The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-27
TOBACCO FOR THE NAVY.
NAvT DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
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Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
May 2, lS45
PROPOSALS sealed and endorsed Proposals
i for Tobacco" will be received at this burcnu
until o'clock p M, on Tuesday, the third day Of
June next, for furnishing and delivering at the Uni
ted States navy-yards at Boston, New York, and
Norfolk, where samples are deposited, such guam
tity of tobacco (probably in all about one hundred
thousand pounds, more or lcss) az may be required
by the chief Of this bureau, or by the respective
commandments Of the said navy-yards, during the
fiscal year commencing on the first day OF July
next, and ending June 30, 1876.
The tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam
Piles at the said navy-yards. None Of It shalt be
manufactured during the winter months all shall
have undergone natural swcat, and be branded
with the name of the manufactures, year when, and
the place where, il was manufactured, and be deliv-
cred in strong boxes containing from fifty TO one
hundred pounds each and shall be inspected at the
place of delivery by the inspector at the yard, APP
pointed by the Navy Department.
Contractors not residing at the places where de-
liveries are required, must establish agencies at
such places, thai no delay may arise in furnishing
promptly to comply with a requisition, the navy
agent the port where the tobacco Is required 70 be
delivered shall be authorized TO purchase the same;
and the contractor shall be liable for any excess Of
cost over the contract price.
Bidders whose proposals. are accepted (and none
days over and above the ordinary time required for
the regular transmission Of the mail will be allowed
for them to signify their readiness To enter into con-
tract and ten days over and above the ordinary time
required for the regular transmission OF the mail
will be allowed for the execution and return OF a
contract and bond; at the expiration Of which pc.
RODS If no answer be received contract and bond
returned, the supply will be offered TO the next low
est bidder, according TO law.
The department the right to reject oil bids
from persons who have heretofore failed TO execute
their contracts -
Bonds, with two approved suretios in onc-third
the estimated amount Of the respective contracts,
will be required and ten per centum in addition will
be withheld from the amount OF all payments on ac-
count thereof as collateral security in addition TO
the bond given, to secure It's performance, and not
in any event to be paid until il il in all re-
spects complied with and ninety per centum OF the
amount Of all deliveries made win be paid by the
Navy Agent within thirty days afier bills dolly au-
thcniicated shall have been presented 10 him.
To be published once a week until June 3, in the
Union, Constitution, lntelligencer Washington, ID.
c.; POST and Times, Boston; Evening Post, Morn
ing News, and Plebeian, New York; Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia; Republican, Baltimore; Enquirer,
Richmond; Republican, Petersburg; Old Dominion,
Portsmouth, Virginia.
Propreiors Of the above papers viii De pleased 70
send copy of the paper containing the above ad-
vertisement to this bureau.
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