Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-23
PROPOSALS.
ORDNANCE OFFICE,
~ war DEPARTMENT,
WAsHIE0ToS, July IS, liBI

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ss1.ed proposals viii! be received A. this once
and boxing o.
400 U. S. ARTILLERY CURB BITS.
OF the latest pattern be delivered At The United
York. Nv"
The side bars and mouth pieces a. they eom.
from the drops to be furnished from he srripTTeid
Armory, where specimens ard the model hits can
be seen. The shell bearing the letters U. S. A are
ioire gau9c,J and to be filled with lead before being
poldered The plating 10 TO be not less than No TO-
and to be q hne quality. The rings are to be Of
vie the finish TO be 60 al in all respects to that
! OF the sample sets. H..
The bids are TO lie subject TO inspection At all
stages Of the work. and before being packed are to
be marked with the makers name and residence
and when completed are to conform strictly In
every respect with the pattern standard bits al
They are to be packed In pa or bundles OF six
each, labelled, ten bundles In box as prescribed
the Inspector.
Deliveries, which are tn be made without any
charge to the Ugited States Tor transportation or
hhuding are TO be made at the rate of 500 bits per
week, and the first delivery OF 500 bits to be made
on the Goth day Of August, 1884,
The stock furnished BY the United Staten wall be
inspected before issued and for set parts Issued
to the contractor finished bit IL to be return ed.
No bids will he considered except from parties
actually engage In the plating and liBhng busi-
ness, and who are known TO this Department to
be fully competent to execute IN their own shopS
the work proposed for.
Forms OF bid can be obtained at the above Ar
mory or at this office.
PrcPoidiI not made oui on he dbore yorE TN mol
Be considered.
GUARANTY.
The bidder will be required to accompany his
proposition with guaranty, signed BY two re-
sponsible persons, that IN ease his bid is accepted
he will at once execute the contract for the same,
with good and sufficient sureties, in a sum equal
to the whole amount of the contract to deliver
the article proposed, iRconfOrmty with the terms
OF this AdvertiSement and In case the said bidder
should fail to enter into the contract, they to
make good the difference between the offer of said
bidder and the next responsible bidder or the per-
son to whom the contract may be awarded. The
responsibility OF the guarantors must he shown
by the ofcia certificate Of the Clerk 6fthe nearest
District Court, or OF the United States pistriet
Attorney.
Bonds, in sum equal to the anouat of the con.
guarantors, will be required Of the successful BID
o'r OF OuOeF FS Sd t IF G6A ar 'SHHa.''
We, the undersigned, residents of -, guar
antee, in case the foregoing bid of -, In the
Jointly and severaliy covenant with the United
once execute the contract for the same, With good
and sufficient sureties, In sum equal 10 The
amount OF the contract, to furnish the articles
proposed in conformity to the terms Of the AdyCf.
tisement dated July IS, 1884, under which the bid
was madei and In case the said - shall
fail to enter into contract Aforesaid, we guar
sntee to make COOS the difference between ~
offer of the said - and the n .xt lowest
responsible bidder, or the person to whom the con
tract may be awarded
Given under our hands and seals this = day Of
-, 1856. Seshl
Witness. tSeall
To this guaranty must he appended the Utfieiaf
certificate above mentioned.
Each party obtaining contract wall be Obliged
10 enter into bonds, with approved Burctics, for
the faithful execution of the same.
Upon the award being made, successful biddtFa
will be notified and furnished with fOrms OF con.
tract and bond.
The Department reserves the right TO reject any
account.
Proposals will he addressed to " Brigsdier Gen.
eral George D. Ramsay, Chief of Ordnance, WAsh-
ington, d. c." and endorsed " Proposals for
Plating and Finishing Artillery Dts."
GEO. D. RAMSAY, BrigadIer General,
jyl9tuthsa6t Chief Of Ordnance.