The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-17


Boxes, shaving Handkerchief, 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 5trops
Backing, boxes of Ribbon, hat
Beeswax Soap, shaving, in cakes
Combs, coarse Silk, sewing, blue black
Combs, fine Scissors
Cotton, spoos of Spoons
Grass for hats Thread, white, black, &
Jackkniyes blue
Handkerchief, cotton Tape, black and white
Looking glasses Thiinbles
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
formabe TO the samples, (aiI of ,ohch hare been
Gently selected and netc) and subject to the usual in
specton of the Navy Yard where delivered; the
price of each and every article To be the same at the
respective places Of delivery.
Contractors not residing at the places where de-
liveres required must establish agencies at such
places, that delay may arise in furnishing what
may be required and when a contractor fails
promptly to comply with requisition, the Chief of
the Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing shall be au
thorized to direct purchases TO be made to supply
the deficiency, under the penalty to be expressed in
the contract the record of requisition, or dupi
cate copy thereof at the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing, either of the navy yards aforesaid,
shall be evidence that such requisition has been
made and received
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-
tion to 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 ap-
pication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
| timorc, 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, 1861 by written guaranty, signed
by one or more responsible persons, to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder bidders
will if his or their bid be accepted enter into an
obligation within five days, with good and suffi-
Gent sureties, furnish the supplies proposed The
Bureau will not be obligated to consider any pro-
posal 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 1876, and his bid will be made and
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Extract from me act OF congress approved 4iugusf
10, 1876.
"Sec. g. And 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 proyiso 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 more RESPONSE
bic persons to the effect that he they undertake
that the bidder bidders WILL if his their bid be
accepted, enter into obligation in such time as
may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy,
with good and sufficient surees to furnish the sup
plies proposed No proposal shall be considered un-
less accompanied by such guaranty If, after the
acceptance of proposal and notification thereof
to the bidder bidders, he they shall fail 10
ter into obligation within the time prescribed
by the Secretary Of the Navy, with good and sufh
cient sureties for furnishing the supplies, then the
Secretary of the Navy shall proceed to with
other person persons for furnishing the said
supplies; and shall forthwith the difference
/ between the amount contained in the proposal 30
! GUARANTEED and the amount for which he may have
contracted for furnishing the said supplies for the
whole period of the proposal 10 be charged up
sgainst said bidder bidders, and his their guar
antor guarantors; and the same may be imme-
diately recovered by the United States, for the use
of the Navy Department, in action of debt
against either or all Of said persons"
April 22-law4w