The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-28
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR THE YEAR I844
Bureau OF CoNsr's. Ear. AND REpnR.
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October 4th, loI3
| DROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau un-
l. I'll O'Clock p. M 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, 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 thousand eight hundred
| and forty-four, viz
Bolt and Sheet Copper, (hot)
rolled,)
Round, fiat, and square Iron, OF American manu-
Sperm Candles, facture
Sperm Oils
Linseed Oil, (in its aw stsie,)
Dry Pa nts, (the several articles named the printed
oders.)
II is distinctly understood however, that persons
who may offer not 10 have any claim or privilege
to furnish terquantty Of any article than may
be expressly ordered
II Is also to be understood that when persons re-
side al 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
sitions or orders which may be made and in case
the person who contracts his agent shall neglect
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 he liable for any excess Of
cost over the contract price.
Separate proposals must be made for each class Of
article for oh Navy Yard aud for the Baltimore
Naval station the blank offers furnished 10 indfrduas
must hare oil the blanks carefully filled up, must be sub
scribed directed In the note on the face of each
form, AMI the offers must be unquai fled and tncond
l1nai
Bonds with two approved sureties in onc-half TIE
estimated amount OF the respective contracts, will be
required, and ten per oentum IN addition will be it'll
held from the amount Of each payment 10 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. After deducting per cenium
! payment will be made by the United States v thin
thirty DAYS after the articles shall have been Inspect l.
ed and received aud bills for the presented TO
the Navy Agent, approved by the Com'nandant or
| Commanding Officers Of the respective Navy Yards
and Naval Station, according to the terms and provi-
/ sons Of the contract
! The power 10 reject all offers from persons who
have heretofore failed TO fulfil their contracts with
the Government is expressly reserved by th, Bureau
BLANK forms Of offers for each denomination OF ar
tcles will be furnished by the respective Navy Agents
TO persons applying for them aud upon which all
offers must be made strictly conforming TO the direc-
/ tons they contain.
D. kENNoN, Chisfcr Bureau
| nSTo be published twice a week in the Madiso-
MAN and National ntelli ,encer, Washington, ID. G
Eastern Argus, Portland, Maine Portsmouth Ca
| ze,te Portsmouth,, New Hampshire Boston Morn
| ing Post Boston, Massachusetts Journal Of Com
merce and the Sun, New York American Sentinel
and Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pennsy lyanis Sun
and Republican, Baltimore, Maryland Beacon, Nor.
/ foik, Virginia.
oct. 3 PAW till ID Nov.