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NAVY SUPPLIES FOR le42.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
n.t.Ho. ~ 1910

October 81, 1912.
| DROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed will be re-
Il ceVed at this office, until o'clock 7. NJ, Of
Monday, the 2lst day of November next for fur
nishlng 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 or required from the
contractors by the respective commanding officers al
said Navy Yards and Naval station, or by the Navy
Agents, respectively, during the year S43, for the
use of the Navy of the United States, viz;
Superfne -four,
| Ship Biscuit,
| Whisky.
The said Hour shall be manufactured Of wheat grown
IN the year lS42 lSi3 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 -four in all the qualities
senta to Its preservation in tropical climates and
shall be delivered in good sound, bright bar
reis, 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 Proy-
slons 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 be made wholly from
sweet superfne 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
which are now, or soon will be, lodged in said Navy
Yards; shall be thoroughly baked, and kiln dried
well packed, and delivered free of charge the Uni
ted States in good sound, well dried brgh, -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,
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
De 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 ana 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.
II is to be distinctly understood, however, that per-
sons who may offer not to have any claim 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 an agency at 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 tie 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 Offers (Which will be furnished to individuals
on application to the several Navy Agents and Com
mandants and at this Office must have all the blanks
carefully hled up, and must be subscribed direct
ed IN the note on the face of each form and the Of
fers must be unqualified and unconditional
Bonds, with two approved surees in one-th d the
estimated amount of the respective contracts will be
required, and ten per cenum in 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 complied
with IN all respects, unless specially authorized by the
Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing After
deducting III per cent payment will be made by the
United States, within thirty days after the said arti-
cles 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
;, The Department reserves the right to reject all
bids from persons who have heretofore failed to
cute their contracts
Persons offering to supply either of these articles
will be pleased to designate the place or places at
which they may desire payments TO be made to them
oct 22-dt2lNov
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Philadelphia Pa; Daily Morning Post, Pit,sburg,
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Richmond, Va Beacon, Norfolk, Va, Louisville
Gazette, Lexington Observer, Maysvc 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
zettc Buffalo, n. Y.
The editors OF the above papers requested to
end copy OF the paper containing the same to this
Bureau, during the continuance of the advertisement
necessary voucher in the adjustment of their ac-
counts