The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-22
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR 1872.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

ao;vod 81 this office. until O'Clock, Z, NJ, OF
Monday, the 2lst day oil Nosehoei ~ 'J d. ia
nishng and delivering at the Navy ais az ~
mouth, ~ H., Charlestown Mas Dfoohtyh' ~, -
Pbiladelpbia, Pa, Washington, u =, Hosport, va,
ad an. Baltimore Md, naval station, respectively,
ob naniities of the following articles, OF the best
quality that may be ordered OF required from the
an,ao,ors nv the respective commanding officers at
said NAVY Yards and Naval station, or by The Navy
Aaenis respectively, during the year lS43, for the
use of the Navy of the United Stales, VIZ;
Superine flour,
Ship Biscuit,
Whskey.
The said -four shall be manufactured of wheat grown
in the year 1912 or 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-
scrpton of Richmond flour, in all the qualities es-
entia to its preservation In tropical climates anu
shall be delivered in good, sound, bright barrels WIN
lining hoops at each head and in good shipping ofuer
free of ali charge to the United States; subject 10
such inspection the Chief of the Bureau Vi ro'
sions and Clothing may direct authorize, ana DC III
all respects perfectly satisfactory TO MN, OF 10 inc
commanding officers OF the SAID Navy iaIus.
The said ship biscuit shall be made wholly from
sweet superfine flour, manufactured OF the wheat
grown In the year 1912 or 1913; and shall be fully
equal in quality, and conform in size to the samples
which are now or 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 flour bar
res with the heads we'll secured or IN tight barrels
when required and the said biscuit ana inc oaifeis
shall be in all respects to the entire satisfaction oil
the Chief of the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothlng
or of the commanding officer OF The SAID Navy larus,
and he subject to such inspection as the Chiei oil SAID
bureau of Provisions and Clothing may direct, or
otherwise. -
The said whskey shall be made wholly from gram,
of which at least two-hird parts shall be rye shall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House standard IT shall
be delivered in good, sound, bright, wen hooPed'
white oak barrels, with white oak heads ana each
barrel shall, when required be ooopcred WIN ioui
good and sufficient iron hoops, and the whole De put
in good shipping ORDER free of all charges to the
United States and the whiskey and barrels snail DC
subject to such inspection as the Chlei OF The bureau
of Provisions and Clothing may authorize or direct
and be in all respects perfectly satisfactory TO hm
or to the C, mmanding officers OF the SAID Navy
Yards.
1t is to be distinctly understood, however, that per-
sons who may offer not to have any claim or Prl-
vilege to furnish any greater quantity OF any arhce
than may be expressly ordered
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 re-
CURED and where contractor fails promptly 10
comply with acquisitions, the Navy Agent at the
place where the articles required to be Delivered
shall be authorized to purchase such articles and the
contractor shall be liable for any excess oil cost ovei
the contract price.
Separate bids raust be made for each article ior
each Navy Yard and for the Baltimore station Inc
blank Offers (Which will be furnished to individuals
on application to the several Navy Agents and Com
mandants and at this office y must have all the blanks
carefully filled up, and must be subscribed as direct
ed in the note the face of each form and the Oh
fers must be unqualified and unconditional.
Bonds, with two approved suretles, IN one-thii the
estimated amount of the respective contracts, VIII DC
required, and ten per centum in addition VIII be WIN
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 VIII, on
no account, be paid until the contracts are complied
with in all respects, unless specially authorized by the
Chief Of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing Alter
deductng 10 per cent, payment will be made by the
United States, within thirty days after the SAID artl-
cles 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 exc
cute their contracts.
Persons offering to supply either of these articles
will be pleased to designate the place or places at
which they may desire payments to be made to them
oct 22-dt2lNov.
To be published in the Madsonian, Intelligencer
and Globe, ID. C.; Portsmouth Journal and Hills
Patriot N. H.. Bennington 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 Pitsburg
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
Press, Mich Southern Patriot, s. c.; Morning Ga
zette, Buffalo, N. Y.
COLUMBIAN COLLEGE, ID. C.-The winter
~ session Of six months commences the first Wed
nesday of November. The charges for the session
will be
Tuition 500 OF
Library, room, bed, and furniture IL D,
Table lioht and servants per week 2 81
A table is provided, from which tea, coffee, ant
sugar are excluded, and less animal food is used
ind &C hns heen nlnnted a other col