The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-17
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR 1913.

BUREAU OF Con, EauIP., & REPAlRs,
18th December, 1912.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
l. ceved at this BuIeau until o'clock, p. NJ, of
the 18th January next for furnishing and delivering
at the navy yards at Portsmouth,, \. H., Chdrestown
Mass, Brooklyn, n. Y, Philadelphia, Washington
ID. c.; and Go-port, Va, and also at the Baltimore
naval station, respectively, such quantities of the fol-
lowing aces, OF the best quality that may Ice order
ed required from the contractors by the respective
Commanders or Commanding officers al said navy
yaids and naval station, or by the Navy Agents
speclvey, during the year eighteen hundred and for
tythree for the use Of the Navy Of the United States
VI:
Spermacet candles
Spermacet oil.
Linsee1 oil On Ils raw state
Dry paints (the several articles named in
the printed offsrs)
II is distinctly understood, however, that persons
who may offer not To have any claim privilege
furnish greater quantity Of any article than may
be- expressly ordered
Il 10 also To be understood that when persons re-
side al Other places than those which they
gage furnsh articles, they will be required To APP
punt and duly authorize some person. resident at
near the place of delivery TO receive and act upon the
acquisitions or orders which may lie made and IN
Gaze the person who contracts bis agent shall neg
lecl or fail rply with the acquisitions orders
he may receive for articles under his contract pro-
per time and Of proper quality, the officers agents of
the Navy shall Toe authorized to lurchsse 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
articles for each navy yard and for the Baltimore ma
val station the blank offers furnished TO individuals
must hare oil the blanks carefully FILED up ana must
be subscribed 90 directed IN the note the face Of
each FORM and the offers must be unqualified and un-
conditional.
Bonds with two approved suretie. in one third tho
estimated amounts OF The respective contracts, will be
required and ten per cenum, IN addition, will be
Withheld from the amount of each payment To be
made as collateral security for the due and faithful
performance of the respective contracts which will
ON M account be paid until the contracts are complied
with in all respects unless specially authorized by the
Chief of this bureau.
Afer dsducung ten per centum, payment will be
made by the United States within thirty days after the
sad articles shall have been inspected and received
and bills for the presented to the Navy Agent,
approved by the Commanders or Command ng officers
of the respective navy yards and naval station surc
said according to the terms of the contracts.
The power reject all offers from persons who have
heretofore failed G. fulfil their contracts with the Go
yernment is expressly r, served by this bureau.
Blank iorms of offers for each denomination Of or.
tices will be furnished ty the respective Command
ing officers Navy Agents to persons applying ioI
them, and upon which al offers should be nsde
strictly conforming 10 the directions which they con-
| tain.
To be published twice week in the Msdlsonisn
! Globe, aud Intelligence, ID. c. Hills Patriot, y
/ H. Bennington Gazette, Vermont Morning Post
| and Daily Times Boston Mass; Journal OF Con-
MERGE Standard AMI Sun, New York American
Sentinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa Sur
and Republican, Baltimore Enquirer, Richmond
/ Virginia; Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia
! UTThe editors of each paper will please send t'
this bureau single copy OF the pal ~ containing TIN
! advertisement
! Dec I5-2awiI5Jsn.