The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-15

BUREAU or CoSsrRucr,oS, EQUIPMENT, q RErAIR,
October 2, 1874.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Bureau until 3 o'clock, p M. Of the I'd day Of
November next for furnishing and delivering at the
respective Navy Yards hereinafter mentioned the ar
ucles which are specified 10 be delivered at each,
viz;
Day PAINTS, RAW LIYsEED On, SPIRrs OF
TURPENriNE, SPERMACETl on, AND
SPERMAcET CANDLES,
AT each of the Navyards at CHASLEsrowS, Massa-
gina:
Fourteen thousand pounds White Lead
Fifteen hundred pounds Spanish Whiting
Two thousand POUNDS French Yellow Ochre
Twelve hundred pounds, pure dry, Lamp Blackl
Six hundred pounds Red Lead
Two hundred pounds Verdgris
One hundred pounds Venetian Red
Five hundred pounds Litharge
One thousand gallons Llnseed Oil
Three hundred gallons Spirits of Turpenline
Twenty -four hundred gallons winter strained Sper-
maceti Oil
Fourteen thousand pounds Spermace,i Candles.
At each of the Navy Yards near PORTSMOUTH,
New Hampshire; at PHILADELPHIA, T. WAsnEGl ON,
ID. G..
Two thousand pounds White Lead
Five hundred pounds pure dry, Lamp Black
Thirty gallons Spirits of Turpentine
Two hundred and forty gallons winter strained
Spermaceu Oil
Five hundred pounds Spermacet Candles.
The offers must be made separately for each Ma
Wy Yard, and separately, first for the paints second
ly for the lnseed oil and spirits of turpentine and
thirdly for the spermaceli oil and candles The Of
fers Tor 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
Ion Tor the oils and spirits OF turpentne the cost of
the quantities of the several articles also be
red 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 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 are not made
conformably TO these directions.
Two persons, whose responsibility must be cert-
fled by some Navy Agent, Commandant of a Navy
Yard, or other person known to the Chief of the Bu
reau, must state upon the offer their readiness to be-
come suretes 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, or other
and the different articles and packages be subject
to such inspection and tests may be directed by the
commandments OF the respective yards and be in all
respects 10 their satisfaction, or they will not be re-
ceved. They must all be delivered Oh or before the
first day of May next and at least one half of each
OF the articles on 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 per cent
will be deducted from the amount of all bills render
ed before the completion of the contract and will
not be paid MI the contract Is completed according
TO its terms.
To be published three times week, until the I'd
Of November, in the Msdisonlan, and Spectator,
Washington, ID. 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.