The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-05
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR Is4a.

NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
|ono September 20, 1871.
4 ceised at this Office until o'clock, p. M. o.
Monday the lst November next, for furnishing and
delivering at the Navy Yards at Portsmouth, N. II.
Charlestown, Mass, Brooklyn N. Y, Philadephia
" asning'on, w. u, Gosport, Va, and the Baltimore
Naval Station respectively such quantities of the fol-
lowing articles OF the best quality that may be order
ed or required from the contractors by the respective
Commanders or Commanding Officers ut said Navy
Yards and Naval Station, or by the Navy Agents,
Navy Of the United States, viz.
No. |. Bolt and Sheet Copper (not rolleJ)
No. 2 Round, flat, and square Iron
No. 3 Superfne Flour
No. L. Ship Biscuit (made from superiine flour Of
the manufacture the years 1871 or 1872
No. s. Whiskey
No 6. Butter
No. Z. Sperm Candles
No 3. Sperm Oil
No 9. Linseed Oil Tin It's raw state)
No TO- Paints (the several articles named in the
No H. Molasses, Vinegar, Rice, and White
Beans.
II is distinctly understood, however, that per-
sons no may offer not TO have any claim privi-
ege to furnish any greater quantity of any article
than may be expressly ordered.
II is also TO be understood that when persons reside
at other places than those which they engage to
furnish articles, they will be required 10 appoint and
duly authorize some person, resident at the
place OF delivery to receive and act upon the requs
tons or orders which may be made.
And it is also to be understood that in case the per-
son who contracts, his agent, shall neglect fail
TO comply with the acquisitions orders he may re-
ceve for articles under his contract in proper time and
Of proper quality, the officers agents of the Navy
shall be authorized 10 purchase the same and the con-
tractor shall be liable for any OF cost 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 10 indi-
pidaais mast hare all the blanks carefully fifed up
and must he 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 10 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 account
be paid until the contracts are complied with in all
spects unless specially authorized by the Board of Ma
Wy Commissioners After dcducting 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 presented
70 the Navy Agent approved by the Commanders or
Commanding Officers of the respective Navy Yards
and Naval Station aforesaid according TO the terms of
the contracts
The Board of Navy Commissioners reserve to them
selves the right to 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
pies of the biscuit will be lodged with the Command
ing Officers Of the respective Navy Yards and Naval
Station. oct 2-dtd
s5' To be published in the National Integcncer,
Madisonian, 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-
seits; New York Express, and New York CONNER
cia Advertiser, in the State of New York; North
American and Daily Advertiser in Pennsy vana;
Baltimore Patriot, and Baltimore American, in Mary
land; Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald, Richmond
Whig and Fredericksburg Arena, in the State of Vir
ginia.