The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-16

| BUREAU on CONSTRUCTIONS, EQUIPMENT, g. REPAiR
October 9, 1874
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at thi.
~ Bureau until O'Clock p. M, of the % day OF
November next, for furnishing and delivering at the
respective Navy Yards hereinafter mentioned the
tieles which are specified TO be delivered al each
viz:
DRY PAINTS, RAW LiNsEED On, SPIRITs OF
IuRpENTNE, SPERMAcETl On, AND
SPERMAoEr CANDLES,
Al each of the Navyards at CHARLEsrows, Massa-
chusetls BROOKLYN New York, and GosroRT vir-
gnia
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 hundred pounds Venetian Red
Five hundred pounds Litharge
One thousand gallons raw Lnseed Oil
Three hundred gallons Spirits Of Turpentine
TweDty-iour hundred gallons winter strained Sper-
maceu Oil
Fourteen thousand pounds Spermaceti Candles.
Al each of the Navy Yards near PoRTsMoUrH,
New Hampshire; at PmLApELPHIA, Il WAsHiNGl ON,
ID. G..
Two thousand pounds White Lead
Eve 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 mus, be made separately for each Ma
Wy Yard and separately first for the paints second
y Tor the linseed oil and spirits of turpentne, and
thirdly for the spermacet oil and candles. The Of
ers Tor each class Of articles must embrace all the
articles enumerated in the class, giving the price ask
ca per pound for the paints and candles, and per gal
lon for the oils and spirits of tupentne the Of
the quantities of the several articles also be car.
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 the prices
stalled 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, 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 cer-
he'd by some Navy Agent, Commandant of a Navy
Yard, or other person known to the Chief of the Blu
Ieau, 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 packages
and the different articles and packages TO be subject
to such Inspection and tests may be directed by the
commandments Of the respective Yards and be ia all
respects to their satisfaction, or they will not be re-
ceived. They must all be delivered on or before the
first day of May next and at least half Of each
OF the articles on or 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 aud 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 ten per cent
will be deducted from the Of all bills render
ed before the completion Of the contract and will
not be paid TIL the contract is completed according
10 its terms
To be published three times week, until the ID
of November, in the Madisonian, and Spec tator
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.