The true Democrat., 1856-07-01
Proposals for Naval Supp,ies.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, Bureau Of Const'n, Equipt, and Repair,
 June 9 lS56

VA bLFARIMENT,
 Bureau Of Constn Equpt and Repair.
 June 2, 1856. SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish Naval snonIes O for the fiscal year ending Both June 1857 viii be Iecelved at this bureau until o'clock D. m. of the SUI day ot July next. These proposals must be en aorsed :, Proposals for Naval Supplies, Bureau of Ssohstructlon etc, that they may be distinguished from other business letters.
 The materials and articles embraced in the classes named are particularly described in printed schedul any Of which will be .tuYlished to such as desire to oHer on application to the commandants of the re- spectlve navy-yards. or 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 dealersn each such portions onlv will be furnished as are actually required for such bids The commandant and navy agent of each station will have copy of the schedules of the other wards for examination only, from which it may be indeed whether it will be desirable to make application for them. " Offers must be made for the whole of class ali any yard upon one ot the printed schedules or in strict conformity herewith they will not be considered All articles must be of the very best quality. con- ormable to sample size etc.; to be delivered in good oroef and Tn suitable vessels and packages as the case may be- at the expense and risk of the contractor in all respects subject to the inspection ,neaurernnn 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
 
 thngs being equal preference will be given to arti cles of American manufacture.
 Every ofer, as required by the law of lCth August ls4b, must be accompanied by written guarantee. the forms of which are herewith given
 Those only whose offers may be accepted will be nothed, and the contract will be forwarded as soon thereafter as practicable which they will be required to execute within ten days after its receipt at the post ofhce or navy agency named by them.
 Surees in the full amount will be required to sion the contract, and their 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 rom the amount ot the bills until the contract shall have been completed and eighty per centum of each bill. ap- proved m duplicate by the commundant of the respcc 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 or any othe articles mentioned of the quality and at the time and places provided, then and in that case the contractor and his suretes will forfeit and pay to the United Staes as iquidated damages a sum of mo- ney equal 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 from the said parties of the first part or either of them.
 Classes Nos. l, 2. 4, 6, I, S-to be delivered one fourth part on or before the 10th May one fourth part by the 20h July. one fourth part by the 20th September and the remainder by the 1st December 1857. Glasses Nos. 3 and 9-the whole by the 18th May. 1857. The remaining classes to be delivered one-tourh par, on before the st September next. one fourth part before the lst December next one-f fourth part on or before the lSt April and the remainder on or before the 30th June 1857 comnris ing at each delivery due proportion of each article Class To- 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 year. upon re- ceving notice of fifteen days from the bureau the comnandant of the yard or navy agent.
 As the law requires the prepayment of postage per sons desiring the commandant ofthc yard or the navy agent to send them oy mail schedules of such classes as they desire should enclosein their application pos age stamps to insure their transmission but applica- tons to this bureau for such schedules will not re- qulrc prepayment.