The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-12

bureau " Provisions and Clothing, March ~, 1907.
DHOPOsALs' sealed and endorsed " proposals
ior Small stores, VIII be received at ms Bu-
reau until 3ociock p M on MONDAY, the 2o'h dny
of April next, for furnishing and delivering (on
receiving ten days notce) at the United States
Navy Yards at Charlestown. Massachusetts, Brook
Ign, New York, and Gosport, virginia, such guam
titles only Of the following articles as may be re-
CURED or ordered from the contractor by the Chei
OF this Bureau, or by the respective commanding
officers of the said navy yards, during the fiscal
year ending June ~, 1858, viz:
Boxes, shaving Looking glasses
Brushes, shaving *Mustard- seed
Brushes, scrubbing Needles, sewing. as
Brushes. shoe sorted
Brushes. clothes *Pepper, black
Buttons, navy, vest ~Pepper, red
Buttons, navy, coat Razors, in sing lie cascs
Buttons, dead eye Razor strops
Backing, boxes of Riband, hat
Beeswax Soap shaving, in en- k cs
Combs, coarse Silk, sewing, blue
Combs, fine black
Cotton, spools Of Scissors
Grass, for hats Spoons
Jackknives Thread, black, white,
Uankerchefs cotton and blue
Handkcrchiefs silk Tape black and white
fancy colors Thimbles
~Nustnrd and nenner will he reouireJ Mt Nav
York vnlu, and in The raw state,
All the articles must be of GOOD ouaIity. equal
TO the best of those generally used in the service
and conformable To The SAMPLES ran of ,shich haps
been recsnHu selected nnd us,,l deposited AT said
navy Yards and in this bureau and subject TO auch
inspection at the navy ward where delivered as the
Chief Of hi. Rnreau NAV d;rect and he In ali -.
spects satisfnctorv 10 the ;nsnecting officer said
officer 10 he anno;pted NV the Navv Denart,nent
All the articles 10 be delyered free az ali incidental
expense TO the Goyernment in nroner vesaels or
mack apes and the nrice of eacb and cvcrv article
must be the game M the rcanective njaces or de-
livery Every senarotc n,ckage in which one mr.
more dozen III the above articles ire hacked a nd
the boxes bales, or barrels in which the me NAV
the name of the contractor. and the month and
wear when mt up: and. when desired i'm GOOD
substantial sbippipe order.
The contractor must establish agencies at sucb
stations other than his residcnce that M deIav
NAV arise in furnishing what nav Inc reouir.d.
and. when the contractor or agent fails nrdmntlv
70 comply with n .reouiaition the Chief of the m
reau of Provisions and Clothing sball be authorizcd
To direct ourcb,ses IN he made IN snnniv the def
ciency. under The penaltv to be expressed in the
contract. the record of a r,ouisiton or dnnI;cate
copy thereof AT The Bureau Of Provisions nd Cloth
ing or at either of the navy vards aforesaid sbojl
be evidence that such requistion has been made
and received.
Two or more approved sureties, in a 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 on ac-
thereof as collateral security in addition to
it's performance, and not in any event to be
paid until il is in all respects complied with; nine
~ per centum of the amount Of ali deliveries made
will be paid by the Navy Agent within thirty DAYS
after bills duly authenticated shall have been pre-
sentcd to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on ap-
plication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Norfolk, Pensacola and at this Bureau
record or duplicate Of the letter informing a
bidder of the acceptance Of his proposal, will be
deemed n notification thereof, within the meanin g
OF the of lS46 and his bid will be made and ac-
cepted in conformity with this UNDERSTANDING
Every ofer made must be accompanied las di
rected in the act of Congress making appropria-
tons for the naval service for 1916 AZ, 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
bidders will, if his or their bid be accented enter
into an obligation within five days with good and
sufficient sureties, to furnish the supplies pro.
posed The Bureau will not be obligated 10 con-
slider any proposal unless accompanied BY the guar
anty required bv law the competencv al the Omar