The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-25
NAVY sUrPMEs FOR THE YEAR l844

BuEEAu OF CoSsr'S For. AND Rrp,IR.
October 4th, lS43
DROPOSALS will be received a, this Bureau un-
i III 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, al the Baltimore Naval Station
respectively such quantities Of the following articles
Of the best qualify, that may be ordered required
from the contractors by The respective Commandments
or Commanding Officers, or by the respective Navy
Agents, during the year enc thousand eight hundred
and forty four viz
Bolt and Sheet Copper, (hotl
rulltd)
Round fiat, and square Iron, OF American manu-
Sperm Candles, lacture.
Sperm Oils
Linseed Oil, Gin its raw state
Dry ia nts, Che several articles named in the printed
otlers.)
1t is distinctly understood, however, that persons
who may offer are not 10 have any claim or privilege
Ia furnish greater quantity Of any article than may
be expressly ordered
il i also TO be understood that, when PERSONS
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, 10 receive and act upon the requi
silions orders which may be made and in
the person who contracts, or hls agent shall neglect
or fail TO comply with the acquisitions lfders he
may for articles under his contract in proper
time and Of proper quality, the officers agents of
the Navy shall DC authorized to purchase The same
aud the contractor shall be liable for any excess Of
cost over the contract price.
Separate proposals must he made for each class Of
article for oh Navy Yard, aud for the Baltimore
Naval tation; the blank oD,rs furnished 10 indrduas
must hare all the blanks carefully Piled zap, must be sub
scrbcd as directed ~ the note on the face Of each
form, AMI the offers must be unqualified aud uaccnd
Hopai.
Bonds with two approved sur,tics in one half tie
est mated amount OF the respective contracts, viii be
requrcd, and ten per centm in addition will be with
held from the amount Of each payment to be made
as collateral security for the due aud faithful PCT.
Torrance Of the respective contracts which will
| no account be paid until The contracts are complied
with IN all respects After deddcting ten per ccn,um
/ payment will be made by the United States thin
thirty days after the articles shall have been inspect
ed and received and bills for the same presented To
the Navy Agent approved by the Comnardant or
/ Commanding Officers Of the respective Navy Yard,
and Naval Station, according TO thC terms aud pfuNi
| sions of the contract
The power to reject all offers from pcr'ons who
have heretofore failed to fulfil their contracts with
the Gov, rnment is expressly reserved ~ this Bureau.
Blank forms Of offers for each denomination Of ar
clcs will be furnished 10y the respective Navy Agents
10 persons applying for them; aud upon which all
offers must be made drieiy conforming to The dircc-
tons they contain.
D KENYON, CAicfo Of BuenL
n ITO be published twice a week in the Mldis5-
| man and National lnclli .enccr Washington d. G. ;
Eastern Argus, Portland, Maine; Portsmouth Ga.
zcttc Portsmouth, New Hampshire Boston Morn.
/ ing Post, Boston, Mas achusetts Journal of Com
| mercc and the Sun, New York American Sentinel
and Public Ledger Philadelphia Pennsy lyania Sun
and Republican, Baltimore, Maryland Beacon, Nor.
] folk, Virginia.
Oct. - PAW Till Sd Nov.