The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-12

BuREAU or CossrRuorIoS, EQUIrmEsr, & RErAiR,
October 2, 1874.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ Bureau until 3 o'clock, Z. M. of the I'd day OF
November next for furnishing and delivering at the
respective Navy Yards hereinafter mentioned the ar
tcles which are specified to be delivered al each,
viz;
Day PAINTS, RAW LINsEEp On, SPIRTs OF
TUaPENriNE, SPERMACETI On, AND
SpERMAoETI CANDLES,
At each Of the Navyards at CHARLEsTowE, Nassa-
chusetts; BRooKLYs, New York, and GosroRT, Vir-
GINA
Fourteen thousand pounds White Lead
Fifteen hundred pounds Spanish Whiting
Two thousand pounds French Yellow Ochre
Twelve hundred pounds, pure dry, Lamp Black
Six hundred pounds Red Lead
Two hundred pounds Verdigris
One hundred pounds Venetian Red
Five hundred pounds Litharge
One thousand gallons raw Linseed Oil
Three hundred gallons Spirits Of Turpentne
Twenty-lour hundred gallons winter strained Sper-
maceti Oil
Fourteen thousand pounds Spermaceti Candles.
At each of tho Navy Yards near PORTSMOUTH,
New Hampshire; at PnILADELrHIA, & WAsnlSGlos,
ID. G..
Two thousand pounds White Lead
Five hundred pounds, pure dry, Lamp Black
Thirty gallons Spirits Of Turpentne
Two hundred and forty gallons winter strained
Spermaceti Oil
Five hundred pounds Spermaceti Candles.
The offers must be made separately for each Ma
Wy Yard and separately first for the paints second
y for the lnseed oil and spirits of turpentne, and
thirdly for the spermace oil and candles. The Of
fers for each class Of articles must embrace all the
articles enumerated in the class, giving the price ask
ed per pound for the paints and candles, and per gal
lon for the oils and spirits of upentine the cost of
the quantities Of the several articles must also be
ried out and the aggregate cost Of each class made
by the person Offering Persons Offering must specify in
their offer that they will agree TO furnish at the prices
stated in their offer any additional quantity of any Of
the articles offered, not exceeding one half, which
may be required OF them before the first day of
July, 1876 upon receiving sixty days previous notice.
No offers will be considered which not made
| conformaby TO these directions
Two persons, whose responsibility must be certi-
fed by some Navy Agent, Commandant of Navy
Yard, or other person known to the Chief of the Blu
reau, must state upon the offer their readiness TO be-
come suretles for the persons Offering, if their bid
should be accepted.
All articles must be Of the best quality delivered
in good well secured casks boxes other packages
and the different articles and packages TO be
to such inspection and tests may be directed by the
commandments Of the respective yards, and be in all
respects TO their satisfaction they will not be
ceived They must all be delivered on before the
first day Of May next and at least half of each
OF the articles before the first day of March
next; and in Of non delivery in time, the United
States officers TO have the right to purchase at the
risk and cost Of the contractors and their suretes.
Payments will be made within thirty days after
the presentation to the Navy Agent of the Station,
Of bills duly certified and approved but ten per cent
will be deducted from the Of all bills render
ed before the completion Of the contract, and will
no, be paid till the contract is completed according
TO its terms.
To be published three times week, until the ID
of November, in the Madisonap, and Spectator
Washington, D. c.; New Hampshire Gazette Morn
ing Post, and Daily Times, Boston; Sun and Journal
of Commerce. New York; American Sentinel and
Public Ledger, Philadelphia Republican and Sun,
Baltimore Beacon aud Old Dominion, Norfolk
Virginia.
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