Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-05-14
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NAVY DEPARTMENT.

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU OF Provisions AND CLOTHING,
- April Oath, 1851. }
PROPOSALS., sealed and endorsed Proposals for
u small stores" will be received at this Bureau u-
til o'clock, P. NJ, on Monday the 26th day of Nav
next. for furnishing and delivering ION receiving ten
days notice, at the United States Navy, Yards at
and Gosport, Virginia. such quantities only of the fol-
lowing articles as may be required or ordered from the
contractor by the Chief of this Bureau by the respec
tive commanding officers of the said Navy Yards du-
ring the fiscal year ending June 3d. 1852, viz:
Boxes, shaving Hdkfs, silk, fancy colors
Brushes, shaving Looking-gasses
Brushes, scrubbing Mustard seeds
Brushes, shoe Needles, sewing assorted
Brushes, clothes Pepper, blacks
Buttons, navy, vest Pepper, redt
Buttons, navy, coat Razors, in single cases
Buttons, dead-eye Razor strops
Backing, boxes Riband, hat
BeeSwax Soap, shaving, in cakes
Combs, coarse Silk, sewing, blue black
Combs, fine Scissors
Cotton, Spools of Spoons
Grass, Tor hats Thread blk white and blue
Jacknves Tape black and white
Handkerchiefs, cotton Thimbes
Mustard and pepper will be required at New York
only, and IN the raw state.
All the articles must be of good quality equal to the
best of those generally used in the service and confor
mable to the samples tall Of ,ohich haze been recently
selected una neo) deposited at said navy yards and 10
this Bureau and subject to such inspection at the navy
yard where delivered the Chief ofthis Bureau NAV d.
rect and be IN all respects satisfactory to the Inspector Of
cer, said officer TO be appointed by the NAVY Depart
ment. All the articles 10 be delivered free of all Incl
dental expense to the Government in proper vessels
packages and the price each and every article must
be the same at the respective places OF delivery Eve
y separate package, in which one or more dozen of
the above articles packed and the boxes bales or
barrels IN which the same may be delivered shall be
marked With their contents the same of the contractor
the month and year when put up, and when desired in
good substantial shipping order.
The contractor must establish agencies at such sta
tons other than his residence, that delay NAV arise
in furnishing what may be equired and when The con-
tractor or agent fails prompy;to comply with reausi-
tion the Chief the Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing
shall be authorized direct purchases to be made 10
supply the deficiency under the penalty to be expressed
in the contract; the record Of requisition or dupl-
cate copy thereof at the Bureau Provs ions and Co
thing, or at either OF the navy yards aforesaid shall be
evidence that saeh requisition has been made and
received
Two or mere approved suretes, in 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 account thereof as COL
lateral security, in addition, to its performance
and not IN any event to be paid until it 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.
ton TO the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New lamp
shire, Boston, New York, Philadelphia Baltimorea
Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this Bureau
Every offer made mus! be accompanied Gas directed
IN the act OF Congress making appropriations for the
naval service for lS46-47 approved 10th August 1856
by written guaranty signed by one or more respon-
slbe persons to the effect tina. he they undertake
that the bidder bidders will il his or their bid he ac
cepted enter into any obligation within five days. with
good and sufficient sureties to furnish the supplies pro-
posed. The Bureau will not be 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 or some
officer OF the General Government known to the Bu
reau.
record or duplicate oil the letter informing bid.
der of the acceptance of his proposal will be deemed
notification thereof, within The meaning OF the act of
1916, and his bid will be made and accepted in conar
nifty with this understanding.
Extract fromthe act OF Congress, approved august
10 1876
"Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That, from and
alter the passage OF this act, every proposal Tor naval
supplies invited by the Secretary OF the Navy under
the proviso 10 the general appropriation bill for the ma
Wy, approved March third, eighteen hundred and for.
" thee, snail be accompanied by written guaranty
signed by one ormore responsible persons to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or bidders
will if his their bid be accepted enter into an oblea-
ton IN such time as may be prescribed by Seerea-
~ OF the Navy, with good and sufficient surees TO
furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall be-
considered unless accompanied by such guaranty IT,
alter the acceptance OF proposal and notification
thereof TO the bidder bidders, he or they shall fail
to enter into an obligation within the time pre- cbed bv
the Secretary oil the Navy with good and sufficient sur
etes Tor furnishing the supplies then the Secretary of
tho Navy shall proceed to contract with some other
person or Tor furnishing the said supplies aud
sha forthwith the difference between the amount
contained 10 The proposal so guaranteed and the amount
or which he may have contracted for furnishing tie
said supplies for the whole period Of the proposal 10 be
charged up against said bidder bidders and 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 oil debt
against either or all ofsaid PERSONS" APP 29-w4w
RREAKFAST CAPS.-We have in store a
I'D beautiful supply of Breakfast Caps, at
CHAS. HARTWELL & co.'s
my ~ Opposite the Swan Tavern
6DA HOXES COLGATE'S PEARL.
~ STARCH for sale by
Q Holm NJ COP DON 4