The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-22
BUREAU or CoSsrRucrios, E9ulrMrNr, Il RrrAiR,

BUREAU or CossTRUcrIos, EoUIrMERr, q REPAIR
October 2, 1874
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at thi,
- Bureau until 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
'ieies which are specified to be delivered al each
| viz;
DRY PAINTS, RAW LINsEED On, SPIRITs Oh
IURPENTNE, SPERMACEu On, AND
SPERMAoETi CANDLES,
AT each of the Navyards at CHARLEsTows, Massa-
| chusetts; Brooklyn, New York, and GosroRr, Viz.
glna
Fourteen thousand pounds White Lead
fllteen hundred pounds Spanish Whiting
Two thousand pounds French Yellow Ochre
Twelve hundred pounds, pure dry, Lamp Black
DIX hundred pounds Red Lead
Two hundred pounds Verdigris
One hundred pounds Venetian Red
FIVE hundred pounds Litharge
One thousand gallons raw Linseed Oil
Three hundred gallons Spirits of Turpentine
Iwenty-four hundred gallons winter strained Sper-
maceti Oil
Fourteen thousand pounds Spermaceti Candles.
At each of the Navy Yards near PoRTsM MOUTH,
New Hampshire; at PHILADELPHIA, s. WAsHINGi ON,
d. 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
Spetmaceti Oil
Five hundred pounds Spermaceti Candles.
The offers must be made separately for each Ma
Wy Yard and separately first for the paints second
y for the ns ed oil and spirits of turpentine, and
thirdly for the spermaceli oil and candles. The Of.
ers for each class of articles 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 sprils of turpentine the cost Of
the quantities OF the several articles 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 at the prices
stated in their offer any additional quantity of any of
the articles offered, not exceeding one half which
may be required OF them on or before the first day of
July, 1916 upon receiving sixty days previous notice
No offers will he 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
Ieau, must state upon the offer their readiness to be-
come suretes for the persons oftring, if their bid
should be accepted
All articles must be of the best quality, delivered
in good, well secured casks boxes, 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 10 their satisfaction, they will not be re-
ceived. 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 non delivery in time, the United
States officers 10 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 from the Of all bills render
ed before the completion Of the contract, and will
not be paid till the contract is completed according
10 It's terms.
To be published three times week, until the ID
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.