Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-20

Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, March 81, 1852
DRoPOsALs, scaled and endorsed Proposals for
Il small stores will be received at this Bureau until
O'Clock, P NJ. Monday the twenty sixth day of April
next for furnishing and delivering ION receiving days
notice. the United States Navy Yards Charlestown
Massachusetts,, Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport Vr
gina, such quantities only of the following articles may
be required ordered from contractor by the Chief
of this Bureau by the respective commanding officers
the said navy yards during the fiscal year June 80 1885,
viz.
Boxes, shaving Hapdk' is, silk, fancy, colours
Brushes, shaving Looking glasses
Brushes, scrubblng Mustard seed
Brushes shoe Nsedlss. sewing, assorted
Brushes, clothes Pepper black
Buttons, navy. vest ~Pepper, red
Buttons, navy, coat Razors, in single oases
Buttons, dead-eye Razor strops
Backing, boxes OF Riband 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 blua
Jacknlves Tape, black aud white
Handkerchefs, Thiubles
Mustard and pepper will be required at New York
only, and III the raw state.
All the articles must be of good quality, equal to the
best of those generally used in the service and conor
Gently selected and newJ deposited said navy yards
and in this BuIeau and subject to such nspec ton
at the Navy Yard where delivered as the Chief of
this Bureau direct and be in all respects satisfactory
to the inspecting officer said officer to be appointed by
the Navy Department. Al the articles to be delivered
free of all incidental expense the Government proper
vessels packages and the price of each and cry ar
Gle must be the at the respective places of delivery
Every separate package in which dozen of
bales or barrels in which the may be delivered shall
be marked with their contents the name Of the contractor
in good substantial shipping order.
The contractor must establish agencies at such stations
other than his residence that delay may in fur
nshng what may bereuired; and when the contractor
agent fails promptly to comply with requsition the
Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing shall be
authorised to direct purchases to be made to supply the
deficiency under the penalty to be expressed in the
tract the record of requisron duplicate copy there
of at the Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing at either
OF the navy aforesaid shall be evidence that such
requisition has been made and received.
Two approved sureties, in a 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 collateral
security in addition to its performance and not in
any event to be paid until is in all respects complied
with ninety 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 presentedo
him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained applica
ton to the Navy Agents Portsmouth, New Hampshire;
Boston, New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Pen
sacola, and at this Bureau.
record duplicate ofthe letter informing bidder of
the acceptance OF his proposal will be deemed notca
ton thereof within the meaning the of 1885, and his
bid will be made and accepted in conformity with this
Outstanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied las directed in
the act OF Congress making appropriations for the naval
service for le46-'47 approved 10th August 1866 by
written guaranty signed by responsible per-
sons the efecttha he they undertake that the bid
der bidders will il his their bid be into
an obligation within five days, with good and sufficient
suretes to furnish tho supplies proposed The Bureau
will not be obligated to consider any proposal unless
companed by the guaranty required by laws the compe
tency of the guaranty to be certified by the Navy Agent
District Attorney officer of the General Govern
ment known to the Bureau.
Ea!ract from the act Of Congress, approved august TO-
Sec. 6. And be 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 proviso
the general appropriation bill for the navy, approved
March Sd, eighteen hundred and ortythree shall be
companied by written guaranty signed by or mo
responsible persons to the effect that he they under
take that the bidder bidders will if his their ba be
accepted enter into obligation in such time may be
prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy with good and
proposal shall be considered unless by such
guaranty, If after the acceptance of proposal and
notification thereof to the bidder bidders he they
shall fail to enter into obligation within the time pre-
scr1bed by the Secretary OF the Navy with good and suit
fcent surees for furnishing the supplies then the Secr
tay of the Navy shall proceed contract with eth
er person persons for furnishing the said supplies and
shall forthwith cause the difference between the I'm
contained IN the proposal guaranteed and the un
for which he may hays contracted for furnishing the sal
supplies tor the whole period of the proposal to be CHAT
aptor guarantors; and the may Immediately re-
covered by the United States for the of the Navy De
partmen In an action OF debt against either Of said
persons. NH 30-law4w
HERRINGs AND HOPs.-s0O bbls Eastern
H clpt Herrings; Cheap bales fresh Hops reoeiv.
ing and for sale low by
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