The North-Carolinian., 1856-10-04
PENSACOLA.

state
cles will be required be delivered; ana wnere
printed schedule is not used. the pefioos st~u ~
for deliveries must be copied in the b'os- Al
articles which may be contracte4 for must DC oehs -
ed at such place or places, including drayage aFi
carting to the place where used WITHIN sne nssyy"tH
respectively. for which the offer Is maze, IS may
directed by the commanding officer thereof; ana,
other things being equal preference will be giFeH
American manufacture. No article VIII De ,eSe'l1 y
after the expiration Of the period specneu n -
schedules for the completion Of deliveries, ouSss
specially authorized by the department.
1t is to he provided in the contract, and to be s
tinctly understood by the bidders, that the ame y
and number of articles enumerated in classes hes 4
smscellaneous'' specified AS the Pr0000fc quau
which may be required. we'll as TO fix data u
determining the lowest bid but the conIracso. ; ID
furnish more or less Of the said enumerated arsi
and in such quantities., and at such times as
bureau cOn,mnnd0nt may require, such i'o id
howex er, not to exceed onc-,hird OF the qusn
stated land reausitions sent through the post
shall be deemed sufficient notice:) during .ne
year ending Both June. 1856 !; and whether the g
titles required be or less than those speciheo
prices shall remain the same "
All the articles under the contract must be oNF
best quality, delivered in good order iree o. al E
every charge expense and suhJectto the ihspeeX
count weight measurement of the sad navy IN
and be in all respects satisfactory to the eommai
thereof Bidders are referred to the yard for p y
snecifcations or samples. and further desert -
of the articles. Contractors for classes neaoea
cellaneeus' who do not reside near the place MI ssi
the articles are be delivered. will be reQuiIH
name in their proposals au agent at the city or
pal place the yard of delivery who may ne 9ai
upon deliver articles scath0ut delay ~neh tneJ oa
! be required.
Approved suretes in the full amount of the coqsFp
will be rexuired, and twenty per centum as add Ho
security deducted from each payment until .nf =
tract shall have been completed or cancelled, fhi'
I otherwise authorized by the department On Gas
headed s.mscellaneous,'' to be delivered as requT
during the fiscal year, the twenty per centum ~
ed nav at the discretion of the cOmmandant be n
quarterly on the first of January. April. !niy,
October when the deliveries have been satisfacfp
the balance eighty per cent? will be paid ny sue
snectve navy-agen,s within thirty days after the p
sentation of bills, in triplicate, duly vouchef r.
tapproved. III
No part of the per centum reserved il to u p
until all the rejected articles offered under tF
tract shall have been removed from the yard, Pn
srecialy authorized by the department..
It will be stipulated i'll the contract that II eH
shall be made by the parties OF the hrst par. ~
and at the times and places above provided, u
in that case the said parties will forfeit ano
the United States. lquidated damages. WI
money equal to twice tn" amount OF the contraH
herein agreed upon the price to be PAID p !;
articles in case of the actual delivery thereo
liuuidatcd damages may be recovered ifoH
time they accrue III
The s,,rcties must sign the contract, ana ri .
sponsibility certified to by navy-agent- c9nf !
district attorney or some other person s@sis' 'HYf
known to the bureau.
l. 1t is to be provided in the contract that
shall have the power of annulling the contra4 r.
out loss damag to the government IN case :.
shall not have made sufficient appropriationf*
articles named. or for the completion OF the :,
timated for and on which this advertisement =
and shall also have the power to increase or -
the quantities named in the classes not head
k cellanco,s' in the schedule twenty-hv per g !.
c. Persons whose offers shall be accepted viii y
fed by letter through the post office, whlc =
IS shall he considered sufficient and II they
ter into contract for the supplies specncd :
teen DAYS from the date OF notice tom the
the acceptance OF their bid. a contract VIII =
$ with some other person or persons, and the g1 ~
III Of such dcfaultng bidder will be he ID re'Po
all delmquences. u,
All offers not made in strict conformity W.
advertisement will, at the option OF the p =
rejected III
:. Those only whose offers may he accepted !, y
Is notified and contracts will be ready fof exc
soon thereafter may be practicable.
" Sept. 21. l1-4t tsassssaz*