The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-09
TOBACCO FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bursau Of Provisions and Cloihing,
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NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Buyeau Of Provisions and Clothing,
May 2, 1645.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed proposals
i for Tobacco" will be received at this bureau
until O'Clock, p. m on Tuesday, the third day Of
June next, for furnishing and delivering AZ the UNI
ted States navy-yards at Boston, New fork,aM
Norfolk, where samples are deposited, such guam
tity Of tobacco (probably, in all about orc hundred
by the chief Of this bureau, Or by the respective
commandments Of the said navy-yards, during tho
fiscal year commencing on the first day Of July
next, and ending June &c. 1916. ,,t
The tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sanl-
pies at the said navy.yards None Of it shall be
manufactured during the winter months; all shall
have undergone natural sweat, and be branded
with the name Of the manufacturer, year when, and
the place where, II was manufactured, and be dcv-
cred in strong boxes containing from fifty TO one
hundred pounds EACH and shall DO inspected at the
place of delivery by the inspector at the yard APP
pointed by the Navy Department.
Contractors not reading Al the places where de-
liveries are required, must establish agencies az
such places, that delay may arise In furnishing
what may be required; and when a contractor fails
promptly 70 comply with roqu;.ao, s s.S =, .,asy
delivered shall DO authorized 10 purchase the same;
and the contractor shall be liable for any excess of
cost over the contract price.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted land none
OtherSl VIII De IOrtnWNn uOuucu tuoIcOi, tnECc
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 and above the ordinary time
required for the regular transmission of the mail
will be allowed for the execution and return Of
contract and bond; at the expiration Of which PEE
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 reserves the right to reject all bids
from persons who have heretofore failed to execute
their contracts.
Bonds, with two approved sureties in onc-third
the estimated amount of the respective contracts,
will be required and ten per centn 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 II is 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 after bills duly au-
thenticated shall have been presented to him.
To be published once week until June 3, in the
Union, Constitution, Intelligencer, 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.
Proprietors of the above papers will be pleased to
send a copy Of the paper containing the above adj
vertisement to this bureau. a
May 2-lawu3