Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-30
PROPOSALS FOR 70, 10, AND SINGH
CANNON,

ORDNANCE OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT,
- Washington, January 81, 1859
PROPOSALS Will be received At this office until
p. m, on the nth Of February, 1869, for furnish
ing 10, 10 and inch cast iron cannon, 10 be made
In conformity with drawings to be supplied by the
Ordnance Department, and with the following
specifications One 10 inch trial gun iB 10 be made
Of warm or cold blast charcoal iron, to he cast hO
low and cooled from the interior, and to have n
tenacity OF metal Of not less than 90 900 pounds per
square Inch, to be determined by testing specimens
taken from the sinking head Of the gun, and from
cy Under cast from the same heat, and from metal
Of the same quality, as that from which the gun Ia
cast. This cylinder Is to he cast on end In dry
sand moulds, and Is to be u inches high, with an
ellptical base Of "a inches greater and IL 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 cqui-distant
from the axis OF the cylinder and the lesser axis OF
the base.
The Ordnance Department will test the speci.
mems, furnish the ammunition, and prove the trial
gun, which must be ready for trial as soon As pos
slbe, and not later than three months from the
date Of The contract No contract will be given,
nor VIII the trial gun be paid for, unless It shall
endure proof Of 900 rounds, with service char
ges Of powder, Of which 100 rounds will be with
sol. shot, and 800 rounds with rhel 8 The testing
10 TO be done free Of charge TO the contractor but
M will be required to furnish proper facilities for
testing, such as convenient ground, storage for am
munition, a butt In which the proiectles will be
embedded and saved, and the requisite force for
handling and firing the guns. All the cannon are
TO he made Of the same quality of iron rs that Of
the trial gun, and the Ordinance Department Ia to
have the right to test tho iron during the process
Of fabrication Of the cannon for which purpose the
founder Is 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 calibfe;
and none are to be received or paid for but such
arc approved after Inspection and proof, which
will be received at the foundry where made. Bid
defs Will state the numbers and cahbeTs Of the can
non they propose to furnish on the foregoing spe-
ciheations and conditions; the place where they
and the rate Of delivery per month, thereafter and
the price per pound or per gum for the finished
cannon. No bids will be entertained unless from
founders actually engaged In the business, evidence
Of which must accompany the bid.
Failure to deliver at the specified time will sub
ect the contractor to forfeiture of the amount to
be delivered at tkat time. Each party obtaining
contract will be required to enter into bonds, with
proper sureties for Its faithful fulhlment; and n
transfer Of the contract to another party will
its entire forfeiture. Bidders will be required to
file with their bids bond In the penal sum Of not
less than $50 900, signed by not less than two per-
sons, conditioned that II the bid Is accepted the
bidder shall comply with his proposal and faith
fully perform what he proposes to undertake. The
bond must be acknowledged before a Judge OF a
court Of record, and the bOndsmen must be certi-
fed by the Judge Of District Court Of the United
States ATsenalto be each worth the penal sum OF
the bond over and above all liabilities The right
10 reserved to reject all proposals II the prices are
deemed too high II for any cause II Is not deem
ed for the public interest to accept them.
Proposals will be sealed and addressed to Cen
d. c." and will be endorsed Proposals for heavy
j. W. RIPLEY, Brig General,
jan 2T-tuthslm Chief Of Ordnance.