The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-12
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Navy DEPARTMENT,

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NAVY DEPARrMssr,
April "a, 1881.
PROPOSALS, scaled and endorsed Proposals
for Small Stores" will be received at this Blu
reau until O'Clock, p. m. on MONDAY, the Zoth
day of NAV next, for Furnishing and delivering
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Brooklyn, New York. and Gosport, Virginia, such
quantities only of the following articles ~ may be
required or ordered from the contractor by the
Chief of this Bureau, or BY the rcspecuvc COM
manding officers of the said navy yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1852, VIZ:
Boxes, shaving Handkerchief, cotton
Brushes, shaving Looking glasses
Brushes, scrubbing *Mustard seed
Brushes, shoe Needles, sewing, ass'd
Brushes, clothes pepper, black
Buttons, navy, vest Pepper, rcd
Buttons, navy, coat Rnxors, in single cases
Buttone, dead-eye Razor strops
Backing, boxes Of Ribaud, hat
Beeswax Soap, shaving, in cakes
Combs, coarse Silk, sewing, blue black
Combs, fine Scissors
Cotton, spools Of Spoons
Grass. for hats Thread, black, white and
Jackkuiyes blue
handkerchief, silk, Tape, black and white
fancy colors Thimbles
All the articles must be Of good quality. equal to
the best Of those generally used in the service, and
oonformable the samples (aii Of caich hare been
recently selected and nssp} deposited at said navy
yards and in this Bureau, and subject to such in
spection at the navy yard where delivered as the
spects satisfactory the inspecting officer, said off,
Ger to be appointed by the Navy Department. All
the articles be delivered free of all incidental
pense to the Government in proper vessels or pack
ages, and the price of each and every article must
be the same al the respective places of delivery.
Every separate package in which one or more
dozen of the above articles are packed, and the
boxes, bales, or barrels in which the same may be
delivered, shall be marked with their contents, the
name Of the contractor, and the month and year
when put up, and, when desired, in good, substat-
tial shipping order.
The contractor must establish agencies at such
stations other than his residence, that no delay
may arise in furnishing what may be required;
and when the contractor or agent fails promptly to
comply with requistion, the Chief of the Bureau
of Provisions and Clothing shall be authorized to
direct purchases to be made to supply the def
cheney, under the penalty to be expressed in the
contract; the record of requisiton, or duplicate
copy thereof at the Bureau of Provisions and Cloth
ing, at either of the navy yards Aforesaid, shall
be evidence that such requisition has been made
and received.
Two or more approved suretics, in a sum equal
TO the estimated amount Of the contract, will be
required, and ten per centum in addition will be
withheld from the amount of all payments on ac-
count thereof as collateral security, in addition, 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 pre-
scented to him.
Blank forms of proposals. may be obtained on
application to the Navy Agents ut Portsmouth,
New Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia
Baltimore, Norfolk, Pensacola. and at this Blu
reau.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas di-
rccted in the act of Congress making appropria.
tions for the naval service for IS46-47, approved
10Th Auguat, lS46) by a written guaranty, signed
by one more responsible persons, to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or bid
ders will. if his their bid be accepted. enter into
an obligation within five days, with good and sof
cient sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed.
The Bureau will not DO obligated TO consider any
proposal unless accompanied by the guaranty re-
quired by law: the competency OF the guaranty to
be certified by the Navy Agent. District Attorney
some officer Of the General Government known
record or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder OF tho acceptance Of his proposal will be
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning
ofthe 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, 1896
'.SEc. 6. And be It further enacted, That, from and
after the passage of this act every proposal for ma
under the provso to the general appropriation bill
for the navy, approved March third, eighteen hun
bred and forty three, shall be accompanied by q
written guaranty, signed by one or more respon-
sble 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 surctiee to furnish the sup
plies proposed No proposal shall be considered
unless accompanied by such guaranty. II, after
the acceptance Of proposal and a notification
thereof to the bidder or bidders. he or they shal
fail to enter into an obligation within the time pre-
scribed by the Secretary Of the Navy, with good
and sufficient sureties for furnishing the supplies,
then the Secretary of the Navy shall proceed to
contract with some other person or persons for fur
nishing 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
his or their guarantor or guarantors; and the
same may be Immediately recovered by the United
States, for the use of the Navy Department, in an
action of debt against either or all Of said persons
Mustard and pepper will be required at New
York only, and in the raw state.
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