The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-23
CLASS No. 6-JNiscellsneous.

CLASS No. 6--y41ScelL0sse0tLS
Iron castings for railway and other purposes, as
the same may be required during the year, includ-
ing the casting of Is sheaves Of ID by 81 inches to
pattern.
The price per pound to be stated.
CLASS No. 7-.MscelLaneols.
1900 pounds Of pig lead
TOO feet Of lead pipe, ll-inch diameter, Eight
Pipe,l made by Tatem & Brothers, Phila-
200 pounds of sheet copper
100 do 5ees tin
CLASS No. 8-.hiscellaneotls.
10000 yards of strong double thread bagging to be
70 inches or more in width; or proposals
10000 bags of not less than 26 inches in width and
a.yard in length. The proposals will state
the price of each
From 100 to 400 pounds of strong sewing Irvine
2 dozen of Collins & Co.'s cast steel and wood
axes, from to pounds weight each
dozen of Ames's best short handled shovels
do Ames's best long handled shovels
do Ames's best spades
II do Ames's broad hoes
grinding stone, feet diameter, 5-inch face,
sharp even grit
grinding stone, . feet diameter, 4-inch face,
sharp grit, but finer quality
90 pounds Of white lead, ground in oil
81 do red lead do do
100 do tallow
coils Of 6-inch Manila rope, 900 fathoms
coil of4-inch do do 100 do
2coils Of s-inch do do 200 do
coil of tarred hemp rope, 4-inch 100 do
coils of 2-inch tarred hemp rope, 200 do
coils Of - thread ratline
3 coils of9 do
coil of marline
/ coil of houseline
100 pounds of IL inch deep-sea lead line
10 pounds borsx
Glass No. 0--.Miscellaneous.
STATIONERY yoR EseINEEas' OFFICE.
. ream large size ruled paper, IL by 10 inches,
faint lines, ruled / inch apart, J. Whatman's
50 sheets double elephant drawing paper, 40 in. by
rs in.
10 sheets antiquarian drawing paper, 81 in. by 10
"a sheets assorted sizes trace paper
small bottles carmine red ink
2 do blue ink
gross extra fine pointed steel pens, Jos. Gil
lotts)
dozen best quality engineers drawing pencils,
from two H to four H
dozen assorted sizes camel and sable hair
brushes
threee-quire blank books, good paper and well
8 two-quire blank books, good paper and well
six -quire requisition book
dozen leather bound memorandum books
3 four bladed penknives, tciM one eraser blade
dozen pieces India rubber
2sponges, fine
piece fine tanned doeskin
lbs. gum arabic
folding rules, 2 feet long, with three joints
l small Scotch hone or milestone
CLASS No. 10.
TOO cedar stills 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-
manent Wharf, at the rate of not less than 60 or
more than 100 cords per month, as may be re-
quired.
II 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, dev
cred in good order, and subject to such inspection
at the yard of delivery as 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 commandment OF the navy
yard.
The deliveries of all the materials may be COM
sixty days after the date Of the contract, and be
continued from time TO time, as, in the opinion of
the commandant Of the yard, the wants Of the SER
vice may require, and must all be completed by or
before the S0th of June, 1859, except where other
wise specially provided.
Glasses headed "MisceAaneous'' to be delivered as
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 satisfac-
tory. The balance eighty per cent? will be paid
by the Navy Agent within thirty days after the
presentation of bills in tripicate, duly vouched and
approved.
rigid adherence to the contract will be enforced;
bidders, therefore, especially cautioned not to
offer under an impression that extension of time
will be granted or permitted.
Approved sureties, in half the amount of the con-
tract, will be required, and twenty per cent as
additional security, deducted from each payment,
until the contract shall have been completed can
celled. The sureties must sign the contract
suretes and make affidavit that they in the aggre-
gate are worth, over and above their debts and
liabilities, to the full amount of the contract.
Each offer must be signed by the person per-
sons making it, and his their residence, as 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 or per-
sons, and the guarantors 10 said defauting bidder
will be held responsible for excess Of price, If any,
over the accepted offer.
FORM OF OFFER
To. the Navy Agent at -: i, -
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 -,
there insert the article and prices carried out,)
amounting to -, (write the aggregate in words.)
The undersigned, -, Of -, and