Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-05-26

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April Oath, 1851 }
PROPOSALS., sealed and endorsed PROPOSALS for
IL small stores will be received at this Bureau I'M
til O'Clock, P. M, on Monday, the 18th day of May
next for furnishing and delivering ION receiving ten
days notice. at the United States Navy Yards a,
Charestown, Massachusetts, Brooklyn, New York,
ana Gosport Virginia, such quantities only of the fol-
loving articles may be required or ordered from the
contractor by the Chief OF this Bureau or by the respec
tive commanding officers OF the said NAVY Yards du
ring the fiscal year ending June 80, 1852, viz:
Boxes, shaving Hdkfs, silk, fancy coors
Brushes shaving Lookinp-plasses
Brushes, scrubbng Mustard seeds
brushes brushes shoe Needles, sewing, assorted
brushes clothes Pepper, blacks
Buttons, navy, vest Pepper reds
Buttons, navy, coat Razors, in single cases
Buttons, dead-eye Razor strons
Backing, boxes Riband hat
DeeswaA Soap, shaving, in cakes
C Colios' coarse PIX, sewing, blue black
CoHos, nne Scissors
Cotton, Spools of Spoons
Grass, hats Thread blk, white and blue
yacknves Tape, black and white
handkerchief, cotton Thimbles.
Mustard and pepper will be required at New York
only, and IN the state
All the articles must be Of good quality, equal to the
best OF those generally used in the service and conor
mabie to the samples tall Of ,ohich hare been recenII
setecle0 una neUl deposited at said navy Yards and in
this Bureau, and subject such inspection at the navy
yard where delivered as the Chief lhs Bureau may d.
rect and be in ali respects satisfactory 10 the Of
heef, SAID of1cer to be appointed by the NAVY Depar
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
De the same at the respective places OF delivery Eve
ny separate package, 10 which one or more dozen Of
the above articles are packed and the boxes bales or
barrels IN winch the same may be delivered shall be-
marked WHO ther contents, the OF the contractor
the month and year when put up and when desirad in
good substantial shipping order 80
The contractor must establish agencies at such sta
tons other than his residence that no DELAY NAV arise
and xpha
tractor or agent tails promptlyo comply with reousi
tlon the Chief othe Bureau OF Provisions and CIothnp
snail De authorized TO drest purchases be made to
supply the deficiency under the penalty to be expressed
IN the contract the record OF requisitiop or dunli
cate copy thereof at the Bureau Provisions and Cn
thng or at either OF the navy yards aforesaid shall be-
evidence that sdoh requlstion has been made and
received, ~
Two or mere approved sureties, in sum equal to
Inc estimated amount OF the contract will be reonired
aud ten per cenum in addition will be withheld from
TIC amount OF all payments on account thereof as coll
lateral security, in addition secure its performance
and not IN any event to be paid until it ia all RESPECTS
compneo with; ninety per centum of the amount Of all
deliveries made will be paid by the Navy GENT within
thirty days after bills duly authenticated shall have been
presented to him.
Blank forms ofproposas may be obtained on applica.
ton to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth,, New Hamp.
shire, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this Bureau
Every offer made mus! be accompanied las directed
IN ne act Of Congress making appropriations for the
by written guaranty, signed by one or more respon-
sible persons to the effect that he or they undertake
that the bidder or bidders will, if his their bid be 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 oy law; the competency OF the guaranty to be-
certified by the Navy Agent District Attorney, or some
offlcer OF the General Government known to the Blu.
reau.
A record, or duplicate of the letter informing bid
he oRR ntQnn Nfh H.
notification thereof, within the meaning of the act of
1876, and his bid will be made and accepted in conor-
nifty with this understanding
Ertract from The act Of Congress-, approved August
"Sec. 8. And belt 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
W. approved March third, eighteen hundred and for
ythree, shall be accompanied by written guaranty
signed by one more responsible persons to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder bidders
will, it his or their bid be accepted, into an obga-
ton 10 such time as may be prescribed by the Secrea-
ny OF the Navy, with good and sufficient sureties, TO
furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall be
considered unless accompanied by such guaranty. IT,
alter the acceptance OF proposal and a notification
thereof to the bidder or bidders, he or they shall fail
to enter into an obligation within the time pre- cribed by
the Secretary OF the Navy, with good and sufficient sur
cites for furnishing the supplies then the Secretary Of
the Navy shall proceed to contract with some other
person or persons tor furnishing the said supplies; and
com aimed IN the proposal guaranteed and the amount
Tor which he may have contracted for furnishing the
said supplies for the whole period of the proposal to be
charged up against said bidder bid !es and his or
their guarantor 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 otsad persons" ap 29-w4w
a HHDS. PRIME SHOULDER BACON,
- Baltimore cure landing from steamer, for sale by
my % WILLIAMS q BROTHER
a. HOVER BATHS.-We have on hand a lew
~ Shower Baths, which will be sold at 81 and $40
to close the lot
STEBBINS, DARRACOTT e. co,
my Il Washington Hotel.
q HACK LACE MYTHS RIocg 90 Nf;,,r