The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-18

BUREAU or CossrKUcrIos, EeuIransr, & RErAiR,
October 3, 1874
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received al this
~ Bureau until o'clock, r. NJ, Of the ID day Of
November next for furnishing and delivering at the
respective Navy Yards hereinafter mentioned the ar
tieles which are specified TO be delivered at each,
viz:
Day PAINTS, RAW LiSsEED On, SPIRITS or
IUarENTINE, SPERmACEr On, AND
SPERNAoET CANDLES,
AT each of the Nasyards at CHARLEsrows, Massa-
chusetts BRooKLyS, New York, and GosroRT, Vr-
gina;
Fourteen thousand pounds White Lead
Fifteen hundred pounds Spanish Whiting
Two thousand pounds French Yellow Ochre
Twelve hundred pounds, pure dry, Lamp Black
Six hundred pounds Red Lead
Two hundred pounds Verdigrs
One hundred pounds Venetian Red
Five hundred pounds Litharge
One thousand gallons raw Llnseed Oil
Three hundred gallons Spirits of Turpenline
Twenty -four hundred gallons winter strained Sper-
maceu Oil
Fourteen thousand pounds Spermacet Candies.
AT each of the Navy Yards near PoRrs MOUTH,
d. G..
Two thousand pounds White Lead
Five hundred pounds, pure dry, Lamp Black
Cue hundred and fifty gallons Linseed Oh
thirty gallons Spirits Of Turpentne
Two hundred and forty gallons winter strained
Spe rmaceti Oil
Five hundred pounds Spermaceti Candles.
The offers must be made separately for each Ma
Wy Yard and separately, first for the paints second
~ Tor the linssed oil and spirits of turpenne and
thirdly for the spermace oil and candles. The of.
fers for each class Of articles 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 spirits of tupentne the cost of
the Quantities of the several articles must also be
red out and the aggregate cost Of each class made up
by the person Offering Persons offering must specify in
their offer that they will agree to furnish the prices
stated ia 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
comfortably to these directions.
Two persons, whose responsibility must be cer-
he'd by some Navy Agent, Commandant of Navy
Yard, or other person known to the Chief of the Blu
Teau, must state upon the offer their readiness to be-
come suretes for the persons of, ring if their bid
should be accepted.
All articles must be of the best quality delivered
in good, well secured casks boxes or other pack
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, they will not be re
ceived They must all be delivered or before the
mist Gay Oh may next and at least one hall oil each
OF the articles on or 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
the presentation to the Navy Agent of the Station,
of bills duly certified and approved, but ten per
will be deducted from the amount of all bills render
ed before the completion Of the contract and ill
not be paid till the contract is completed according
TO lis terms.
To be published three times week, until the Cd
Of November, in the Madisonian, 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 3-3tawt2Nov.