The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-01
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR 1912.
Navy DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, Z

October 81, 1912. }
DROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed will be
\ ceNed al this office, until o'clock, +. M, OF
Monday, the 2lst day of November next, for fur
nshing and delivering at the Navy Yards at Ports
mouth, N. H., Charestown, Mass. BROOKLYN, N. Y,
Philadelphia, Pa, Washington, d. 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 commanding officers at
said Navy Yards and Naval station, or by the Navy
Agents, respectively, during the year l543 for the
use of the Navy of the United Sta!es viz
Supertine -four,
Ship Biscuit,
Whisky
The said flour shall be manufactured of wheat grown
IN the year 1912 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-
scrlpton OF Richmond flour, in all the qualities
sential TO its preservation ia tropical climates and
shall be delivered in good sound bright bar
res, and half barrels, when required, with lining
hoops at each head, and III good shipping order,
Tree OF all charge TO the United States; subj ect TO
such inspection as the Chief of the Bureau of Proy
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 superfne -four manufactured Of the wheat
grown In the year 1912 or lS43; and shall be fully
equal In quality and conform in to the samples
which are now, will be, lodged in said Navy
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 -four bar
res, with the heads well secured or 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
The said whisky shall be made wholly from grain,
OF which at least two-third 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 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 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 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 or pri-
vege 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 such place.
that no delay may arise in furnishing what may be
CURED and where a 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 Of cost
the contract price.
| Separate bids must be made for each article for
each Navy Yard, and for the Baltimore station. The
blank Offers (Which will be furnished to individuals
on application to the several Navy Agents and Com
mandant and at this oce) must have all the blanks
carefully filled up, and be subscribed as direct
ed IN the note the face of each form and the Of
iers must be unqualified and unconditional
Bonds, with two approved sureties in one-th d the
estimated amount of the respective contracts will be
required and ten per 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
deducting 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
will be pleased to designate the place places at
which they may desire payments to be made to them
oct 22-dt2lNov
To be published in the Madisonian, Intelligencer
and Globe, D. C Portsmouth Journal and Hills
= Patriot N. II. Bennington Gazette, VT; Morning
Post and Daily Times, Boston, Mass. Journal of
Commerce, Sun, Standard, Union, aid Morning
Post N. T.; 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, Maysve Advocate,
Ky. Old School Republican, Cincinnati Republican,
Statesman, Ohio; Register, H. st. Louis 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
necessary voucher in the adjustment of their ac-
counts