Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-13
PROPOSALS.
0RpNASoE OFFICE,

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csssary 70 build tho following Carriages:
For l5-inch Guns,
20 barbette Front Pintle.
g. Barbette Center Pintle,
For Ainch Guns,
2SO Front Pintle Barbette,
For S-inch Guns, -
~ Front Pintle Barbette.
IT, TIE s paris required for Wrought Iron Barbette
Plates ff 8fa seE csP! Shoes
Angle Shapes, Bolts. 49, -s
Angie s on Floor csat @ Frsn
shapes, Hurters Chassis, Step, Assembling Bolts.
oAsENATE CARRIAGE CHASSIS.
Parts nar'ed before and rail top bars
The numter and dimensions of the iron plates
and bars for each carriage to be specified in the
bills of iron in ordnance memoranda No. 8, copies
sRHn
York agency, or at this office. Printed schedules,
can be obtained at the above named places. On
these bidders Will state the price at which they
propose to man4fscture each part, IN the manner
The iron to be used in the manufacture of the
plates and bars to be as follows:
ROLLED IRON.
Check Plates and Rsil-plates of medium quality
Of sr sd in ID direction of length enacty not
Transoms all to be Of best quality charcoal dange
iron fibre in direction Of length tenscy not
Trunnion Beds to be of best quality of charcoal
iron, tenacity not less than $4,000 lbs per square,
Checks braces. Hurters: and Counter hurtsrs
Ra Kali Ghors Braces Caps and
ans to se of g9 n s
$4,000 lbs per square inch. , ;,
Traverse Wheel Journals, to be 90 Of best charcoal
hbrous IRON Tenacity not less than 5000 lbs per
All Bolts and Rvets to be of best charcoal ibrous
iron. Tenacty not less than $500 lbs per square
inch.
HAMMERED IRON.
AXlcs for l5.nch Carriages. and all Fork shapes.
and Tongues for Casemate Carriages. to be of the
best charcoal iron. Tenacity no less than 5000
Bidders vii fpss the 1ste at which they can
can deliver each part thereafter.
actually. tnga eea in the manufacture Of this Or
evidence that they have in the own shops al the
machinery and appliances for turning out the fuil
amount of work rs specified by them,
Bidders will be required to furnish proper sure,
S Tor the ha f o the I
edgements of their sureties over their own sigma
Each party obtaining contract will be required
TO enter into bonds with approved sureties Tor ITS
will be notified, and furnished with forms of CON
tract and bond.
The department reserves the right to reject any
or all bids, if not deemed satisfactory.
vii be to Gsh
ington, ID. c. and will be endorsed - Proposals
for wrought iron plates and bars for iron gun car
Tiages y GEO. ID. RAMSAY.
ap Std Brigadier General. Chief of Ordnance.
DROPOSALSwillb be received at the Mayors office
L until Il NJ on Thursday, the l4th instant, for
Grading and Crawling Eleventh street east, be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and G. street soush.
The gravel to be nine inches in the center. taper
ing off TO four inches toward the gutter line to be
we'll rolled with heavy roller after graveling, and
to be relieved of all boulders of improper size,
at the discretion of the Commi ssioner.,
Bidders viii state the price per cubic yard for
cUtting or filling that which may measure most, to
be paid for but once the surplus dirt to be depos-
tied wherever the Commissioner may direct
No part of the appropriation will be paid until
the work is approved by the Commissioner and
both Assistant Commissioners
Bidders will state the price per cubic yard for
grading Ond square yard for grayeling.
". A. FLETCHER,
Commit ssioner of the Sixth WaId
GEO. A. BOHRER,
JAS. VI. BOISSEAU.
Bp l1-3t assistant Commissioners.