Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-01
PROPOSALS FOR HARNESS IRONS.
oRDS.kcE OFFICE, Wan DErAsrmEsT,]

WAsHIsoTos, September /, 1854.
PROPOSAL, VIII be received by this Department
o'clock, p. m, for the delivery at the Springfield
Armory, Msss.i Wateryliet, Frankfort or New
Iron Work, for United States Artillery Harness.
The Harness Irons are to be packed In well made
boxes, containing twelve single tets each, being
an assortment for four wheel and eight lead
hotsesi and each twelve sets, SO packed will con.
sist of the following pieces:
3pAirs long Hames, complete.
pairs short Hsmes complete.
6p,irs medium Hames, complete.
" Trace Clips, with IA rivets.
Double Loops or Eyes.
u Saddle Loops bent for eAntle.)
81 Trace Eyes.
"a long Chains, with toggles.
Breast Hooks.
q Les Guards, with ten rivets.
Saddle Loops, straight, for ridlng-saddle POM
These Harness Irons are to conform strictly in
pattern and weight to the model sets TO be seen at
this office and At the Springfield Armory; are to be
smoothly finishedj are to M the standard gauges,
and each place Is to be made Of the size and kind
OF iron prescribed In the official bill OF iron, copies
Of which can be obtained at this office, at the New
York Agency, and at the Springfield Armory.
Al the Irons are to be well jspanned-the japan
to DC Of the best quality, and well baked on They
made, before and after spanning.
The Hsmes are to marked with the makers
nAme the size, and the letters U. s. A. The latter
letters onefourth OF an inch high
All the pieces are to bePut up 10 proper bundles,
properly labelled and each box Is to be carefully
ng.box to be paid It At the Inspectors valuation
Deliveries are to be made at the rate Of not less
than sixty sets per day, commencing on the lat
Failure to deliver at the specified time will sub
rect the sonr actor to forfeiture OF the number he
may iAi to deliver at that time.
No bids will be considered except from parties
actually engaged in the manufacture o, this OF
ample evidence that hey have in their own shops
all the machinery and appliances ior turning out
the full amount OF work spsssT,nWsd per day
The bidder will be required to accompany his
proposition with guaranty, signed by two re-
pousi6le persons that IN case his pa sSceptea'
with good and sufficient 9ureties, IN sum equal
to the amount of the contrast to deliver the article
reTtiSement; and in case the said bidder should
fail to eater into the contract they 70 make good
the next responsible bidder, or the person to whom
the contract may be awarded.
The responsibility of the guarantors must he
shown by the official certificate of the Clerk OF the
nearest District Court, or OF the United States
District Attorney.
contract, signed by the contractor and both Of hi,
gusrantors will DO required OF the successful bid
der or bidders upon 5isalGg The contract G
We, the undersigned, reside Its OF -, In
hereby jSintiy ami seversiIy covenant with the
United States, and guarantee, in case the forego-
ing bid OF --be accepted, that he or they
will at once execute the contrast for the same,
to the amount OF the contract to furnish the arti'
ces proposed, in conformity with the terms Of this
AlVertlsement, dated September l. 1851 under
which the bid was mAdei Acd, 10 case the said
shall fail to enter into contract A
aforesaid, we guarantee to make good the differ.
snce between the offer OF the said - and
the next lowest responsible bidder, or the person
| 10 whom the contract may be awarded.
| W Given under cur hands and seals
| this - day Of, 1885,
seal
| Witness! lseal
| 10 this guaranty must he appended the official
| certificate above mentioned
| Forms OF bid can be obtained at any OF the
| above named AtsenAls. Proposals not made out
on this form will not be received.
Bids will be received for the entire number or
any part thereof and bidders will state the arsenal
At which thoy can deliver, and the number oil sets
at each, II for more than one.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
or all the bids, II deemed unsausiaetory on any
account, u,,
Proposals will he addressed to " Brigadier Gen
erA George D. Ramsay, Chief of Ordnance, Wash
ington D. C. ;" and viii be endorsed proposals for
GEO. D. RAMSAY, Brigadier General,
| asI.tuthaAtI7 Chief Of Ordnance.