Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-07-14

printed schedules and form oGsr bidders refer
red to the Navy Agent at Memphis, Tcnn.
be provided in the contract and To be distinctly
understood by the bidders that the amount and number of
articles enumerated in classes headed miscellaneous
specified the pTObob quantity which may be required
well to fix data for determining the lowest bid but the
contractor is furnish or less Of the said enumerated
articles, and IL sleA quantities ard at ss6 times tie bu
c0srnldECat Roy require during the fiscal end
ing 30h June 1854, and requested until further
shall be made for the ensuing fiscal year Of lS
and whether the quantities required be mort less than
those specified the prices shall remain the same.
All the articles must be of the best quality delivered in
good ORDER free CT all and every extra charge expense
and subject to the inspection count weight
of the said navy yard and be in all respects satisfactory
the cOmmandant thereof.
Contractors for classes headed 9scallapeors" who do
rsi1e the Eaas where the articles to be dev
ered will be required to in their proposals agent at
the city principal place near the yard OF delivery who
may be called upon TO deliver articles when they shall be
Tho deliveries of all building materials may be COM
menced forthwith aud must be commenced within sixty
days after the date Of the contract and continued from time
to time in the opinion OF the commandment OF the yard
the wants Of the service may require and aaust sf completed
lrthiq t6E Fs5g} g9IT ending sofa JRae, 1854.
Thay VIII be measured, inspected, counted, weighed,
by the rules adopted BY the government the navy yard:
for instructions regarding which, and for particular
description of all materials reference is made to the
man6ant of the yard: When all other things equal
preference will be given in awarding the contracts TO
cles Of the growth, production, and manufacture of the
United States.
Approved sur9ez in the full amount pfthe contract will
be required ana twenty per cenum additional security,
deducted from each payment until the contract shall have
been completed cancelled unless otherwise authorized
by the depar,me
On oasse headed Miscellaneous to be delivered as re-
quired during the fiscal year, the tWeny per
tanned mav the discretion of the commandment be paid
quarterly the first Of January, April July, and October
when the deliveries have beeu satisfactory; the balance
eighty per cent? will be paid by the navy agent Mem
phs, within thirty DAYS after the presentation of bills in
tripcate duly vOuched and approved. No part of the
per reserved to be paid until all rejected articles
offered under the contract shall have been removed from the
llv auti,n hx-f
will be stipulated in the contract that if default shall
he made by parties of toe first part in delivering all any
OF the articles mentioned o. tho quality and the times and
places above provided then and in that case the said
ties will forfeit and pay the United States qudaed
damages. Of money equal TO twice the of the
contract price herein agreed upon the price be paid for
the articles Of the actual delivery thereof which IL
quidate damages may be recovered f;om time 10 time
| they accrue.
The sureties must sign the contract and make affidavit
that thev in the aggregate worth and above their
debts and liabilities the full amount of the contract
Each offer be signed the person persons max
ing and by the GuarantaE according to tbs form
ed and their residence naming the town and State must be
/ distinctly stated.
have the power OF annulpg the contract without loss
damage TO the government in Congress shall not make
sufficient appropriations for the articles named or for the
completion Of the works estimated Tor and on which this
advertisement is based.
Persons whose offers shall be accepted will be notified by
letter through the post Office which notice shall be oonsd
supplies specified within fifteen days from the date of notice
from this bureau of the acceptance Of their bid contract
Will be made with other person persons and the
guarantors of such defsung bidder will be held RESPONSE
! bic for all dolnqueDcies.
All offers not made in st3 ooTDrsjty with this sdver-
tisement will the option othe bureau be rejected Those
only whose offers may be accepted will be notified and
tracts viii be ready for execution without delay by the navy
( agent at Memphis.
FORM OF OFFER
J m ~, "a. IL Jl,-., u,
/ of in the State of hareby offer to
furnish, under yegE advertisement dated day of ,
ami subject all the requirements OF the same all the
! ticles embraced in class No. viz:
Here insert the articles with prices carried out amount
ing TO write the aggregate In worts And propose
name theagen enc is required by the sdvertisenent
The undersigned of , in the State of
snd of in the State Of
; as guaranors, hereby undertake that the
! above named will, if offer be accepted, en-
fer into contract as before required with the United States
within fifteen DAYS after the date of notice through the post
office of the acceptance bid, before mentioned.
signatures.
/ certify that the aboyesnamed and
are known to me to be good and responsible grantos in
this case
10 be signed by navy agent collector, district at
oruey or other person known TO the bureau to be
! creditableO EDWIN o. PERRIN
junel5-laNd4w Navy Agent.
ONE HUNDRED BARRELS ST. LOUIS
| Y EIOTIR.-I have received a hundred barrels