The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-26
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR THE YEAR l644.
N'' BUREAU OF CoNsrN Fer. AND REPAIR.
IL ~ II u. I. October AIlr lA43

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| a BIZ 0 October 4tll, l843
| PROPOSALS. will be received at this Bureau un
| i til 3 O'Clock P. NJ Of the Sd day Of ,Novembe
next, for furnishing and delivering at the Navy Yard
at Portsmouth, N. H., Charestewn, 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 qualify, 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 thousand eight hundred
and forty-four, viz;
Bolt and Sheet Copper, (hot) -o
roed,) .r
Round, fat, and square Iron, OF American manu-
Sperm Candles, facture.
Sperm Oils,
Linseed Oil, lin its state,)
Dry Pants, he several articles named in the printed
offers)
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 .u
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 TO APP
point and duly authorize some person at or the
place of delivery TO receive and act upon the requi-
| sitons or 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 proper
time and of proper quality, the officers agents Of
the Navy shall be authorized to purchase the same,
and the contractor shall tie liable for any Of
cost over the contract price. ri t.+
Separate proposals must be made for each class of
article for :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 as directed in the note the face of each
form, and the offers must be unqualified and uncondi
tiDnai.
Bonds with two approved sureties in one-half the
estimated amount OF the respective contracts will be
required and per centum in addition will be with
held from the amount Of each payment to be made,
"a collateral security for the due and faithful per-
Torrance of the respective contracts; which will on
no account be paid until the contracts 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 aud bills for the presented
the Navy Agent, approved by the Commandant or
Commanding Officers Of the respective Navy Yards
and Naval Station, according to the terms and proyi-
sops Of the contract. Booty
| 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; and upon which all
offers must bc made strictly conforming TO the direc
tons they contain
n~To be published twice a week in the Madiso-
Man and National InellIgcncer, Washington, ID. Z
| Eastern Argus, Portland, Maine; Portsmouth Ga
zette,, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Boston Morn
| inc Post Boston, Massachusetts Journal of Com
mercc and the Sun, New York American Sentinel
and Public Ledger, Philadelphia Pcnnsy lvania Sun
and Republican, Baltimore, Mary land Beacon, Nor
| folk, Virginia.
| Oct 5--2aw till Sd Nov.
|