Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30
PROPOSALS.
nRoPosALs FOR MORTAR SHELL.
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irsh MORTAR SHE'LL to he delivered In the following
qusntities, q the undetermined arsenals, wins
a wste viiet Rrseosi, New York, 10 ooJ
~ New York Arsenal, Governors Island, Now
York, 10000.
At Warrington Arsena', D c, 500.
These projeeriles are to be made Of the kind OF
metal, and inspected AFTER the Iuies laid down 10
the Ordnance MAnuali the tensile strength OF tho
iron TO be no, less than 1900 pounds per square
Drawings can be seen at any Of the rnisd States
The proeetilos are to be inspected At the foundry
whore cast, are T. he drll cred At the Arsenals
Bidder. viii state the rate AZ which they will de-
liver. Failures to make deliveries at specined
time will subject the enbtra tor to forfeiture Of
the NJ n Ter he may fail to reliver at that time.
BIdGers wi STATE exl llctly the arsenal arse.
malls where they propose To deliver, and the nuu-
her of rNjecties thew propose to deliver At ssea
No bids win he considered from parties other
than regular founders or proprietors Of works who
are known to this Dep 'rtment to be capable Of
executing the work pr posed for.
SHOULD any pstty CbtalniaE = contract eifer shell
other han those cast his own foundry, they will
be rejected, and the contract rendered null and
Form, Of bid eau be obtained At the sbove-nAmed
sr,eoA,. Proposals not made out on thus .orm
GUARANTY.
| The bidder will be- required to accompany hI'
proDosi'ion with sRuarAnty sEued by two respon'
alb persons that, 10 case his bid 10 accepted he
| will ~ Onoe execute tue oontrsot for the same,
| with good and sufficient sureties, IN asum equ.l
n tho amount OF the contract. 10 dslivei the y.
Gle proposed 10 conformity with tn tei ms OF mi,
isement; .nd In aa,e the said bidder shot I'd
fsu to 9 ter into tho eonttset they 70 make spod
ID. difference oetween ne otter o. $50 hiSd o.
| whom the 90 ntraet ms, BE- awarded.
The responsibility q N Gusrsntors must ht
shown by the official eertine,o OF the Clerk Of The
mes rect District Court OF the United states Die
Bonds in the sum equal to the sncuut At the
RuarSntois will be required Of the successful bid
der or bidders upon siEninE the contract.
FORM OF GUARANTY.
We, the undersigned, residents Of -, In tn
Jointly and seversly covenant with the Unitei
States, and gusrautee, IN ense fhe foregoing BIZ
of-N be seSspstd, thM he or thsy ~lll ma :, one T
sufnoi mt sursti.s, in = sum 'qusl to toe smsu
Of the eontrsot, TO furnish the articles proposed
conformity with the terms Of this advertise n ent
dated July 2, 1854, unrer which the bid wSs made
| sud, In cas- the said - shall fail to ente
toto a contract ss Aforesaid, we suSrsntee TO max
- sni he usXt lowest responsible bidder
or the person to whom the contract may r.
| awarded Gwen untsr our hands aud seal
this day OF -, 1856:
| Witness: seal
To this guaranty nust he appealed the ofaciu
certificate shove mentioned.
kAeh party obtaining oontrset wtll be o6lige
to enter int0 bonds WI b sp 'roved suretiss for %
faithful execution OF The sane,
Upon the award be nE mai successful bidder
will be notified and iurnishel with forms OF cor
trzc and bond.
tbs Department reserves the right n reject an
or al the bids, II deemed unsatsfiotory on Al
scenuut. -
Proposals vii be addressed to BRIG DIE
GENERAL GEORGE d. RAMSAY, c lief OF ord
nance, Washington, d u" aud will be endorse
"PrUDosals lor Elght.inrh Mortar Shell
GE ,RGE D. RAMSAY,
iy9 sNtuthtG Brig Gen. thief of Ordn anee.