The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-24
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR lS43.

BCREAu OF Con, EaUP., & REPAIRS,
18th December, 1912.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
ceved at this Bureau until o'clock, p. NJ, Of
The 10Th January next for furnishing and delivering
at the navy yards at Portsmouth, N. H., Charlestown,
Mass Brooklyn N. Y, Philadelphia, Warrington,
ID z, and Go.por, Va, and also at the Baltimore
naval station respectively, such quantities Of the fol
lowing articles, OF The best quality that may be order
ed OF required from the contractors by the respective
Commanders or Commanding officers at said navy
yaids and naval station, by the Navy Agents. re-
spectively, during the year eighteen hundred and for
y-three Tor the Of the Navy of the United States
w: :.
Spermaceti candles.
Spermactti OIL
Llnsoed oil On ITS raw state
Dry paints (the several articles named in
the printed Offers
1t is distinctly understood, however, that persons
who may offer not 10 have any claim or privilege
to furnish greater quantity Of any article than may
he expressly ordered.
IL is also 10 be understood that when persons re-
side at other places than those which they
gage to furnish articles, they will be required TO APP
point and duly au' horze some person, resident at
the place of delivery receive and act upon the
acquisitions or orders which may be made: and in
the person who contracts his agent shall neg
ect or fail TO comply with the acquisitions orders
he may receive for articles under his contract In pro-
per time and OF proper quality the officers agents of
the Navy shall be authorized to purchase the same,
and the Contractor shall he liable for any excess of
cost the contract price.
Separate proposals must be made for each class of
articles for each navy yard and for the Baltimore
val station the blank offers furnished to indiridas
must hare all The blanks carefully filled up and must
be subscribed directed in the on The face Of
each form and The Offers must be unqualified nd un-
conditional
Bonds, with two approved suretes in one.third the
estimated amounts OF The respective contracts, will be
required and ten per centum, in addition, will be
withheld from the amount Of each payment to be
made, collateral security for the due and faithful
performance Of the respective contracts; which will
be paid unit, the contracts are complied
with in all respects unless specially authorized by the
Chief of this bureau.
After deducting ten per centum pa ment 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 10 the Navy Agent
approved by the Commanders or Comma ndng officers
of the respective navy yards and naval station afore
said according to the terms of the contracts.
The power to reject all offers from persons who have
heretofore failed to fulfil their with the Go
vernment, is expressly reserved by this bureau.
Blank forms of offers for each denomination of ar.
ticles will be furnished by the respective Command
ing officers Navy Agents, to persons applying for
them, and upon which all offers should be made
strictly informing the directions which they
tain.
To be published twice week in the Madisonian
Globe, and lntegencer, ID. c.; Hills Patriot, N.
H.; Bennington Gazette. Vermont; Morning Post
and Daily Times Boston Mass. Journal Of Com
merce, Standard and Sun, New York American
Sentinel and Public Ledger Philadelphia, Pa; Sun
and Republican, Baltimore Enquirer, Richmond,
Virginia; Beacon, Norfolk Virginia.
s"The editors of each paper will please send to
this bureau single copy of the pal containing this
advertisement.
Dec. l5-2awtl5Jan.