The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-08


quantities only of the following articles as may be
required ordered from the contractors by the
Chief of this Bureau, or by the respective COM
handing officers of the said navy yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1851, viz:
Boxes, shaving Handkerchiefs, silk, fan
Brushes, shaving cy colors
Brushes, scrubbing *Mustard seed
Brushes, shoe Needles, sewing, assort'd
Brushes, clothes Pepper, black
Buttons, navy, vest Pepper, red
Buttons, navy, coat Razors, in single cases
Buttons, dead eye Razor 5uops
Hacking, boxes of Ribbon, hat
Becswax Soap, shaving, in cakes
Combs, coarse Silk sewing, blue black
Combs, fine Scissors
Cotton, spools of Spoons
Grass, for hats Thread, white, black, &
Jackknives blue
Handkerchief, cotton Tape, black and white
Looking glasses Thimbles
+ Mustard and pepper will be required at New
York only, and in the raw state.
All the articles to be of good quality, equal to the
best of those generally used in the service and con-
formablc to the samples, Gall Of sohich haze been
Gently selected and neo, and subject to the usual in
spection Of the Navy Yard where delivered the
price of each and every article to be the at the
respective places OF delivery.
Z Contractors not residing at the places where de-
lveries 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 rcquisition, the Chief of
the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing shall be
thorized to direct purchases TO be made TO supply
the deficiency under the penalty to be expressed in
the contract The record Of requistion or dupli-
cate copy thereof at the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing or at either of the navy yards aforesaid,
shall be evidence that such requisition has been
made and received.
Two or more approved sureties, in sum equal
TO the estimated amount of the respective contracts
will be required, and ten per centum in addition
will be withheld from the amount Of all payments
on account thereof collateral security, in addi
ton, to secure its performance and not in any event
TO be paid until it is in all respects complied with
ninety per centum Of the amount of all deliveries
made will be paid by the Navy Agent within thirty
days after bills duly authenticated shall have been
presented to him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on APP
plication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this Bureau
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas di
rected in the act of Congress making appropria
tons for the naval service for lS46'47, approved
10th August, 1860 by written guaranty, signed
by one or more responsible pers6ns, to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder bidders
WILL if his their bid be accepted, enter into an
obligation within five days, with good and sufii
cient sureties to furnish the supplies proposed The
Bureau will not be obligated to consider any pro-
posaf unless accompanied by the guaranty required
by law, the competency of the guaranty to be GER
titled by the Navy Agent, District Attorney, or
some officer of the General Government known to
the Bureau
A record, or duplicate of the letter informing a
bidder of the acceptance of his proposals will be
deemed a notification thereof, within the meaning
of the act of 1916, and his bid will be made and ac-
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Extract from the act Of Congress approved august
TO- l646.
"Sec. 6. ind be IL further enacted, That, from
and after the passage Of this act every proposal for
naval supplies invited by the Secretary Of the Navy
under the proviso to the general appropriation bill
for the navy, approved March third, eighteen hun
dred and forty three, shall be accompanied by a
written guaranty, signed by one or more response
bic persons, to the effect that he they undertake
that the bidder bidders will, if his or their bid be
accepted, enter into obligation in such time as
may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy,
with good and sufficient sureties, to furnish the sup
plies proposed. No proposal shall be considered un-
less accompanied by such guaranty. If, after the
acceptance Of a proposal and notification thereof
to the bidder or bidders he they shall fail to
ter into obligation within the time prescribed
by the Secretary of the Navy, with good and suff-
cent sureties for furnishing the supplies, then the
Secretary of the Navy shall proceed TO contract with
some other person persons for furnishing the said
supplies; and shall forthwith cause the difference
between the amount contained in the proposal 80
guaranteed and the amount for which he may have
contracted for furnishing the said supplies for the
whole period of the proposal TO be charged up
sgainst said bidder Bidders and his their guar
antor or guarantors; and the same may be imme-
dately recovered by the United States, for the
Of the Navy Department, in action of debt
against either or all Of said persons"
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