Evening star., 1864-05-06
PROPOSALS.
nRuPOeALs FOR LUMRER.
a.eJ l-1,ieym1st.r's 6Ncs,

delivery At this d. pot one million J. o. o, feet
oflumesr. Of the following kind and asse ption,
zoo, % feet "a, or ] Inch White Pine Common
rs, % feet Ga. or IL inch White Pine Common
SO feet -, or inch white Pine Selects. -
l5o feet A., or inch White Pine Flooring
I CTon gu~d snd Il we'd. !, ,. ~ = 7
IS ,ss, isss = $. , Hs%Ioss sant!ins feet long
25.a0 feet tx6 "h hite Pine Timber, assorted
All the above described to be good u,sr chantsbls
Lumber, subject to the inspection of inspector
appointed nj on the part T OF ., ihs
"a ,disys frsm re ia date 9f con.rasi, 81, ~.
should 1t be awarded to him. must be guaranteed
be apPsndsa p; to The gasra1sy
Bond4 sum sqss al to bali the ananns Of the
gua1 an.ors viii be required of the successful
bidder upon signing the contract
deemed too high is reserved by the Depot Quarter
Proposals must be plainly endorsed on the ep
velope Pr oposals for Lumber" and addressed
the undersIgned ..
.rrrr Brig. Gen I and Chief onartermaster,
my4-td Depot OF Washington.
WAsHINeToN. May L. 1884, :
Sealed Proposals will be received at this offee
s-inch Columbiad Shell. TO be delivered in he fol-
living quantities at the undermined Arsenals,
At the Wstsrtown Arsenal, Massachusetts,, lo,o ,oco
At the Watervliet Arsenal, New York, Il, 800 s.
At the New York Arsenal Governors Island,
New York l5,Nf inch shell.
At the Alleghany Arsenal. Pittsburgh, j, 200 s.
! At the st. Louis Arsenal, Missouri, s,aoo sinch
These projectiles are to be made of the kind of
metal, and Inspected after the rules laid down in
the Ord nance Manual, the tensile strength of the
iron to be not less than 900 lbs square inch.
the foundry where cast and are to be delivered at
portation. Deliveries must be made at the rate of
not less than ons,tenth ne o. tn, of the whole
cry to be made on the 18TH day of June, S6+.
Failure to make deliveries at a specified time
he fail to at th 0
Bidders will state xplicitly the Arsenal or Ar,
number of projee tiles they propose to deliver at
each place. if for more Than on:.
who are known to this Department to be capable
party co Offer shells other thaS
those cast in his own foundry. they will be reject
bidders Enclose the the written
ACCOMPLISHMENTS of their sureties over their own
Each party obtaining a contract will be obliged
to enter into bond with approved securities for its
Upon the award being made, successful bidders
will be notified aud furnished with forns OF CON
The Department reserves the right to reject any
or all bids, if not deemed satisfactory.
erai GeoEg. D; Ramsay. Chief Of Ordnance, wash
SisSn sE5ReE inch
~ WAR DEFASFMnHT, e Hn;rs row u 90.
until M May 9y iHS f5r M d
sas of
hereinafter specified
At the Frsnkford Arsenal, 2,'a0 SITS.
At the Allegheny Arsenal, 5, ,1OG sets
At the st Louis Arsenal, ;, M sets.
These sets Of Horse Equipments are to be fur
nished complete, except the horse brush, curry
straps, and blanket. The curb ana 9aserins bits.
the malleabe iron hardware. and atirrups. are to
posted at the arsenslF above named. The trees
are t" be Of the pattern assorted sizes
inside of the pummel, he side bars of hard white
wood. or beech; the pun nels and cantlss beech.
inch thick and all let into the Wood to be
With the best sianghterssd COW hide; all other
ject to inspection duri ng all stages of THAR nanu
ia turr, apd if deemed necessary the leather to be
will be made at the srse1ials wherr deli vrrti
Deliveries must be m !de in lots IF no. less than
trscted for; the first delivery to be made on t 1e
18th day of June, h;i, - - .',."-O
will subject the contractor TO forfeiture of tae
number s, he may n3 fail to deliver at that time.
than regular manufactur ers, and such are known
to this Department to be fully competent to exec
; Bidders will enclose with their bids the written
acknowledgements of their sureties, over the, own
Each party obtaining.a contract will be obliged
:" enter into bonds, with approved suretie5, for
Up n the award being made, successful bidders
viii be notified, and furnished with forms Of con
TIE nepgtm-nt reserves the right to reject any
or all bids ii not deemed satisf',ctory
ssGss fs bs
' GEORGE D. RAMSAY.
my 5-eotd Brig. Gen, Chief Of Ordnance.
PRoposA SAILS, FOR FLOUR.
Office Dspss C9mn.dssa5y Of =, ss5sis,eao; ,
sEALEp Proposals are Invited IN g unttii the tn
OF May . At u o'clock m for furnshing the Sub
EIGHT ThoUsANR VloTa' Sieoo' BARRELS OF
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for any quantity less than the whole. ~,
BIDS must be in duplicate and for each grade Oh
The Flour TO be fresh ground, and delivered in
The delivery of the Flour to commence within
iyedays from the opening the bids, and in s'lch
ss rn9
town; town. at the WharVes or railroad depot in Wash
lnSIO0. " ".
The delivery of all Flour awarded to he rom.
pleted within twenty days from the opening of the
bids. ..s -. = -.
Payment will be made in certificates of inde
edness, or such other funds ss the Government
may have for disbursement -..
The usual Government inspection will be made
Just before the Flour is received and none will be
accepted which is not fresh ground.
An oath of alleg lance rnuBt accompany the bid of
each bidder who has not the oath on file in this
ONCE, and no bid will be entertained from parties
who have previously failed to comply with their
bids, or from bidders Lot present 10 respond.
Government reserves the right to reject any bid
Tor sny csuse. 49,. ~ -. 1t
Bids to be addressed to the undersigned, at No.
223 g street, endorsed . Proposals for Flour
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an l8-td r.-...-" 3 g.. Captain and C. 8. v.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
~ Mayors Office until l2 m on Tuesday, the 10th
day OF May next, TOR an extension of the public
school building at the corner of New York avenue
and 9Th street, accordp to the plans and spec6ca
tions of Messrs. Cluss 4 Kamerhueher, architects,
which may be seen at the Mayors Office ..t
RICHARD WALLACH, Mayor
III II. MILLER,
VIM. RH EES, 10 .-' II 3.
0, @. WIGHT, rsEt I.
ap 8-td sub-Board Trustees Second District.
TA1sf pIoSns Rss5sTRfs's 0RsIGF April 3, Ea:
one copy to the President of the Board of Alder
men snd one copy to the President Of the Board of
Comn,on Council viii be received at this oface