The Portland daily press., 1863-02-09
ORDNANCE OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT,
WARRINGTON, January 9th. 1863.

ORDINANCE OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT.
WAsHIsGroS, January 9th, 1863
Proposals will be received at this Office until Pm,
on the 9th of February, 1863 for furnishing 13 10
and inch cast iron cannon, to be made in conform
ity 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 be cast hollow and cooled from
the Interior and to have tenacity of metal of not
legs than $1,000 pounds per square inch TO be deter
mined by testing specimens taken from the sinking
head of the gun, and from ynder cast from the
same heat and from metal of the quality that
from which the gun Is cast This cylinder T. to be
high. with an eptical base of "a inches greater aud
10 inches lesser axis. The specimens TO be cut
from the gun head a. slab, Al inches thick, from
the cylinder by planes parallel TO, and equi-distant
from the axis Of the cylinder and the lesser axis Of
the base.
The Ordnance Department will test the specimens
furnish the ammunition. and prove the iial gun,
which must be ready for trial possible and
not later than three months from the date Of the
tract No contract will be given, will the trial
gun be paid for unless il shall endure proof Of 1000
rounds will be with solid shot and 800 rounds with
shells The testing to be done free of charge to the
contractor but he will be required to furnish proper
facifies for testing such convenient ground stor
age for ammunition, butt In which the projccfiles
will be embedded and saved, and the requisite force
to be made Of the quality of iron that Of the
trial gun, and the Ordnance Department is TO have
the right to test the iron during the of abr
cation of the Tor which purpose the founder
is TO furnish, free of charge ut least specimen
from the head Of each cannon. and slabs from cylin-
partment. not to exceed one for every ten cannon.
Each cannon Il to endure the regular proof and in
spection for guns of the calibre; and are
TO be received or paid for but such approved
after inspection and proof. which will be received ut
the foundry where made Bidders will state the num-
bers and cabers of the cannon they propose to fur
nsh on the foregoing specifications and coDditions
the place here they to be made the time Of
mencng delivery and the rate of delivery per month
thereafter, and the price per pound per gun for
the finished cannon. No bids will be entertained
unless from founders actually engaged in the bust
ness. evidence of which must accompany the bid
Failure to deliver at the specified time will subject
the contractor to forfeiture of the amount to be de-
yered at that time Each party obtaining contract
will be required to enter into bonds. with proper
reties for its faithful fullment; and transfer Of the
contract TO another party will its entire forfeit
Bidders will be required to file with their bids
bond in the penal sum of not less than $4,000.
il the bid Is accepted. the bidder shall comply with
his proposal. and faithfully and fully perform what
he proposes to undertake. The bond must be
knowledged before judge of court of record, and
the bondsmen must be certified by the Judge of
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 bord and above
all liabilities The right reserved to reject all pro-
posas if the prices deemed too high IL for any
cause IL Is not deemed for the public interest to
cept them:
Proposals will be sealed and addressed to General
j. w Ripley, Chief of Ordnance. W ashngton, ID c.,
and viii be endorsed Proposals for heavy cannon.
j. w RIPLEY,
Brigader General Chief of Ordnance.
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