The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-19
TOBACCO FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
May 2, le45.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed Proposals
i for, Tobacco will be received at this bureau
until o'clock p. m, Tuesday, the third day of
June next, for furnishing and delivering at tho Uni
ted States navy-yards at Boston, New York and
Norfolk, where samples are deposited, such guam
tty of tobacco probably, in all, about one hundred
thousand pounds, more or ess) as may be required
by the chief of this bureau, by the respective
commandments of the said navy-yards, during the
fiscal year commencing on the first day of July
next and ending June 80, 1896
The tobacco shall be equal in quality to the SAM
piles 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 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, APP
pointed by the Navy Department.
Contractors not residing at the places where de-
liveres are required, must establish agencies at
such places, that delay may arise in furnishing
what may be required; and when contractor fails
promptly to comply with requisltion, the navy
agent 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 oil
cost over the contract price.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified thereof and three
days and above the ordinary time required fol
the regular transmission of the mail will be allowed
for them signify their readiness enter into con-
tract and ten days and above the ordinary time
required for the regular transmission of the mai
will be allowed for the execution and return Of
contract and bond; at the expiration of which pc
RODS, if no answer be received or contract and bono
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 one-thrt
the estimated amount of the respective contracts
will be required; and ten per in addition will
be withheld from the amount of all payments on &C
thereof, as collateral security, in addition tc
the bond given, to secure its performance, and no
in any event to be paid until it is in all re
spects complied with; and ninety per centum of thu
amount of all deliveries made will be paid by tn,
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 thu
Union, Constitution, lnteligencer, Washington, d
c.; POST and Times, Boston; Evening Post, Morn
ing News, and Pebean, New York; Pennsylvania
Philadelphia; Republican, Baltimore; Enquirer
Richmond; Republican, Petersburg; Old Dominion
Portsmouth, Virginia.
Proprietors Of the above papers will be pleased t.
send copy of the paper containing the above ad
vertisement to this bureau.
May 2-lawtJ3