The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-08
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October z, 1874.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at lhi:
- bureau until o'clock, Z. M. of the "a day Of
November next, for furnishing aud delivering at the
respective Navy Yards hereinafter ntioued the ar
licles which are specified 10 be d,llvered al each
iiz:
DRY PAINTS RAW LINsEED On, SPIRITS or
IuRPENrNE, SPERmACEri on, AND
SPERMAcEr CANDLES,
AT each Of the Nayyards at CHAaLEsrows, Massa-
ehusetls; BRooKLyE New York, and GosPoRT, Vim
gina
Fourteen thousand pounds White Lead
Fifteen hundred pounds Spanish Whiting
Two thousand pounds French Yellow Ochre
Twelve hundr' d pounds, pure dry, Lamp Black
Six hundred pounds Red Lead
Two hundred pounds Verdigris
One hundIed pounds Venetian Red
Five hundred pounds Litharge
One thousand gallons raw Lnseed Oil
Three hundred gallons Spirits of Turpenline
Twenty-io -four hundred gallons winter strained Sper-
maceu Oil
Fourteen thousand pounds Spermaceti Candles.
AT each of the Navy Yards near PORTSMOUTH,
ID C..
Two thousand pounds White LEAD
Five hundred pounds, pure dry, Lamp Black
One hundred and fifty gallons raw Linseed Oil
Thirty gallons Spirits of Turpentne
Two hundred and forty gallons winter strained
Spe maceti Oil
Five hu. dred pounds Spermaceti Candles.
The offers must be made separately for each Ma
Wy Yard and separately first for the paints second
iy Tor the lnseed oil and spirits of turpentne and
thirdly for the spermacel oil and candles. The OF
ers Tor each class OF articles must embrace all the
articles enumerated in the class giving the price ask
I'd per pound for the paints and candles and per gal
lon for the oils and sprils Of tuIpentne the of
the Quantities OF the several articles also be
RED out and the aggregate cost OF each class made up
by the person Offering Persons Offering must spec fly in
their offer that they will agree furnish the prices
stated IN their offer any di'ional quantity of any of
the articles offered, not exceeding half, which
may be required OF them before the first day of
July, 1916 upon receiving sixty days previous notice
No offers will be considered which are not made
comfortably to these directions.
Two persons, whose responsibility must be certi-
fled by some Navy Agent, Commandment Of Navy
Yard or other person known to the Chief of the Blu
eau, must state upon the offer their readiness be-
come suretes for the persons off ring if their bid
should be accepted.
All orcles must be Of the best quality, delivered
In good, well secured casks boxes or other packages
anu the different articles and packages to be subject
10 such inspection and tests may be directed by the
commandments oil the respective yards, and be in all
respects 10 their satis ction or they will no. be re-
ceved They must all be delivered on or before the
hrst day OF May next and at least one half of each
OF the articles on or before the first day of March
next; and IN case of non delivery in ne, 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
tie Presentation to the Navy Agent of the Station,
of bills duly certified and approved but per cent
will be deducted from the amount of all bills render
ed before the completi Of the contract and i'll
not be paid I'LL the contract is completed according
10 IFS terms
To be published three times week, until the I'd
OF November, in the Madsonian, 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 and Old Dominion, Norfolk
Virginia.
Oct 3-3tawt2Noy.