The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-02
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR l643.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, }


Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
October 81, 1912.
l)ROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be~re-
Il ceNed at this office, until o'clock, L. M Of
Monday, the 2lst day Of November next, for fur
nishng 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, or by the NAVY
Agents, respectively during the year l643 for the
use of the Navy Of the United States, viz:
Superfne -four,
Ship Biscuit
Whisky
The said flour shall be manufactured of wheat grown
IN the year 1912 or 1S43 perfectly sweet and in all
respects oil the best quality and when required for
shipment abroad shall be fully equal TO the best de-
scrpton of Richmond -four, in all the qualities es-
sentlal TO its preservation in tropical climates and
shall be delivered in 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 to
such inspection the Chief Of the Bureau of Prov-
sons and Clothing may direct or authorize, and be IN
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 superhne flour, manufactured of the wheat
grown In the year 1912 or IS43 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 IN good sound, well dried bright flour bar
rels with the heads well secured or in tight barrels
when required and the said biscuit and the barre Is
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 as the Chief of said
ma pr
otherwise.
The said whisky shall be made wholly from grain,
OF which at least two-thrd 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 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 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 pri-
vllege 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
anu where a contractor Ialls 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 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 filled up, and must be subscribed as direct
ed 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-thiId 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 or
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 art
ces 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 al
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 al
which they may desire payments to be made to them
oct 22-dt2lNov
To be published in the Madisonian, Intelligencer
and Globe, d. G Portsmouth Journal and Hills
Patriot, N. H.. Bennington Gazette VI; 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 Pittsburg
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, H.; Sts 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 ac
counts.