The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-14

BUREAU or Constructors, E9urmsNr, & REPAIR,
October z, 1874.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received al this
~ Bureau until o'clock, Z. M of the I'd day Of
November next for furnishing and delivering at the
respective Navy Yards hereinafter mentioned the
ticles which are specified TO be delivered at each
viz;
Day PAINTS RAW LiNsEED On, SPIRITS or
IuRPENTINE SPERMACErI On, AND
SPERMAcEri CANDLES,
AT each of the Navyards at CHARLEsTows, Massa-
chusetts BRooKLYR, New York, and GosroRr, Vr-
gina
Fourteen thousand pounds White Lead
Fifteen hundred pounds Spanish Whiting
Two thousand rounds French Yellow Ochre
Twelve hundr' pounds, pure dry, Lamp Black
Six 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 Turpenine
Twenty-iour hundred gallons winter strained Sper-
macetI Oil
Fourteen thousand pounds Spermaceti Candles.
AT each of the Navy Yards near PORTSMOUTH,
New Hampshire; at PHILADELPHIA, & WAsHiNGl ON,
DC
Two thousand pounds White Lead
Five hundred pounds, pure dry, Lamp Black
One hundred and fifty gallons raw Lnseed Oil
lnirty gallons spirits OF Iurpentlne
Two hundred and forty gallons winter strained
Spermaceti Oil
Five hundred pounds Spermacet Candles.
The offers must be made separately for each Ma
Wy Yard, and separately first for the paints, second
ly for the linseed oil and spirits of urpentine and
thirdly for the spermacet oil and candles The Of
lers Tor each class Of articles must embrace all the
articles enumerated in the Glass; giving the price ask
cd per pound Tor the paints and candles and per gal
Ion Or the oils and of
the quantities OF the several articles also be
red out and the aggregate cost of each class made up
by the person offering Persons offering must specify
their offer that they will agree to furnish 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 before the first day of
July 1916 upon receiving sixty days previous notice.
No offers will be considered which are not made
conformaby TO these directions.
Two persons, whose responsibility must be certi-
he'd by some Navy Agent, Commandant of Navy
Yard, or other person known to the Chief of the Blu
reau, must state upon the offer their readiness 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 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
hi' o"y vi may neat anu al least one nan OF 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
tie presentation to the Navy Agent of the Station
OF bills duly certified and approved, but ten per cent
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 I'd
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 Sum-
Baltimore Beacon and Old Dominion, Norfolk
Virginia.
Oct 3-3tawt2Nov.