The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-30
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR 1912.
, NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE. !

September 20. ls4l.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed will be re-
III ceived al 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. h.
Charestown, Mass, Brooklyn, N. T., Philadelphia
Washington d. 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 required from the contractors by the respective
Commanders Commanding Officers at said Navy
Yards and Naval Station, or by the Navy Agents, re-
spec,ively during the year 1912 for the of the
Navy of the United States, viz.
No. L. Boil, and Sheet Copper (hot roled)
No. 2. Round, fiat, and square Iron
No. g. SupeIfne Flour
No. A. Ship Biscui, (made from superfne -four Of
the manufacture ofthe years lS4l or ls4s)
No. 5. Whiskey
No. g. Butter
No T. Sperm Candies
No. 8, Sperm Oil
No g. Linseed Oil lin its raw state)
No. TO- Paints CHE several articles named in the
No. II. Moasses, Vinegar, Rice, and White
Beans
who may offer not TO have any claim OF priv
lege to furnish any greater quantity OF any article
than may be expressly ordered
1t also be understood that when persons reside
at other places than those which they engage TO
furnish articles they will be required to appoint and
duly authorize person, resident at or near the
place of delivery to receive and act upon the requsi-
tons orders which may be made
And it 10 also TO be understood that IN case the per-
no contracts, his agent shall neglect or fail
comply with the acquisitions orders he may re-
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 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 to indi-
RITUALS must hare all The blanks carefully filled up,
and must be subscribed directed in the note the
face of each FORM and the offers must be unqualified
and unconditional.
Bonds, with two approved surees, in one-third the
estimated of the respective contracts, will be
required and 10 per cenum 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- ecve 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 temper centum,
payment will be made by the United States within
thirty days after the said articles shall have been in
specle and received and bills for the presented
TO 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 persona who
have heretofore failed to fulfil their contracts.
Blank forms Of offers for each denomination of arti
ces will be furnished by the respective Navy Agents
Commanding Officers to persons applying for them,
and upon which all offers should be made strictly con-
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 Z-dtu
II To be published in the National lntellgencer,
Madlsonian, Army & Navy Chronicle, Alexandria
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 Yolk Express, and New York CONNER
cia Advertiser, in the State of New York; North
American and Daily Advertiser, in Pennsylvania;
Baltimore Patriot and Baltimore American, in Mary
and Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald Richmond
Wing, and Fredericksburg Arena in the State of vir-
ginia.