The Portland daily press., 1863-02-03
Proposals for l3, 10, and q inch
Cannon.

OkpSAhCE OFF1GE, W AR DEPARTMENT.l
wAsHIseTos, January 25th, 1868. I
Proposals will be receive at this Office until M
on the 9th OF February 1853. for furnishing 13 10
and inch cast iron cannon. to be made in conform
iy with drawings to be supplied by the Ordnance
Department, and with the following specifications:
Ono 10 inch trial gun Is 10 be made OF warm or cold
blast charcoal ron TO be cast hollow and cooled from
the interior. and TO have tenacy of metal of not
less than 5000 pounds per square inch. to be deter
mined by testing specimens faken from the sinking
head of the gun, and from cylindcr east from the
same heat, aud from metal of the quality that
from which the gun is east This cylinder Is TO be
crd. in dry sand mouds and is to be ~ inches
high with elliptica base of "A inches greater and
- inches lesser axis The specimens are to be cut
from the gun head, a slab. ~ inches thick from
the cylinder by planes parallel TO, and equi-distant
from the axis of the cylinder and the lesser axis of
The Ordnance Department will test the specimens,
furnish the ammunition, and prove the q ial gun,
not later than three months from the date the con-
tract. No contract will be given, will the trial
gun be paid for, unless it 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 is to be done of charge the
contractor, but he will be required TO furnish proper
facilities for testing such convenient ground
age for ammunition, butt in which the projecties
will be embedded and saved and the requisite force
ior handling and firing the guns All the cannon are
to be made of the quality of iron that of the
trial gum and the Ordnance Department is to have
te 70 test the iron during the process Of fabri
cation of the cannon Tor which purpose the founder
Is TO furnish free of charge, at least specimen
from the head Of each cannon. and slabs from cyln-
partment, not TO exceed one for every ten cannon.
Each cannon s TO endure the regular proof and in
spection for guns of the calibre and none are
10 be received or paid for but such approved
after inspection and proof which will be received at
the foundry where made Bidders will the UNI
bcrs and cabers of the they propose TO fur
nish on the foregoing specifications and conditions;
the place where they to be made the time CON-
mencing delivery and the rate of delivery per month
thereafter, and the price per pound per gun, for
the finished cannon. No bids will be entertained
unless IRON founders actually engaged in the busi-
ness, evidence Of which must accompany the bid
Failure to deliver at the specified time will subject
the contractor TO forfeiture of the amount to be de-
hvered at that time Each party obtaining contract
will be required to enter into bonds, with proper su-
reties, for its faithful lfment and transfer of the
contract 10 another party will its entire forfeit
ure. Bidders viii be required TO file with their bids
a bond in the penal sum of not less than $4,000.
signed by not less than two persons conditioned that
II the bid is accepted the bidder shall comply with
his proposal, and faithfully and fully perform what
be proposes TO undertake. The bond must be ac-
knowledgcd before judge of a court of record and
the bondsmen must be certified by the Judge of
District Court of the United States, an Ordnance
officer In charge of United States arsenal, to be
all liabilities The right is reserved TO reject all pro-
posas If the prices deemed too high If for any
cause Il is not deemed for the public interest TO
cePt them;
Proposals. will be sealed and addressed to General
D. w Ripley, Chief of Ordnance ngton .. C -
ana VIII be endorsed Proposals for heavy cannon"
J. W. RIPLEY,
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