The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-02-06
Proposals for l3, 10, and 8 inch
Cannon.
ORDNANCE OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON January 9th, 1868.

ORDNANCE OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT,
WAsHISGToS. January 9th, 1863
Proposals will be received at this office until PM,
on the 9th of February, 1863 for furnishing a. 10
and inch 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 to be cast hollow and cooled from
the Interior and to have tenacity of metal of not
less than 900 pounds per square inch be deter
head of the gun. and from cylinder cast from ths
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 is be 72inches
high with an elptical base of "a inches greater and
Is inches lesser axis The specimens are to be cut
from the gun head, 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.
furnish the ammunition, and prove the 4 al gun.
which must be ready for trial possible, and
tract. No contract will be given, will the trial
gun be paid for unless il shall endure proof Of 1000
rounds. with service charges of powder, of which 200
rounds will be with solid shot, and 500 rounds with
shells The testing 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 10 have
the right TO test the iron during the process Of fabri
cation Of the cannon for which purpose the founder
from the head of each cannon. and slabs from cyln-
ders. as before described, at the option of the De-
partment not to exceed one for every ten cannon.
Each cannon to endure the regular proof and in
specton for guns Of the calibre: and none are
TO be received or paid for but such are approved
after inspection and proof which will be received Mt
the foundry where made Bidders will state the num-
beers and cabers of the cannon they propose fur
nish on the foregoing specifications and conditions:
the place where they 10 be made the time CON-
mencing delivery aud the rate OF delivery per month
thereafter and the price per pound per gum for
the finished cannon. No bids will be entertained
unless from founders actually engaged in the BUSH
ness, evidence of which must accompany the bid
Failure to deliver At the specified time will subject
the contractor TO forfeiture of the amount be de-
livered at that time Each party obtaining contract
will be required TO enter into bonds with proper su.
reties for its faithful fufment; and transfer of the
contract 10 another partyFill its entire forfeit
ure. Bidders viii be required to file with their bids
bond in the penal sum of not less than $50 900,
signed by not less han two persons conditioned that
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 &C.
knowledged before judge Of a court of record and
the bondsmen must be certified BY the Judge of
officer in charge of United States arsenal, to be
each worth the penal of the bord over and above
all liabilities The right Is reserved TO reject all pro-
posals If the prices deemed too high If any
cause II is not deemed for the public interest
cept them
Proposals will be sealed and addressed to General
j. W. Ripley, Chief of Ordnance. Washington d. c. ="
and will be endorsed Proposals for heavy cannon
j. W RIPLEY,
Brigadier General Chief of Ordnance.
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