Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-07
PROPOSALS..
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF YARDS AND Docks,
Janua, 24th, 1854.
G, EALED PROPOSALS for each class separately, en-
- dorsed Proposals for Glass No., for the navy
yard at Washington" will be received at this office
until o'clock p. on the 18th ofFebruary next for
furnishing and delivering, at such place or place.
within the navy yard aforesaid as may be directed
by the commandant thereof, the materials and ar
ticles herein specified, viz:
CLASS No. l.
BRICKS.
300 COO best hard, red hand made bricks per thou.
sand.
TC0. coo best hard, red, machine made bricks per
thousand
Onethrd Of each kind to De delivered on or before
the LIST May next, ne-third on beore the 1st Of
June, and the balance On or before the LIST July.
CLASS No.2
STONE.
200 perches best quality large size, building stone,
per perch.
To be delivered on or before the LIST May next.
CLASS Nos.
CEMENT.
500 barrels best quality fresh hydraulic cement in
tight barrels, each to contain 300 pounds, Per
barrel.
To lie delivered on or before the lst May next
All the articles must be of the best quality, deliv
ereH III good order, free of all and every extra
charge or expense, and subject Ia the inspection.
count, weight, measurement Of the said navy
yard, and he lii all respects satisfactory to the
Inanant thereof.
The deliveries of all these materials may be com
menced forthwith, and must be continued from time
to time, as, in the cpni of the ccmmandant of the
yard, the wants Of the service may require and
must be completed within the times specified in the
classes.
They will be measured. inspected, counted, or
weighed by the rules adopted by III. government, at
the navy yard; for instructions regarding winch.
and for more particular description of all the ma
teriais reference is to be made TO the commandant
of the yard.
Approved sureties. in the full amount of the con
ira I, will be required and twenty per centrm, a.
additional security, deducted from each payment
until the contract shall have been completed
celled, unless otherwise ordered by the depart
ment.
1t will be stipulated in the contract that if default
shall be made by parties of the first part in deliver
ing all or any of the articles mentioned of the quail
and at the times and places above provided, then.
and in that case, the said parties will forfeit and pay
to the United States, as liquidatcd damages, sum
of money equal 10 twice the amount of the contract
price herein agreed upon as the price to be paid for
the articles in case of the actual delivery thereof
which hquidatcd damages may be recovered from
time to time as they accrue.
The sureties must sign the contract.
Each offer must be signed by the person or persons
making IT, and by the guarantors, according to the
form annexed; and their residence, naming the town
and State, must be distinctly stated.
Persons whose offers shall be accepted will be
notified by letter through the post office which no
tee shall be considered sufficient; and il they do
not enter into contract for the supplies specified
within fifteen days from the date of notice from this
bureau Ot the acceptance of their bid, contract
will be made with some other person persons, and
the guarantors of such deaulting bidder will be held
responsible for all delinGuencies
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement will, the option of the bureau be
rejected. Those only whose offers may be accepted
will be notified, and contracts will be ready for ex-
ecution without delay by the navy agent at WASH
ingtsn, d. c.