Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-16
NAVY SUPPLIES FoR lsi9.
NAyI CcnNi"IoSsn's orTIcr,

NANh SAhhlstiNkth OfIfCE,
September, 30, I-il.
PROPOSALS. sealed and ~eniotss viii Ne received
! ut'lnAodirc uuul jo'"tnck, y NJ Of Monday. the Lat
yarls at Portsmouth, \. II, Charlesiowu. Mass brooklyn.
y y Pmaicphn, washington, u g, Gospor. Va, ani
a." baliimorc NlNhl station. respectively, sch quantities
of ~" friuwus articles, of the best atty, thai may be
I'VE 'ommlnirrs or comtn'u'rH & ohcors at said Navy
\ arts ani Naval Station, or Ly tho Navy Agents, Tczpee
lively, during the year 1912, Tor the use Of tho Navy Of the
No Iot and shee, Copper .no, roledD
~. z k"uni Nat sni square Iron
No. / ship biscuit Un,ie from -upcraao n,ur Of the
Manufactured OF the yciTslSiI or 1870
M. q Butter
No. Z sperm tanIlcs
No. 9. Iinseot OH lin It's law sra,e)
No. 10 Paints Uho several articles named Ia the printed
No. II Molasscs, Vinegar, Rice aud White Beans.
tits distinctly understood, however, that persons Who
may ofier arc not to have any ciaim or privilege to furnish
any greater quantity OF any article than may he expressly
ordered.
Ills also to be understood that. when persons reside at
other places than those near which they engage tn furnish
afhci"-, they Will be required 10 appoint ani July author
i<r sp,i," pcrsnn, resident tor near the placed OF delivery,
70 reeve anh act upon The f'qnisrhons or orders which
AMI 1t l. also to be understood. that in case the person
who contract, or his agent, shall neglect or fail To compy
with the acquisitions ur orders he uay receive Tor articles
the onicrrso or agents 81 the Navy -hiIl be authorized 10
purchase the -au'c, aud tho contractor shall be liable for
any excess OF cost over the contract price.
Separate proposals must be mate fr each class NJ aIii
Giles for zach Navy Yard aud Tor the Halt mo'c Naval Sta.
iion. TIE blank cgtrs JUrHSL'd 70 thdirit4dLs must
hdr, an The 6tuHks carefully fi'sd rp, sni ,uusi be sui.
srub"d as directed In the not. "u the fec Of each form,
ami the ohcr- must be unqualified nnd Unconditional.
BoniS with wo approved suTcties, Ia one-thfrd the cs'i
maici amounts oithc respective co tracts, will Ice a. a.
cd, ini iOpor cenun in addition will be Withheld ironn uc
amount ni each payment To lee made, AZ collateral security
for the duc ani faithful performance Of the respective
contracts; which will, ON no account be paid until the con
tracts are complied with In all zee poets, unless specially
auihorzci 10y the Board OF Navy Commissioners. After
i"iucling ten per centum. payment Will be made by the
United statcs within thirty day after the SAID articles shall
have been Inspected ami received, aud bills for The same
presented tn the Navy Agent, approved by the Command
eIs OF Commanding oficcTs Of the respective Navy Yard,
and Naval station iiorcHaIl, according to the terms Of the
contracts.
The BoardofNlvy Commissioners reserve to themselves
fore faicl "a iuifIthcir contracts.
BLANK forms OF Offers for each denomination OF articles
VIII be furnished by the respective Navy Agents or Com
uandins utir"rs, {" persons applying for them. aui upor
directions which they contain. Struutes OF the biscuit wil
b" loi:"d with the Commanding Officers cf the respective
NaNl h'rls anl Naval @iallon. oc ibid
DROrOSALS will he rccriycd AZ The Engineer OHhcc, a
L "n!F9inl Comfort Virginia, until the 10Th inst, FOL
let Eor"Scavaiing one thousand aud sixty FIVE cubt
yards Of sand, in the following manner:
Fifty shalsto be sunk behind tho Ecarp wall ofihe Fort
o. distances Of about p feet iIom centre To centre. TO a.,
depth OF l. feet below the top OF the wall, and Of the fdl
feet 10y iicctat bottom, making ~ aud n third cube yard
in each. The sides OF the shafts. except those next to Ia,
the contractor,
2i For raising nomthc foot oC the scarn wall, and de
posting on the Rampant, Ig77 cubic yards Of sand. tn,
Thni 10 10" fa,sei, upon an eN"Tasc, To the hcightO of 81 lci
ant deposited between The distances Of 10 and &c feet. hacl
from the lace NJ The wall, aiong a lin" uf about 2SO feet
and well nmmci la layers OF about : inches.
81 For removing sand, 10y the cubic yard, in wheel bar
rowe; distances, iiom onc TO hhy yards, on any part Of TIA
work where directed.
Prof. nsils will ais, be received. at the same time, 70
breaking up for concrete, one thousand anl ~SiNiy.fye Gu
bic yards Of stone the Fragments 10 weigh about fuu
ounces. The pieces to be broken up are refused stuu
from the Port Dcposne QuartieE, from one quarter
three quarters of a cubic { Ut IN siZc.
Tile whole to hc completed 10y TIE FIRST Of January mex
Further intoTma'ion CT be obtained 10y applying at ih
Office.
u. T. DE RUSSY, II Col Eng. C0mdg
Engineer Office, Old Point CoElior, Va, Oct. 7th, 1871
&C 1911