The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-18
SMALL STORES FOR THE NAVY, FOR ls43
NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
Washington, November 7, 1912

NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
Washington, November 7, 1912.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be receiv
i ed at this Office until one O'Clock, p. NJ Of Mon
day, the 2lst day of November next for furnishing
and delivering at the Navy Yards at Portsmouth, N
H., Charestown, Mass, Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia
Pa, Washington, ID. c., Gosport, Va, and the Balt.
more, Md, naval station, respectively, such quaint
lies Of the following articles of the best quality that
may be ordered required during the year lS43 fol
the use of the Navy of the United States, viz:
Shoe brushes, Scrubbng brushes,
Shaving brushes, Shaving boxes,
Beeswax in IA h. 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 tin)
Pipes, Tin pots,
Pans with drum feet, Mess pans
Ribbons black taffeta, Nos. and 6,
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, thmbles, black thread, white thread,
Pickles, Sour krout.
The articles to be furnished must conform in all re-
specs to the samples in this oice-the quantity to be
what the public service may require from the date OF
the contract TO the termination Of the year l843-the
articles to be delivered at such times and in such
quantities the public convenience may require
which will, from time to time, be made known to the
contractors by the COMMANDMENTS Agents requisi-
tons, aud the precise quantities, neither more nor
less than the acquisitions call for are to be delivered
and the articles to be secured in barrels, kegs
boxes, packages, &c sin liar and equally good and
secure those containing the samples.
Contractors not living at the place where deliveries
required, must establish agency at such place.
that delay may arise in furnishing what may be re-
qure and where contractor fails promptly 10 COM
ply with requsltions the Navy Agent at the place
where the articles required to be delivered shall
be authorized TO purchase such articles and the con
tractor shall be- liable for any of cost over the
contract price.
Bonds, with two approved surcties in one-third
the estimated amount of the respective contracts,
will be required, and ten per centum in addition will
be Withheld from the am unit of each payment TO be
made, collateral security for the due and faith ul
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
thin thirty days after the said articles shall have
been inspected and we'd and bills for the same
presented TO the May Agent, approved by the com
manding officers of the respective Navy Yards and
Naval Station aforesaid, according TO the terms Of
the contract
Proposals must be directed to the NAVY Agen,
Washington, and ndorsed Proposals for small, ore,
WIN, d. SCOTT, Navy Agent
Nov. S-t2lst