The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-19
CLASS No. S-.MScellaneous.

the price Of each
From 100 to 400 pounds Of strong sewing twlne o,
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
u 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
81 pounds of white lead, ground in oil
30 do red lead do do
100 do tallow
100 do packing yarn
2 coils of 6-inch Manila rope, 300 fathoms
, coils Of 3-inch do do 200 do
coil of tarred hemp rope, 4-inch 100 do
2 coils of 2-inch tarred hemp rope, 200 do
coils of IL thread ratline
coils of9 do
coil of marne
| coil of houseline
100 pounds of s-inch deep-sea lead line
10 pounds borax
CLASS No. 9-.MycelLaneOuS.
STATIONERY FOR ENGINEERS OFFICE.
ream large size ruled paper, IL by 10 inches,
faint lines, ruled / inch apart, j. Whatman's
paper
SO sheets double elephant drawing paper, 40 in. by
10 sheets antiquarian drawing paper, 81 in. by 10
"a Sheets assorted sizes trace paper
small bottescarmne red ink
2 do blue ink
gross extra fine pointed steel pens, CLOS. Gil
lotts)
dozen hard lead pencils
dozen best quality engineers drawing pencils
dozen assorted sizes camel and sable hair
brushes
three-quire blank books, good paper and well
ruled
two-quire blank books, good paper and well
ruled
six-quire requisition book
2 dozen leather bound memorandum books
four -bladed penknives, toih eraser blade
l dozen pieces India rubber
sponges, fine
| piece fine tanned doeskin
lbs. gum arabic
3 folding rules, Q feet long, with three joints
/ small Scotch hone milestone.
CLASS No. TO-
TOO cedar stills for railway, feet long, by in.
square.
CLASS No. 11-.Miscellaneous.
From 500 to 800 cords of sound pine Gghtwood,
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.
1t is to be provided in the contracts, and to be
distinctly understood that the Government reserves
the right to increase or diminish the quantities OF
articles contracted for to the amount of so per cent,
the wants of the service may require, and whe-
ther 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, dely
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 commandant 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 "lMisceLaneous'' 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 on 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 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 or
celed. The sureties must sign the contract
sureties, 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 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 or per-
sons and the guarantors to said defaulting bidder
will be held responsible for of price, if any,
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 if his
offer be accepted enter into contract before
quired, with the United States within fifteen days
after the date of notice through the post Office Of the
acceptance of his bid as before mentioned.
(Signatures.) -,
! certify that the above named -- and --
are known to me to be good and responsible qua
rantors in this case.
WALKER ANDERSON, Navy agent.
GJ- III proposals sent by mail must be post paid.
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