The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-27

Class No. 8--JlhscelIane0als.
10000 yards of strong double thread bagging ODE
20 inches or more in width; or proposals
for
10000 bags of not less than 20 inches in width and
ayard in length. The proposals will state
From loo q 4oe pounds Of strong sewing twine
axes, from to pounds weight each
dozen Of Ames's best short handled shoveis
do Ames's best long handled shoyels
do Ames's best spades
do Ames's broad hoes
l grinding stone, 4 feet diameter, 5-inch face,
sharp even grit
grinding stone, feet diameter, finch face,
sharp grit, but finer quality
90 pounds of white lead ground in oil
90 do red lead do do
100 do tallow
100 do packing yarn
coils Of 6-inch Manila rope, 300 fathoms
coil of 4-inch do do 100 do
coils of 3-inch do do 200 do
coil of tarred hemp rope, 4-inch 100 do
coils OF 2-inch tarred hemp rope, 2OO do
coils OF IL thread ratline
coils of9 do
coil of marline
coil of houseline
100 pounds of Inch deep-sea lead line
10 pounds borax
CLASS No. 9-.MsceIlaneous.
STATIONERY FOR ENGINEERS OFFICE.
ream large size ruled paper, ~ by Is inches,
faint lines, ruled inch apart, j. Whatman's
paper
so sheets double elephant drawing paper, 40 in. by
rs in.
10 sheets antiquarian drawing paper, q in. by 10
"a sheets assorted sizes trace paper
small bottles carmine red ink
do blue ink
gross extra fine pointed steel pens, (Jos. Gil
dozen hard lead pencils
dozen best quality engineers drawing pencils,
from two to four
brushes
three-quire blank books, good paper and well
ruled
two-quire blank books, good paper and well
ruled
-qure requisition book
dozen leather-bOund memorandum books
8 four bladed penknives, toih one blade
dozen pieces India rubber
sponges, fine
piece fine tanned doeskin
lbs. gum arabic
folding rules, 2 feet long, with three joints
small Scotch hone or milestone
CLASS No. 10.
700 cedar sills for railway, feet long, by in.
square.
CLASS No. 11-.MScellaneOus.
From 500 to 800 cords of sound pine lightwood,
to be landed in the yard close TO the site of the Per-
more than 100 cords per month, may be re-
quired.
1t is to be provided in the contracts, and to be
distinctly understood that the Government reserves
the right to increase diminish the quantities of
articles contracted for to the amount of SO per cent?
as the wants Of the service may require, and whe-
Their the quantities required be more or less than
those specified, the prices shall remain the same.
All the articles must be of the best quality deliv
cred in good order, and subject to such inspection
at the yard of delivery the Bureau may direct,
and be in all respects satisfactory to the command
ant thereof. For further description of materials
and samples apply to the commandant of the navy
yard
The deliveries of all the materials may be COM
menced forthwith, and must be commenced within
sixty days after the date of the contract, and be
continued from time to time, as, in the opinion Of
the commandment OF the yard, the wants OF the SER
vice may require, and must all be completed by or
before the 30th of June, 1850, except where other
wise specially provided.
Glasses headed "Nfiscellaneois'' to be delivered
required during the fiscal year. On these twenty
per cent retained may, at the option of the Bureau,
be paid quarterly the LIST January, April, July,
and October, where deliveries have been satsfac
tory. The balance eighty per cent will be paid
by the Navy Agent within thirty days after the
presentation of bills in triplicate, duly vouched and
approved.
bidders, therefore, especially cautioned not TO
offer under impression that extension Of time
will be granted permitted
Approved sureties, in half the amount of the con-
tract. viii be required. and twenty per cont
additional security, deducted from each payment,
until the contract shall have been completed
celled The sureties must sign the contract as
sureties, and make affidavit that they in the aggre
gate, worth, over and above their debts and
liabilities, TO the full amount Of the contract.
Each offer must be signed by the person or per-
sons making it, and his their residence, well
the names and residence of the guarantors,
naming the town and State, must be distinctly
stated
Persons whose offer shall be accepted will be mott
fed by letter through the post Office which notice
shall be considered sufficient; and if they do not
enter into contract within fifteen days from the
date of notice of the acceptance Of their bids,
tract will be made with some other person per-
sons, and the guarantors To said defaultng bidder
will be held responsible for Of price, If any,
over the accepted offer.
FORM OF OFFER
To the Navy Agent at -: /, - -,
of -, in the State of -, hereby offer TO
furnish, under your advertisement dated -, and
subject TO all the requirements of the same, all the
articles embraced in Class No. =, viz for ,
(here insert the article and prices carried out,)
amounting TO -, (write the aggregate in words.)
The undersigned, ---, Of -, and
-, in the State OF -, as guarantors, hereby
undertake that the above named - will, IL his
offer be accepted enter into contract, before
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