Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-10-02

The printed schedules may be seen at the respec-
tive navy yards, or at the navy agents. Offices
est thereto; and will be forwarded by the navy agent
,r the particular yard nearest to bis Office, ~ by
the bureau, for any yard upon appiicaiion stating
the ciassrs and the yards for which the applicants
desire 10 offer. -sF,r
tie materials will be required to be delivered.
All the articles which may he contracted Tor must
DC Delivered ut ich place or places, within the navy
yards respectively for which the offer IL made, as
may be dnecfed by the commanding oficer thereof.
is to he provided in the contract and 10 be dis
tinctly understood by the bidders, that the amount
and number of articles enumerated in classes head
ed "Misceilaneous," are spe, led the probable
quantity which may be required, As well Cd to ia
data for determining the lowest bid; but the con
tractor u to furnish less of the said enume
rated articles, and in such quantities md at s,seA times
as the brre0H commGndint ,nay require, (and re-
QUESTIONS sent through the post Office shall be dee-
I'd sufficient n0tice,) during the fiscal yeAr ending
30th June, 1885, and, whether the quantities re-
quired bs more or less than those specified, the
prices shall TcMain the same.
All the articles under the contract must be of the
best quality, delivered in good order, free Of all
aud every extra charge or expense, and subject
to The inspection, count, weight, or men -ureI1ent
OF the said navy yard and be in all respects salts
factory 10 the commandant thereof. Bidders are
referred 10 the yard tor particular description
ut the ariici 81. Contractors for classes headed
"Misceiianenus," who do not reside near the place
where the articles to be delivered, will be re-
CURED to name in their proposals an agent at the
city or principal place near the yard Of deIIxery
who may be called upon to deliver articles Wiell
they shall he required. :
The periods Of delivery of all building materials
must conform tn the schedule.
Approved suretie-, in the full Amount OF the con
ira t, Will be required, aud twenty per centlrm,
ADDITIONAL security, deducted from each payment
until the contract shall hive been completed OF can
cei'-d, unless otherwise authorized by the epan-
meHt. az ~ 80 : = = -
On classes headed sMiscsiaaeous'' 10 10 dehv-
cred as required during the iisai year, the twenty
per eenfum retained may, at the discretion Of the
commandment, be paid quarterly the irst OF Janu
ary, April, July, and October, when the deliveries
have b'en satisfactory; the balance eighty pc1
cent VIII bo paid by the navy agent 1t
within thirty days after the presentation Of blss in
duplicate, duly vouched and approved. No past OF
the per cen Yin Iescrved is 70 be paid until all re
iected articles offered under tho contract shall have
by the departme..:. =
IT. h be stipulated in the contract that, y dcraus,
snail o" h''h" ty pL,ies ri nrst part IN de,iyr,
'''S Ill N ahv H the articles mentioned OF the ouaI
anu at the times and places above psoylded then
m In ti;.i e:se, the said PARTIES will forfeit and max
10 The United states, liqni lated danaRss sum
OF money equal TO twice tie amount of tie co,sm,
price herein agreed upop As the price 10 be uad fr
me articles In ciss oil the actual deiNuy diafsx