Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-27


glass pcr foot
700 lights by II WinslOws best American
glass per light
CLASS No. 12.-Hdrdcare.
For Timber Shed.
1850 pounds 6-inch iron cut spikes rcr pound
1000 do 12penny iron cut nails do
100 do Spenny iron wrought nails. clasp head do
100 do Io-penny do do do do do
100 do 12-penny do do do do do
II dozen ~ inch iron axle sash pucys per dozen
gross l-inch iron screws per gross
10 pounds best six-strand sash'cord per pound
For Lime, Pitch, and Cpal HOUSE.
200 pounds l2-renny iron cut nails do
% do 10-pcnny iron wrought nails, brad heads do
Finch iron dead locks each
For Muster Office
200 pounds6lrnny fine iron cut brad
head nails Ter pouad
200 do S-penny do do do do do
$50 do 12-penny do do do do do
9dozan l34-nch iron axle sash pulleys per dozen
LOCO pounds cnstiron sash weights per pound
10 do Pinch finishing nails do
do best six-strald sash cord do
Il 5-inch hand-rail screws each
8 gross 1-inch iron screws rrr gross
3 do 115-inch do do do
, oinch brass flush-bolts for doors each
Finch brass do do do
pairs 81 by 5l%-inch iron butt hinges Ter pair
II do by 5-nch do do do
Il 4]2inch mortise locks best quality
mineral knobs each
6lnch do 10 do do 10
81 boxes j. G. tin per box
- pounds India tin per pound
For Nqgusine.
100 pounds 20-penny copper cut nails prr Mound
90 pounds lopenny copper cut nails do
4pairs brass hooks and hinges, lsinch,
per pattern per pair
brass neck bolts J2iuch each
brass hasps aud staples, lie, pattern Ter =.
+inch brass padlcchs each
CLASS No. Is.
Tor Master OGfce.
30 bushels hair nor busb,I
barrels plaster Of paris per barrel
For printed schedules and forms Of offer. bidders
are referred to the navy agent New York or to the
bureau of yaldS and docks.
Ii is to be provided in tie contract and tc be di.
tinctly understood by the bidders. that the amount
and number OF articles enumerated in classes head
ed "MisceanrOuS," are specified as the Jr5L,Ihle
quantity which may be required, as well as 10 fix
data for determining the lowest bid; but the con
tractor Is to furnish more or less of the said -nume
rated ARTICLES ana tn s'lch quantities. and Of suei times
as the bureau or cotnmGndant man require, (anf
QUESTIONS sent through the post office shall be- Deem
I'd sufficient notice during the fiscal year ending
5Oth June, 1854, and, If 50 requested, until further
contracts shall be made for the ensuing fiscal wear
of ls5i-'1h5; and, whether the quantities required
b. more or l-Ss than those specified, the prices shall
remain the same.
All the articles must be o: the best quality, delv-
cred in good order, free of all and ever: extra
charge or expense, and subject to The Inspection
count, weight. or ma Suremrnt of the said navy
yard, and be IN all respects satisfactory to the com
mandant thereof.
Contractors for classes beaded miscellaneous
who do not reside the place where the articles
are 10 be delivered, will be required name il. their
proposals an agent at the city or principal place
near the yard OF delivery who may be called upon
IN dali arfjr hail he
The deliveries OF all building materials may be-
commenced forthwith. and nu>i be commenced
within SIXTY days after the date OF the contract, aud
continued from time Ia time. l. in the opninr of
the conandamt of the ward the wants of the service
may require. (and acquisitions sent through the post
office shall be- deemed sufficient notice and tatt Ie
completed a1thin Tie fso'h uccr ending :9h juno,
They will be measured. inspected. counted. or
weighed. b.; the rules adopted bT th, government. II
the Navy Yard; for instructions regarding which,
and for Il more particular description of all mate
rials reference Is made IL tie commandment ot the
yard. When all other things equal. preference
will be gwen, in awarding the contracts Ia the
ticleS of tn" growth. productions and manufacture 81
the United States.
Approved surrcS in the full amount ot the coli
ira I. will be required, and twenty per crItum.
additional security. deducted from each payment
until the contract shall nave been completed ar
celied, unless otherwise authorized by the depart
ment
On CLASSES headed d" Miscellaneous to he deliv-
cred required during the fiscal year, the twenty
PER centum rctan"d may, AT the discretion Of the
conmandant. be- paid quarterly the first of Janu-
airy. April, July. aud October. when the deliveries
have b-eif satisfactory: the balance eighty per
cent? will he pai by the navy agent az New York
WITHIN thirty days after the pft>"ntanH of bills IN
triplicate, duly vouched and approved. No part of
the per cen um reserved Is to be paid until a
jected articles offered under tue contract shall have
removed from the yard, unless specially authoriz d
by the department.
h..St in tllp
shall be made by parties III n" first p1rt III d. liver
ing all any of tire articles mentioned oi the qualify
and IT the times and places above provided. then.
and i'll that case, the said parties will forfeit and pay
Ia the United States, ~ quidated damages -um 8
OF money eqll to !HIc" the amount of The contract
price herein agreed upon a. the price b.. pad fr
the articles III cas-. oi III" actual d livery thereof,
which liquiatrd damages HAY bc recovered fryin
tire 10 time As they accrue.
The rurcties must sign the contract and make /
affidavit that they III the aggregate. worth OYER
and above their d, bis and liabilities the full amount
of the contract.
Each offer mist lee signed by the person persons
making IL. and by the gIlrantnrS, according IL tie
form annexed ami their residence. naming the town
and State must b. distinctly stated.
Ii Is 10 he provided IN the contract that The bureau
shall have the power ~ Gnnuiling thu coutrac: :
without loss damage t. the government III case
Congress shall not niakc sufficient appropriations for
the articles named, iur the completion of liz,
works estmated for. and on which this advertise /
nient Is based.
Persons whose offers shall be accepted will he
notified b. letter through the post Office. which
ncr shall BE- considered sufficient: and il they do .
not enter into contact for the supplies specified
within fifteen days from the dale of notice from this
bureau OF the acceptance OF tho,r bid, I contr'cI
VIII br made with some other person ar persons, and
the guarantOrs Of such defauting bidder will be held
responsible for all deinquencies.
All offers not made in strict conformity with thus
WILL at the option of the bureau, be
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