Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-13
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NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, March ~, 1852.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed proposals for
small stores" will be received this Bureau until
next tor furnishing and delivering ION receiving ten DAYS
notice. at the United States Navy Yards at Charestown
Massachusetts, Brooklyn New York, and Gosport vir
nla such quantities only of the following articles as NAV
be required ordered from the contractor by the Chief
of this Bureau by the respective commanding officers
the said navy yards during the fiscal year go 1885,
viz:
Boxes, shaving Handk fs silk fancy, colours
Brushes shaving Looking glasses
brushes scruDDlnY Mustard seed
brushes shoe Needles, sewing, assorted
Brushes clothes Pepper, black
Buttons, navy, rPepper red
buttons, navy, coat Razors, in single cases
Buttons, dead-eye Razor strops
Backing, boxes OF Riband hat
BeeswaX Soap, shaving, in cakes
Combs, coarse Silk, sewing, blue black
Combs, Tine Scissors
Cotton, spoos of Spoons
Grass for hats Thread, black, white and blue
Jacknlves Tape black and white
Handkerchiefs, cotton Thmbes
Mustard and pepper will be required at New York
only, and nths raw state.
All the articles must be of good quality equal to the
best OF those generally used in the service and confr
mable to the samples (aH Of achich hare been re-
Gently selected and new) deposited at said navy wards
and IN this BuIeau and subject to such inspection
at the Navy Yard where delivered the Chief of
this Bureau direct and be all respects satisfactory
TO the inspecting officer said officer to be appointed by
the Navy Department. All the articles be delivered
free ofa incidental expense the Government in proper
vessels or packages and the price Of each and cry ar
Gle must be the at the respective places of delivery
Every separate package in which one dozen of
the aaove named articles packed, and the boxes
bales or barrels in which the may be delivered shall
be marked with their contents the othe 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 delay may arise in fur
nshng what may required; and when the contractor
or agent fails promptly to comply with requiston the
Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing shall be
to direct purchases to be made supply the
hp ho IL
tract the record OF arequston duplicate COPY there
at the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing at either
the yards aforesaid shall be evidence that such
retlulstlon has been made and received.
Two OR more approved sureties, in 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 thereof as collateral
security in addition performance and not in
any be paid until it in all respects complied
With ninety per centum of the amount of all deliveries
made vii be paid by the Navy Agent within thirty days
after bills duly authenticated SHALL have been presentedto
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on appca-
ton to the Navy Agents at 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 bis proposal will be deemed notca
ton thereof within the meaning 1896 and his
DID Will be made and accepted conformity with this
derstanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied las directed in
the act of Congress making appropriations for the naval
service for 84647 approved 10th August, 1866 by
written guaranty signed by responsible per
der or bidders will his orthe bid accepted into
an obligation within five days, with good and sufficient
suretes to furnish the supplies proposed The Bureau
will not be obgatedto consider any proposal unless
companled by the guaranty required by law the compe
tency of the guaranty be certified by the Navy Agent
District Attorney, officer of the General Govern
ment known to the Bureau
Ertrac from the act Of Congress, approved august TO-
1876.
Sec 6. And be further enacted That from and after
the passage OF this act every proposal for naval supplies
invited by tie Secretary of the Navy under the provso
to the general appropriation bill for the navy approved
March 3d. eighteen hundred and forty three shall be
conpanled by written guaranty signed by one or more
persons the effect that he or they under
take that the bidder bidders WILL if his their bid be
accepted enter into obligation in such may be
prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy with good
sufcent suretes, to furnish the supplies proposed No
proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such
guaranty IT, after the acceptance of proposal and
shall fail to into obligation within the time pre-
scrbed by the Secretary of the Navy with good and suf
iclent suretes for furnishing the supplies then the
tary OF the Navy shall with 9th
person persons for furnishing the said suppes and
shall forthwith the difference between the amour
contained IN the proposal guaranteed and the amour
Tor which he have contracted for furnishing the sal
supplies for the whole period of the proposal to charg
ed against said bidder bidders and his or their guar
covered by the United States for the of the NAVY De-
parment IN an action of debt against either all Of said
persons. NH 30-1aw4w
READY MADE CLOTHING NOTICE
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE
THAT KEEN, CHILES q BALDWIN make I'D
n their Clothing at their manufactory that they
have the largest stock of goods the best cut Clothing and