Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-18
Proposals for 10, 10, and S Inch
Cannon.

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1)ROP0sALs will be received At tht ONCE Until
r. N. % tue Eth Of February, 1888, for fur
uIshlpH Is, ~, aud Inch cast iron cannon, 70 %
NJ Ads 10 conformity With drawings 10 he HuPpledDy
the Ordnance Department, aud with the following
specifications: Que 10 Inch trial gun Is u made Of
warm Ut cold blast charcoal lrOn, TO bs cast hollow
and coOlrl IRON the interior, aud to have ts1Aeiy
Of metal Of not lrss thSn 1900 pounds per square
inch. u he determined by testing SPVemenl taken
irnln the sinking head VI tue gun, and from Yln'
der cast from the same beat, and r0m metal Of tue
same quality, AS that irOn which the gun 10 ea6L
Hinder IL 10 be cast Oh end, In dry sand mOnlds
aud 10 TO DO y inches high, with an Uptleal base Of
- inches greater aud 10 inches less aka The Gpe-
cipens are TO bS cut from tho gun head. and slab
inches THICK from the cylinder, BY planes, pAIal'
H. to, aud equldItAni from the A1II Of the cylinder
aud tie lesser axis Of the base.
The Ordnance Department Will test the TpeeimenSI
InmIIh the Ammunitsn, and prove the trial guni
which must be ready for trial soon - Poslblr and
not later than three months from the date o. the
contract. 40 contract will be given, nor will the
tfiAi KUN be paid for uness II shall endure proof
VI 100 rounds with service charges o. powder o.
Nhich 200 rounds will be With solid shot, and 800
rounds With shells. Tie testinE 10 TO DO done irrS
Of charge to the contractor but he will DO required
" furnish proper facilities fsr testing, such a. COP
VcuBnt ground storage tor ammunition, butt IN
which the prQJSeliles Will be embedded And hVed,
aud tho requisite force for handling and irtng the
guns. All the cannon are TO be made Of the same
quality UTIron ~ that Of tue trial gun, and the Ord
nance Department 10 TO have the right 70 tOAt tie
iun during the process OF fabrication Of the cannon
f,r which purpose the founder ID To fnrniAh, ree Of
charge At least one specimen from tue head Of eae
cannon, and slabs from CyllnderG ~ before described,
Vt the option Of the Department, not to exceed one
for every ten cannon. Each cannon Is " endure the
regular proof and inspection for guns Of the same
cAllbTe; and none 10 be received or paid for but
such are approved Of amer inspection and proof,
which will be received Ut the foundry where made
Bidders will slate the numbers aud cAlibgu OF the
cannon they pDpose u f1r1Iah, on the foregoing
Epec6cAtlons and conditions: The place whore thCy
ate to DO made; the tms Of commencing delivery and
the nate Of delivery per mouth thereafter, and The
pICe per round or per gun, for the hnlahed cannon.
no bids will DO entertained unless from founders &C.
iualiy engaged IN the business, evidence Of which
must accompany the bid.
Failure to denver al The specified limo will subject
the contractor TO forfeiture Of the amount to DO
delivered vi that time. EAch party obtaining
contract will he required to enter Into bondS, with
proper suTrtles, for Its faithful iulalmenl; and
irLnIfsr Of contract 10 another party will cause
IL entire forfeiture. Bidders will be required 70 Ole
with their bids bond In the p0nal sun Of not less
that II tho bid iI accepted tbs bidder
shall comply With bis proposal, aud faithfully and
fully perform what he proposes 10 undertake. Tbs
bond must DO Acknowledged before Judge Of court
VI reeUrd aud the bondInSn must be eHFthOd BY the
Judge Of District Court Of the United staca or 40
Onlbance OeOr In charge of United States arsenal,
10 DO each worth tbs pOuAl sum Of the bond over
and above all liabilities. The right 10 reserved to
reject all proposals II tue prices are deemed too
high, or II for any cause II Il not deemed for the
public interest TO accept them.
Proposals. will he sealed and addroSsod 70 "ueneFal
!. ". Ripley, Chief Of Ordnance, Washington, D.
j." and will lie endorsed Proposals for heavy can
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BriGadIcr General Chief Of Ordnance.