The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-05


BUREAU or CossrnucrIox EauIrMsNr, AND REp.R.
October Sd, 1874.
S,EALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Bureau until 3 O'Clock, p. NJ. Of the 30 day of
November next, for furnishing and delivering at the
respective Navy Yards Portsmouth, New
Hampshire Ch,rlcsiown Massachusetts; Brook
Ign, New York; Philadelphia; Washington, ID. c.,
and Gosport, Virginia, such quantities OF ROLLED
BOLT COPPER and Of HOT ROLLED SHEET COPPER, not
exceeding one hundred thousand pounds Of each at
any one Navy Yard and of ROUND, FLAT and SQUARE
IRos may be ordered by the respective Con,man-
dants or Navy Agents, or by this Bureau, between
the first day OF January, 1885, and the Goth of June
1876.
The Flat Iron to be not less than one fourth of an
inch thick, nor than six inches wide--the
Square Iron not less than one af an inch,
than three inches square, and the Round not less
than one half inch, nor more thar three inches, in
diameter
The Iron and Copper is to DO of the best quality
free from flaws, ragged end, edges, cracks OH.
err defects and true the sizes ordered and must be
subject to such tests and inspection may he direct
ed and in all respects to the satisfaction OF the Com
mandants OF the respective yards, or It will not be
received.
Any quantity not eeding FIVE thousand pounds
Of Copper five tons OF Iron to be- delivered within
ten DAYS after the order shall be re eved, and one
day will be allowed for every additional thousaDd
pounds of Copper additional ton of Iron that may
be ordered Ii is to be distinctly understood, howey
err that persons who may contract are not 10 have
any claim privilege TO furnish any greater guam
tty oil Iron or Copper than may be expressly
dered.
Ii ID 10 be understood also that when persons re-
side other places than those which they engage
to furnish articles, they will be required 10 appoint
and duly authorize person al near The place
of delivery, 10 receive and act upon the r.qustions
or orders which may be made aud In The person
who cnn,r acts, or HIS agent shall neglect isl to
comply ~ilh the requstiUns orders he may receive
for ar,cles under MS contract, proper time of
proper quality, the officers agents OF the Navy shall
be authorized TO purchase the same and the conrac
tor shall be liable ioi any excess OF cost bis
tract
Separate proposals must be made for each Navy
Yard and for the Copper, and for the Iron, and
price asked per pound must be the same for the bolt
and sheet Copper; and Tor The FOUND fiat and square
Iron that the different offers may be correctly COM
pared.
Bonds with two approved suret'es in half the
estimated amount OF the respective contracts, will be
required, and temper cenum IN addition will be with
held from the amount of each payment TO be made,
collateral security the due and faithful perform
apce OF the respective contracts; which will, on no
account be paid IL tue contracts complied with
in all !, sprcs. Alter deduciing ten per centum pay
ment will be made 10y the Un,d States within thirty
days after bills, duly ceuhrd ADD approved, shall he
presented TO the Navy Agent OF the Satin where de-
! iIverIes made.
The power to reject all offers from psrsuns who
have heretofore Jailed 10 fulfil Their contracts wh the
| Government is expressly Reserved by this Bureau.
| To bo published three times week, unlil The 81
! Noy.mf.r next, in the Madisonian and Spectator,
Washington, ID C.; New Hampshire Gazette, Pors-
mouth, New Hampshire Morning Post aud Daily
| Times Boston Journal OF Commerce, Sun and Au.
rora, New York National Enqurer, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania; Sun aud Republican, Baltimore, Md;
Enquirer Richmond, Virginia; Old Dolninlon aud
Bracon, Norfolk, Vuginls American Sentin,l, Mer.
GUY, and Public Ledger, Philadelphia; Daily Morn
| ing Post, Pltisburg, Pennsylvania.
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