The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-12
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR THE YEAR 1874

BUREAU OF CoNsT'N Eq'r. AND REPAIR.
October 4th, l643
PROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau un-
i til o'clock P. M, Of the Sd day of November
next for furnishing and delivering the Navy Yards
at Portsmouth, N. H., Charlestown, Mass Brooklyn,
N. Y, Philadelphia, Washington, d. 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 required
from the contractors by the respective Commandments
or Commanding Officers, or by the respective Navy
Agents, during the year thousand eight hundred
and forty-four, viz
Bolt and Sheet Copper, (hotl
rolled)
Round, fiat, and square Iron, OF American manu-
Sperm Candies iacture.
Sperm Oils,
Linseed OIL lin its state, }
Dry Paints Che several articles named in the printed
ofers.)
1t is distinctly understood, however, that persons
who may offer are 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 which they
gage TO furnish articles they will be required TO APP
point and duly authorize some person at the
place of delivery, TO receive and act upon the requ
sltions or orders which may be made and in
the person who contracts, his agent shall neglect
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 he liable for any excess of
cost over the contract price.
Separate proposals must be made for each class Of
article for each Navy Yard, and for the Baltimore
Naval Station The blank offers furnished 10 individuals
must hare all the blanks carefully filled zap, must be SUBJ
scribed as directed in the note on the face of each
FORM and the offers must be unqualified and lncondi-
h0nm.
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 and faithful per-
Torrance Of the respective contracts which will on
no account be paid until the contracts are complied
with 10 all respects. After deductng ten per cenlum,
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 presented to
the Navy Agent, approved by the Commandant or
Commanding Officers Of the respective Navy Yards
and Naval Station according TO the terms and proyi-
sions Of the contract.
The power TO reject all offers from persons who
have heretofore failed TO fulfil their contracts with
the Government expressly reserved by this Bureau
Blank forms of offers for each denomination of ar
tices will be furnished by the respective Navy Agents
offers must be made strictly conforming to the direc-
tons they contain
b. KENNON, Chiefor Beeau
IPTo be published twice a week in the Nladiso-
man and National lntelligencer, Washington, ID. G. /;
Eastern Argus, Portland Maine Portsmouth Ga
zette,i Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Boston Morn
ing Post, Boston, Massachusetts Journal OF Com
merce 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.