The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-02-10
Proposals for 13, 10, and inch
Cannon.
ORDNANCE OFFICE, WAR DErAnrMEsr,

ORDNANCE OFFiCE, WAR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON. January 9th, 1868. !
Proposals will be received at this Office until PM
on the 9th Of February 1853, for furnishing 10, 10
and inch cast iron cannon. to be made in conform
iiy 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 ron to be cast hollow and cooled from
the Interior aud to have tenacity of metal of not
less than $1,000 pounds per square inch. to be deter
head Of The gun. and from 4 cvIinder cast from the
same heat, and from metal of the quality that
from which the gun Is cast. This cylinder Is to be
cast ON erd In dry sand mouds and to be I2nches
high, with an epcal base of "a inches greater and
l6 inches lesser axis. The specimens to be cut
the cylinder BY planes parallel 10. and equdistant
from the axis Of the cylinder and the lesser axis Of
the base
furnish the ammunition, and prove the I, ial 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 nor will the trial
gun be paid for, unless IL shall endure proof of 1000
rounds with service charges of powder, Of whch2o
shells The testing is to be done free of charge the
contractor, but he will be required to furnish proper
facilities for testing such convenient ground sfor
age for ammunition 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 quality of iron that of the
trial gun and the Ordnance Department Is to have
the right to test the iron during the process OF ab
cation of the cannon TOR which purpose the founder
is to furnish free of charge at least one specimen
from the head of each and slabs from cyiin.
GERS, before deecr1DeQ Al the option OF the De
partment not to exceed one for every ten cannon
Each cannon is to endure the regular proof and in
spection for guns of the same caibre; and are
TO be received or paid for but such approved
after inspection and proof which will be received at
the foundry where made Bidders will state the
bcrs and cabers of the cannon they propose TO fur
nish on the foregoing specifications and conditions;
the place where they to be made the time of
mencing 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 nj the specified time will subject
the contractor to forfeiture of the amount to be de-
hyered ut that time Each party obtaining contract
will be required TO enter into bonds with proper
reies for its faithful fufment and atanser 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,
signed by not less than two persons conditioned that
IL the bid is accepted the bidder shall comply with
he proposes to undertake. The bond must be
knowedged before judge of a court of record and
the bondsmcn must be certified by the Judge of
District Court of the United States. Ordnance
officer in charge of United States arsenal to be
each worth the penal sum of the bord and above
all liabilities The right is reserved 10 reject all pro-
posals if the prices deemed high if 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 ashingto ID {. ="
and will be endorsed Proposals for heavy cannon"
J. W. RIPLEY,
BrigadierGeneral Chief Of Ordnance
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