Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-03
PROPOSALS FOR -, 10, AND SINGH
CANNON.


ORDINANCE OFTICE, WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, January n, 1859.
PROPOSALS will be received at this once until
p. m, on the nth Of February, 1885, for furnish
ing IS, 10 and inch cast iron cannon, to DO made
IN conformity 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 fon to he cast hol.
low and cooled from the interior, and to have a
square inch to be determined by testing specimens
taken from the sinking head Of the gun, and from
scylinder cast from the same h0At, and from metal
Of the same quality, as that from which the gun IL
sand moulds, and is to he ~ inches high, with an
eliptical base Of ~ inches greater and IS 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 equi-distant
from the axis ofthe cylinder and the lesser axis OF
the base.
The Ordnance Department will test the speol-
mens, furnish the ammunition, and prove the trial
gun, which must be ready for trial as soon as pos
date Of the contract. No contract will be given,
nor will the trial gun be paid for, unless 1t shall
endure proof OF 900 rounds, with service char
ges OF powder, Of which roo rounds will be with
solid shot, and 800 rounds with Shel D. The testing
10 to be done free Of charge TO the contractor but
he Will be required to furnish proper facilities for
testing, such as convenient ground storage for
munition, butt in which the projectiles will be
embedded and saved, and the requisite force for
hapSd "a and Thing the gn AZ the cannon are
the trial gun, and the Ordnance Department IL TO
have the right 10 test the iron during the process
OF fabrication OF the cannon for which purpose the
founder is 70 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 Tor every ten
cannon. Each cannon is to endure the regular
proof and Inspection for guns Of the same eAllbre;
and none are to be received paid for but such as
are approved After inspection and proof which
will be received at the foundry where made. Bid
ders viii state the and caliberB OF the
non they propose to furnish on the foregoing spe-
eihcattons and conditions the place where they
are TO be hlAdei the time Of commencing delivery
and the rate OF delivery per month, thereafter and
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
jet the contractor to forfeiture of the amount to
be Delivers at tkat time Each party obtaining =
contract will be required to enter into bonds with
proper suretles, for its faithful hulhlment; and
transfer OF the contract TO another party will cause
Its entire forfeiture, Bidders will be required to
file with their bids, bond in the penal sum OF not
sons, condltioned that II the bid 10 accepted the
bidder shall comply with his proposal and faith
FULLY perform what he proposes TO undertake. The
bond must be acknowledged before 4 Judge OF a
court OF record, and the bOndsmen must be certi-
hed by the Judge Of District Court Of tho United
States Arsenal to be each worth the penal sum Of
the bond over and above all liabilities The right
is reserved TO reject all proposals II the prices are
deemed too high, or II for any cause 1t 10 not Deem
ed for the public interest to accept them.
Proposals will DO sealed and addressed to Gen.
eral J. W. Ripley Chief OF Ordnance, Washington,
D. c." and will be endorsed Proposals. for heavy
cannon"
j. W. RIPLEY, Brig General,
Jan %-tuthslm Chief Of Ordnance.