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

Handkerchlefs, silk, fam
cy colors
*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
conormahle to the samples Gall of ,chic haze beer,
recently selected and ne,c) 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.
ALI the articles 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 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.
The contractor must Establish agencies at such
may arise ia furnishing what may be required;
and when the contractor 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 requisiton, 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 ia in all respects complied with; nine
ty 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-
sented to him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on
application to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth New
Ia Raaton. W Rel
tmore, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this bureau.
record or duplicate of The letter nforming-a
bidder of the acceptance of his proposal will be
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 d.
rected in the act Of Congress making appropria-
tons for the naval service for 1S46-47, approved
10th August, 1846) 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
proposal unless accompanied by the guarantee re-
quired by law; the competency of the guarantee
to 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 1Au-
49, gust 10, 1916.
ssSEc. 6. And be it further enacted, That from
and after the passage of this net 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, cigh
teen hundred and forty-three, shall be accompa-
MED by written guarantee, signed by one or
more responsible persons, to the effect that be
they undertake that the bidder or bidders WILL if
his or their bid be accepted. enter into an oblga-
ton, in such time as 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 accompa MED 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 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 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 bidders, and his or their
guarantor guarantors; and the same may be
Immediately recovered by the United States, for
the use of the Navy Department in an action of
debt against either or all of said persons"
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