The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-05
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR the YEAR is44.
BuarAr or cOS'r's Far. AND Rsr.,n.


October 4th, lS43
PROPOSALS viii be received at this Bureau un-
iii 8 o'clock L. NJ, OF The 80 day OF November
n,xt for furnishing and delivering at the Navy Yards
At Portsmouth, N. H., Charlestown, Mass, Brooklyn,
n Y Philadelphia, Washington, ID. C., and Cos
mort Va, and also at the Baltimore Naval Station
respectively such quantities of the following articles
If Inc bti quai,iy that may be ordered required
nom The contractors by the respective Commandments
OF Commanding Officers, or by the respective Navy
AGENTS during the year one thousand eight hundred
and iory-iour, Wa
Bolt and Sheet Copper, (hotl
rolled,)
Round, dat, and square Iron, OF American manu-
Sperm Candles, iaeture.
Sperm OILS,
llnseed on, lin its aw state }
Dry Pa ns (the several articles named in the printed
ohers)
II is distinctly understood however, that persons
who may offer are not TO have any claim privilege
to furnish greater quantity Of any article than may
be expressly ordered
i is also TO be understood that, when persons re-
,de at other places Than those near which they en-
gage TO furnish articles, they will be required 10 APP
Iont and duly authorize some person at near the
place Of delivery, TO receive and act upon the requi.
.lons orders which may be made and in case
The person who contracts, or his agent shall neglect
or fail 10 comply with the acquisitions or orders he
may receive for articles under his contract in proper
time and of proper quality, the officers or agents Of
the Navy shall be authorized to purchase the same,
and 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 ndipidts
must hare all the blanks carefully filled up, must be sub
.cribed as directed in the note on the face of each
form ana the offers must be unqualified and uneondi-
ngnal
Bonds with two approved sureties in one-half the
est mated amount OF the respective contracts, VIII be
required and ten per centuin IN addition VIII be with
held from the amount of each payment 10 be made,
a, collateral security for the due and faithful per-
tormance of the respective contracts which will on
no account be paid until the contracts are complied
with in all respects After deducting ten per centum
payment will be made by the uped States within
thirty DAYS after The articles shall have been inspect
ed and received and bills for the same presented To
the Navy Agent, approved by the Commandant or
Commanding Officers Of tie respective Navy Yards
and Naval Station according TO the terms and provi-
sions OF the contract
The power TO reject all offers from persons who
have heretofore failed TO fulfil their contracts with
The Government Is expressly reserved by tins Bureau
Blank forms of offers for each denomination OF ar
icles will be- furnished by the respective Navy Agents
10 persons applying for hem aud upon which all
offers must be made strictly conforming 10 the drec-
lions they contain.
B. kENNON, Chief Of Bureau.
L 5=To be published twice week in the Madiso-
man and National lntelligencer, Washington ID. G ;
Eastern Argus, Portland, Maine; Portsmouth Go
zettei 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 lvana Sun
and Republican, Baltimore, Maryland Beacon, Nor
folk, Virginia.
Oct. D. 2aw till Sd Nov.