Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-22
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS. FOR MORTAR SHELL.

u ORDNANCE orTIcr, wAn DrrAnrmEuT,
w AZ, 70 ro,. July q t ,s,. ~.
until MONDAY, the lat day OF August, 1884, for 9
inch Mortar Shell, to be delivered In the following
qI AZ Wsteftown Arsenal, Mssssohu,s,t., 5000.
Al wAte' vliet Arsenal, New York, 10 900.
Al New York Arsenal, Governors Island, New
At hIieshsny Arsenal, Pitt,burs, 10000.
At Washington Arsenal, ID C., 5000.
metal, ana inspected after the rules laid down in
the Ordnance Manuali the tensile strength OF the
iron to be not less than 1900 pounds per square
Drawing, can be seen at any Of the United States
arsenals.
whs ss sS. arc 70 Be dsiiysrsd .t the
Tree Of charge for transportation or hsndling.
bidders will state the rate at which they will do
time will subject the oontrastor TO forfeiture Of
the . mber he may fail to deliver at that time.
Bidders wi state explicitly the arsenal or arse
Der Of nrojeeties they propose to deliver At esoA
place, II for more than one. ...
than regular founders or proprietors ofvorks, who
are known to this Department TO be capable OF
executing the work t'posed for.
other than those cast his own foundry, they Will
void.
Forms OF bid can be obtained at the sboye-namsd
srsenals. Proposals not made out on this form
will not be considered.
| GUARANTY.
| The bidder will be required to accompany his
| proposition with gu,rsnty signed by two respon'
sible persous that In his bid 10 accepted, he
will At once execute the contract Tor the same s;
to the amount OF the contract, to deliver the art
Gle proposed, In conformity with thu terms OF thi,
fail 10 . ter into the contract they 10 make good
the diferen CO between the offer Of said bidder
Add T. next responsible bidder, or the person &c
| whom the on ntrsct may be awarded.
The respon sibility Of the guarsntors must b,
shown by the ofeisl certificate Of the Clerk OF ths
rect District Court, or OF the United States Dis
Bonds in the sum equal to the amount Of III,
contract, signed by the contractor aud both OF hi'
der or bidders upon signing the contract
FORM OF GUARANTY.
We, the undersigned, residents OF - in N,
Jointly G and .everslly covenant with the Unite
States, and guarantee, in case the foregoing biz
Of = be accepted, that he or they will at ono
sufici mt sureti's, in sum equal to the smsun
of the contract, to furnish the articles proposed
dated Jul, g. 1854, under which The bid was made
and, In caa- the said - shall fail 10 ente
into contract as aforesaid, we guarantee TO max
- and The next lowest responsible bidder
or the person to whom the oontrsot may ,
Witness. : seal
To tnis guaranty must be appended the ofiicis
| oertiheaie above mentioned.
zach party obtaining contract will be oblige
to eater into bonds wi approved sureties for th
, faithful execution Of the Game.
Upon the award beng made, successful bidder
will be notified and furnished with forms OF cor
trac and bond.
Tbs Department reserves the right To reject an
; or all the bids, II deemed Unsatisfactory on an
= account. .
Proposals vii be addressed to BRIGADIEl
GENERAL GEORGE ID. RAMSAY, Cnief Of Orc
nance, Washington, D. c." and will be endorse
= Proposals. for Eight.inch Mortar ShelLn
GEORGE d. RAMSAY,
l. lys.satuthtd Brig Gen, chief OF Ordn anee.