The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-14
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR ls43.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

|
October 81, 1912. y
| PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
\ ceiyed at this office, until 8 O'Clock, +. NJ, of
| Monday, the 2lst day of November next for fur
nishing 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 commanding officers at
said Navy Yards and Naval station, by the Navy
Agents, respectively during the year lS43 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 1912 or lS43 perfectly sweet and in all
respects OF The best quality and when required for
Shipment abroad, shall be fully equal 10 the best de-
scription oil Rcnmond flour, in all the qualities es-
sential to its preservation in tropical climates and
snail be delivered in good, sound bright bar
res, and hall, 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
sons and Clothing may direct or authorize and be m
all respects perfectly satisfactory to him, or to the
commanding officers of the said Navy Yards
lhe said ship biscuit shall he made wholly from
sweet superhne Hour, 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 to the Uni
ted states 10 good sound, well dried bright -four bar
reis, with the heads well secured or in tight barrels
when required and the said bicuit and the barrels
snail 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.
me SAID whisky shall be made wholly from grain
OF winch at least two-third parts shall be rye shall
be copper Distilled and full first proof according to
the United States Custom Houe standard it shall
oe delivered IN good, sound, bright well hooped,
white oak barrels, with white oak heads and each
barrel shall when required, be coopered with four
Sood ana sufnclent 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 as the Chief of the Bureau
OF PROVISIONS and Clothing may authorize direct
and be 10 all respects, perfectly satisfactory to him,
or TO the commanding officers Of the said Navy
Yards.
IT is to be distinctly understood however that per-
sons VINO may offer are not to have any claim pri-
vilege 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 at such place
that no delay may arise in furnishing what may be re-
CURED and where contractor fails promptly TO
place where the articles required to be delivered
snail De authorized to purchase such articles and the
contractor shall be liable for any excess of cost over
the contra 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 filled up, and must be subscribed direct
ca 10 the note on the face OF each form and the Of
m he Al o1
Bonds, with two approved sureties in one-thifd the
estimated amount of the respective contracts, will be
required, and ten per cenum in addition will be with
held IRON 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 are complied
with m all respects unless specially authorized by the
Chief OF the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing After
deductng 10 per cent, payment will be made by the
United States within thirty days after the said arti-
ces shall have been inspected and received and bills
ior 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 exc
cute their contracts.
Persons Offering supply either of these articles
Will be pleased to designate the place or places a,
winch they may desire payments to be made to them.
oct 22-dt2lNov.
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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
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 same to this
Bureau, during the continuance of the advertisement,
as necessary voucher in the adjustment of their
counts.