The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-30
PROPOSALS. ron TANK IRON.
NAVY DrpARrMRNr

NAVY DEPARTMENT..
BuarAu Construction, Eau,P'r. AND R.sx"s'
May IS. 1858.
,rAIFD pRopOSAI s f.,do,..d proposals. for
- Tank Irony wilLbe received at thl' Sose e'a
TO O'Clock p. M, of the 9th day OF juno w.
furnishing and delivering at the nsC
Washing ton, District Of Colunb'as .l,oa,;n~ onsn'
and risk to the United States, tho IoiowinR guam
titles of the best American iron' reqoreo 20 make
sir sets If cater- tanks for '!aop' 0ar, VIZ:
216,oOO pounds OF plate ifo"' o"e-4"~'''' VI IN
"a 600 ,nnnd, of boiler rivsts, one inch and
1--WE sghths long from inside of head,
and FIVE eighths diameter
600 pounds of boiler rivets, two and one
quarter inches long from inside Of head,
and five ghths diameter
l,5OO pounds of Ave e. 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 best char
coal blooms, that II will stand two inch hange
all round the edge, and kept free from blisers. 1t
must be cut correctly to size, and kept straight
and level from the shears, and must bear 10 tur n
the langes lengthwise without cracking Such as
break or crack must DC replaced by and at the
of the contractor.
All to be satisfactory to- and ba approved by the
comma ndant OF said navy yard
Schedules Of the iron will be furnished from the
said navy yard to the contractor
The person whose offer may be accented will be
required to enter into contract, which, beside 20
other conditions, will expressly provide that, in
Gaze ne shall in any respect fail to perform the
contract, the same may be, at he option of the
United States, declared null and void without
affecting the right Of the said United States 10
recover for defaults which NAV have occurred;
with the stipulation that ii default shall be made
BY the contractor IN delivering all or any of the
articles contracted for of the quality and at the
time and place named, that then, and in that e,
the contractor and his suretes will forfeit md pay
to the United States, IA hqudated damages, sum
OF money equal to twice the contract price, which
hquidated damages may be recovered from time
to tune as they accrue.
out, ana the aggregate amount OF the whole
rectly footed up.
Approved sureties in tw ice the estimated amoun ut
ofthe contract will be required in the manner set
forth in that instrument, and ten per cenium in
addition will be withheld from the amount Of each
payment collateral security for its faithful per-
torrance. Ninety per centum OF each bill, ap
proved in tripcste by the commandant of the
said navy yard, will be paid by the navy agent at
the point of delivery within thirty days after lis
presentation to him
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guarantee the responsibility Of the guarantor
guaranfors to be certified to by a navy agent or
other Official person, or by some one know to the
bureau) that, if the offer be accepted, the bidder
or bidders will, within ten days after the receipt
OF the contract at the post office designated,
cute the same, with good and sufficient suretcs,
to furnish the articles proposed, agreeably to the
terms specified in this advertisement, which
may be embodied in the contract. The law of
10th August. 1896 forbids the consideration of all
proposals not accompanied by such guarantee.
Bidders are particularly cautioned to endorse
her 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.
All offers not made in strict conformity with
this adye in every particular will be
sidered or rejected, at the option of the bureau
The person only whose offer may be accepted will
be notified. and contract forwarded without delay
Persons offering directed TO designate the
post 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 viii be paid for its insertion.
May l9-law4w