The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-08

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Mustard and pepper will be required at New
York only, and in the raw 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 (an of ,ohich hare been
recently selected and netc) 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 all incidental
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 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,
| substant ia shipping order.
The 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 agent fails promptly
to comply with requision the chief of the Blu
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
contracts the record of requisiton. or duplicate
copy thereof, at the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing, at either of the navy yards aforesaid,
shall be evidence that such requisition has been
m ad e and received.
Two more approved sureties, in sum equal
to the estimated amount of the contract, will be
withheld from the amount of all payments on
account thereof collateral security, to secure
it's performance, and not in any event to be paid
until it is in all respects complied WITH nine.
ty per centun 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
timore, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this bureau.
record or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder of the acceptance Of his proposal will be
deemed 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 1S46-47, approved
10th August, lS46) by written guarantee, signed
by one or 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-
fcient sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed
The bureau will not be obligated to consider any
quired 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.
'SEC. 6. And be ii further endcted 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 nccompa-
MED by written guarantee, signed by one or
more responsible persons, to the effect that he
they undertake that the bidder bidders will, if
his their bid be accepted, enter into an obliga
ton, in such time may be prescribed by the
Secretary Of the Navy, with good and sufficient
sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed No pro-
posal shall be considered unless accompanied by
such guarantee If after the acceptance of pro-
posal, and notification thereof to the bidder or
bidders, he they shall fail to enter into obi
CATION within the time prescribed by the Secretary
Of the Navy, with good and sufficient sureties for
furnishing the supplies, then the SecretaryOf the
Navy shall proceed to contract with some other
person persons for furnishing the said supplies,
and shall forthwith the difference between
the amount contained in the proposal 30 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 OF 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 or all of said persons.'
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