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


BURrAu OF CoSsrs Far. AND REPAIR
October 4th, lS43
PROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau
i til } O'Clock z. 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 foowing articles,
Of The best qualify, that may be ordered required
iron 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)
rolled,)
Round, Hat, and square Iron, OF American manu-
Sperm Candles, iactute.
Sperm OILS,
Linseed Oil, Tin its raw stste,)
Dry Pants the several articles named in the printed
ohers.)
II is distinctly understood, however that persons
who may offer not to have any claim or privilege
20 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 APP
Tont and duly authorize some person at or near the
place Of delivery, 10 receive and act upon the requ
,'Ons or orders which may be made and in case
the person who contracts, his agent, shall neglect
or ail TO comply with the acquisitions orders he
may for articles under his contract in proper
lime 1nd Of proper quality, the officers or agents Of
The Navy shall be authorized TO purchase the same,
aid the contractor shall he liable for any excess OF
cos over the contract price.
Separate proposals mus be made for each class Of
article for oh Navy Yard, and for the Baltimore
Naval Station The blank oers furnished 10 individuals
must hore all me blanks carefully filled up, must be sub
scribed as directed in the note the face Of each
form, aud the offers must be unqualified and uncondi-
h9nal
Bonds with two approved sureiics in one-half the
est mated 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 aud faithful per-
Torrance Of the respective contracts which will on
no account be paid until the contracts complied
with in all respects Alter deducing ten per ceutum
payment will be made by the United States withir
thirty DAYS after the articles shall have been inspect
ed and received and bills for the same presented e
the Navy Agent, approved by the Commandant OF
Commanding Officers of the respective Navy Yard
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 10 fulfil their contracts will
the Government Is expressly reserved by this Bureau
Blank forms of offers for each determination of ar
tces will be furnished by the respective Navy Agents
to persons applying for them and upon which al
offers must be made strictly conforming to the direc
tons they contain.
u kENNON, Chief Of Bwfu.
iLs-To be published twice week IN the Madlso
Man and National InellIzence Washington ID. g.
Eastern Argus, Portland, Maine, Portsmouth Ga
Estte,l Portsmouth, New Hampshire Boston Moru
ing Post, Boston, Massachusetts Journal OF Com
merce aud the sun, New York American SentInc
and Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pennsy lvania su
and Republican, Baltimore, Marylan Beacon, Nor
folk, Virginia.
Oct. paw till 81 Nov.
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