The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-07
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR 1913.


18th December 1912.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re.
ceived at this Bureau until o'clock, p NJ, of
the 10Th January next, for furnishing and delivering
at the navy yards at Portsmouth,, n. H., Charestown
Mass, Brooklyn, N. r., Philadelphia Washington
O., and Gosport, Va, and also at the Baltimore
naval station, respective such quantities of the fol.
lowing articles OF the best quality that may be order
ca OF required from the contractors by the
Commanders or Commanding officers at said navy
yalos ana naval station, by the Navy Agents re-
speclively during The year eighteen hundred and for
ythree for the use Of the Navy of the ned States
VIZ
Spermaceti candles.
Spermaceti oil.
Linseed oil On ITS state
Dry paints (the several articles named in
the printed olsrs)
1t is distinctly understood, however that persons
who may offer are not to have any claim or privilege
to furnish greater quantity Of any article than may
be expressly ordered
|, Is also TO be understood that, when persons re-
side at Other places than those near which thew en-
gage to furnish articles, they will be required to ap-
point and duly authorize some person. resident at or
near the place OF delivery to receive and act upon the
requ'sitlons or orders which may be made: and in
Gaze the person who racts his agent shall neg
lect or tah 10 comply with the acquisitions or orders
he may receive for articles under his contract pro-
per time and OF proper quality the officers 40 of
the Navy shall be authorized to purchase the same
and the Contractor shall he liable Tor 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 10 individuals
must hare all the blanks carefully filled up and must
be subscribed as directed in the he face of
each form, and the offers be unqualified nd un-
conditional.
Bonds, with two approved suretes in one-thrd the
estimated amounts OF The respective Contracts will be
required, and ten per cen'um, in addition, will be
Withheld from the amount Of each PAYMENT to be
made, "a collateral security for The due and faithful
performance of the respective contracts which will
on no account be paid until the cont acts are complied
WIN ~ all respects unless specially authorized by the
Chief of this bureau.
After deductng ten per centum, payment will he
made by the United States within thirty DAYS after the
SAID articles shall have been inspected and received
and bills Tor the same presented the Navy reut
approved by he Commander or Comma nd no officers
"i ,he respective navy yards and naval station aore-
said according To the terms If the contracts.
The power ct oil oilers from persons who have
herttoiore failed t. fulfil their contracts with the Go
veTnment is expressly rrserved by this bureau.
Blank forms of offers for each denominaiion OF ar
tices will be furnished by the respective Command
ing officers or Navy Agents to persons applying for
them, and upon which all offers should be made
strictly informing 10 the directions which they con-
tam.
To be published twice week in the Madsonan
Globe, and lntelligencer, d. c.. Hills Patriot, n
H.; Bennington Gazette, Vermont; Morning Post
and Daily Times, Boston, Mass. Journal OF Com
mcrce, Standard and Sun, New York; American
Sentinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa Sun
and Republican, Baltimore Enquirer, Richmond,
VrQna Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia.
h5@The editors Of each paper will please send TO
THIS bureau single cory of the pal er containing this
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