The true Democrat., 1856-07-08
proposals for Naval Supplies.
 NAVY DEPARTMENT Bureau of Const'n, Equip's and Repair,

June ?, 1856.
 %EALED PROPOSALS to furnish Naval Supplies
 ~ TOT the hsca year ending 30th June l857 will be received at this bureau until o'clock D. ,n. of the oCl day of July next. These proposals must be en doIsed " Proposals for Naval Supplies. Bureau of Construction, etc" that they may be dstingus he'd from other business letters.
 he materials and articles embraced ill the classns named are particularly described i'll printed schedul any of which will be furnished to such as desire tn offer, on application to the commandants of the re sPectve navy yards, or to the navy agent nearest thereto, and those of all the yards upon appcation n this bureau. This division into classes beino for tb convenience of dealers in each such portions will be furnished are actually required for surh hds
 ne conmandant and navy agent of each station will have copy of the schedules of the other yard. tr eXamlnatlon only, from which it may be indeed whether 1t will be desirable to make application for them. 'N''''i i''
 Offers must be made for the whole of class st any yard upon one of the printed schedules or in strict conformity herewith. they will not be considered
 All artlcles must be of the very best quality con iorable to sample size etc. to be delivered in good order and III suitable vessels and packages as the case may be- at the expense and risk of the contractor Tn all respects subject to the inspection measurement count weight, etc., of the yard where received and to the entire satisfaction of the commandant thereof
 Bidders referred to the yards for samples and particular description of the articles; and all other things being equal preference will be oiyen to arti cieS of American manufacture.
 Every offer, as required by thelaw of lCth August lS46, must be accompanied by written guarantee, the forms of which are herewith given.
 hose only whose offers may be accepted will be notified and the contract will be forwarded as soon thereafter as practicable which they will be erequired to execute within days after its receipt at the post 0thce or navy agency named by them.
 Sureties in the full amount will be required to sign the contract and ther responsibility certified to by United States district judge, United States district attorney, collector, or navy agent. As additional security twenty per centum will be withheld from the amount of the bills until the contract shall have been completed' ana eighty per centun of each bill. ap- proved in picae by the commandant of the respec tive yards, will be paid by the navy agent within thlrty days after its presentation to him.
 It IS stipulated in the contract that if default be made by the parties of the first part in delivering all or any the articles mentioned of the quality and at the time and places provided, then and in that case the contractor and his surees will forfeit and pay to the United Staes as liquidated damages sum of mo ney equal to twice the of the contract price therein agreed upon the price to be paid in case or the actual delivery thereof which liuuidated da images may be recovered or retained from time to tune as they from the said parties of the first part or either of them.
 Classes Nos. l, 2, f. 6, ', S-to be delivered one fourth part on or before the 18th May one fourth part by the goth July, one fourth part by the 2Oth September. and the remainder by the list December 1897. Classes Nos 5 and 9-the whole by the 18th May, lS51 The remaining classes to be delivered- fourth part on or before the st September next one fourth part on before the st December next fourth part on or before the lst April, and the remainder on or before the 3oth June lS57 comprs- Ing at each delivery due proportion of each article Class 10. and all following if additional qualities of any of the articles named therein are demanded. they are to be furnished like time and conditions previous to the expiration of the fiscal yenr upon re- ceiving notice of fifteen days from the bureau the commnndant of the yard. or navy agent
 As the law requires the prepaymen of postage per sons desiring the commandant ofthe yard or the navy agent to send them by mail schedules of such classes as they desire should enclose in their application pos tage stamps to insure their transmission but aprlica tons to this bureau for such schedules will not re quire prepayment