The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-28
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR 1912.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
Oetoher 81 lS40

Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
October 81, 1912 }
| DROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be
\ ceVed at this office, until O'Clock, 7. 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 andng officers
said Navy Yards and Naval station, or by the Navy
Agents, respectively during the year l643, for the
use Of the Navy of the United States, viz:
Superfne flour,
Ship Biscuit,
| Whisky.
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 the best de-
scrption OF Richmond -four in all the qualities
senal to ITS preservation in tropical climates and
shall be delivered good sound, bright bar
rels, and half barrels when required, with lining
hoops at each head, and in good shipping order,
Tree OF all charge to the United States; subject 10
such inspection the Chief of the Bureau of Proyi
sions and Clothing may direct or authorize and be
all respects perfectly satisfactory to him. or TO the
commanding officers Of the said Navy Yards.
The said ship biscuit shall he made wholly from
sweet supertne -four, manufactured Of the wheat
grown In the year 1912 or lS43; and shall be fully
equai III quaity, ana CONFORM In size to the samples
which are now, or 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
rels, with the heads well secured, in tight barrels
when required and the said bi cult 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 he said Navy Yards,
and be subject to such inspection the Chief Of said
Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing may direct or
othe wise
| The said whisky shall be made wholly from grain,
oil which at least two-third parts shall be rye shall
be copper distilled, ard full first proof according to
the United States Custom Hou.e standard il 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 mmanding officers of the said Navy
Yards.
1t 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 agency at such place.
That no delay may arise in furnishing what may be
CURED and where contractor fails promptly to
comply with rcqusitions 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 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 hlled up, and must be subscribed direct
ca IN the note on the face of each form; and the Of
fers must be unqualified and unconditional
Bonds, with two approved sureties, in one-hird 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-
tormance 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
deductng III per cent, payment will be made by the
United States, within thirty days after the said arti-
cies shall have been inspected and received and bills
Tor 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
VIII 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, InteIligencer
and Globe, ID. G Portsmouth Journal and Hills
. 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, Pttsburg
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
Press, Mich. Southern Patriot, S. c.; Morning Ga
zete, Buffalo, N. Y.
The editors of the above papers requested to
| end copy oil the paper containing the to this
Bureau during the continuance of the advertisement
as necessary voucher in the adjustment of their ac-
counts.