The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-17
SMALL STORES FOR THE NAVY, FOR Is43
NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON November 7 1910

NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
Washington, November 7, 1912
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed will be receiv-
i ed at this Office until one o'clock, P. M of Mon
day, the 2lst day of November next for furnishing
and delivering at the Navy Yards at Portsmouth, N
H., Charlestown, Mass, Brooklyn, N.Y. Philadelphia,
Pa, Washington, d. c., Gosport, Va and the Balti
more, Md, naval station, respectively, such quanti-
ties of the following articles of the best quality, that
may be ordered or required during the year lS43 for
the use of the Navy of the United States, viz:
Shoe brushes, Scrubbng brushes,
Shaving brushes, Shaving boxes,
Beeswax in IA TO- cakes,
Buttons, dead eye, Eagle buttons,
Backing, Combs, coarse and fine,
Tin cups, Coffee,
Cocoa, Cotton, sewing, in spoos,
Looking glasses, Mess kettles, with drum feet,
Jack Knives, Mustard, in tin,
Needles, Red and black pepper Gin tn,)
Pipes, Tin pots,
Pans with drum feet, Mess pans,
Ribbons black taffeta, Nos. and 6,
Razors in single cases, Razor strops,
Soap made of cocoa oil, Scissors, Spoons,
Sugar, black sewing silk,
Segars, I-2 Spanish l-2 American tea,
Tape, thimbles, black thread, white thread
Pickles. Sour Krout.
The articles to be furnished must conform in all re-
spects to the samples in this oce-he quantity to be
what the public service may require from the date of
the contract to the termination of the year 1S43-the
articles to be delivered at such lines and in such
quantities the public convenience may require,
which WILL from time to time, be made known to the
contractors by the COMMANDMENTS Agents requisi-
tions and the precise quantities, neither more nor
less than the acquisitions call for to be delivered
and the articles to be secured in barrels kegs,
boxes, packages, sc. similar and equally good and
secure those containing the samples.
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
quire and where contractor fails promptly to
ply with acquisitions, the Navy Agent at the place
where the articles required to be delivered shall
be authorized TO purchase such articles and the
tractor shall be liable for any of cost the
contract price.
Bonds, with two approved sureties in one-third
the estimated amount of the respective contracts,
will be required, and ten per centum in addition will
be withheld from the am unit of each payment to be
made, collateral security for the due and faith ul
performance Of the respective contracts which will,
on account, be paid until the contracts are COM
piled with in all respects. After deducting 10 per
cent, payment will be made by the United States,
thin thirty days after the said articles shall have
been inspected and rece ved and bills for the same
presented to the May Agent, approved by the COM
handing officers of the respective Navy Yards and
Naval Station aforesaid, according TO the terms of
the contract
Proposals must be directed to the Navy Agent
Washington, and endorsed Proposals for small ores
WIN. b. SCOTT, Navy Agent.
Nov. S--t2lst