The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-16

ing (on receiving ten days notice. at the United
States Navy Yards at Charlestown, Massac husetts,
Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport, Virginia, such
quantities only of the following articles as may be
required or ordered from the contractors by the
Chief of this Bureau, or by the respective com
manding 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 ASSORTED
brushes, clothes *Pepper, black
Buttons, navy, vest *Pepper, red
Buttons, navy, coat Razors, in single cases
Buttons dead eve Razor strops
Hacking, boxes of Ribbon hat
Beeswax 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 state
All the articles to be of good quality equal to the
best of those generally used in the service and con
ormable to the samples, Gall Of ichich haze been re-
Gently selected and nec) 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
Contractors not residing at the places where de-
yeres 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 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 requisiton, dupli-
cate copy thereof at the Bureau OF Provisions and
Clothing at either of the navy yards aforesaid,
shall be evidence that such requisition has been
made and received.
Two more approved suretes, in sum equal
u 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 as collateral security, in addi-
ton, to its performance and not any event
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
plicaton to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
tmore, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this Bureau.
Every offer made must be accompanied (as di-
rected in the act of Congress making appropria-
tons for the naval service for 6'47, approved
10th August, 1867 by written guaranty, signed
by one or responsible persons, to the effect
that he they undertake that the bidder bidders
will, if his or their bid be accepted, enter into
obligation within five days, with good and suffi-
cient sureties, to 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
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 1885, and his bid will be made and ac
cepted in conformity with this understanding
Extract from the act of Congress approved august
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 proviso to the general appropriation bill
for the navy, approved March third eighteen hun
! bred and forty three, shall be accompanied by a
written guaranty, signed by more RESPONSE
BILE 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 sureties, to furnish the sup
plies proposed. No proposal shall be considered I'M
less accompanied by such guaranty. II, after the
acceptance OF proposal and notification thereof
to the bidder bidders, he they shall fail to en-
| ter into an obligation within the time prescribed
by the Secretary Of the Navy with good and suffi
cient sureties for furnishing the supplies then the
Secretary of the Navy shall proceed contract with
other person persons for furnishing the said
supplies; and shall forthwith the difference
between the amount contained in the proposal SO
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
sganst said bidder bidders, and his their guar
antor guarantors; and the same may be mme-
diately 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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