The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-01
NAVY .sUPPLIEs FOR THE YEAR 1914,
BUREAU OF CoNsr'N. EQ'r. AND RErAIR.

BUREAU OF CoNsr'N EQ'r. AND RErAR.
October 4th, lS43
DROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau un-
i til 3 O'Clock p. NJ, Of the Sd day of November
next for furnishing and delivering at the Navy Yards
at Portsmouth, N. H., Charlestown, Mass Brooklyn,
N. Y, Philadelphia, Washington, ID. c., and Cos
port Va, and also, at the Baltimore Naval Station,
respectively, such quantities of the following articles
Of the best quality, that may be ordered or required
from the contractors by the respective Commandments
or Commanding Officers, OF by the respective Navy
Agents, during the year one thousand eight hundred
and forty-four, viz
Bolt and Sheet Copper, (hotl
rolled,)
Round, fiat, and square Iron, OF American manu-
Sperm Candles facture
Sperm Oils,
Linseed OIL (in its raw state, }
Dry Pants, (hc several articles named in the printed
ofers)
1t is distinctly understood, however, that persons
who may offer not to have any claim or privilege
TO furnish greater quantity Of any article than may
be expressly ordered
II is also to be understood that, when persons re-
side at other places than those near which they en-
gage to furnish articles they will be required APP
point and duly authorize some person at the
place of delivery, to receive and act upon the requ
sltions orders which may be made and in case
the person who contracts, his agent shall neglect
or fail TO comply with the acquisitions orders he
may receive for articles under his contract in proper
time and Of proper quality, the officers agents Of
the Navy shall be authorized TO purchase the same
and the contractor shall be liable for any excess of
cost over the contract price.
Separate proposals must be made for each class Of
article for each Navy Yard, aud for the Baltimore
Naval Station The blank offers furnished 10 Individuals
must hare all the blanks carefully filled up, must be sub
scribcd as directed in the note on the face Of each
form, and the offers must be unqualified and uheond-
honal.
Bonds with two approved sureties in one-half 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 aud faithful per-
Torrance Of the respective contracts which will on
no account be paid until the contracts are complied
with in all respects After deductng ten per ccntum
payment will be made by the United States within
thirty days after the articles shall have been inspect
ed and received and bills for the same presented 10
the Navy Agent, approved by the Commandant or
Commanding Officers Of the respective Navy Yards
and Naval Station, according 10 the terms and proy
sions of the contract
The power to reject all offers from persons who
have heretofore failed TO fulfil their contracts with
the Government is expressly reserved by this Bureau.
Blank forms of offers for each denomination Of ar
clcs will be furnished by the respective Navy Agents
to persons applying for them and upon which all
offers must be made strictly conforming TO the drcc-
tons they contain.
b. kENNON, Chicfot Bureau
}L5sTo be published twice a week in the Madiso-
Man and National lntclligencer, Washington ID. G. /;
Eastern Argus, Portland, Maine; Portsmouth Ga.
zette 4 Portsmouth, New Hampshire Boston Morn
ing Post Boston, Massachusetts; Journal Of Com
mcrce and the Sun, New York American Sentinel
and Public Ledger, Philadelphia Pennsylvania Sun
and Republican, Baltimore, Maryland Beacon, Nor.
folk, Virginia.
Oct 5--2aw till Sd Nov.