Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-23
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ORDNANCE OFFICE,

WAsHIHGT IN, JIly 49, 1861
Sealed proposals will be received st this office
until WEDNESDAY, august ,, at !, p M, Tor
I2pounder Projecti'es, to be delivered as follows,
viz
1900 I2-pounder Solid Shot,
500 i&psunder Shell, and
l4,UO0 l2-pounder Spherical Case,
At each OF the following ArsenAls;
Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts, and
1000 i2.pounder SOLD shot,
5000 ll-pOuuder Shell, aud
900 l2.pnHnne r Spherical Case,
at the st Louie Arsenal, Mo.
These pFCjectiles sfe to be made OF the kind OF
metal, and Inspected after the rules laid down in
The Ordnance Mrnualj the tentile strength OF The
iron to be not less than 1900 pounds per square
inch.
Drawings can be seen at any Of the uHited States
ArsenAlb.
The prrjectlss are to be Inspected At the foundry
where cast and are to be delivered at the arsenas
free Of charge for transportation or handing
Bldd re will state the ste ~ which they Will de-
liver. Failures TO make deliveries at \ spec ned
time will subject the contractor to forfeiture OF
the humber he may iah to deliver at thaI time
Bdders will state explicitly the arsenal or arse
nails where they propose 20 deliver, and the num-
Der Of projectiles they p,se to deliver at each
| place, II for more than one
than regular f0unders pr prietOrs Of vol ks, who
| are known TO this Departmen. to be ca ape oil
| executing the work proposed for.
Should any party obtaining contract of srshell
other than thuse cast IN hi own foundry, they will
| be detected, And'the contract rendsfed null anu
| void.
Forms q can he obi Aned AZ the above nNmed
iTsenals. PropOSks Z made out on his .orH 0hi
| not Le eORStds,6d
| GUARANTY.
| The bidder will be rtGu rod to accompany hit
| proposition with s guaranty stoned by two res
pons BILE persons that In case his Md lie nc ept'd
| he viii At once execute the con'rtc' for the sam
with good and ltii0!eut s.reties, IN = sum equ
| 10 the am mot Of the contract to deliver he RITZ
Giles pro osed, In conformity with tn tie ms Of thIi
Ndvtrtisenenti and In case the s-id bdAei shouit
fail Ia enter int the contract they to max 'ot
the difference between III Orf"ro aid bt uer an
the next responsible bidder, or the efsOu I" whom
he contract may he AWARDED.
The responsibility Of the RutrSn'OTs must u
9 own b. the Utiicial eClhoate II the - TX Oft ~
dearest District Couit or OF the Uni'ed state
Bonds ia the sum equal to the amount Of tn,
contract, signed by the coutra tor snd both Of M
guArAntoIs will he required Of The SUI ces full bid
"~ " ''' FORM o. GbAR ETY.
We, the I'm !efsigned, residents Of -, 10 III
.sSs,.v sGHs a III the 6st8 %
and guarantee, in case the foregoing hid OF -
accepted that lie or they viii at once eM' cute tn
suTeties iu sum Fqu / 10 the amount Of the col
I act, to furnish the articles pr posed 10 ennofm
y With the terms OF this adver'isem' NJ, ate
July Il, 1864, under which the bid was mHde; AM
| / c1sr the cad - shall fail TO enter into
/ ontraat As Aforesaid, we guar ntee TO make goo
the d fer nee netween the offer of the id -
r and the n xt lowest responsible b Ode or III
person 10 whom thu contract ma, he awarded.
Given under our hands aud al
this - dayO -, l56-.
[Sesi.I
WitneSsi eAi.I
y To- TITS guaranty must he appended the Othel'
certificate above mentioned
= Each party obtaining contract will be obligf
to eater into bonds with approved 81 cites for III
), fAi hful execution Of the same.
10 upOu the NWATd being made, successful h'dde
. wal b- notified and furnished with IOiIns 81 co
- tract and bond.
p ali the BIDS, II enlCd unB satisfactory on any
y count,
l. Proposals wi / be addressed to "BR GADlE
GENER L GEONGE d JAMS Az, Chief II o.
nance, Warrington, u, q - and will be endo, d
up OpOHNs for l2-yOuuder Pr je1bIts"
GEORGE d. RAMS y,
N jyIithSSmOt PTig. Gen, chief Oi Ordnance