The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-07
NAVY sUPPLlEs FOR THE YEAR 1914.

Bureau OF CoSsrs Far. AND REPAIR.
October 4lh lSi3
PROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau I'M
L I'll o'clock r. 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, al the Baltimore Naval Station,
respectively, such quantities of the following articles
Of The best quality, that may be ordered required
IRON the contractors by the respective Commandants
or Commanding Officers, or by the respective Navy
Agents, during the year thousand eight hundred
and ty-four, viz
Bolt and Sheet Copper, (hol
rolled,)
Round, Hat, and square Iron, OF American manu-
Sperm Candles, lactule.
Sperm Oils,
Linseed Oil (in its law state)
Dry Pants, (he several articles named in the printed
ofers)
1t is distinctly understood, however, that persons
who may offer not to have any claim 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 near which they
gage TO furnish articles they will be required pp
Iont and duly authorize some person at or near the
place OF delivery, TO receive and act upon the requ
suions or orders which may be made and in case
ue person who ntracts, his agent shall neglect
or inl to comply with the acquisitions or orders he
may receive for articles under his contract, in proper
'ne and OF proper quality, the officers or agents of
ule Navy shall be authorized to purchase the same
ana 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 blanks carefully filled mp, must be sub
scrbed directed in the note the face of each
form, and the offers must be unqualified and uneondi-
tiDnal
Bonds with two approved surcties in one-half the
estimated amount OF the respective contracts, will be
required and ten per cenum in addition will be with
held from the amount of each payment to be made,
as collateral security for the due and faithful per.
lormance Of the respective contracts; which will on
no account be paid until the contracts complied
with in all respects. After Ieducting ten per cenum,
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 to
The Navy Agent, approved by the CommaDdant or
Commanding Officers Of the respective Navy Yards
and Naval Station, according to the terms and provi
Sons 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 this Bureau
Blank forms of offers for each denomination OF ar
uces will be furnished by the respective Navy Agent.
]" persons applying for them and upon which all
oilers must be made strictly conforming to the direc
ions they contain.
d KENNON, CdieroC Bureau.
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