Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-21
PROPOSALS.
oEFICE,

ORDNANCE OFFICE, A ftAJ.@
Sealed Proposals win be received 1t this Depart
T asy ras aeSers 81
Iron Plates and ID B Be. e hsTeinssr spscied ne
cessaf' TO Pe1la s .he auns carriages
20 Barbette Front Pintle,
go Front Finite Barbetite,
g nS Front s,ine Pis Saei Rarbett..
The parts required for Wrought Iron Barbette
and Casemate Carriages are as follows:
FOR TOP CARRIAGE.
Hoos moof af Bar Bea
Angle Shapes, Bolts. a - !" 8b
mp asn1as s.,
Transoms, Angle IRON Floor Ciests, ,Pintle Tran.
sems TTanssm Wsshers Axle Shapes FGsk
cAsEMATE CARRIAGE CHASSIS.
Parts famed before and rail top bars.
The number and dimensions Of the iron plates
bills Of iron in ordnan &c memorands No 6. copies
of which can be obtained upon application at Wat
Tie humber Of plates and bars reaairsd
Viii at they
propose to manufacture each part, in the manner
The iron to be used in the manufacture of the
plates and bars to be as follows: gregg
Check Plates and Rail Plates of medium quality
of iron, fibre in direction of length, tenacty not
Transoms ali to be Of best quality charcoal aange
i iron fibre in direction Of length, tenacity not
Quality Of
iron, tenacity rot less than $1,000 lbs per square
Checks. braces, Hurters. and Counter hurters,
all to be OF good medium iron. Tenacity not less
Rails Rail il Chords Oh i Chassis Braces, Caps and
rs 1rsnsd brousire Tsnacity not less than
Hslss sss fassr sa dsh and
fbrous iron. Tenacity not less than 5000 lbs per
All Bolts and Rivets to be of best charcoal ibrous
inch. -, - "S0 'Ft. .aEaHl.7 H##
- ~ HAMMERED IRON.
Axles for 10 inch Carriages. and all Fork Shapes,
and Tongues for Casemate Carriages. to be Of the
best charcoal iron; GTenacity no less than 5000
Bidders viii spec fy the date at which they can
asiyerss and the rate at WHICH they
No bids will be received except from parties
sstn,slly engaged in the manufacture Of this or
evidence that they have in their own shops all the
p fer T. e out the
Bidders will be required to furnish proper sure,
5s s tie
edgements OF their ,sureties over their own sigma
Each party obtaining a contract viii be required
to enter into bonds with approved sureties for its
Upon the award being made successful bidders
will be notified, and furnished with forms OF con-
The department reserves the right to reject any
or All bids if .G, deemed satisfactopy;
erai Geosss b. RAMSAY; Chief Of, Ordnance, wash
sngton, ID, e." and will be endorsed :. Proposals
fr iron plates and asG fer R Ran car
ap Std Brigadier General. Oh Chief Of ordnance
ROPOsALS FOR FLOUR.
Office Depet Commissnry Of Subsistence,
Washington. ID. c April Is, 18Si.S
SEALED Proposals are invited until the 2;th
inst. at II clock M, for furnishing the Subsist
ence peEaGrtment with eight thousand 5000 bar
The proposals will be for what is known at this
Depot as EOS. and g. and bids will be entertained
for any quantity less than the whole.
Bids must be in duplicate, and for each grade on
separate sheets of paper.
The Flour to be fresh ground, and delivered in
new oak barrels, head lined.
. The delivery of the F lour to commence within
quantities, daily, as the Government may direct;
delivered at the Government ware in G Gorge,
town, at the wharyes or railroad depot in Wash
The delivery of all Flour awarded to be com.
pleted within twenty days from the opening of the
Payment win be made in certificates of indebt-
edness such other funds as the Government
may have for disbursement.
The usual Goyernment inspection will be made
Just before the Flour is received and will be
accepted which is not fresh ground.
An oath OF all glance must accompany the bid of
each bidder who has not the oath on file in this
Office, and 10 bid win be entertained from parties
who have previously failed to comply with their
bids, or from bidders not present to respond.
Government reserves the right to reject any bid
for Flour sc. GREENE.
ap l6-d - Captain and G. 8. V.
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