The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-26
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR THE YEAR ls44
BUREAU OF CoNsr'N Fer. AND REPAIR.
4. lD IsY.. E - ii October 4th. 1S43

| BUREAU OF CoNsT'N Eo'T. AND REPAIR
| OBJ o js9. M p October 4th, l843
| ROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau I'm
| i til 3 o'clock P. NJ, OF the Sd day of Novembe
next for furnishing and delivering at the Navy Yard
at Portsmouth, N. H., Charlestswn Mass, Brooklyn
| N. Y, Philadelphia Washington, d. 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 or required
from the CONTRACTORS by the respective Commandants
or Commanding Officers, or by the respective Navy
Agents, during the year thousand eight hundred
and forty-four, viz:
Bolt and Sheet Copper, (hot) '-0r
roled,)
Round, fiat and square Iron, or American manu-
Sperm Candles, facturc.
Sperm Oils,
Linseed Oil, Tin its aw state,)
Dry Pants, thc several articles named in the printed
ofers.)
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 esi
II is also to be understood that, when persons re-
side at other places than those near which they en-
gage to furnish articles they will be required to ap
point and duly authorize some person at near the
place of delivery TO receive and act upon the requl-
siiions or orders which may be made and in case
the person who contracts, or his agent shall neglect
or fail to comply with the acquisitions orders he
time and of proper quality, the officers or 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. q sa tH
Separate proposals must be made for each class of
article for :ch Navy Yard and for the Baltimore
Naval Stations The blank offers furnished 10 individuals
must hare oil the blanks carefully filled up, must be sub
scribed as directed in the Dote on the face of each
form. and the offers must be unqualified and uncond-
Honat
Bonds with two approved sureties 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,
az collateral security for the due and faithful per-
formance of the respective contracts which will on
no account be paid until the contracts are complied
with in all respects. After deductng 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 and provi-
sions Of the contract. l.e 1'f
The power to reject all offers from persons who
have heretofore failed to fulfil their contracts with
tbc Government expressly reserved by this Bure
ticles will be furnished by the respective Navy Agents
to persons applying for them; and upon which all
offers must DC made strictly conforming to the direc-
tons they contain
yrs-To be published twice week in the Madiso-
Man and National Iutelligcncer Washington, ID. c
Eastern Argus, Portland Mane Portsmouth GA
zette,, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Boston Morn
ing Post Boston, Massachusetts, Journal Of Com
merce and the Sum- New York American Sentinel
and Public Ledger Philadelphia, Pcnnsylva Sun
and Republican, Baltimore, Mary land Beacon, Nor
| folk, Virginia et ;,
| Oct 5--2aw till Sd Nov.