The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-28

*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
conformable to the samples (aH Of .ohieh hare been
recently selected and neto) deposited at said navy
yards and in this bureau, and subject to such in
sPection at the navy yard where delivered as the
chief of this bureau may direct, and be 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 allincdenta
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 or
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. -
Inc 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 requisition, the chief of the Bu.
reau 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 requistion, or duplicate
copy thereof, at the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing, or at either of the navy yards aforesaid,
shall be evidence that such requisition 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
account thereof as collateral security, to secure
its performance, and not in any event to be paid
until it is in all respects complied with; nine.
~ per 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 pre-.
scented to him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on
application to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York. PHILADELPHIA. Bal.
timOPe. Norfolk. Penaacola lat hich
A record or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder OF the acceptance of his proposal will be
deemed a notification thereof within the meaning
of the act of 1916, and his bid will be made and
accepted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas di-
rected in the act of Congress making appropria.
tons for the naval service for 1646-47, approved
10th August, 1S46) by a written guarantee, signed
by one more responsible persons, to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or bid
ders will, if his their bid be accepted enter into
an obligation within five days, with good and suf.
dcient sureties to furnish the supplies proposed.
The bureau will not be obligated to consider any
proposal unless accompanied by the guarantee re.
CURED by law; the competency of the guarantee
be certified by the navy agent, district attorney,
or some officer Of the General Government known
to the bureau.
Extract from, the act of Congress approved Au.
gust 10, 1916.
ssSEc. 6. And be 1t 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 appropria-
ton bill for the navy, approved March third eigh-
teen hundred and forty-three, shall be accompa-
MED by written guarantee, signed by one or
more responsible persons, to the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder bidders will, if
his their bid be accepted enter into an obliga-
ton, in such time as may. be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Navy, with good and sufficient
suretes, to furnish the supplies proposed. No pro
posal shall be considered unless accompanied by
such guarantee, If after the offs
posal, and notification thereof to the bidder or
bidders, he they shall fail to enter into an obi
CATION within the time prescribed by the Secretary
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 or persons for furnishing the said supplies,
and shall forthwith cause the difference between
the amount contained in the proposal SO guaran
teed and the amount for which he may have con-
tracted for furnishing the said supplies for the
whole period of the proposal to be charged up
against said bidder or bidders, and his or their
guarantor or guarantors; and the same may be
Immediately recovered by the United States, for
the use OF the Navy Department. in an action of
debt gainst either all of said persons.''
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