The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-10


All the aforesaid Iron must be of the best quality
and of American manufacture without any admix-
ture Of foreign ron and must be free from all defects
whatever.
The deliveries to be in the following propo rtons,
and at the following stated periods, viz
One-third the quantity Of the Chain Cable and An
Choir Iron to be delivered on or before the lst July
next.
One other third part on or before the LIST Novem-
Der next and the balance on or before the st March
1843.
One-third part Of the Tank Iron to be delivered by
LIST June next.
One other third by LIST November next, and the
balance by LIST February, l843.
And Of the Camboose Iron, one-half on or before
the LIST June next and the other half before the
LIST August next
The offers must be separate and distinct, and en-
dorsed, offer for Chain Gable Eron offer for .4nehor
hron offer for Tank Iron, offer for Canboose Eo Gas
the case may be Each will be considered and acted
upon separately, and portions of each will be award
ed separately, if the Commissioners of the Navy
should deem it proper.
All the aforesaid iron will on delivery be subject
ed to such proofs tests and inspection the Board
OF Navy Commissioners may authorize direct,
and must be entirely satisfactory to them to the
commandant or commanding officer of the said Navy
Yard.
Persons DESTROYS of offering to furnish tho said
iron, or any portion thereof, (shoud further infor-
nation be required to enable them TO make their Of
fers,) are referred to the commandant or command
ing officer of the Navy Yard, Washington, District of
Columbia.
To those persons whose offers may be accepted par
tcular schedules, drawings, and models, descriptive
of the several parts and portions of each kind iron
required for each object, will be furnished by the
Commissioners of the Navy when contracts are pre-
pared for execution.
Bonds, with two approved sureties, will be required
in one-third the amount of the contracts, and ten
per centum in addition of the amount of all bills will
be retained collateral security for the faithful per-
Torrance of the contracts, which will only be paid
on their satisfactory completion. And ninety per
centum of all deliveries will be paid on bills properly
authenticated according to the provisions of the con-
tracts within thirty days after their presentation to
the Navy Agent. The offers must state at what
agency the contractor may desire payment to be
made.
In of failure the part of the contractor to
furnish and deliver the aforesaid iron of the quality
and at the times specified above, the officers agents
at the Navy shall be authorized to purchase such
quantities may be necessary to supply the deicen-
cies and any of cost the price agreed
be paid by the contract shall be charged to and paid
by the contractor.
Uf To be published twice week in the
National Intelligencer, Madisonian, Army and Ma
Wy Chronicle, and Globe, District Of Colum-
bia; and three times week in the New York
Commercial Advertiser and New York Express;
North American and Pennsylvania Reporter, at
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Baltimore Sun, and
Baltimore American, Maryland; Richmond Enquirer,
Virginia. mar 8-2tawtd