Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-26
Proposals for 18, 10, and s Inch
CANNON.
OkDYAyoE OYTICE WAB DBpARTarRnr,
WASaIHoToN, January q. 1868.

| WAsntsozOS, January q, 1863.
| PROPOSALS Willbe received ut this office until
4 Z. NJ NJ on the 2Ith Of February, 1853, for fur
n'shing is, 10, and inch cast iron cannon, 10 be
made in conformity with drawings to be supplied by
tue Ordnance Department, and with the~folIoWinR
s clncattons: One 10 inch trial gun is to made Of
&Acm or cold blast charcoal iron TO be cast h0lloT
and cooled from the Interior aud to have 4 teISsItV
Of metal OF not less than eco pounds mar SGuSre
ipr, to be determined by testing g,,ciI,snS fIen
fr'n the sinking head of the gun ana from cyIin
der cast FROM the same heat, and from metal OF the
Thscylnder is to be cast ON en In Fy sand n1oHI5s
AMI s to be ~ inches high, with an eptical bsS al
cimens are 70 BIO cut from the gun head and a Sieb
Is inches Thick from the cylinder by planes paral.
aI+l the lessor axis Of.the base.
ihe ordnance Depar tment will test the specimens
tnt Ntsh the ammunition, and prOVe the trial gum
Which must be ready for trial soon as possible snd
No; later than three months from the date Of a.
contract No contract will be- given, nor win The
tEiAl gun be paid for unless 1t shall endure n rrT
OF LOO rounds with service charges of powdsr of
which 700 rounds will be With solid shot, aud 500
rounds with shells The testing is to be done free
oil charge to the contractor, but he will be required
10 furnish proper facilities r testing such rs con
Teatent ground, storage tor ammunition, a butt In
winch the prolSctiles viii be embedded and saved
and the requisite force for handling and firing the
| guns. All the cannon are to be made of the Sams
quality ofirOn as that of the trial gum and the Ord
nance Department Is to have the right to test the
Iron during the process of fabrication of tho cannon
" which purpose the founder 10 to furnish free of
Charge ut least specimen from the head Of eanl
cannon, and slabs from cylinders before described
n she option of the Department, not to exceed one
Tor every ten cannon. Each Ia to endure tie
reEutar proof and inspection for guns OF the same
ca lbte; and mono to be received or paid for lint
such as are approved of after inspection and proof
which will be received at the foundry where made
bt lderS Will state tho numbers and cRlibGra OF the
cannon they propose to furnish, on the foregoing
specifications and conditions: The place where they
are to be made the time of commencing delivery and
the rate OF delivery per mouth thereafter and the
price per pound OF per gun, for the finished cannon
n" bids will be entertained unless from founders c
tllly engaged In the business, evidence Of which
must accompany the bid.
Failure to deliver at the specified time will subject
enc contractor to n forfeiture OF tue amount to be
delivered at that time, Each party obtaining a
contract will be required to enter into bonds viii,
proper sureties, for It's faithful fnlflnaent; and
transfer of a contract to another party will cause
It's entire forfeiture Bidders will be required to file
with their bids, bond in the penal sum of not less
than $4,000, sigued by not less than two persona
conditioned that II the bid is accepted the bidder
shall comply with his proposal, and faithfully aud
tuily perform what he proposes to undertake. The
Of record and the bOnsmen 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 bond over
and above all liabilities. The right Ii reserved TO
reJect all proposals II the prices are deemed tcNl
lhgh or If for any cause 1t is not deemed for the
public interest to accept them.
Proposals will be scaled and addressed TO a(3eheral
j. W. Ripley, Chief Of Ordnance, Washington D.
" and will be endorsed Proposals for heavy can
J.w RIPLEY.
800, Brigader General Chief of Ordnance.
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