The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-18
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR is43.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,

DROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed will be re-
Il ceyed at this Office, until O'Clock, p. NJ, Of
Monday the 2lst day Of November next for fur
nishing and delivering at the Navy Yards at Ports
mouth, N. H.. Charestown Mass, Brooklyn, N. Y,
Philadelphia Pa, Washington, ID. C., Gosport, Va.
and the Baltimore Md. naval station, respectively,
such quantities Of the following articles, OF the best
quality, that may be ordered or required from The
contractors by the respective commanding ofhcen at
said Navy Yards and Naval station, or by The Navy
Agents, respectively, during the year lo43, Tor The
use of the Navy of the United States, viz
Superfne flour,
Ship Biscuit
Whisky.
The said -four shall be manufactured Of wheat grown
in the year 1912 or lS43 perfectly sweet, and IN all
respects of the best quality and when required for
shipment abroad shall be fully equal TO the best de-
scrption Of Richmond flour, in all the qualities e.
sentia to its preservation in tropical climates and
shall be delivered in good, sound, bright bar
rels, and half barrels, when required, with lining
hoops at each head, and in good shipping order,
free of all charge to the United States subject to
such inspection the Chief of the Bureau OF frovi-
slons and Clothing may direct or authorize, and be In
all respects perfectly satisfactory to him, or to the
commanding officers Of the said Navy Yards.
The said ship biscuit shall be made wholly from
sweet superfne flour, manufactured Of the wheat
grown In the year 1912 or 1913; and shall be fully
equal IN quality, and conform in size to the samples
which are now, or soon will be, lodged in said Nsvy
well packed and delivered free Of charge TO the Unl-
ted States in good, sound well dried bright -four bar
rels, with the heads well secured, in tight barrels
when required and the said bcuit and the barrsis
shall be in all respects to the entire satisfaction or
the Chief Of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
or OF the commanding officer Of The said Navy Yards,
and be subject to such inspection the Chief OF said
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing may direct, or
olhe wise
The said whisky shall be made wholly from grain,
O al least tWo portS
be copper distilled, and full first proof according TO
the United States Custom Hou-e standard II shall
be delivered in good, sound, bright, well hooPed,
white oak barrels, with white oak heads; and each
barrel shall, when required, be coopered with four
good and sufficient iron hoops, and the whole be put
IN good shipping order, free Of all charges to me
United States; and the whisky and barrels shall BE-
subject to such inspection the Chief OF the Bureau
of Provisions and Clothing may authorize or direct,
and be in all respects perfectly satisfactory to him.
or to the commanding officers of the said Navy
Yards.
1t is to be distinctly derstood however, that per-
sons who may offer are not TO have any claim or pr-
vilege to furnish any greater quantity Of any article
than may be expressly ordered.
Contractors not living at the place where deliveries
are required, must establish agency at such place.
that no delay may arise in furnishing what may be re-
CURED and where contractor fails promptly to
comply with acquisitions, the Navy Agent at the
place where tie articles required to be delivered
shall be authorized to purchase such articles and the
contractor shall be liable for any of cost over
the contract price,
Separate bids must be made for each article for
each Navy Yard, and for the Baltimore station Tho
blank offers, (Which will be furnished TO individuals
on application to the several Navy Agents and Com
mandants, and at this oice) must have all the blanks
carefully filled up and must be subscribed direct
ed in the note the face of each form and the Of
iers must be unqualified and unconditional.
Bonds, with two approved surees in one-thi d the
estimated amount of the respective contracts will be
required and ten per centum addition will be with
held from the amount OF each payment 10 be made,
as collateral security for the due and faithful per-
torrance OF the respective contracts; which WILL on
no account, be paid until the contracts mpied
with in all respects unless specially authorized oy the
Chief OF the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing After
deductng III per cent, payment will be made by the
United States, within thirty days after the said arti
ces shall have been inspected and received and bills
for the same presented to the Navy Agent, approved
by the commanding officers of the respective Navy
Yards and Naval station aforesaid according to tho
terms Of the contract.
The Department reserves the right to reject all
bids from persons who have heretofore failed to exc
cute their contracts.
Persons offering to supply either Of these articles
VIII be pleased to designate the place or places at
which they may desire payments to be made to them.
oct 22-dt2lNov.
To be published in the Madisonan, Intelligencer
and Globe, ID. c.; Portsmouth Journal and Hills
Patriot, n H. Bennington Gazette, VT. Morning
Post and Daily Times, Boston, Mass. Journal Of
Commerce, Sum- Standard, Union, and Morning
Post, n Y; American Sentinel and Public Ledger,
Philadelphia, Pa; Daily Morning Post, Pittsburg,
Pa. Sun and Republican, Baltimore, Md. Enquirer,
Richmond Va; Beacon, Norfolk, Va; Louisville
Gazette, Lexington Observer, Maysville Advocate,
Ky. Old School Republican, Cincinnati Republican,
Statesman, Ohio Register, H. ; st. Lou, Bulletin,
Mo- New Orleans Advertiser, La. Detroit Free
Press, Mich. Southern Patriot, S. c.; Morning Ga
zette, Buffalo, N Y.
The editors of the above papers are requested to
end copy of the paper containing the to this
Bureau, during the continuance of the advertisement,
as necessary voucher in the adjustment of their
counts.
JAMES PHALEN e. CO.