The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-02
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR Is4s.

Il NAVY COMMEMORATE Willy
September % 1871.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will DC re.
il ceiyed at this office until o'clock, Il. M. OF
Monday the LIST Nosenlber next, for furnishing anu
delivering at the Navy Yards at Portsmouth, n "a,
Charlestown Mass, Brooklyn, N. u, Philadelphia,
Washington, d. C., Gospori, Va, and the Baltimore
Naval Station respectively such quantities OF the ioi
lowing articles of the best quality that may be ORDER
ed or required from the contractors by the respective
Commanders Commanding Officers al said Navy
Yards and Naval Station, by the Navy Agents re-
specliyely during the year 1872 for the use OF the
Navy of the United States, viz
No l. Bolt and Sheet Copper (not rolled)
No =. Round, fiat and square Iron
No 3. SupeIfne Flour
No 4. Ship Biscuit (made from superiine Hour Of
the manufacture OF the years 1871 or lois)
No 5. Whisky
No 8. Butter
No. 7. Sperm Candies
No. &. Sperm Oil
No 3. Linseed Oil Gin lis raw state)
No. 10. Paints (thc several articles named IN tho
No. II. Molasses, Vinegar Rice, and White
Beans.
Il is distinctly understood, however, that per-
sons who may offer to have any claim or PRIV
ege to furnish any greater quantity OF any article
than may be expressly ordered.
Ii is also be understood that when persons reside
at other places than those which they engage 10
furnish articles, they will be required TO appoint and
duly authorize some person, resident at or near Inc
place Of delivery TO receive and act upon the requis
tons orders which may be made.
And il is also to be understood that in case the per-
Who contracts or his agent, shall neglect or iai
TO comply with the requlstons or orders he may re-
ceive for articles under his contract in proper time and
of proper quality the officers or agents OF the Navy
shall be authorized purchase the same and The con-
tractor shall be liable for any of cost over the
contract price.
Separate proposals must be made for each class of
articles for each Navy Yard and for the Baltimore
Naval Station. The blank offers furnished 20 iRdt-
RITUALS must hare all The blanks carefully piled up,
and must be subscribed directed in the the
face of each FORM and the offers must be unqualified
and unconditional.
Bonds with two approved sureties, in one-third the
estimated amounts Of the respective contracts, will be
required and O per centum in addition will be withheld
from the amount of each payment to be made, col
lateral security for the due and faithful performance of
the resi- ectve contracts; which will on no account,
be paid until the contracts complied with in all re-
spects unless specially authorized by the Board of Ma
Wy Commissioners. After deductng ten per centum,
payment will be made by the United States within
thirty days after the said articles shall have been IN
spected and received and bills for the same presented
to the Navy Agent approved by the Commanders
Commanding Officers Of the respective Navy Yards
and Naval Station aforesaid according to the terms of
the contracts
The Board of Navy Commissioners reserve 10 them
selves the right 10 reject all Offers from persons who
have heretofore failed TO fulfil their contracts.
Blank forms OF offers for each denomination OF arti-
Giles will be furnished by the respective Navy Agents
or Commanding Officers to persons applying for them,
and upon which all offers should be made strictly
forming to the directions which they contain. Sam
piles of the biscuit will be lodged with the Command
ing Officers of the respective Navy Yards and Naval
Station oct 2-dtd
u To be published in the National Integencer,
Madisonan, Army & Navy Chronicle, Alexandra
Gazette, and Globe in the District of Columbia; Ports
mouth Journal, New Hampshire Vermont Watch
man and State Journal, and the Peoples Press in
Vermont; Boston Daily Advertiser, Boston Atlas,
Boston Courier, and Essex Register, in Massachu-
sets; New York Express, and New York CONNER
cal Advertiser, in the State of New York; North
American and Daily Advertiser, in Pennsy lvana;
Baltimore Patriot and Baltimore American, in Mary
land; Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald, Rlchmand
Wing, and Fredericksburg Arena, in the State of Vir
ginia