The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-09
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BUREAU OF CossrRUcroN, EQUIPMENT, AND REPAIR.
October Sd, 1874.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Bureau until o'clock, p. NJ. of the Sd day of
November next for furnishing and delivering at the
respective Navy Yards near Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Charestown Massachusetts Brook
Ign, New York; Philadelphia; Washington, ID. c.,
and Gospor Virginia, such quantities of COLD ROLLED
BOLT COPPER and of HOT ROLLED SHEET COPPER, not
exceeding one hundred thousand pounds of each at
any one Navy Yard and of ROUND FLAT and SQUARE
IRON as may be ordered by the respective Comman-
dants or Navy Agents, or by this Bureau, between
the first day of January, lS45 and the 3Oth Of june
1916.
The Flat Ircn to be not less than one fourth of an
inch thick nor more than six inches wide-the
Square Iron not less than one half inch nor more
than three inches square, and the Round not less
than one-half an inch, more than three inches in
diameter.
The Iron and Copper is to be of the best quality
free from flaws, ragged ends edges, cracks 9TH
defects, and true to the ordered and must be
subject to such tests and inspection may be direct
ed, and in all respects to the satisfaction OF the Com
mandants of the respective yards, OF 1t will not be
received.
Any quantity not exceeding five thousand pounds
of Copper or five tons OF Iron to be delivered within
ten days after the order shall be received and one
day will be allowed for every additional thousand
pounds of Copper additional ton of Iron that may
be ordered. 1t is to be distinctly understood howev
er, that persons who may contract are not TO have
any claim privilege TO furnish any greater guam
tity of Iron or Copper than may be expressly or
dered.
1t is to be understood, also that when persons re-
side other places than those which they
TO furnish articles, they will be required TO appoint
and duly authorize some person at or near the place
of delivery, to receive and act upon the acquisitions
or orders which may be made; and In the person
who contracts, or his agent shall neglect or fail to
comply with the acquisitions orders he may receive
for arucles under his contract, in proper time of
proper quality the officers agents of the Navy shall
be authorized TO purchase the same, and the
tor shall be liable for any of his
tract.
| Separate proposals must be made flor each Navy
Yard and for the Copper and for the Iron, and the
price asked per pound must be the same, for the bolt
and sheet Copper; and for the round flat and square
Iron that the different offers may be correctly
| pared.
| Bonds, with two approved sureties in half the
estimated amount of the respective contracts, will be
| required, and ten per cen,um in addition will be with
held from the amount OF each payment to be made,
collateral security for the due and faithful perform
ance of the respective contracts; which will no
account be paid until the contracts complied with
in all respects. After deducting ten per cenum, pay
ment will be made by the United States within thirty
days after bills, duly certified and approved, shall lie
presented to the Navy Agent OF the Station where de-
| verles are made.
| The power TO reject all offers from persons who
have heretofore failed fulfil their contracts with the
Government is expressly reserved by this Bureau.
To be published three times a week, until the Sd
| November next, in the Madisonian and Spectator,
Washington, ID. c.; New Hampshire Gazette, Ports
mouth New Hampshire; Morning Post aud Daily
Times, Boston; Journal of Commerce, Sun and Au.
rora, New York; National Enquirer, Harr isburg,
Pennsylvania; Sun and Republican, Baltimore, Md;
Enquirer Richmond, Virginia; Old Dominion and
Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia American Sentinel, Mer-
curry, and Public Ledger, Philadelphia; Daily Morn
| ing Post, Plttsburg, Pennsylvania.
| Oct. 4.-3tawt3Nov.