The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-30
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR lS43.

Bureau OF Con, EaUr., & Repairs,
18th December, 1912.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed will be re.
l. ceived at this Bureau until o'clock p. M Of
The 10Th January next, for furnishing and delivering
at the navy yards at Portsmouth, N H., Chariestown
Mass Brooklyn, N. " Philadelphia, Washington,
ID C.. and Go port, Va, and also at the Baltimore
naval station, respectively such quantities of the fol
lowing articles, OF the best quality, that may be order
ed required from the contractors by the respective
Commanders or Commanding officers at said navy
yaids and naval station, or by the Navy Agents. re-
specivey, daring the year eighteen hundred and for
y-three Tor the use of the Navy of the United States
W..
Spermacet candles.
Spermacet oil.
Lnseed oil On Its raw state
Dry paints (the several articles named In
the printed otfsTs.)
II is distinctly understood, however, that persons
rho may offer not to have any claim privilege
To furnish greater quantity Of any article than may
be expressly ordered
Ii is also TO be understood that, when persons re-
side al Other places than those which they
gage to furnish articles, they will be required TO ap
point and duly aui horlze person. resident
the place Of delivery to receive and act upon the
| req uistons orders which may be made: and ia
the person who contracts his agent shall neg
lect, fail, to comply with the acquisitions orders
he may receive for articles under his contract pro-
per time and of proper quality the officers agents Of
the Navy shall be authorized to purchase the same
and the contractor shall lie liable for any excess of
Cost the contract price.
Separate proposals must be made for each class Of
articles for each navy yaid and for the Baltimore
val station, the blank offers furnished to individuals
must hare all the blanks efuly filled up. and
be subscribed directed in the note the face Of
each form, and the offers must be unqualified and
conditional.
Bonds, with two approved sureties in one-third the
estimated amounts OF The respective contracts will be
required, and ten per cenum, in addition, will be
withheld from the amount of each payment to be
made collateral security for the due and faithful
performance of the respective contracts; which will
account be paid until the contracts complied
with in all respects unless specially authorized by the
Chief Of this bureau.
After deductlng ten per centum, payment will be
made by the u ned States within thirty days after the
said articles shall have been inspected and received
and bills for the presented to the Navy Agent,
| approved by The Commanders Comma nd ne officers
of the respective navy yards and naval station aore-
said according to the terms of the contracts.
The power reject all offers from persons who have
hereto fore failed t. fulfil their contracts with the Go
vernment, is expressly reserved by this bureau.
| Blank forms of offers for each denomination Of ar
tcles will be furnished by the respective Command
ing officers or Navy Agents. to persons applying for
them and upon which all offers should be made,
strictly conforming TO the directions which they
tain.
| To be published twice week in the Madsonian,
| Globe and lntelligencer ID. c.; Hills Patriot, NJ
and Daily Times, Boston, Mass; Journal of Com
merce, Standard and Sun, New York; American
| Sentinel and Public Ledger Philadelphia, Pa. Sun
and Republican, Baltimore; Enquirer, Richmond,
Virginia; Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia.
I5-The editors of each paper will please send to
this bureau single copy of the pal containing this
! advertisement.
Dec l5-2awtl5Jan.