The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-31
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR 1912.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,

bureau oil PROVISIONS ana ciounsj
October 81, 1912 }
DROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
Il ceiyed at this Office until O'Clock p. NJ, Of
Monday, The 2lst day Of November next for fur
nlshing 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 al
said Navy Yards and Naval station or by the Navy
Agents, respectively during the year lS43 for the
use of the May Of the United Staies viz
Superfne -four,
Ship Biscuit
| Whisky.
The said -four shall be manufactured of wheat grown
in the year 1912 lS43 perfectly sweet, and in all
respects of the best quality and when required for
shipment abroad, shall be fully equal to the best de-
scrption of Richmond -four, in all the qualities es-
sentia to its preservation in tropical climates and
shall be delivered in good, sound, bright bar
rels, and hall barrels, when required, with Inning
hoops at each head, and in good shipping order,
free of all charge to the United States subject to
such inspection the Chief Of the Bureau of Provl-
sions and Clothing may direct or authorize, and be In
all respects perfectly satisfactory to him. or 10 the
commanding officers of the said Navy Yards.
! The said ship biscuit shall be made wholly from
sweet superfne flour, manufactured of the wheat
grown In the year 1912 or lS43 and shall be fully
equal in quality, and conform in size to the samples
which now 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 -four bar
rels, with the heads well secured in tight barrels,
when required and the said bscuit and the barrels
shall be in all respects to the entire satisfaction of
the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
Of the commanding officer of The said Navy Yards,
and be subject to such inspection the Chief Of said
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing may direct, or
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 Hou,e 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 or 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-
vilege 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 such place,
that no delay may arise in furnishing what may be
CURED; and where a contractor fails promptly to
comply with acquisitions, the Navy Agent at the
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 direct
ed in the note on the face of each form and the Of
fers must be unqualified and unconditional.
Bonds with two approved suretes, in one-thiI 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,
no account, be paid until the contracts complied
with in all respects unless specially authorized by the
Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing After
deducting 10 per cent, payment will be made by the
United States, within thirty days after the said arti
Giles 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 all
bids from persons who have heretofore failed to
cute their contracts.
Persons offering to supply either of these articles
twill be pleased to designate the place places at
which they may desire payments to be made to them
oct 22-dt2lNoy.
To be published in the Madisonian, Intelligencer
and Globe, ID. C Portsmouth Journal and Hills
+ Patriot, N. H. +; Remington Gazette, VT 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, Pttsburg
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.; St. Louis Bulletin,
Mo-. New Orleans Advertiser, La. Detroit Free
q Press, Mich; Southern Patriot, S. c.; Morning Ga
r 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.