The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-19
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR THE YEAR 1874
BUREAU OF CoNsr'N Fer. AND REPAIR.
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| BUREAU OF CoNsr'N Far. AND REPAIR.
October 4th, l643
| d ROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau un-
i til O'Clock P. NJ, of the Sd day of November
next, for furnishing and delivering at the Navy Yards
at Portsmouth, N H., Charestown, 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 required
from the contractors by the respective Commandments
or Commanding Officers, or by the respective Navy
Agents during the year one thousand eight hundred
| and forty-four, viz
Bolt and Sheet Copper, (hot)
rolled)
Round, fiat, aud square Iron, OF American manu-
Sperm Candles, facturc
Sperm Oils,
Linseed OIL Tin its aw state,)
Dry Pants the several articles named in the printed
offers.)
Ii 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 which they en-
gage 10 furnish articles, they will be required to ap-
point and duly authorize some person at the
place Of delivery, TO receive aud act upon the requi
siiions or orders which may be made and in
the person who contracts, his agent shall neglect
or fail TO comply with the acquisitions or orders he
time and OF proper quality, the officers or 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 mus, be made for each class Of
article for ch Navy Yard, and for the Baltimore
Naval Stations The blank oGsrs furnished 10 individuals
must hare all The blanks carefully filled up, must be sub
scribed as directed in the note the face of each
form, and the offers must be unqualified aud mcondi-
Hcnai
Bonds with two approved suretics in opchalf the
estimated amount OF the respective contracts, will DO
required and ten per cenum in addition will be with
held from the amount Of each payment 10 be made,
as collateral security for the due and faithful per-
formancc of the respective contracts which will on
no account be paid until the contracts arc complied
with in all respects After deducting ten per cenum
payment will be made by the United States thin
thirty DAYS after the articles shall have been inspect
cd and received and bills for the same presented To
the Navy Agent, approved by the Commsndant or
Commanding Officers Of the respective Navy Yards
and Naval Station, according to the terms aud proy-
sions Of the contract
The power to reject all offers from persons who
have heretofore failed to fulfil their contracts with
the Go, ernnent 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 and upon which all
offers must be made strictly conforming TO tho drcc-
tons they contain. -
D. kENNON, Chicfcf Bwcnr
Ts-To be published twice a week in the Madiso-
man and National lnellixencer, Washington, ID.
Eastern Argus Portland, Maine; Portsmouth Ga
zettc, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Boston Morn.
ing Post, BtAn 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 saw till Sd Nov.