Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-29
DROpOS .Ls FOR I3 10 AND SINGH CAN.
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PROPOSALS will be received at this off ce until
p N. on the 9Th of February, 1858 f0r furnishing
is, 10 and inch cast iron cannon, to be ma se in
speeidcstions On, 10 inc trial gun is to b. made
hsllow and cooled from the interior, aud to have :
tenaelty OF metal Of not less than 81 600 pounds
TAX en- from the sinking head of the gum and from
cylinder cast from the same heat, and from metal
81 sfnd d,9s moPIs: and to Be q inches an
lesser axis. The specimens are to be cut from tie
EI9,d snn head and slab a inches thick. from the
from the axis Of the cylinder, and the lesser axis
The Ordnance Department will test the specimens.
!H,nh hi q smmun,3n n and prove the trial gun,
AMI not later than three months from The date Of
the the sa BE- esa oT n i will
Ger which go round: viii BE- Vita SOLD shot and
to h II eGn
qured to furnish proper facilities for testing such
& IN hs 0s Be
,a!ed and the requisite force for handling and
the same Quality Of iron a. that Of the tr. suo q.
and the Ordnance Department is to have the right
Of for Hheh the o oaDds !. to
furn sh re OF charge. 1t least specimen from
as before At the op:ion Of the part
ment. not to exceed one for every ten cannon
Each cannon is to endure the Sular proofand in.
spection for gums Of the same calhre and none are
TO be received peid for but such are approved
after inspection and proof, which wall be received
n the found ~ where made. Bidders will state the
numbers an ! calibres of the cannon they propose
to furnish on the foregoing specifications and con
dltiors; the place where they are to be made; the
time of corr mencing delivery and the rate of de-.
AVery per month, thereafter. and the price Der
pound or per gun for the finished cannon No bids
will be ents rtsned unless from founders actu ally
ENGAGED IN the bbnsinets, evidence of which must
Failure to deliver at the specified time will sub
tect the contractor to forfeiture of the amount to
be delivered at that time. Each party obtaining
contract will be required to enter into bonds
with proper sureties. for it's faithful fuilment
and transfer of the contract to another party will
canse its entire forfeiture Bidders will be required
to file with their bids bend in the penal SUM of not
less than $S00nsig gned by not lees than tw
condiioned that if the bid is accepted the bidder
shall comply with his proposal and faithfully and
inLy perform what he proposes to undertake. The
bond must be acknowledged before q jadge of a
court of record. and the bondsmeD must be certi
hed by the Judge offs District Court of the United
States Or an Qrdpance officer in charge of L nited
States arsenal. to be each worth the penal sum of
the bond over and above all liabilities The ri xht
is reserved to reject all proposals if the prices are
deemed too high. or IL for any cause it ia not
deemed for the public interest to accept them
Proposals. viii be sealed and add ressed to Gen
eral j. W. RIPLEY, Chief of Ordnance Washing
ton: D. y and will be endorsed e Proposals for
ia 4 tSshslm Frisadier een1 Chief iEffPfho' pford'e.