The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-09
NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
Washington, November I, 1912.

NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
Washington, November 7, 1912.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be receiv-
i ed at this Office until one o'clock, I. Nj OF Tues
day, the 18th day of November next for furnishing
and delivering at the Navy Yards at Portsmouth, n
H.. Charlestown Mass, Brooklyn Y. Philadelphia,
Pa, Washington, d. c. Gosport, Va, and the Bati-
more, Md, naval station, respectively such quaint
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, Scrubbing brushes
Shaving brushes, Shaving boxes
Beeswax in IA h. cakes,
Buttons, dead eye, Eagle buttons,
Backing, Combs, coarse and hne,
Tin cups Coffee,
Cocoa, Cotton, sewing, in spools,
Looking glasses, Mess kettles, with drum feet,
Jack Knives, Mustard, in TIM
Needles Red ana black pepper (in TIM
Pipes, Tin pots,
Pans with drum feet, Mess pans,
Ribbons black tafieta, Nos. and 6,
Razors in single cases, Razor strops,
Soap made of cocoa oil, Scissors, Spoons,
Sugar, black sewing silk
Segars, l-2 Spanish, l2 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 ofcethe quantity to be
what the public service may require from the date OF
the contract to the termination of the year lS43-the
articles to be delivered at such times and in such
quantities as the public convenience may require,
which will, from time to time be made known to the
contractors by the COMMANDMENTS CT Agents requsl-
TONS and the precise quantities, neither more nor
less than the acquisitions call for are to be Delivered
and the articles are to be secured In barrels, Kegs
boxes, packages, &c. similar and equally good and
secure as 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 re-
ouire /, and where contractor fails promptly to com
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 con
tractor shall be liable for any of cost over the
contract price.
Bonds with two approved sureties, in one-third
the estimated amount of the respective contracts,
will be required, and ten per cenum in addition will
be Withheld from the am unit of each payment to be
made, as collateral security for the due and faith ul
performance Of the respective contracts which Will,
on no account, be paid until the contracts are com
Piled with in all respects. After deductng 10 per
cent payment will be made by the United States,
within thirty days after the said articles shall have
been inspected and received, and bills for the same
presented to the May Agent approved by the com
manding 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 ,ndorsed "PropoSals for small stores
VIM. Il. SCOTT Navy Agent.
Nov. S-tl5th