The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-12
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR THE YEAR 1874.

BUREAU OF CoNsr'N For. AND REPAIR
October 4tb, lS43
PROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau un-
i til O'Clock p. NJ, 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 or 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, fat, and square Iron, OF American manu-
Sperm Candles, facture
Sperm Oils,
Linseed Oil, lin its Iaw state
Dry Paints (the several articles named in the printed
ofers.)
1t is distinctly understood, however that persons
who may offer not to have 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 which they en-
gage TO furnish articles, they will be required p
point and duly authorize some person at near the
place OF delivery TO receive and act upon the requi-
sltions or orders which may be made and in case
the person who c,ntracts or his agent shall neglect
fail TO comply with the acquisitions orders he
may 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,
aid the contractor shall be liable for any excess Of
cost over the contract price.
Separate proposals must be made for each class OF
article for .ch Navy Yard, and for the Baltimore
Naval station The blank offers furnished 10 ndiridsais
must hare all ue blanks carefully fitted up must be sub
scribed as directed in the note the face of each
form and the offers must be unqualified and uncond-
h0nai.
Bonds with two approved suretcs in onc-half the
est mated amount Of the respective contracts, will bc
required and ten per centum in addition W i'll be with.
hei 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 or
| no account be paid until the contracts are compile,
with in all respects After deductng ten per centum
| payment will be made by the United States within
thirty days after the articles shall have been inspect
ed and received and bills for the same presented {,
the Navy Agent, approved by the Commandant Of
Commanding Officers Of the respective Navy Yard
and Naval Station according TO the terms and proyi
! sions of the contract.
| The power TO reject all offers from persons VIII
have heretofore failed to fulfil their contracts witt
the Government is expressly reserved by this Bureau
Blank forms Of offers for each denomination OF ar
ces will be furnished by the respective Navy Agent
| TO persons applying for them and upon which al
offers must be made strictly conforming TO the drec
| tons they contain.
u kENNON, Chief Of Bureau.
| gI5eTo bc published twice a week in the Madso
Man and National nclligoncer, Washington, d. c.
Eastern Argus, Portland, Maine; Portsmouth Ga
zelte,, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Boston Morn
ing Post Boston, Mas .achusetts Journal of Com
merce and the Sun, New York American SentinC
and Public Ledger Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Su
and Republican, Baltimore, Maryland Beacon, MOI
folk, Virginia.
Oct. 5--2sw till Sd Nov