Daily national Republican., 1864-09-12
PROPOSALS FOR HARNESS IRONS.
ORDNANCE OFFICE, war DEPARTMENT


WAsHIsoToN, september l, 1884
Propesals will be received by this Department
O'Clock, p. m. for the delivery at the sprinrf IA
Armory, Mass; WAtervliet, Frankfort, or New
York Arsen.s, OF 5000 single sets OF Wrought
The Harness Irons are to be packed In well made
| boNes, containing twelve single sets each, being
an assortment for f'ur wheel and eight lead
horses and each twelve sets, so packed, will
sist of the following pieces!
| 3pairs long Hsmes, co nplcte.
pairs short Hames complete,
6pNirs medium Hames, complete.
i5 Trace Clips, with lIi rivets.
Double Loops or Eyes,
T. Saddle Loops (bent for eantle)
"a Trace Eyes.
% long Ch sims, with toggles.
Breast HoOkA.
2 lie Guards, with ten rivets.
Saddle Loops, straight for ridlngsaddle POM
pattern and weight to the model sets to bo seen At
this office and st the Springfield Armory; are to be
smoothly fnishedj are to MI the standard gauges,
and each place 10 to be made Of the size and kind
OF iron prescribed in the official bill OF irsn copies
OF which can be "btained at this office, at the New
York Agency, and at the Springfield Armory.
Al the Irous are TO be well jspanned-the japan
to be Of the best quality, and well baked They
are to be subject to Inspection at the factory where
made, before and after rJapanning.
The Hsmes are to marked with the makers
name the size, and the letters u $. A. The latter
ietters one.fourth Of an inch high.
All the pieces to be put up in proper bundles,
properly labelled, and each box is to be carefully
packed, as prescribed by the Inspeo or. The pack
ingbox to be paid at the Inspectors valuation.
Deliveries are to be made at the rate Of not less
than sixty sets per day, commencing the LIST
Failure to deliver at the specified time will sub
ieet the ntraotor to forfeiture Of the number he
may TAIL to deliver at that time.
No bids wilt be considered except from parties
Ectual,y engaged in the m manufacture o this or
similsr kinds of Iron work, and who can bring
ample evidenc that they have in their own shops
all the machiuery and appliances for turning out
tn full amount OF work specified per day.
GUARANTY.
The bidder will be required to accompany his
proposition with = guaranty, signed by two re-
pc sibe persons that In case hs bid Is accepted,
he will at once execute the contract for the same
With good and sufficient HurctieH, IN sum equal
to the amount Of the ntrAo deliver the article
proposed, in conformity with the termA OF this sd
vertisement; and in case the said bidder should
fail to eater into the contract, they to make good
the difference between the offer OF said bidder and
the next responsible bidder, or the person to whom
the contrast may be awarded.
The responsibility OF the gu4raators must be
shown by the official certificate of the Clerk OF the
nearest District Court, or OF the United States
BondI in a sum equal to the amount OF the
contract signed by the contractor and both OF hi,
guArantors, VIII DC required Of the successful bid
''f 0'''ss FoRM SSp oF 1F%y GTARASTY. re iSFif'''
We, the undersigned, reside to of -, In
the county OF ---, and state of -,
hereby Jointly ami severally covenant with the
United States, ami guarantee, In cas- the forego-
ing bid of f--be accepted, that he or they
will at once execute the contract for the same,
with good and sufficient sureties, In sum equal
to The amount of the contract, to furnish the srtl
cleA proposed in conformity with the terms of this
advertisement, dated september l, 1854 under
which the bid was mAdei Acd, IN case the said
shall fail to enter into contract as
Aforesaid, we guarantee to make good the differ
ence between the offer OF the said and
the next lowest responsible bidder, or the person
TO whom the contract may be awarded.
Given under eur hAn's and seals
this day Of, 1856
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Witness; Seal
To this guaranty must be appended the Official
certificate above mentioned
Forms OF bid can be obtained at any OF the
above named Arsenals. Proposals not made out
on this form will not be received.
Bidr will be received for the entire number or
any part thereof aud bidders will state the arsenal
at which they deliver, and the number OF sets
At eAcn II for more thAn one.
The Department reserves The right TO reject any
or all the bids, II deemed unsatHfaetory on any
account,
Proposals will he addressed to BrisAdler Cen
era George d Ramsay, hiHf OF Ordnance, Va h.
ington, D. c." and viii be endorsed Proposals for
Harness IONS"
GEO. d. RAMSAY, Brig adler General,
BtltuthaAtl7 Chief II IrdnNnH".