Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-19
ORDNANCE OFFICE,
" WAR DEPARTMENT,


WASHINGTON, July Is, 1861.
seaed rIroRosas will Re SeSsiyed at tnis oe'
for filing, assembling, plating, finishing, packing
W 5000 U. 8. ARTILLERY CURB BITS,
of the latest pattern to be delivered at the United
States Ordnance Agency, No. 45 Worth street, New
The side bars and mouth pieces as they come from
the drops to be furnished from the Springfield
be sba1 af6 ts @
to be made from No q shea brass, Provdenee tgir
g0ygeJ and to be filled with lead before being
sOldered The plating is TO be not less than No. To-
and to be of fine quality. The rings are to be OF
the best iron clock wire and the lower bar of brass
wire the finish to be equal in all respects to that Of
The bits are to be subject to inspection at all
stages of the wors and before being packed to
be marked with the maker name and residence
and when completed are to conform strictly in
every respect with the pattern standard bits at the
They are to be packed in paper bundles Of Sly
by the Inspector Packing boxes to be valued by
the inspector.
Deliveries, which are to be made without any
handlng are to be made at the rate Of $40 bits per
The stock furni shed by the United States will be
before ISSUED and an for set of parts issued
No bios Will be considered except from parties
actually engaged in the plating and finishing bust
fully competent to execute in their own snnps the
Forms Of bid can be obtained at the above Armory
or at this office.
Proposals not made ont on the ADORE form trH not
&c ''''' GUARANTY,
The bidder will be required to accompany his
sponsibie persons that in case his bid is accepted
he will at once execute the contract for the same,
to the whole amount of the contract to deliver the
article proposed, in conformity wit the terms of
should fail to enter into the contract they to AXE
good the difference between the offer of said bid
to whom f I'll the Contract may be awarded The re-
sponsibility of the guarantors must be shown by
the oeisl certificate OF the Clerk OF the nearest
Bonds in a sum equal to the amount Of the con,
guarsntors, win be required Of the successful bid
der or bidders upon signing the contract.
FORM OF GUARANTY.
We the undersigned, residents Of. suaran.
tee case tine sss bid in onY
. at
the contract for the same with good and sufficient
tract to furnish the articles proposed in conform
ity to the terms Of the adyer dated July
the ssd shall tail to enter into s contract
as aforesaid We guaranty to make good the Differ Ter
whom the contract may be awarded
Given under our hands and seals this - =, day OF
-. 49, lSeal.l
To this guaranty must be appended the official
certificate above mentioned.
Each party obtaining q contract viii be obliged
to enter into bonds, with approved sureties, for
the faithful execution of the same
Upon the award being made, successful bidders
will be notified, and furnished with forms Of con-
tract and bond
The Department reserves the right to reject any
or all the bids. if deemed unsatisfactory On any
account. F4 J
Proposals will be addressed to "Brigadier Cen
ersl George D. Ramsay. Chief Of Ordnance. Wash
ington, D. o =" and endorsed .frapssals for Pla-
ting and Finishing Artillery Bits
5a : seEs6 laffE GEO. D RAMSAY,
1yls7 eost Brigadier Gear Y. Chief Of Ordnance.