The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-30
BUREAU OF CoNsrN For. AND Repair.
October 4th. lS43

BUREAU OF CoNsrN For. AND REpAR.
..t October 4th, l643
DROPOSALS 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 besi qualify, that may be ordered 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
rolled)
Round Hat, and square Iron, OF American manu-
Sperm Candles, facture.
Sperm Oils,
Linseed Oil, lin its aw state
Dry Paints tbe several articles named in the printed
ofers.)
II is distinctly understood, however that persons
who may oer are not to have any clam or privilege
10 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 to APP
point and duly authorize some person at or the
place OF delivery 10 receive and act upon the requi
siops orders which may be made and in case
the person who contracts his agent shall neglect
or fail To comply with the acquisitions orders he
may receive 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,
and the contractor shall be liable for any Of
cost over the contract price.
Separate proposals must be made for each class OF
article for .ch Navy Yard, aud for the Baltimore
Naval Station The blank offers Furnished 10 ndiriduai,
mus hare all the blanks carefully filled up must be sub
scribed as directed in the note the face Of each
FORM and the offers must be unqualified and uneondi-
ionai.
Bonds with two approved surctes in one half TIE
est mated amount OF the respective contracts will be
| required and ten per centum IN addition will be with
| held 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
no account be paid until the contracts complied
with in all respects. Alter deducng ten per centum
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 tc
the Navy Agent, approved by the Comnandant OF
Commanding Officers Of the respective Navy Yard.
and Naval Station according to the terms and prove
| 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 thu. Bureau
BLANK forms Of offers for each denomination Of ar.
ticcs will be furnished by the respective Navy Agents
10 persons applying for them aud upon which al
offers must be made strictly conforming to the direc
tions they contain
d. KENNoN, Chiefof Bureau
II5-To be published twice a week in the Madiso-
man and National Inlelligencer Washington, ID. C.
Eastern Argus, Portland Maine Portsmouth Ga
zstte,l Portsmouth, New Hampshire Boston Morn
ing Post Boston, Massachusetts Journal OF Com
merce and the Sum- New York American Sentine
and Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Peonsylyani Sur
and Republican, Baltimore, Mary land Beacon, Nor
i folk, Virginia.
II Oct 5--2sw till Sd Nov.