Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-28
PROPOSALS FOB NAVAL SUPPLIES
NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU o. CONSTRUCTION, Faurrxsxs. 70.
May Is 1855 =,

NAVY DEPARTMENT, y
BusAAu o. CONSTRUCTION, FQgIrxasY, 10, d.
May Is 1855. .-
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish Naval cunn,is,
y Tor the fiscal year ending 30.h June 1856. will
&c reoeiyed this bureau until O'Clock % N. Of
tbs 18th Jay Of June next These proposals r. ust be
eador'ed Proposals for Naval Supplies, Bureau
OF Construction, &C." that they NAV be distin.
guish d from o her business letters.
re N teras and articles 'mbrs,c d IN the sissses
AIMED are tarticulsriy described In priptsi
sch duties, any OF witch win be furnished to such
a. sire to offer, on application to the commandaus
Of th7 Q, iv, navy yards, or 70 ths navy agent
neareet theret and taose Of all the yard upon ap-
Piicaaon to this bureau. The commspdant ami
navy agent I each station VIII have copy o. the
schedules CT the other yardI for exsminati5n only
from which it may ia ged Whistler it win be de
siraDle TO make applics ion fo7 them
Offers must b. m de for the whole o; each sss
at a ~ yari upon one Of he printed hejulsa, or
IN 'trict oonfrnts Herewith, or they will net b.
considered.
All art'clas must be If the very best quality con-
iormable t. saupls size &c to be delivered 10 go>d
erdsr aud IN suitable vessels, and packages, as tn
ca may be, th- expense AID risk OF the contrac.
tor, and In ell respects subject 20 thu inspection,
measurement, count, weisht, sn of the yard where
lec2ivei and 20 tee entire satisfaction Of the COM
rlanda. & thereof
81 ders are referred to tns ysrds for samples and
paIticu ar de-erpicn of the articles and, all other
IN 'gs being equal, preference will be given to ar
'ic.'s OF Ame &c n manufsc ure.
Every cffer, As required by tn. Law Of 10th
Angus, 1915 must be accompanied by n vr;,-
given.
These only whose cffers nay be accepted will be
nHtitei, and the contract will be forwarded as
SON thereafter as practicable, w1ish they will
D. required to execute within ten days after its
r:'o'pt at the post office or navy sgency named By
them.
surrt ties in he full amount will be required 70
sign tho ccntr.et md their responsibility certified
20 by United ststsa district judge, United States
Us r;rt tttorney, c0l1ecsSr o. navy agent IS sdd
Il nal security, tTenty per cFnEua will &c wthhrli
Fl m til am ant of the Till until h. e1n ract sbsl
have bsen eomelet,d and eigh per centum of O. Oh
b:i spproved IN triplioate by the commsndant
If tho resp-ctv: yards will b. paid y he navy
;eui within thirty deys after It's presen ton 70
him.
It's stipulated in lie e>rtract tia, II defaul. Re
maze b. he arties ofthe ST part in delivering Ill
sny az tae rtiole4 mentioned, % the quality and
ct he time and places plevi ed then, aud in ;has
case the contractors suretes X forfei. and pay
10 the Uni-ed S-st as IiQui!at=a damages Frm of
monsy elusi t twice the amount OF he contact
prices therein sgraad Upon rs the price to be sd
iu casa oftte actual delivery thereof WI oh iqui
dl-5i damages I'll y b. re ov red Or retained frsm
time TO t-me a. tsey accrue rom the said parties Of
sae first par, or either of them.
CiEsees No 1, Z. 4, 3, Q, 2, 70 be delivered cpe-
fourth part on or before the 18th Nav, one.fou-th
80 By tie 20 h July ore fourth nv the Goth Ser
:ember. and II. remainder by the let December
1886 GAS No 3-ths whole by the 10Th nj y,
1855 Glass No. s. the whole by the goth JULY
1876 The aiming classes to be delivt red NJ
forth part on before the L. September next Cne
fu-t7 p at L or b fore t1e LIST acember next ore
Forth part on or before IT, Isl April 1866, and hs
reminder on or before tie s0.h June, 1856, core
rriiog 81 each deliver due proportion esnh sr.
Gle. Clcss No. md all following sd;itior al
q aEt:!es Of al articles name therein must be
dsiivere1 on like terms and nditions during
The f;csl year, up1n receiving notice II If
teen days from The bureau CT comm andant of the
I'd.
rs the law requires ths prepsymeDt of postage,
pc. sous asirng the mmsDdsnt OF the yard or the
navy az ut 10 erd them by nail schedules of such
classes as they desire, should incl in their sppi
cation postage stamps 10 icturs their ira osmisson
bat appiicarcns to the bureau foc such schedules
will not require prepayment.