The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-08

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"sMALL srOREs's--IsSI-,a.
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Buresu of Provisions and C!otAings
nRoPosALs, sealed and sndorsed Proposals
L for Small Stores" will be received ~ .nis nu
reau until O'Clock, p: m: on monoay. s1o :o...
day of May next, for furnisning ana oe"s.anS
ION receiving ten days. nooce) at - UnAesd
States navy yards at Charlcstown, Maannchueesfes
Brooklyn, New York. and GosPort. Virginia, sosh
quantities only of the following Arsolcs - may DO
required or ordered from the coaUa<&o< ~ tho
Chief of this Bureau, or by the respective eorn-
maudiuQ officers Of the said navy yards. during
the fscal year ending June ~, lssS. via
Boxes, shaving HAndksrcAieh, COTTON
Brushes, shaving Looking giassn
Brushes, srruhbing Mustard sesd
Brushes shos Needles, s~wing, assI
Brushes oshes Pepper. black
Buttons, navy, ves< sPspper, red
Buttons, navy, coat RAsors. in single cases
Buetocs, deaa-eye kazo< sSrors
Backing, boxes u hoAaa, has
B>e.wax Soac, shaving, in cakes
COMBS. coarse SILK. sewing, blue black
Couzhs. hne SS>son
CoSroa. spcos OF Spoons
Grass, Sos hau Thread, black, white and
J...kkriyes blue
HsndSrrcAiefs, silk. Tape, black andvhite
fancy colors Thimbles -
All The articles must be Of good quality. equal to
he bess Of those generally used in the service and
conscrmable 20 the samples (a Of sohich havs bsen
-scrxsiy selected and nssc) deposited at said navy
Yards and in this Bureau, and subject to ouch in
spection at the navy yard where delivered ~ the
spscts satisfactory 70 the inspecting officer, said off,
Ger TO be appointed by the Navy Department All
the articles be delivered free Of all incidental ex
pensc the Government, in proper vsssels or pack
aSes, and the price Of each and every article must
be the same at 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, substan-
tial shipping order.
stations other than his residence, that no delay
may arise in furnishing what may DO 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 - supply the defi-
cheney, under the penalty TO be expressed in the
contract; the record Of reputation. or duplicate
copy thereof at the Bureau of Provsions and Cloth
ing, at either of the navy yards aforesaid, shall
be evidence that such rcquisition has been made
and received. tsF
Two or more approved sureties, in sum equal
TO tho 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 collateral sccurity, in addition, to
its performance, and not in any event to be
paid until 1t il in all respects complied with; ninety
per centum of tho amount of all deliveries made
will be paid by the Navy Agent within thirty days
oItcf Ollie duly SutucutlCotco INV D0SA pic
scented TO him.
Blank forIns OF proposals may be obtained on
application to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth,
New Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this Blu
reau. -
Every offer made must be accompanied (as d.
rected in the act of Congress making appropria-
tions for tho naval service for i846'47, approved
10th August, lS46) by written guaranty, signed
by one or more responsible persons, to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or bid
ders wills his or their bid be accepted enter Into
obligation within FIVE days, with good and sufh-
cicnt sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed.
The Bureau will not be obligated TO consider any
proposal unless accompanied by the guaranty re-
be certified by the Navy Agent. District Attorney,
some officer of the General Government known
to the Bureau WIS
record or duplicate of the letter informing a
bidder of the acceptance Of his proposal will be
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning
of the act of 1885, and his bid will be made and
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Extract from the act Of Congress approved august
10, lS46.
"Sxc 6. And be IL further enacted, That. from and
afer the passage of this act. every proposal for
val supplies invited by the Secretary OF the Navy,
under the provso to the general appropriation bill
for the navy, approved March third, eighteen hun
dred and forty three, shall be accompanied by a
written guaranty, signed by one or more respon-
sible persons the effect that he they undertake
that the bidder bidders will if hi. or their bid be
-
may be prescribed BY the Secretary of the Navy
with good and sufficient surctes. 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 they shall
fail to enter into obligation within the time pre-
soribed BY the Secretary Of the Navy. with good
then the Secretary of the Navy shall proceed to
contract with some other person persons for fur
nishing the said supplies; and shall forthwith
cause 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 against said bidder or bidders, and
his or their guarantor or guarantors; and the
same may be Immediately recovered by the United
States, for tho use of the Navy Department, in an
action of debt against either all of said persons
mustard and pepper will be required at New
York only, and in the raw state.
April 25-law4w