The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-09
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR 1912.
Navy COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
S..,tapnkar % 1871

Navy COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
September 90, 1871. 4
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
i ceved at this office until o'clock, p M. Of
Monday, the LIST November next, for furnishing and
delivering at the Navy Yards at Portsmouth, N. H.,
Charlestown, Mass Brooklyn, N. y, Philadelphia,
Washington, ID. e., 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 om the contractors by the respective
Commanders OF Commanding Officers at said Navy
Yards and Naval Station, or by the Navy Agents re-
specively during the. year 1912 for the OF the
Navy of the United States, viz. er9 ~
No /. Bolt and Sheet Copper (not rolled)
No 2. Round fiat, and square Iron
No 3 SupeIfne Flour
No 4. Ship Biscut (made from superine Hour OF
The manufacture ofthe years l64l or 1871
No s. Whiskey
No q. Butter reH
No Z. Sperm Candies
No s. Sperm Oil
No 9. Linseed Oil Gin lis state)
No 10. Paints (thc several articles named in tho
printed olisrs)
No. IL. 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 10 furnish any greater quantity OF any article
Than may be expressly ordered
Ii is also be understood that, when persons reside
other places than those which they engage TO
furnish articles they will be required To appoint and
place OF delivery 10 receive and act upon the reqas
tons orders which may be made
And il is also to be understood that in the per-
son Who contracts or his agent, shall neglect or fail
10 comply with the requlsions or 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 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
articles for each Navy Yard and for the Baltimore
Naval Station. The blank Offers furnished 10 indi
yiduais 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 suretes in one-third the
estimated amounts of the respective contracts, will he
required and per centun in addition will he withheld
from the amount Of each payment TO be made, as col
lateral security for the due and faithful performance of
the resi- ectivc contracts; which will, account,
be paid until the contracts are complied with IN all re-
specs unless specially authorized by the Board Of Ma
w Commissioners. After teducting ten per centum,
ayment 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
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 persons who
have heretofore failed TO fulfil their contracts.
Blank forms Of offers for each denomination Of art
cles 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
Plies of the biscuit will be lodged with the Command
ing Officers Of the respective Navy Yards and Naval
Station. Nr oct S--uth
ET To be published in the National lnteigencer,
Madisonian, Army & Navy Chronicle, Alexandria
Gazette and Globe, in the District Of Columbia Ports
mouth Journal, New Hampshire; Vermont Watch
nj Gtat AL nnIt ba "a prsgg in
Vermont; Boston Daily Advertiser, Boston Atlas,
Boston Courier, and Essex Register in Massachu.
sets; 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, Richmend
Wing and Fredericksburg Arena in the State of Vr-
gna,