The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-08

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTORS, EQUIPMENT, AND RErAiR
October Sd, 1914.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at thi.
- Bureau until 3 o'clock, 7. NJ. of the Sd day OF
November next, for furnishing and delivering at the
respective Navy Yards near Portsmouth, New
Hampshire CharlesIown, Massachusetts; Brook
Ign, New York; Philadelphia Washington, ID. C.
and Gosp ri, Virginia, such quantities Of COLD RoLLEI
BOLT COPPER and Of HOT ROLLED SHEET COPPER no
exceeding one hundred thousand pounds of each a
any one Navy Yard and of ROUND, FLAT and SQUARE
IRON as may be ordered by the respective Comman.
dants or Navy Agents or by this Bureau, between
the first day of January 1885, and the 30th of June
1876.
The Flat Iron to be not less than one fourth of al
inch thick, nor more than six inches wide--tht
Square Iron not less than half an inch nor more
than three inches square, and the Round not less
than one half an inch, nor than three inches il
diameter.
The Iron and Copper is to be of the best quality
free from flaws, ragged ends edges cracks or 0
defects, and true to the sizes ordered and must be
subject TO such tests and inspection as may he direct
ed and IN all respects TO the satisfaction of the Com
mdndants Of the respective yards, 1t will not be
| received.
Any quantity OF ex eedng FIVE thousand pound.
of Copper five tons OF Iron 10 be delivered within
ten days after the order shall be ceived and one
day will be allowed Tor every additional thousan nd
pounds of Copper additional ton of Iron that may
be ordered 1t is to be distinctly understood howey-
er, that persons who may contract not TO have
any claim privilege to nsh any greater guam.
tly OF Iron or Copper than may be expressly or.
dered
1t rs to be understood, aso, that hen persons re-
side other places than those which they engage
10 furnish articles, they will be acquired 10 appoint
and duly authorize some person at near The pac
of delivery, 10 receive and upon the r.aui.lons
or orders which may be made and in Case tue person
who contracts, or his agent, shall neglect or tal
comply with the r,quisitions orders he may receive
for artIces under his contract III proper lime or u
proper quality the officers agents OF the Navy shall
be authorized to lurcha,e the same aud the conrac-
tor shall lie liable oI any excess Of his con-
| tract
Separate proposals must lie made for each NAVY
Yard and for the Copper, and for the Iron and the
price asked per pound must be the same, for the bolt
and sheet Copper; aud Tor the FOUND fiat and square
Iron that the different offers may be correctl, com.
pared.
| Bonds, with two approved sure,ies in one half the
etimsted amount OF The respective contra Is will be
required, and ten per eenium Ia addition will be with
held from the amount of each puyment to lie made as
collateral security for the due and faithful perform
ance OF the respective contracts; which will on no
account be paid I'm II the contracts complied witt
in all respects. After deductiug per centum pay
ment viii be made by the United ates within thirty
days after bills, duly cerIted aud approved shall lie
presented 10 the Navy Agent OF the Stat where de-
| Iivenes are made.
| The power to reject all offers from persnns who
have heretofore Jailed to fulfil contracts with the
Government Is expressly Reserved by this Bureau.
To be published three times week, until the 30
! November next, In the MadisoDisn aud Spectator
| Washington, ID c.; New Hampshire Gazette, Por $
mouth, New Hampshire; Moruing Post aud Daily
| Tunes, Boston; Journal of Commerce, Sun and Au.
rora, New York; National Enquirer Harflsl urg
Pennsy wanna Sun and Republican, Baltimore, Md;
Rich A
Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia American Senlin,l, Mer-
curry and Public Ledger, Philadelphia Daily Morn
ing Post, Prttsburg, Pennsylvania.
Oct. 4. -3tawt3Nov.