The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-16
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR THE YEAR 1874

October 4tb, lS43
| DROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau I'M
| i til o'clock p. NJ, of the Sd day of November
next for furnishing and delivering at the Navy Yard.
at Portsmouth, n. H., Charlestown, Mass. BROOKLYN
N. Y, Philadelphia, Washington, ID. c., and Cos
port, Va and also, al 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, or by the respective Navy
Agents, during the year one thousand eight bundled
and iorty-four, viz
Bolt and Sheet Copper, (hotl
roed,)
Round, 1a, and square Iron, OF American manu-
| Sperm Candles, facture.
! Sperm Oils,
! Lnseed Oil, lin its raw state
Dry Pants, The several articles named in the printed
offers.)
Ii is distinctly understood however that persons
who may offer are not to have any claim 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 10 furnish articles, they will be required TO ap-
point and duly authorize some person at or near the
place of delivery 10 receive and act upon the requ-
sions orders which may be made and in case
the person who ntracts 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 he authorized to purchase The same,
and the contractor shall he liable for any excess OF
cost over the contract price.
Separate proposals mus, be made for each class Of
article for e .ch Navy Yard and for the Baltimore
Naval Station; The blank offers furnished 10 individuals
must hare all the blanks carefully filled up, must be sub
scribed directed IN the note the face of each
form, and the offers must be unqualified aud uneondi-
HDnai
Bonds with two approved suretics in ne-half TIC
est mated amount Of the respective contracts will be
required and ten per cenum 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 in all respects After deducting ten per cenum,
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 provi-
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
ticles will be furnished by the respective Navy Agents
TO persons applying for Them; aud upon which all
offers must be made strictly conforming TO the drec-
! tions they contain.
b KENNoN, Chief Of Bureau
! T5sTo be published twice week in the Madiso-
man and National Intesencer, Washington ID. G.
Eastern Argus, Portland, Maine Portsmouth Ca
zette, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Boston Morn
! ing Post Boston Massachusetts,; Journal Of Com
| merce and the Sun, New York American Sentinel
and Public Ledger Philadelphia, Penns yvania Sun
and Republican, Baltimore, Maryland Beacon Nor.
| folk, Virginia.
| Oct. 5--2lw till Sd Nov.