The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-16
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR isa3.
Bureau OF Cox, EaUp., & RErAIRs,

l4th December 1912
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re
Il ceised at this Bureau until O'Clock, r. M,
me 'Sih January next for furnishing and delivering
a, the navy yards at Portsmouth, N H., Charles'own
Mass, Brooklyn, n Y, Philadelphia, Washington
ID. e., and Gotpori, Va, and also at the Baltimore
naval station respectively such quantities OF the ol-
lowing articles, OF the best quality that may tie order
ed OF required from the contractors by the respective
Commanders or Commanding officers at SAID navy
yaids and naval station, by the Navy Agents, re-
specyely during the year eighteen hundred and for
~ three for the of the Navy Of the ni,ed States
VIZ:
Spermacet candles.
Spermacet oil.
Linseed oil On ITS raw state
Dry paints (the several articles named in
the printed ohers.)
II is distinctly understood however that persons
VINO may offer are not 10 have any claim or privilege
TO furnish greater quantity Of any article than may
be expressly ordered.
IL Is also TO be understood that when persons re-
side at other places than those near which they en-
gageto furnish articles they will be required to ap-
point and duly authorize sons person resident al or
near the place of delivery To receive and act upon the
requ'sons or orders which may lie made and in
case The person who contracts or his agent shall neg
eci, or fail 10 comply with the acquisitions or orders
ne may receive for articles under his contract in pro-
per Tine and Of proper quality the officers or agents of
'h' navy snail be authorized TO purchase The same
and the Contractor shall Re liable for any excess of
cost over the contract price
Separate proposals must be made for each class of
articles Tor each navy ynd and for the Baltimore ma
val station, The blank offers furnished TO indipiduals
husf hare al Tie blanks carefully filled up and mus,
De subscribed as directed IN the on the face of
each form, and the Offers must be unqualified and un-
conditional
bonds with two approved suretes in one-hrd the
esma'ed amounts OF The respective contracts will be
required, and ten per centum in addition, will be
"hnhelu from The amount of each payment to be
made, as collateral security for the due and faithful
performance of the respective contracts which will
on no account be paid until the acts are complied
WIN IN an respects unless specially authorized by the
Chief of this bureau.
Ater deductlng ten per ccntum, payment will be
made by the ned States within thir,y DAVIS after the
said articles shall have been inspected and received
ana Dil's Tor the same presented to the Navy Agent
approved by The Commanders or Command n, officers
o ,he respective navy yards and naval station aore-
saId according to the terms of the contracts
Inc power TO REJECT all offers from persons who have
heretofore failed to fulfil their contracts with the Go
'ernment, is expressly ,served by this bureau
Blank forms of offers for each denomination of ar
.'c'es VIII be furnished by the respective Command
ing officers or Navy Agents. persons applying for
them, and upon which all offers should be made
sHteAy conforming TO the directions which they CON-
tain.
10 be published twice week in the Madisonian
Globe, and lntelligencer, d. c.; Hills Patriot N
and Daily Times, Boston, Mass Journal of Com
mcrce, Standard and Sun, New York American
Sentinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa. Sun
ana ykepubican, Baltimore Enquirer, Richmond
Virginia; Beacon, Norfolk Virginia
Il The editors of each paper will please send to
this bureau single copy of the pal or containing this
advertisement.
Dec. l5-2awtl5Jan.