The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-16
A. r. JENKINS.
NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
Washington, November 7, 1912.

NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
Washington, November 7, 1912.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be recev-
ed at this Office, until one O'Clock, L. nj 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 ~ Philadelphia,
Pa, Washington d. c., Gosport, Va, and the Baltl-
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 S43 for
the use of the Navy of the United States, viz:
Shoe brushes, Scrubbing brushes,
Shaving brushes, Shaving boxes,
Beeswax in IA ID. cakes,
Buttons, dead eye, Eagle buttons,
Backing, Combs, coarse and fine,
Tin cups, Coffee,
Cocoa, Cotton, sewing, in spools,
Looking glasses, Mess kettles, with drum feet
Jack Knives, Mustard, in tin,
Needles, Red and black pepper Gin tin)
Pipes, Tin pots,
Pans with drum feet, Mess pans
Ribbons black tatfeta, Nos. and 6,
Razors, in single cases, Razor srops,
Soap made of cocoa OIL Scissors, Spoons,
Sugar, black sewing silk,
Segars, l-2 Spanish, l-2 American tea,
Tape thmbles, black thread, white thread,
Pickles, Sour Krout.
The articles to be furnished must conform in all re-
spects to the samples in this oicethe 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 the public convenience may require,
which WILL from time to time, be made known to the
contractors by the COMMANDMENTS Agents requsi-
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. liar 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 delay may arise in furnishing what may be
quirel, 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
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 unit of each payment TO be
made as collateral security for the due and faith u
performance Of the respective contracts which WILL
on account, be paid until the contracts COM
piled with in all respects After deducting 10 per
cent, payment will be made by the United States,
within thirty days after the said articles shall have
been inspected and 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 sores
WIN. b. SCOTT, Navy Agent
Nov 8-t2lst