The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-15
BUREAU or CossrKUcrios, EsUrassr, AID RIrAs.
October Sd, i0i4.


October Sd, i0i4.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
= Bureau until O'Clock, r. M. OF the Sd day Of
November next, for furnishing and delivering nj the
respective Navy Yards near Portsmouth, New
Hampshire Chsresiown, Massachusetts; Brook
Ign, New York Philadelphia Washington, ID. c.,
and GosPort Virginia such quantities Of COLD KoLLKD
BoLr COPPER and OF HOT BOILED sHE1T coPrER, not
exceeding one hundred thousand pounds Of each at
any one Navy Yard and of ROUND, rLAT, and SQUARE
iRos as may be ordered by the respective Coa,man-
dants or Navy Agents, or by this Bureau. betwe cen
The hrst day of January, lSi5 and the 30th Of june
l6a6 .
The Flat Iron 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 an inch nor
than three inches square, and the Round not less
than onebalf an inch, thar three inches in
diameter. agia p'i tt
The Iron and Copper is to be Of the best quality
free from flaws ragged ends or edges cracks or 9th
defects and true TO the sizes ordered and must DO
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, Or will not be
received.
Any quantity not ex 'eeding five thousand pounds
Of Copper 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 or additional ton of Iron that may
be ordered 1t is TO be distinctly understood howev
any claim or privilege to furnish any greater guam
tity of Iron or Copper than may be expressly or
dered. .am aT ag
1t Is to be understood, also, that when persons re-
side at other places than those which they engage
to furnish ARTICLES, they will be required TO appoint
and duly authorize person or near the place
of delivery, 10 receive and act upon the regulations
orders which may be made; and in the person
who contracts, or his agent, shall neglect or fail
comply with the acquisitions or orders he may receive
for arnces under his contract, in proper time Of
proper quality, the officers agents of the Navy shall
be authorized to purchase the same aud the conlrac-
tor shall be liable for any Of his
tract vs. ~
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 fat, and square
Iron that the different offers may be correctly
pared. na ~ a6
Bonds, with two approved sureties in one half the
estimated amount of the respective contracts will be
required, and ten per cenum la addition will be th
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, on no
account be paid until the complied with
in all respects. After deducting ten per centum pay-
ment will be made by the United States within thirty
days after bills duly certified and approved, shall he
presented to the Navy Agent the Station where de-
llveres made. ~
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.
To be published three times week, until the Sd
November next, in the Madisonian and Spectator,
Washington, d. 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, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania Sun and Republican, Baltimore, Md;
Enquirer, Richmond, Virginia; Old Dominion and
Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia American Sentinel Mer-
cury, and Public Ledger, Philadelphia; Daily Morn-
ing Post Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. A
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