The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-07
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR ls4s.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, :
October 2l. 1872.


October 81, 1872
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
Il ceyed at this office, until O'Clock, Z. NJ OF
Monday, the 2lst day of November next for fur
nishng and delivering at the Navy Yards at Ports
mouth, N. H., Charlestown, 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 required from the
contractors by the respective comm ndng officers at
said Navy Yards and Naval station or by the Navy
Agents, respectively, during the year lS43, for the
use of the Navy of the United States, viz
Superlne -four,
Ship Biscuit,
Whisky
The said flour shall be manufactured of wheat grown
In The year 1912 or 1913, perfectly sweet and in all
respects OF the best quality and when required for
shipment abroad shall be fully equal TO the best de-
scriPtlon OF Richmond flour, in all the qualities es-
sental 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 as the Chief Of the Bureau Of Prov-
sions and Clothing may direct authorize, and be
all respects perfectly satisfactory to him, to the
commanding officers of the said Navy Yards
The said ship biscuit shall he made wholly from
sweet supertDe flour, manufactured of the wheat
grown In the year 1912 or lS43; and shall be fully
equal in quality, and conform in size to the samples
Yards; shall be thoroughly baked and kiln dried,
well packed, and delivered free of charge to the Uni
ted States in good sound, well dried bright flour bar
rels, with the heads well secured in tight barrels,
when required and the said biscuit and the barrels
shall be in all respects to the entire satisfaction of
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
otherwise.
soid ul,sL ol,IIb IL. ,l.olI,
of which at least two-hird parts shall be rye shall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House standard it shall
be delivered in good, sound, bright, well hoped,
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 the
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 understood however that per-
sons who may offer not to have any claim pr-
vllege to furnish any greater quantity of any article
than may be expressly ordered.
Contractors not living al the place where deliveries
are required, must establish an agency such place
That no delay may arise in furnishing what may be
CURED and where contractor fails promptly to
comply with acquisitions, the Navy Agent at the
place where the articles required to be delivered
shall be authorized to purchase such articles and the
contractor shall be liable for any excess of cost over
! the contract price
Separate bids must be made for each article for
each Navy Yard, and for the Baltimore station. The
blank oilers, (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 on the face of each form and the Of
iers must be unqualified and unconditional
i Bonds, with two approved suretes in one-th d the
estimated amount OF the respective contracts will be
required and temper centum in addition will be with
held from the amount OF each payment to 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 are complied
with in all respects, unless specially authorized by the
Chief Of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing After
deducing 10 per cent, payment will be made by the
United States, within thirty days after the said arti-
Giles 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 the
terms of the contract.
r 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 places at
which they may desire payments to be made to them.
oct 22-dt2l Nov.
To be published in the Madisonian, Intelligencer
and Globe, D. G Portsmouth Journal and Hills
r Patriot, N H. Bennington Gazette, VT; Morning
Post and Daily Times, Boston, Mass. Journal of
Commerce, Sun, 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 Ill. st. Louis Bulletin,
Mo-. New Orleans Advertiser, La. Detroit Free
r Press, Mich; Southern Patriot, 5. c.. Morning Ga
r zette, Buffalo, n Y.
end copy Of the paper containing the same to this
Bureau, during the continuance of the advertisement
as necessary voucher in the adjustment of their
counts.
! NAVY DEPARTMENT..