The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-26
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR ls43
Bureau OF Cox, EQUIP, & Rep,,s,

BuREAu OF Cox, EaUip, & Repairs.
18th December, 1912
PROPOSALS sealed and endorsed. will bs "a.
celved at this Bureau until o'clock p M of
the 10Th January next for furnishing and deIiyer;no
al the navy yards al Portsmouth, n H., Chares,oyyp
Mass, Brooklyn, N. T., Philadelphia Washington
D. e., and 90. port, Va, and also at 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 re
Commanders or Commanding officers at said nav
yaids ana naval station, or by the Navy Agents re-
specIvey, during The year eighteen hundred and for
ythee for the use of The Navy of the United States
Va:
Spermaceti candles
Spermaceti oil.
I-nseed oil (in It's raw state)
Dry pants The several articles named in
The printed ofers.)
II is distinctly understood however. that nersons
who may'ofer not to have any claim or oryi,eoe
to furnish greater quantity Of any article than may
be expressly ordered.
II Is also to be understood that, when persons re-
side at other places than those which thew en-
gageto furnish articles they will be required 10 ap
point ana duly authorize some person. resident at or
the place Of delivery To receive and art unon Tia
acquisitions or orders which NAV be ,made and in
case the person who contracts his agent shall neg
lect, or FAIL to comply with the reQusitioDs or orders
he may receive Tor articles under his contract in nro-
per time and OF proper quality the officers or agents of
the Navy shall be authorized to purchase the same
and the contractor shall he liable for any excess az
cost over the contract price
Separate proposals must be made for each cIass of
articles for each navy yard and for the Baltimore ma
val station, Tie blank offers furnished TO Individuals
must hare all The blanks carefully filled nm and mns,
be subscribed as directed in the note on The face of
each form, and the offers must be UNQUALIFIED and un
conditional.
Bonds, with two approved suretie- in one.third the
estimated amounts OF The respective contracts will be
required and ten per centum, in addition, will be
withheld from the amount Of each payment To be
made, collateral security for the due and faibfn
performance of the respective contracts which will
on no account be paid until the contracts are complied
with In all respects, unless specially authorized by the
Chief of this bureau.
Aner deducting ten per centum, payment will be
made 10y the United States within thirty DAVIS after the
sand articles shall have been inspected and received
ana bills ior the same presented to the Navy Agent,
approved by the Commanders COMMANDING officers
OF the respective navy yards and naval station aore
said according to the terms of the contracts.
me power 10 reject all offers from persons who have
heretofore failed to fulfil their contracts with the Go
vernment, is expressly reserved by this bureau.
Blank forms of offers for each denomination Of ar
tcies will be furnished by the respective Command
ing officers or Navy Agents to persons applying for
them and upon which all offers should be made.
strictly conforming 10 the directions which they con-
tain.
To be published twice week in the Madisonian.
Globe, and lnteigencer ID. c.; Hills Patriot, N
and Daily Times, Boston, Mass. Journal OF Com
mcrce Standard and Sum- New York American
Sentinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa Sun
and Republican, baltimore Enquirer Richmond
Virginia; Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia
IL The d1tors of each paper will please send to
advertisement.
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