Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-08


mont until O'Clock y. m on WEDNESDAY, the
tth day of May, 1864, for the dellv ~ OF all the
wrouSht Iron Plates and Bars as hereinafter
specified, necessary to build the following car
For I5-ineh Guns.
10 Barbette Front Pintle.
40 BArbette Centre Plntle.
For 1oinch guns.
100 CAsemate Carriages.
200 Front Pintle Barbette.
For S.lnch guns
10 Front Plntle Balbette.
The parts required for Wrought Iron BMbctto
and Casemate Carriages a 9 Rs follows
ron TOR CARNAGE.
Check-PlAtoB, BraoeG, Caps, Shoes, Transoms,
Guide Hooks, Guide Hook Bar, Trunnlon Beds,
CHASSIS, FRONT AND CENTRE PIETLE.
Rails, Rail-PlAtes, Rail Chords, Rail Braces,
TrAnGomS, Angle Iron Floor Clests, Pintls Tran
Hurters, Chassis, step, Assembling Bolts.
SAsEMATE CARRIAoE CHASSIS.
Parts namt before and rail top bars.
Tho number and dimensions OF the iron Plates
and bars for each carriage to be as specified In the
bills OF iron In ordnance memoranda No. o, copies
OF which can DO obtained upon application at
WATERFOWL, Frankford, or Allegheny Arsenala, the
New York agency, or at this office. Printed sehed-
ules. containing The numberof plates nd bars re-
on these bIddera will state the price at which they
propose to manufacture each part, In the manner
therein preheribed.
The Iron to be used In the manufacture OF the
plates and bars 10 be Rs follows
ROLLED IRON.
ChrCk.platel and hhll-PlAteA oil Heulum Quhllty
OF iron, fibre in direction OF length, tenacity pot
less than 10000 lbs. per square inch.
Trsnsoms all to be OF beat quality charcoal nHnst
iron, nbre In direction OF length tenSoiy not lesi
thsn $1,000 lbs. per square Inch.
TTunnion BtdI I DO of best quality of chArcOA
iron, tenAeity not less than 5000 los per square
inch.
Checks, BfaeeI, Hunters, and Counter Hunters
all 10 be Of good medium iron, Enacity not less
than 20, COO lbs. per square inch 49,,
Shoes, and Argle Iron, to bo Of cd quality OF
well-renned nbrous ironi tenaoity not leGB than
80 900 lbs. per square Inch
Axles for S.inoh and l0-inch Carriages, and al
Traverse Wheel Journals, to he of best ohArooa
nbrouS iron; tensGlty not lesS than 5000 lbs PEI
All bolts and Rivets to be Object chat coal abrou
iron. TenAeity not less than $1,000 pounds pei
| square inch.
Axles for lb.inoh Carriages, and all Fork ShapI
| aud Tongues for CasemAte Carriages, to be of thu
best charcoal iron. Tenaelty rot less than $500
bidders will specify the date at which they eal
| commence deliveries, and the rate AZ which me!
car deliver each part thereafter; ,.or, martha
| actually engaged In the manufacture OF this 0
similar kinds Of work, d who can bring Ampl
evidence that they have In their own shops all tn
machinery aud appliances for turning out III full
amount Of work al specified by them.
bidders will be required to furnish proper SURE
ties for the proper performance OF the work, an
will enclose, with their bids, the writ en- acknOw
sdgmentS Of their suretieS over their own Aign'
zach parry obtaining a contract will be require
to enter into bonds with approved suretieA for II
faithful execution, 5000,
Upon the award being made, successful blddt
will be notified, and furnished with ioims OF col
The department reserves the right to reject IN
| or all bids, II not teemed BatlsiAotoIy.
Propose . will be addressed TO "Brigadier Gel
, ersi GeorEe d. Ramsay, Chief Of Ordnance, Was
ington, d. C. ;" and will be endorsed "PropOsa
for wrought iroa plates and bars for non gun ca
| TIaRsam GEO. ID. RAMSAY,
nps-l2t Bigadier General, Chief OF Ordnance.