Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1853-04-30
Z. SMALL STORES '---Isss-,sa,
NAVY DEPARrMrnr

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Bssreaat of Provisions and Clothing March q l
DROPOSAIS,s sealed and endorsed PROPOSAL
small stores,'' viii be received this bureau ot
o'clock, p. M, Thursday, the 2sth day of ANU
next, for furnishing and delivering ION eceiyin PM
days notice. the United States navy-yards at zen
town, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York; and q w. w.
port Virginia, such quantities cnLy of the foewinr
tices as may be required ordered from the contra
by the chief of this bureau, by the respective c
manding officers of the said nayyy ards during the 6
year ending June 80, 1854, viz: 'a
Boxes, shaving Handkerchiefs, silk, fancy col
8 rushes, shaving Looking glasses N
Brushes, scrubbng Mustard seed
Brushes, shoe Needles, sewing, assorted
Brushes. clothes Pepper, black
Buttons, navy, vest Pepper, 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, fine Scissors
Cotton, spools of Spoons
Grass, for hats Thread, black, white and bIps
Jackknives Tape, black and white
Handkerchiefs, cotton ThimbIes.
*Mustard and pepper will be required at New V,
only, and in the state. @
All the articles must be of good quality eopaI -
best of those generally used in the service and
able to the samples (o Of GUhich hare been recentL
lecLed and neaU) deposited at said navy yards and i
bureau and subject to such inspection at the navv S
where delivered the chief of this bureau NAV d
and be in all respects satisfactory the INSPECTING
said officer to be appointed by the NAVY Denort,'
All the articles to be delivered free of all incidental M
pense to the government in proper vessels or packaa
and the price of each and every article must be the
at the respective places of delivery. Every senar,
package in which dozen Of the above a,;I
packed, and the boxes, bales or barrels in ,rb;L
same may be delivered, shall be marked with their COW
tents the of the contractor, and the month n1
year when put up and, when desired in good sinister
tial shipping order.
The contractor must establish agencies at sucb st.t
! of lat M della
shing what may be required and when the conracto
agent fails promptly to comply with requistion b
chief of the Bureau of Provisions and CIolhinu bL
authorized to direct purchases to be made to sapv M
deficiency, under the penalty to be expressed in b
contract the record of requisition or duplcate co
thereof at the Bureau of Provisions and Clotbing %
at either of the navyyards aforesaid shall be evidence
that such requisltion has been made and received
Two more approved suretfes in a sum eouaI to fb
estimated amount of the contract, will be required and
ten per centum in addition will be withheld from tho
amount of all payment; account thereof as collateral
security, to its performance and not in apy evr
10 be paid until it is in all respects complied with ninety
per centum OF the amount oi all deliveries made will be
paid by the navy agent within thirty days after bills duly
| authenticated, shall have been presented to him.
! Blank forms of proposals may be obtained en- appIa
ton to the navy agents at Portsmouth, New Hampshire
! Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk
! Pensacola and at this bureau.
record or duplicate of the letter informing bidder
of the acceptance of his proposal will be deemed
fcation thereof within the meaning of the of 1885,
and his bid will be made and accepted in conformity with
this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied las directed in
the act Of Congress making appropriations for the naval
service for I84647, approved 10th August 1916 bya
written guarantee signed by one or more responsible
PERSONS to the effect that he 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 proposed The
bureau will not be obligated to consider any proposal
hy Tho hV law.
the con etency of the guarantee to be certified by tie
navy agent district attorney, officer of the gen.
eral government known to the bureau.
Art'act from tie act Of Congress GRprOVed dag.
10, 1646.
" Sec. 6. And be further enacted. That from aud
after the passage of this act every proposal foE naval
supplies invited by the Secretary of the Navy under tie
proviso the general appropriation bill for the
approved March third, eighteen hundred and fory-three
shall be accompanied by writte1 guarantee, signed ;!
one or responsible persons, TO the effect that he
they undertake that the bidder bidders WILL if his
their bid be accepted. enter into Obligation in such
time may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy
wtbgood and cent sureties, TO furnish the supplies
proposed No proposal shall be considered unless
panied by such guarantee If after the acceptance Of
proposal and notification thereof to the bidder or bid
ders he they shall fail to enter into an obligation
within the time prescribed by the Secretary Of the Navy
with good and sufficient suretics for furnishing the SUP
plies then the Secretary of the Navy shall proceed to
contract with other person persons for furnishing
the said supplies and shall forthwith the difference
between the amount contained in the proposal SO guar
antied and the amount for which he may have contac
ted furnishing the said supplies for the whole PeOl
of the proposal to be charged up against said bidder OF
bidders and his their guarantor guaranors ana
the same may be Immediately recovered by the United
States, for the of the Navy Department in an action
of debt against either or all of said persons"
March Slst, 1858. 966-w4W'
NIEMEKER & WHITE,