Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-22
PROPOSALS.
ORDINANCE OFFICE,

" wAI DEPARTMENT,
WARRINGTON, June II, 1854,
Sealed Proposals will DO received at this Office
until MONDAY, the 9Th day OF June 1854, for ~
FOUNDER and s2.pounder Shell, TO be delivered in
the following quantities at the undermined
0LPouNr Err SHELL.
At the Wateryliet ATseualt New York, 5000,
At the Nov York Arsenal, Governors Island,
Al the AiieshSny Arrensl, Pi..sburg, 5000.
At the Washington Arsenal, D, g, 5000.
s1POUNDER SHELL,
At the wstefyliet Arsenal, New York, 5000.
:, AZ the New York Arsenal, Governors Island,
Az the Allegheny Arsenal, Pittsburg, 5000.
At the Washington Arsenal, D. C., 1000.
These projectiles are TO be made OF the kind Of
metal and inspected after the. rules laid down in
the Ordnance Manual the tensile strength to be not
less than IL, 900 pounds per square inch
They are to be made In accordance with the In
stiueti1ns given In the Ordnance Manual.
Drawings can be seen at any Of the United states
ArsenAla.
The projeoiles are to be inspected at the foundry
where cast, and to be delivered at the Arsens Il
free Of charge for transportation or handling.
Deliveries must be made At the rate OF not less
thEn one-tenth (l.lothl Of the whole amount con-
on the sth day OF July, 1864.
Failure TO make deliveries at a specified time
will subject the eoItrGotcr TO forfeiture of the
Separate proposals must be made for each oallbre.
Bidders will state explicitly the arsenal or
number Of pTojecties they propose 10 deliver at
each place, II for more than ono
No bids will be received from parties other than
| founders or proprietOTs OF works, who are known
to the Department 10 DO capable OF executing tho
work proposed for.
should any party obtaining contract offer shell
other than those cast 10 Ia own foundry they Will
be rejected, and the contract rendered null and
yoid.
The bidder will ba required 10 accompany his
| proposition with guaranty, signed by two re.
sponsible persons II in case his bid Is accepted
he viii at once execute the contract for the same,
TO one-tenth OF the amount Of the contract TO de-
liver the articles proposed, in conformity with the
terms Of this advertise ynenti and in the said
bidder should fail to enter into the contact they
| to make g. Cd the difference between the offer Of
said bidder and the next reSpondble bidder, the
person 10 whom the contract may be Aw Arded.
The responsibility Of The gusrantors must he
shown by the official certificate of the clerk OF the
nearest District Court, or OF the United States Dis
BondS In a sum equal to onc-tenth Of the SIN unit
Of the contract signed by the contractor and both
Of BIZ guaantots viii be required Of the success
ful bidder or bidders upon signiog the contract.
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
We, the underIignej, res den Cf -----,in
ne sSup, SyS 81 .n5 ,.,,c ana StStS ,,s
UAited States, and guarantee In case the foregoing
bid Of g. lie accepted, that he or they will
at once eNs cute the contract for the same with
good ard nutcient aur1tiss, in Rsum equal to one
tenth OF the smount OF the eoltraot to Turn sh he
articles proposed in conformity the terms OF the
advertisements dated June II, 1884 undor which the
bid was made; and in case the said - shall
fail to enter Into contract as Aforesaid, we guai
Antee to make good the difference betws en- the offer
Of the said and the next lowest responsible
bidder, or the person to whom the contract may be
awarded,
: Given under our hands aud seali
this - day of -, 1856.
[Seall
Witness! Seal
To this guaranty must be appended the officia
certificate above mentioned.
Each party obtaining contract will no Obliged
10 enter into bonds, with approved sureteB for III
faithful execution.
| Upon the award being made, successful bidder
viii be notified, and furnished with forms oil con
| tract, and bond
| The Department reserves the right to Tejact any
/ or all bids II not deemed satisfactory.
| Proposals. will be addressed to BRTGADIEE
| GENERAL GEORGE ID. RAMSAY, Chief of Ord
| nance, Warrington, ID. c." aud will be endorse
" Proposals for 2l-pounder aud s2-pOunder Shell"
| GEORGE ID. RAMSAY,
| jel2mwE-1t Brig. Gen., Chief OF Ordn ance.