The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-10
NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
November 7, 1912.

NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
Washington, November T. 1912
PROPOSALS., sealed and endorsed, will be receiv-
/ ed at this Office, until o'clock, p nj of Tues
day. the 18th day of November next for furnishing
and delivering at the Navy Yards at Portsmouth, N.
H., CharIestown, Mass, Brooklyn NY, Philadelphia,
Pa, Washington, ID. c., Gosport, Va, and the Bat-
more Md naval station, respectively, such quanti-
ties Of the following articles of the best quality, that
may be ordered or required during the year 1S43 for
the use of the Navy Of the United States, viz
Shoe brushes, Scrubbng brushes,
Shaving brushes, Shaving boxes,
Beeswax in Ia 10. cakes,
Buttons, dead eye, Eagle buttons
Backing, Combs, coarse and fine,
Tin cups, Coffee,
Cocoa Cotton sewing, in spools,
Looking glasses, Mess kettles, with drum feet,
Jack Knives, Mustard, in tin,
Needles Red and black pepper Gin TIM
Pipes, Tin pots,
Pans with drum feet, Mess pans,
Ribbons black taffeta, Nos. and g.,
Razors, in single cases, Razor strops,
Soap made of cocoa OIL Scissors, Spoons,
Sugar, black sewing silk,
Segars, l-2 Spanish, l-2 American, tea,
Tape, thimbles, black thread, white thread
Pickles, Sour krout.
The articles to be furnished must conform in all re-
spects to the samples in this oicethe quantity to be
what the public service may require from the date OF
the contract to the termination Of the year 1S43the
articles to be delivered at such times and In such
quantities as the public convenience may require,
which will from time to time, be made known to the
contractors by the COMMANDMENTS or Agents requisl-
tons, and the precise quantities, neither more nor
less than the acquisitions call for to be delivered,
and the articles to be secured in barrels, kegs,
boxes, packages, &c. similar and equally good and
secure as those containing the samples.
Contractors not living at the place where deliveries
are required, must establish agency at such place,
that delay may arise in furnishing what may be re-
quire and where contractor fails promptly to COM
ply with acquisitions, the Navy Agent at the place
where the articles are required to be delivered shall
be authorized to purchase such articles and the con
tractor shall be liable for any excess of cost over the
contract price
Bonds, with two approved suretes, in one-thrd
the estimated amount of the respective contracts,
will be required and ten per centum in addition will
be withheld from the unit of each payment to be
made collateral security for the due and faithful
performance of the respective contracts which will,
account, be paid until the contracts are COM
piled with in all respects. After deductng 10 per
cent, payment will be made by the United States,
within thirty days after the said articles shall have
been inspected and received, and bills for the same
presented to the May Agent, approved by the com
mandng officers of the respective Navy Yards and
Naval Station aforesaid, according to the terms of
the contract
Proposals must be directed to the Navy Agent,
Washington and ndorsed Proposals for small
VIM. b. SCOTT, Navy Agent.
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