The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-18


quantities only of the following articles may be
required or 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 Handkerchief, silk, fan
Brushes, shaving CIV colors
Brushes, scrubbing *Mustard seed
Brushes, shoe Needles, sewing ,assortd
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, hne Scissors
Cotton, spool5 Of Spoons
Grass. for hats Thread. white. black &
Jackknlves 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 70 be of good quality, equal to the
best OF those generally used in the service, and
ormable to the samples, (dH of tchich hare been
Gently selected and neic and subject the usual in
spection of the Navy Yard where delivered the
price of each and every article to be the the
respective places of delivery.
Contractors not residing at the places where de-
hyeries required must establish agencies at such
places, that no delay may arise in furnishing what
may be required; and when a contractor fails
promptly to comply with requistion, 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 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 a sum equal
10 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
account thereof collateral security, in addi-
ton 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 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 (as di-
rected in the act of Congress making appropria-
tons for the naval service for lS46'47 approved
10th August, 1850 by a written guaranty, signed
by one more responsible persons, to the effect
that he they undertake that the bidder bidders
WILL if his their bid be accepted, enter into an
cien 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
the Bureau.
| A record or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder of the acceptance of his proposals will be
i
of the act of 1885, and his bid will be made and
ceptcd 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
dred and forty three shall be accompanied by
written guaranty, signed by one or more RESPONSE
BILE persons to the effect that he or they undertake
that the bidder bidders WILL if his their bid be
accepted, enter into obligation in such time
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
less accompanied by such guaranty. If, after the
acceptance Of a proposal and a notification thereof
TO the bidder bidders, he they shall fail to
ter into 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 to contract with
other person persons for furnishing the said
supplies; and shall forthwith the difference
I between the amount contained in the proposal
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 may be imme-
diately recovered by the United States, for the
Of the Navy Department, in action of debt
against either or all Of said persona
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