Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-14
DRoPoSALs FOR MORTAR SHE'LL.
ORDYANoE orTIer, wan DlrARrMINI,

ORDNANCE OFFICE, Wan DEPARTMENTAL
WAsHIgOTOH, July q, 1884. 4
Sealed Proposals will be received At this Office
until MONDAY, the lat day OF August, 1884, for 8
inch Mortar She'll to be delivered In the following
quantities, AZ the under-nAmPd Arsensla, viz:
At WEtertown Arsenal, Massachusetts, 5000.
A. Waite, vliet Arsenal, New York, 1000,
A. New York Arsenal, Governors Island, New
York, 10000
At Alleghany Arsenal, Pittsburg, 10000.
At Warrington Arsenal, D. e., 500.
These ptoJeotiles are TO be made Of the kind OF
the Ordnance Manual; the tensile strength Of the
iron to be not less than 1900 pounds per square
inch.
Drawings csnbe seen at any of the United States
The proeetiies are to be inspected at the foundry
where east, d are to be delivered at the Arsenss
tree OF charge for transportation or hsndling
Bidders will state the rate at which they will de-
liver. Failures to make deliveries at a specified
the nunber he may faiI 10 deliver Al tSat tims'
Bidders wi, stateiexplicitly the arsenal arse
nails where they propose to deliver, and the mum
Der 81 EEolscties they propose to deliver at each
No bids will be considered from parties other
than regular founders or proprietorS OF works. who
are known to this Department to be capable of
executing the work pr posed for.
Should any party obtaining contract offer shell
other than those cast his own foundry, they will
void. ''''0' an" '"' '0"''''' fsnosf'a nun ana
Forms OF bid can be obtained at the Above-named
aLselals; Proposals not made out on this Iorm
GUARANTY.
The bidder will be required to accompany his
si6 persons that, 10 case hisb Is aeceptsd, he
Will AT once execute the contract for the same,
with good and suiiielent sureties, in a sum equal
u the amount OF the contract, to deliver the Artl-
Gle proposed, In conformity with the terms OF this
advertisements and in case the said bidder should
fail TO ter into the contract they TO make good
the difference between the offer OF said bidder
agd q next responsible bidder, or the person TO
whom the contract MAY be awarded.
he UaNhll nj
shown by the official certificate of the Clerk OF the
nsA,est District Court or Of the United states Dis
Bonds in the sum equal to the amount OF the
contract, sgned by the contractor and both Of his
guArantos, Will be required Of the successful bid.
F0kM OF GUARANTY
We, the undersisned, residents of -, In the
county OF -, and state OF -, hereby
Jointly and seVerAllY covenant with the United
States, and guarantee, In case the foregoing bid
Oh be accepted, that he or they will at once
execute the eoatTaet for the same, with good and
suticit mt suTetiss, in q sun equal to the amount
OF the contract to furnish the articles proposed In
conformity with the terms OF this adyertiiement,
and, in oss > the said - shall iaii to enter
Toto contract as Aforesaid, we guarantee to make
good the diff renee between the Offer % the ssid
or the person to whom the contract may be
awarded ( Given under our hAnds and seals
this - day Of, ise-.
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To this guaranty must be appended the otiieiAl
| eertiheAte above mentioned.
| Zach party obtaining q contract will be obliged
70 eater into honds with approved SuretieI for the
| faithful execution Of the same.
| upon the award beng made, successful bidders
! trAe aud bond.
IhS Department reserves the right to reject any
OF ai the olas, II deemed unsatisfactory on any
Proposals VIII be addressed to - BRIGADIER
GENEkAL GEORGE D: RAMSAY, Chief OF Ord.
| nance, Washington, D. - aud will he endoF1 al
Proposals. Tor EiEht.inoh Mortar she'll
| GEORGE D. RAMSAY,
jyssstuthtd Brig Gen, Chef Of Ordnanso.
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