The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-22
"smALL srOREs"--IssI-'a.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BureGu Of Provisions and Ciothing,
April "a, 1851.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed proposals.
Il for Small Stores" will be received at this Blu
reau until o'clock, p. M on Monday, the 26th
(on receiving ten days notice. at the United
States navy yards at Charlestown, Massachusetts,
Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport, Virginia, such
quantities only of the following articles ~ may DO
required or ordered from the contractor by the
Chief Of this Bureau, or by the respective COM
mandng officers of the said navy yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1852, viz:
Boxes, shaving Handkerchiefs, cotton
Brushes, shaving Looking glasses
Brushes, scrubbing @Mustard seed
Brushes, shoe Needles, sewing, assd
Brushes, clothes Pepper, black
Buttons, navy, vest fPepper, red
Buttons, navy, coat Rasors, in single cases
Buttons, dead-eye Razor strops
Hacking, 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
Jackkniyes blue
Handkerchief, silk, Tape, black and white
fancy colors Thimbles
All the articles must be of good quality, equal to
the beat of those generally used in the service, and
comfortable to the samples (aH Of tchich haze been
recently selected and nsc) deposited at said navy
yards and in this Bureau, and subject to such In.
spection at the navy yard where delivered as the
Chief OF this Bureau may direct, and be in all re-
spects satisfactory to the inspecting ohcer said off
Ger to be appointed by the Navy Department. All
the articles to 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 tho 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, supstan-
The contractor must establish agencies at such
stations other than his residence, that no delay
may arise in furnishing what may be required;
comply with reputation, 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 requsition, 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.
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 collateral security IN addition to
secure 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-
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 d.
rected in the act of Congress making appropria-
tions for the naval service for lS46-'47, approved
10th August, 1S46) by written guaranty, signed
by one or moro 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
obligation within five days, with good and suff-
Gent sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed.
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 Bureau.
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 1916, and his bid will be made and
ceptcd in conformity with this understanding
Extract from the act Of Congress approved august
CSC. 6. And be Il further enacted, That, from and
after the passage of this act every proposal for
val supplies invited by the Secretary of the Navy,
under the provlso to the general appropriation bill
drcd and forty three, shall be accompanied by a
written guaranty, signed by one or more respon-
sible persons to the effect that he they undertake
that the bidder bidders will if his their bid be
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
unless accompanied by such guaranty. II. after
the acceptance Of a proposal and notification
thereof to the bidder bidders, he or they shall
fail to enter into 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 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 pr 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 of debt against either all Of said persona
Mustard and pepper will be required at New
York only, and in the raw state.
April 25-law4w
NOTICE TO THE CREDITORS OF TEXAS
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