The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-17


bureau of Provisions and Clothing March ~ 1852.
DROPOsA LIS, scaled and endorsed " Proposals
Il for Small Stores" will be received at bis Blu
until CLOCK p. m on Monday, the 10Th day
of April next. for furnishing and delivering (on
receiving ten days notice) at the United States
Navy Yards at Charestown, Massachusetts,, Brook
Ign, New York, and Gosport, Virginia, such guam.
titles only OF the following articles AS may be re-
qured ordered from the contractor by the Chief
of this Bureau, or by the respective commanding
officers of the said navy yards, during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1858, viz:
Boxes, shaving Looking glasses
Brushes, shaving *Mustardseed
Brushes, scrubbing Needles, sewing as
Brushes, shoe sorted
Brushes, clothes *Pepper, black
Buttons, navy, vest NPcpper, red
Buttons, navy, coat Razors, in single cases
Buttons, deadeye Razor 5trops
Backing, boxes Of Rband, hat
Beeswax Soap shaving, in cakes
Combs coarse Silk, sewing, blue
Combs, fine black
Cotton, spools Of Scissors
Grass, for hats Spoons
Jackknivcs Thread, black, white.
Hankerchiefs. cotton and blue
Handkerchief, silk, Tape, black and white
fancy colors Thmbles
*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 confor mabe to the samples call of tchich haze
been recently selected and neto) deposited at said
navy yards and in this Bureau, and subject to such
inspection at the navy yard where delivered as the
Chief Of this Bureau may direct, and DC in all re-
sPects satisfactory TO the inspecting officer, said
officer to be appointed by the Navy Department
All the articles to be delivered free Of all incidental
expense to the Government, in proper vessels or
packages, and the price Of each and every article
must be the same at the respective places OF de-
livery. Every separate package in which one
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,
substantial shipping order
The contractor must establish agencies at such
stations other than his residence that no delay
may arise in furnishing what may be required;
and, when the contractor or agent fails promptly
to comply with requisiton, the Chief of the Bu-
rcau 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 requisition, duplicate
copy thereof at the Bureau Of Provisions and Cloth
ing, at either OF the navy yards aforesaid shall
be evidence that such requIsltlon has been made
and received.
Two or more approved sureties, in 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-
count thereof as collateral security, in addition, to
secure its performance, and not in any event to be
paid until it ia in all respects complied with; nine
ty per centuin of the amount Of all deliveries made
after bills duly authenticated shall have been pre-
scented TO him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on ap-
Pcation to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Norfolk, Pensacola, aud at this 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 lS46, and his bid will be made and
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Every cfler made must be accompanied Gas d-
rected in the act OF Congress making appropria-
tions for the naval service for 1876 At, 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 their bid be accepted, enter
into an obligation within five days, with good and
sufficient sureties, to furnish the supplies pro-
posed. The Bureau will not be obligated to con-
slider any proposal unless accompanied by the guar
anty required ny Law, the competency OF the guar
anty to be certified by the Navy Agent, District
Attorney, some officer OF the General Govern
ment known 10 the Bureau.
EIGact from the act Of Congress, approved august
10, 1876.
CSC. e. And be ii 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 to the general appropriation bill
for the navy, approved March third, eighteen hun
dred and forty three, shall be accompanied by q
written guaranty, signed by more responsi-
bic persons, TO the effect that he they undertake
that the bidder bidders will, if his their bid be
accepted, enter into an obligation In such time as
may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy with
good and sufficient surotiss to furnish the supplies
proposed. Noproposa shall be considered unless
companied by such guaranty. II, after the accept
anceofa proposal and notification thcreofto the bid
der bidders be they shall fail to enter into
obligation within the time prescribed by the Seore-
tary 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 furnishing the said supplies;
and shall forthwith cause the difference between
the amount contained in the proposal so guaran
tccd and the amount for which ne may have con .
tracted for furnishing the said supplies for the
whole period Of the proposal 10 be charged up
against said bidder or bidders, and his their
guarantor guarsntors and the same may be inn
mediately recovered by the United States for the
use Of the Navy Department. in action Of debt
against either or all Of said persona"
March 29-lawaw