The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-23
NAVY sUrrLIEs FOR THE YEAR 1874,
BUREAU OF CoNsr'N For. AND REPAIR
Ortober lth ISl3

! BUREAU OF CONsTE Ear. AND REPAIR.
October 4lh lSi3
! ID ROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau I'M
| i tai 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 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 lorty-iour, viz
Bolt and Sheet Copper, (holl
roicd)
! Round, Hat and square Iron, OG American manu-
! Sperm Candles, factrc
Sperm Oils,
Lnseed Oil, Gin its state
Dry Ia ns the several articles named in the printed
offers
II is distinctly understood however, that persons
no may offer not TO have any 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 qured to APP
point aud duly authorize some person at near the
place OF delivery TO receive and act upon the requ-
sons or orders which may be made and in case
the person who contracts hi agent shall neglect
or fail to comply with the acquisitions or 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,
aud the contractor shall he 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 individuals
must hare all the thanks carefully tHed mp, must bee sub
scrbed directed IN the note the face Of each
form, and the offers must be unqualified and uncoHdi-
GDndi.
Bonds with two approved sureties in one half TIE
est mated amount OF the respective contracts, will be
required and ten per cenm IN addition will bc 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 on
no account be paid until the contracts are complied
with in all respects After dcducting 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 aud proyl-
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 10y this Bureau.
Blank forms Of offers for each denomination Of ar
cles will be furnished by the respective Navy Agents
! 10 persons applying for them; ard upon which all
offers must be made strictly conforming to the drcc-
| tons they contain.
kENNON, CAieCor Bureau.
! II ITO be published twice a week in the Madiso-
! Man and National lntell1enccr, Washington -. &
Eastern Argus, Portland, Maine Portsmouth Ga.
zette Portsmouth, New Hampshire Boston Morn
/ ing Post Boston, Massachusetts journal of Com
mcrce and the Sun, New York American Sentinel
and Public Ledger Philadelphia Penusylyan sun
and Republican, Baltimore, Maryland Beacon, Nor.
! folk, Virginia.
Oct 5--.2aw till 81 Nov.