The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-10
BUREAU on CossrRUerIoS, EQUIrMESr, & RErAlR
October T. 1874.

BUREAU on Construction, EQUIPmEsr, g. RErAlR,
October Z, 1874.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ Bureau until 8 O'Clock r. M. of the I'd day Of
November next for furnishing and delivering at the
respective Navy Yards hereinafter mentioned the
iicles which are specified TO be delivered at each,
viz
Day PAINTS, RAW LINsEED On, SpIRTs or
TURPENrINE, SrERMAeETI On, AND
SrRRMAcETI CANDLES,
Al each of the Nayyards at CHARLEsrowH Massa-
chusetts BRooKLYs, New York, and GosroRT, Vir-
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 hundred pounds Venetian Red
Five hundred pounds I4tharge
One thousand gallons raw Llnseed Oil
Three hundred gallons Spirits of Turpenine
Twenty-iour hundred gallons winter strained Sper-
maceti Oil
Fourteen thousand pounds Spermaceti Candles.
AT each Of the Navy Yards near PoRrs MOUTH,
New Hampshire; al PmLADELpHIA, s. WAsnINGl ON,
ID. c.
Two thousand pounds White Lead
Five 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 must be made separately for each Ma
Wy Yard and separately first for the paints second
ly for the nseed oil and spirits OF turpentne, and
thirdly for the spermace oil and candles. The Of
ers for each class of articles must embrace all the
articles enumerated in the class giving the price ask
per al l.
lon for the oils and spirits of tupentine the cost of
the quantities OF the several articles must also be
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 al the prices
stated IN their otter 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, 1896 upon receiving sixty days previous notice.
No offers will be considered which are not made
coniormably 10 these directions.
Two persons, whose responsibility must be certi-
fled by some Navy Agent, Commandant of a Navy
Yard, other person known to the Chief of the Blu
reau, must state upon the offer their readiness to be-
come suretes for the persons off ring if their bid
should be accepted.
All articles mast be Of the best quality delivered
in good well secured casks boxes or other packages
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 TO their satisfaction, they will not be
ceived. They must all be delivered on 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 case 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
TIE presentation to the Navy Agent of the Station
of bills duly certified and approved, but ten per cent
will be deducted rom the of all bills render.
ed before the completion Of the contract, and ill
not be paid Till the contract is completed according
TO its terms.
To be published three times week, until the %
of November, in the Madisonian, and Spectacle,
Washington, ID. c.; New Hampshire Gazette; Morn
ing Post and Daily Times, Boston Sun and Journal
of Commerce, New York; American Sentinel ard
Public Ledger, Philadelphia Republican and Sun,
Baltimore Beacon and Old Dominion Norfolk,
Virginia.
Oct 3-3tawt2Noy.