
public interest to accept them. ,o.. r W
Propo,als viii be sealed and addressed 70 ,usn. III
RIPLEY Chief Of Ordnance, Washington, d. y, anu va"
be iudorsed Proposals FOR Wrought Iron Bssmsy
Bnssaiss General, Chisf oIaasaes