The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-02
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR Is4a.
NAVY CoMmssIoSER's oFrlcr, !


A. September 90, lS4l. I s
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed will be re-
i ceived at this office until 3 O'clock, p, M. Of
Monday, the LIST November next, for furnishing and
delivering at the Navy Yards at Portsmouth, N III
Charlestown, Mass, Brooklyn, N. ", Philadelphia,
Washington, ID. g., 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 at said Navy
Yards and Naval Station, or By the Navy Agents re-
spectively during the year 1872 for the Of the
Navy of the United States, viz.
No. I. Bolt and Sheet Copper (not rolled)
No 2. Round, fiat, and square Iron
No 3. SupeIfne Flour
No A. Ship Biscuit (made from superfne flour Of
.- the manufacture Of the years l64l or l64S)
No 5. Whiskey
No 6. Butter r-"At'
No 7. Sperm Candies a.. 5,.t.aa.aa
No. 8. Sperm Oil .-sa.a..
No 8. Linseed Oil Tin lis raw state)
No. 10. Paints (the several articles named in tho
, printed ofers) 4.as
No. II. MOlasses, Vinegar, Rice, and White
Beans.
II is distinctly understood, however, that per-
sons who may offer not to have any claim or priv
ege to furnish any greater quantity of any article
than may be expressly ordered.
1t is also TO be understood that when persons reside
at other places than those near which they engage
furnish articles, they will be required to appoint and
duly authorize some person, resident at OF near the
place of delivery to receive and act upon the requis
tons or orders which may be made.
And is also to be understood that in the per-
son who contracts, or his agent, shall neglect fail
TO comply with the acquisitions orders he may
ceive for articles under his contract in proper time and
OF proper quality the officers agents of the Navy
shall be authorized TO purchase the same and the
tractor shall be liable for any excess 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 to indi-
pid,tais must hare az Ms blanks CAREFULLY fed up,
and must be subscribed directed in the note on the
face of each FORM and the offers must be unqualified
and unconditional. a.. Ill.,. ,..s. .,.....
Bonds with two approved sureties, in one-thrd the
estimated amounts of the respective contracts viii be
required and per centum in addition will be withheld
from the amount Of each payment to be made as 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 deducting 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
% the Navy Agent, approved by the Commanders or
Commanding Officers Of the respective Navy Yards
and Naval Station aforesaid according the terms of
the contracts. .|#' @.@ ..; ." ~'.'' ~. 1
The Board of Navy Commissioners reserve to them
selves the right to reject all offers from persons who
nave heretofore failed to fulfil their contracts.
Blank forms Of offers for each denomination of arti-
cles will be furnished by the respective Navy Agents
OF 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. ~r'' " oct 2-dtd
IT To be published in the National InteIlgencer,
Madisonian, Army g. 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-
setts New York Express, and New York CONNER
cial Advertiser, in the State of New York; North
American and Daily Advertiser, in Pennsylvania;
Baltimore Patriot and Baltimore American, in Mary
land Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald, Rchmend
Wing, and Fredericksburg Arena in the State of Vr-
ginia -. .