The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-21

BUREAU on Construction, EQUIrmEsr, q KGPAiK
October 2, 1874.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be- received at th'
- Bureau until o'clock, r. M. OF the I'd day Of
November next, for furnishing and delivering at The
respective Navy Yards hereiDa ier mentioned the
tiees which specified TO be delivered at each
viz;
Dry PAINTS, RAW LlNsEED On, SpIRITs Oh
TuerENTINE, SPERMAcETI On, AND
SPERMAcEn CANDLES,
At each Of the Navyards at CaARLEsrows, Massa
chusetts BRooKLYS, New York, and GosrosT, Vir
gnia
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 Verdigris
One hundred pounds Venetian Red
Five hundred pounds Litharge
One ttousend gallons raw Lnseed Oil
Three hundred gallons Spirits of Turpentino
TweBty-iour hundred gallons winter strained Sper-
macetI Oil
Fourteen thousand pounds Spermaceti Candles.
AT each Of the Navy Yards near PORTSMOUTH,
New Hampshire; at PHLApELPHIA, & WAsHiNG ON,
ID. &.
Two thousand pounds White Lead
FIVE hundred pounds pure dry, Lamp Black
Ouo uuuurtu ana MY gallons LinScc0 OH
Thirty gallons Spirits of Turpentine
Two hundred and forty gallons winter strained
Spe'maceti Oil
Five hundred pounds Spermacet Candles.
The offers must he made separately for each Ma
Wy Yard, and separately, first for the paints, second
iy for the lnseed oil and spirits of turpentne, and
thirdly for the spermace,i oil and candles The of
iers for 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
lon for the oils and spri,s OF turpenne 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 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-
fed by some Navy Agent, Commandant of 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 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 in all
respects to their satisfaction, they will be
ceyed. They must all be delivered or before the
first 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 Of delivery in time. the United
States officers 10 have the right to purchase at the
risk and cost Of the contractors and their sureties.
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 cent
will be deducted from the Of all bills render
ed before the completion Of the contract, and will
not be paid till the contract is completed according
TO its terms
T. be published three times week, until the Cd
OF November, in the Nladlsonian, 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 Sum-
Baltimore Beacon and Old Dominion, Norfolk
Virginia.
Oct 3-3tawt2Nov.