Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-04-30
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NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT. J
BUREAU OF Provisions AND CLOTHING, :
April oath, 1851
EDROPOSALS,s sealed and endorsed Proposals for
IL small stores" will be received at this Bureau un-
next. for furnishing and delivering Ton receiving
days notice. at the United States Navy Yards at
Charlestown, Massachusetts, Brooklyn, New York,
and Gosport, Virginia. such quantities onu of the fol-
lowing articles may be required ordered from the
contractor by the Chief of this Bureauo by the respec
tive commanding officers of the said Navy Yards, du-
ring the fiscal year ending June 30, 1852, viz:
Boxes, shaving Hdkfs, silk, fancy colors
Brushes, shaving Looking-glasses
Brushes, scrubbng Mustard seeds
Brushes, shoe Needles, sewing, assorted
Brushes, clothes Pepper, blacks
Buttons, navy, vest Pepper, reds
Buttons, navy, coat Razors, in single
Buttons, dead-eye Razor strops
Backing, boxes of Ribaud, hat
Beeswax Soap, shaving, in cakes
Comps' coarse Silk, sewing, blue black
Combs, nne Scissors
Cotton, Spools of Spoons
Grass, Tor hats Thread blk white and blue
Jacknlves Tape, black and white
Haudkerchles, cotton Thinlbles.
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
mabe to the samples tall of ,chich haze been recently
selected und ne,o) deposited at said navy yards and in
this Bureau, and subject to such inspection at the
yard where delivered the Chief ofhs Bureau may d.
tcer, said officer 10 be appointed by the Navy Depart
ment. All the articles to be delivered free of all Incl.
dental expense to the Government, in proper vessels
packages and the price OF each and every article must
be the the respective places OF delivery Eve
ny separate package, 10 which one more dozeniof
the above articles packed and the boxes bales or
barrels IN which the may be delivered shall be
marked With their contents, the 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
thatp d.,
IN furnishing what may be required; and when the con.
tractor or agent fails promptlyto comply with requisi
tlon the Chief OF the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing
shall be authorized TO direct purchases to be made to
supply the deficiency under the penalty to be expressed
in the contract; the record OF requston or dupIi-
cate copy thereof at the Bureau OF Proyis ions and Co
tmng or al elmer OF the navy yards aforesaid shall be
evidence that sa,h requston has been made and
received
Two or mere approved sureties, 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 col
lateral security, in addition, to secure its performance,
and not IN any event to be paid until it sin 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 Hamp-
shire, Boston, New York, Philadelphia Baltimore,
Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this Bureau.
Every otter made must be accompanied LAS directed
naval service for l846-47, approved 10TH August S46)
by written guaranty, signed by more respor-
sble persons to the effect that he they undertake
that the bidder or bidders will il his their bid he ac
cepted, enter into any obligation within five days. with
good and sufficient surees to furnish the supplies pro-
posed. The Bureau will not be obligated to consider
any proposal unless accompanied by the guaranty re
CURED by law; the competency OF the guaranty be
certified by the Navy Agent District Attorney or some
officer OF the General Government known to the Bu-
| reau.
A record or duplicate of the letter informing bid
der OF the acceptance OF his proposal will be deemed
not lilcation thereof within the meaning of the act OF
1896 and his bid will be made and accepted in contor-
| nifty with this understanding.
Erfrdct from the act Of Congress, approved August
10 1916.
Sec. .. And be at 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 provso TO the general appropriation bill for the ma
Wy, approved March third eighteen hundred and for
ty-three, shall be accompanied by written guaranty
signed by one or more responsible persons the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or bidders
WILL it his their bid he accepted enter into an obiga
ton 10 such time as may be prescribed by the Secreta
ry OF the Navy, with good and sufficient eurees to
furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall be
considered unless accompanied by such guaranty IT,
after the acceptance OF proposal and notification
thereof TO The bidder bidders, he they shall fail
TO enter INTO an obligation within the time prescribed by
the Secretary OF the Navy with good and sufficient sur
etes Tor furnishing the supplies, then the Secretary Of
the navy shall proceed to contract with some other
person or tor furnishing the said supplies and
shall forthwith the difference 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 against said bidder bidders, and his or
their gnarantor or guaranors; 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 ofsad persons.' ap 29-w4w