The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-02
TOBACCO FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

Navy DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
May 2, l645.
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 at the UNI
ted States navy-yardS at Boston, New York, AM
Norfolk, where samples are Deposited, such guam
tity Of tobacco (probaby, in ALL about one hundred
thousand pounds, more or less) as 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
pies at the said navy-yards None of 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, it 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, ap-
pointed by the Navy Department.
\ Contractors not residing at the places where de-
liveries are required, must establish agencies at
such places, that no delay may arise in furnishing
what may be required; and when contractor fails
promptly to comply with a requisition, the navy
agent at the port where the tobacco is required TO be
delivered shall be authorized to purchase the same;
and the contractor shall be liable for any excess OF
cos. over the contract price.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified thereof; and three
days over and above the ordinary time required for
the regular transmission of the mail will be allowed
for them signify their readiness to enter into
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 a
contract and bond; at the expiration of which Pc
RODS, if no answer be received or 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 suretes in one-thrd
the estimated amount of the respective contracts,
will be required and ten per centm 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 its performance, and not
in any event to be paid until it is in all re-
spects complied with; and ninety per centum of the
amount of all deliveries made will 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, d,
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 copy of the paper containing the above ad-
vertisement to this bureau.
May 2-lawtJ3