Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-26
PROPOSALS..
DRoPosALs FOR MORTAR SHELL.
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WAsHiSoTos, July Z, 1884 I
until MoND n, the lat day OF August 1854, for Q.
inch Nor,sr She'll to be delivered In the following
quantities, a. the under.nsmrd srsensl., Wis
At Wztertown Arsenal, Massaehusetts, 5000,
A, waite yliet Arsenal, New York, 10, ooo.
AZ New York Arsenal, Governors Island, New
At hlieShsny Arsenal, Plttsburg, 10000.
At Washington Arsenal, D. C., 5000.
These projeetilss are to be made Of the kind Of
the Ordnance Manual; the tensile strength Of the
Iron 10 be not lsss than 900 pounds per square
inoh.
Drawing, can be seen At any Of the United States
The proeotils. are to be Inspected At the foundry
where east, are 70 be dsii ,s 4 the s,snai'
Bidders will state the rate at which they will do
liver. Failures 70 make deliveries at q specified
the nu a Der he may fail to deliver at that time.
Bidders wi state explicitly the arsenal or arse
nails where they propose to deliver, and the num-
pl.ee, u Tor more than one.
No bid, VIII be considered from parties other
are known to this Deptftnsnt 70 b capable Of
should any party obtaining contract efer shell
Dc rejected, and the contrast rendered null and.
void.
Form, OF bid o,u be obtained at the sboye-nsned
will not DO considered.
GUARANTY.
Tho bidder will be required to accompany his
siSs psr.oTs, that ia es.o X. I'd IL ,e.spted, he
will At once execute the contract Iot the ssme,
with good and sunieient sureties, in = tum equal
tn the amouOt OF the eontrsot to deliver the sft-
ole proposed 10 conformity with the terms OF this
sdvsrtisementj and In case the said bidder should
fail TO 9 ter into the contract they TO make good
the ditferen co between the offer OF said bidder
sd next 'espnnsible bidder, or the person to
whom the 90 ntfset ms, be awarded.
shown By sSs otsisi esrtiso,is Of The Clerk Of The
nes rest District Court, or Of the United States Dis
'i scsa. IN The sum equal to the smoun, Of the
contract signed By the .on,rsetor and both Of bis
der or bidders upoa signing the contract
FORM OF GUARANTY.
We, the undersigned, residents Of -, In the
Jointly and severslly covenant with the United
States, and guarantee, 10 ease the foregoing BID
Of be accepted, that he or they will At once
execute the contrsot for the same, with good and
suiiot mt sureti.s, In . sum Equal to the smsunt
con ior@ity with the terms Of this .dvertissmsnt,
dated Jul, 8, 1854, under which the BID was made
and, In cas- the said - shall fail 70 enter
good the difference between the offer OF the said
- and the next lowest responsible bidder,
or the person 70 whom the oS Sns nay be
! this day OF -, 1885,
To this guaranty must be appended the ofieisl
certificate above mentioned.
Each party obtaining contract will be Obliged
to enter into bonds wi approved sureties for the
| faithful execution Of the same.
| Upon the award BON mad, successful bidders
will be notified and furnished with forms OF con-
trae and bond.
tn. Department reserves the right to reject any
or all the bids, If deemed unsatisfaetory on any
| account.
| Proposals viii be addressed to " BROADER
GENERAL GEORGE D. RAMSAY, Clief Of Ord.
| nance, Washington, d. C. ." aud will DO endorsed
| " Proposals. Tor Eght.ineh Mortar Shell"
GEORGE D. RAMSAY,
| iyesAtuthtd Brig. Gen, thief OF Ordn Anee.