The true Democrat., 1856-07-15
Proposals for Naval Supplies.


 Bureau of Const'n, Equipt and Repair,
 June ?, 1856. SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish Naval Supplies - for the fiscal year ending Both June, 1857, will be received at this bureau until o'clock D. m., of the sth day of July next These proposals must be en- dorsed l" Proposals for Naval Supplies, Bureau of Construction. etc. ," that they may be distinguished from other business letters.
 The materials and articles embraced in the classes named are particularly described in printed schedules, any of which will be furnished 10 such desire to offer on application to the commandants of the re- spective navy-yards to the navy agent nearest thereto and those of all the yards upon application to this bureau This division into classes being for the convenience of dealers in each such portions only will be furnished as actually required for such bids. The commandant and navy agent oi each station will have copy of the schedules of the other yards for examination only, from which 1t may be judged whether it will be desirable to make application for them.
 Offers must be made for the whole of a class a, any yard upon one of the printed echeluic, oT n strict conformity herewith, or they viii not bo ocorsilereJ All articles mus, he of tho yery best quality con formahle to sample size etc.; to he,e vercd in good order and in suitable vessels and phc.nrcs the case may be, at the expense and risk ot t contractor and in all respects subject c. 'he nsl 0ii iucsureinet count, weight, etc., of the yard wlcrc received and to the entire satisfaction of 'he commnndHnt thereof.
 Bidders are referred Co ihe yards for samples and particular description of the aItiges gnd all other things being equal, preference will oe gwen 70 art cles of American manufacture. Every offer as required by thelaw of lCth August ls46, must be accompanied by a wTli9n gu=TaiI'ee, the forms Of which are herewith given.
 Those only whose offers may bc accepted will be notified and the contract will be forwarded soon thereafter as practicable which they will be required to execute within ten days after it's receipt the post office navy agency named by them.
 Sureties in the full amount will be required to sign the contract, and their responsibility certified by United States district judge, United States district at or nn A aI1 security twenty per centum will be withheld from the amount of the bills until the contract shall have been completed, and eighty per centum of each bill, ap- proved in duplicate by the comnandant of the respec tive yards, will be paid by the navy agent within thirty days after its presentation to him.
 1t is stipulated in the contract that, if default be made by the parties of the first part in delivering all any ofthe articles mentioned of the quality and at the time and places provided then, and in that the contractor and his suretes will forfeit and pay to the United Staes as liquidated damages a of mo- ney equal to twice the amount of the contract price therein agreed upon the price to be paid in case of the actual delivery thereof, which liquidated da- images may be recovered retained from time to time they accrue from the said parties of the first part or either of them
 Classes Nos. l, 2, 4, G. ', s-to be delivered one fourth part before the 18th May, fourth part by the goth July, fourth part by the goth September. and the remainder by the lst December, 1857. Glasses Nos. and 9-tle whole by the 18th May. 1857. The remaining classes tO be delivered fourth part before the list September next, fourth part before the lst December next, onc-ourth part or before the lst April, and the remainder before the S0th June. 1851, comprs- ing at each delivery due proportion of each article Glass To- and al following, if additional qualities oi any of the articles named therein are demanded, they to be furnished on like time and conditions previous to the expiration of the fiscal year. upon eeving a notice of fifteen days from the bureau, the commandant of the yard, or navy agent.
 Az the law requires the prepayment of postage, per desiring the commandant 0fthe yard or the navy e= Sucb they desire should enclose in their application pos tage stamps toinsurc their transmission hut applca tions to this bureau for such scLedule~ will not Quire prepayment.