The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-19
No. 8. Superfne Flour

No. g. Superhne Flour
No. 4. Ship Biscuit (made from superhne
of the manufacture of the years
1S4l or 1922
No. 5. Whiskey
No. 6. Butter
No. 7. Sperm Candies
Ne. 8. Sperm Oh
No. 9. Linsecd Oil lin its raw staic)
No. 10. Paints (thc several articles named
in the printed offers)
M. IL. Moasscs, Vinegar. Rice, and
White Beans
I, is distinctly understood. however. that per-
soas .sho may offer are not 10 have anv claim
or privilege TO furnish .any greater quantity OF
any ar.ic, than may be expressly ordered.
i, is also 10 be understood that, when persons
reside at oIher places thin those near which
they engage 10 furnish articles, they will be re-
CURED TO appoint and duly authorize some per-
sou resident at or near the place Of delivery, 10
'eceivc and act upon the acquisitions or orders
which may be maie.
And it is also 10 be understood, that in case
the person who contracts or his agent, shall
neglect or fail to comply with The acquisitions
or orders he may receive for articles under his
contract, in proper time and of proper quality.
the officers or agents Of the Navy shall be uu-
thorized 10 purchase the same, and the con
tractor shall be liable for any excess of cost over
the contract price.
Separate proposals must be made for each
class of anicl-s for each Navy Yard and for
the Baltimore Naval station. The blank offers
furnished 10 Individuals must haze all the blanks
carefully filed up, and must be subscribed as
directed in the note on the face of each form,
and The offers must be unqualified and uncon.
ditional.
Bonds with two approved suretes, in one
third Of the estimated amounts of the respective
contracts, viii be required, and ten per centum
10 addition will be Withheld from the amount
OF each payment 90 be made, as collateral secu-
r,ty for the due and faithful performance of the
respective contracts; which will, on no account,
be paid until the contracts are complied with in
all respects. unless specially authorized by the
BoarI of Navy Commissioners. After deduct
ing len per centuE, payment viii be made by
The United States within thirty days after the
said articles shall have been inspected and re-
ccived. and bills for Inc same presented 10 the
Navy Agent. approved by the Commanders or
Commanding Officers OF the respective Navy
Yards aud Naval station aforesaid, according
to the terms of the contracts.
The Board Of Commissioners reserve TO
themselves The right 10 reject all Offers from
all persons who have heretofore failed 10 fulfill
their contacts.
Blank forms Of offers for each denomination
of articles will be furnished by the respective
Navy Agents or Commanding Officers. to per.
sons applying for them. and upon which all Of
fers should be made strictly conforming 10 the
directions which they contain. Samples of
the biscuit will be lodged with tho Commanding
ing Officers of the respective Navy Yards and
Naval station. %
CEFro be published in the National Intell;-
grncer. Madsonian. Army and Navy Chroni-
Gle, Alexandria Gazette and Globe, in the Dis
trc of Columbia Portsmouth Journal, New
Hampshire Vermont Wa'chman aud State
journal and Tie Peoples Press, in Vermont;
Boston Daily Advertiser, Boston Alas. Boston
Courier and Essex Register, iE Massachus' It's,
New York Express. aud New York CONNER
cia Advertiser. in the state Of New York
NorthAmericnn and Duly Advertiser. in Penn
sylrauia Baltimore Palrio', and Baltimore
American. in Mary land !; Norfolk and Ports
mouth Herald, Richmond Wing. and Freder-
cksburgh Arena, in the stale of Virginia.