The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-27
NAVY sUPPLIEs FOR THE YEAR 1914
Bureau OF CoNsr'N For. AND REPAIR.
October 4th lS43

Bureau OF CoNsr'N Fer. AND REPAIR.
! October 4th, lS43
| PROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau IN
| i til O'Clock P. NJ, of the Sd day OF November
next for furnishing and delivering The Navy Yards
at Portsmouth, N. H., Charlestown, 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 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 thousand eight hundred
and forty-four, viz
Bolt and Sheet Copper, (hotl
/ rolled,)
Round, Hat and square Iron, or American manu-
! Sperm Candles, factute
Sperm Oils,
| Lnseed Oil, Gin its state
Dry Pants, the several articles named in the printed
ofers.)
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
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 APP
point and duly authorize some person at or the
place of delivery TO receive and act upon the requ-
si,ons or orders which may be made and in case
the person no contracts his agent shall neglect
or fail TO comply with the acquisitions or orders he
may receive for articles under his contract in proper
time and Of proper quality, the officers agents Of
the Navy shall be authorized TO purchase the same,
and the contractor shall be liable for any 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 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, AMI the offers must be unqualified and uneoni-
H1nai.
Bonds with two approved suretes in one-half the
estimated amount of the respective contracts will be
required and ten per centnm 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 Alter 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 same presented TO
! the Navy Agent approved by the Commandant or
! Commanding Officers OF the respective Navy Yards
and Naval Station, according To the terms aud provI-
sons 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 blythe respective Navy Agents
TO persons applying for them; aud upon which all
offers must be made strictly conforming to the dircc-
tons they contain.
b. KENYON, Chisf Of Bureau
U5sTo be published twice a week in the Madiso-
MAN and National INTEL 5encer, Washington, ID. C. ;
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 Pennsylvania Sun
and Republican, Baltimore, Mary land Beacon, Nor.
folk, Virginia
Oct D. 2aw till Sd Nov.