Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-02-20
Ordinance OFFIcE, WAR DEPARTMENT,
WAsHISGTos, Jan. 27, 1868.


WAsHINoTos, Jan. 27, 1868.
PROPOSALS FOR Is, 10, AND s INCH
Il CANNON Proposals will be received at this
office until p the 9th Of February, 1868, for
made conformity with drawings be supplied by the
Ordnance Department. and with the following specihcs
tons One 10 inch trial gun is TO be made Of
cold blast charcoal iron be halow and cooled
from the interior and have tenaciy " metal Of
less that 80 900 pounds per square noh be determined
by testing seeiinens taken from the sinking head Of
tue gun. aud from cylinder cast from the same heat
and from metal Of the quality that from which
the qua is cast This eyliner Is 70 be east end in
dry sand mouds and is to be 50 inches high with
ellipt cal base Of "a inches greater and Is inches
lesser axis. The specimens be cut from the gun
head and slab inches thick from the cylinder, by
planes PARALLEL to and equdistalt from the axis OF the
cylinder and the lesser axis Of the base
The Ordnance Department will test the specimens
furnish the ammunition aud prove the trial gun which
must be ready for trial possible and not later
than three months from the date Of the contract No
contract will be given, will the tralgun be paid for
unless it shall endure proof OF 900 rounds with
vice charges Of powder Of which 200 rounds will be with
solid shot and 500 rounds with shells. The testing is
be done flee Of charge the contractor but he will be
qhred TO furnish proper facilities for testing such
venent ground, storage for ammunition butt in which
the pToeoes will be embedded and saved and the
quise force for handling and firing the guns. All the
cannon 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
fabrication OF the for which purpose the founder
is TO furnish free Of charge, at least specimen from
the head OF each cannon and slabs from cylinders be-
fore described the option Of the Dep trtment
exceed flt every Each is 10 en-
dure the regular proof aud inspection for guns Of the
same calOeI, and 10 be received paid flr
but such approved aher inspection and proof.
which will be received at the fouhdry where made. Bi J.
defs will state the numbers and cAhbers Of the
they propose furnish the foregoing specifications
and conditions the place where they TO be made the
time Of commencing delivery, and the rate OF delivery
per month thereafter, and the price per pound per
gun for The finished No bids will be entertain
ed unless from founders actually engaged in the business
evidence Of which must accompany the bid
Failure TO believer at the specified time will subject
the contractor 70 forfeiture Of the amount be deliver
ed At that time. Each party obtaining contract will be
required TO eutt into bonds with proper suToes for it
faithful uldllment; and transfer u the contract 10
another party will its entire forfeiture. Bidders
will be required to file with their bids bond in the penal
sum OF not less than $50 90 sgucd By not less than Two
persons oondt med that II the bids Aeoepcd the bidder
shall comply with his proposal and faithfully AMI Truly
perform what he proposes to undertake The bond must
be acknOwic before Judge of Court Of Record,
aud the bondsnen must be certified by the Judge uf
District Court Of the United states, or Ordnance
officer IN charse Of United States Arsenal To be each
worth the penal OF the bond aud above all a-
biltes The right reserved to reject all proposals,
the prices deemed high, II for IL is
not deemed for the public interest to accept them.
Proposals will Ne sealed and addressed to General J.
W Ripley, Chief Of Ordnance, Washington. ID. O., aud
will be indorsed Proposals for HEAVY Cannon"
J. W RIPLEY,
soptfeb27 Bligader General, Chiefof Ordnance