The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-23

Navy DrrAarnsxr,
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,r.IED PROPOSALS (epdorsed proposals for
- Tank IRONY will be received at this Bureau
70 o'clock D. m. OF the 9th day OF June next, Tor
furnishing and delivering at the navy yard at
Washin gton. District of Columbia Tree OF expense
and risk to the United States, the following guam
titles of the beat American iron, required to make
sir sets Of ,catsr-tanks for 'loop' @ ssdr, viz
276,000 pounds of plate iron, one-qoarter Of an
inch thick
IS 900 pounds of boiler rivets, one inch and
five eighths long from inside of head,
and Ave eighths diameter
2 900 pounds of boiler rivets, two and one
quarter inches lon from inside of head
and 6veei ghths diameter
800 pounds OF I'VE ei ghths inch round iron
All the said iron to be delivered on or before the
last of September next.
The plate iron must be made from the beat char
coal blooms, that it will stand two inch fanse
all round the edge, and kept free from blisters Il
must De cut Correctly to siZe, and kept straight
and level from the shears, and must bear to tor
the hanges lengthwise without cracking Such as
break or crack must be replaced by and at the cost
Of the contractor. -
All to be satisfactory to, and be approved BY the
commandment OF said navy yard.
Schedules of the iron will be furnished from the
said navy yard to the contractor
Inc person whose offer may be accepted will be
required TO enter into contract, which, besides
other conditions, will expressly provide that, in
case be shsll in any respect fail to perform the
contract. the same may be, at the option of the
linked States, declared null and void, without
aHectng the right Of the said United States &c
recover for defaults which may have occurred;
with the stipulation that If default shall be made
by the contractor in delivering all or any of the
articles contracted for OF the quality and at ths
time and place named, that then, and in that case
the contractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay
10 the United States, liquidated damages, a aum
OF money equal TO twice the contract price, which
hQuidated dana ges may be recovered from tim,
TO time "a they accrue.
The cost Of each item must be distinctly carried
out, and the aggregate amount of the whole cor
rectl7 footed up.
Approved sureties in twice the estimated amour
ofthe contract will be required in the manner se
forth IN that instrument, and ten per centum in
addition will be withheld from the amount of each
payment as collateral security for its faithful per
romance. Ninety per centum OF each bill, ap
proved IN triplicate by the commandant of tht
said navy yard, will be paid by the navy agent a
the point OF delivery within thirty days after III
presentation to him
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guarantee Che responsibility of the guarantor OF
guarantors to be certified to By a navy agent OF
other Official person, or by some known to the
oureau) that II the odsr be accepted, the bidder
or bidders will, within ten days after the receipt
OF the contract at the post office designated, exc
cute the same, with good and sufficient sureties
to furnish the articles proposed agreeably to the
terms specified in this advertisement or which
may De embodied in the contract The law o.
lOth August, 1916, forbids the consideration Of al
proposals not accompanied by such guarantee.
Bidders are particularly cautioned to endors,
the'r ottrs as above required, that they may be
Distinguished from other business letters in order
to prevent their being opened before the day ap
pointed.
III offers not made In strict conformity with
this advertisement in every particular will be con
sdered or rejected, at the option of the bureau
The person only whose offer may be accepted viii
be notified. and contract forwarded without delay
Persons offering directed to designate the
post utlce through which they desire to be ad
dressed, and the navy agent to whom the contract
shall be sent for execution.
All editors authorized TO publish this advertise.
ment will be specially notified by this bureau.
None others will be paid for its insertion.
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