The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-19
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR Is42.


September 20, 1871.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
Il ceived at this Office until O'Clock, p. M. of
Monday the Is, November next, for furnishing and
delivering at the Navy Yards at Portsmouth, N. III,
Charlestown Mass, Brooklyn, N. ", Philadelphia,
Washington, D. 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 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 S42 for the Of the
Navy of the United States, viz.
No. I. Bolt and Sheet Copper (not rolled)
No. 3 Round, fiat, and square Iron
No. g. Superfne Flour
No a. Ship Biscuit (made from superfne flour Of
the manufacture of the years lS4l or lo4.)
No. s. Whiskey
No. g. Butter
No. T. Sperm Candles
No. r. Sperm Oil
No. g. Lnseed Oil Gin its raw state)
No. 10. Paints Uhe several articles named in the
printed offers)
Beans
sons who may offer are have any claim OF priv
lege furnish any greater quantity OF any article
than may be expressly ordered
II 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 near the
place of delivery to receive and upon the requs
tons or orders which may be made.
And il is also to be understood, that In casethe per-
con who contracts or his agent, shall neglect or fail
10 comply with the requisitions orders he may re-
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 tor any OF cost over the
contract price.
Separate proposals must be made for each class of
articles for each Navy Yard and for the Baltimore
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riduais must hare all the blanks carefully filled up
and must lie 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 amounts of the respective contracts, will be
required and ~ 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- ective contracts which will on no account,
be paid until the contracts complied with in all
specs unless specially authorized by the Board of Ma
Wy Commissioners. After deducting ten per centnm,
payment will he made by the U nted States within
thirty days after the said articles shall have been in
specel and received, and bills for the same presented
TO the Navy Agent, approved by the Comma nders 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-
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
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 did
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