The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-30
NAVY SUPPLIES FOR THE YEAR 1874.

BUREAU OF CoNsr'N For. AND REPAIR
October 4th, l8l3
sDROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau I'm
Il til O'Clock p NJ, Of the Sd day of Novembe
next, for furnishing and delivering at the Navy Yard
at Portsmouth, ~ H., Charlestown, Mass, Brookly IN
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 require
from the contractors by the respective Commemorate
or Commanding Officers, or by the respective Nav
Agents, during the year thousand eight hundred
and forty-four viz:
Bolt and Sheet Copper, (hot
Round, fiat, and square Iron, Of American manu-
Sperm Candles, facture
Sperm Oils
Linseed Oil, lin its aw 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 or privilege
to furnish greater quantity OF any article than may
be expressly ordered
h 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 ap
point and duly authorize some person at near the
place of delivery to receive and act upon the reou
sitions or orders which may be made; and in CASE
the person who contracts his agent, shall neglec
fail to comply with the acquisitions 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 he blank offers furnished individual.
mus, kdvs all the blanks carefully filled up, must be sub
scribed as directed IN the note on the face of each
form, and the offers must be unqualified and uncondi-
ionai.
Bonds with two approved sureties in one half the
estimated amount Of the respective contracts, will be
required and ten per ccntum 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 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 United States within
thirty DAYS after the articles shall have been inspect
ed and received and bills for the same presented tc
the Navy Agent, approved by the Commandant oil
Commanding Officers OF the respective Navy Yard,
and Naval Station, according to the terms and proy
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 this Bureau
Blank forms Of offers for each demon nation Of ar
ces will be furnished by the respective Navy Agents
10 ne rsons applying for them; and upon which all
offers must be made strictly conforming to the drec.
tons they contain.
uy=To be published twice week in the Madiso-
nian and National Integencer Washington, ID. G
Eastern Argus, Portland, Maine Portsmouth Ga
zette Portsmouth, New Hampshire Boston Morn.
ing Post, Boston, Massachusetts; Journal Of Com
merce aud the, Sun, New York I; American Sentinel
and Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pennsy lvana Sun
and Republican, Baltimore, Mary land Beacon, Nor
folk, Virginia.
Oct. 5.-2aw till Sd Nov.