Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-02
~ NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Repairs, Nay %. 1857 \
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish Naval Supplies for
ee AZ hf sS ysa m ending h June 1855 will be
asa sss mus, be endorsed
other business letters.
The materials and articles embraced IN the classes
named are particularly described printed schedules
any of which will be furnished to such desire to
ofer on application to the Connandants of the
TO- and those of all the Yards upon application this
Bureau. This divlsion INTO classes being for the
CONVENIENCE OF dealers In each, such portions will
be furnished as are actually required for bids. The
Commandant and Navy Agent of each station will
examination only, from which 1t may be judge whe-
Their 1t will be desirable to make application for
them.
Offers must be made for the whole of class at any
Yard upon one of the printed schedules. in strict
Ali articles must be of the very best quality, CON-
formabe to sample Co. to be delivered in good
may be, the expense and risk of the contract
or and IN all respects subject to the inspection inca
surement, count, weight, &C., of the Yard where
ceved, and to the entire satisfaction of the Com
lnandant thereof;
particular description Of the articles and, all
other things being equal preference will be given to
Every offer as required by the law of 10th August,
ls46, must be accompanied BY written guarantee.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will he
notified. and the contract will be forwarded
ed to execute within ten days after its receipt at the
post office or navy agency named BY them.
Suretles in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract, and their responsibility certified to by
United States District Judge, United States Dis
trlct Attorney, Collector, or Navy Agent. As al
dItIona security, twenty per centum will be withheld
from the amount of the bills until the contract shall
have been completed; and eighty per centnm Of each
respective yards. will be paid by the Navy Agent
within thirty days after its presentation to him.
stipulated in the contract that ifdefault he made
by the parties of the first part in delivering all
of the articles mentioned any class bid for In this
contract of the quality and ut the time and places
above provided, then, ant! IN that the contractor
and his sureties will forfeit and paw to the Uni
ted States sum of money not exceeding twice the
amount of such class, which may be recovered from
time to time according to the act of Congress in that
case. provided, approved March 8, lBi3.
Glasses Nos l. Z. 4, g. T. to he delivered one fourth
part before the 18th May, one fourth part by
9th July, one fourth part by the th September and
the remainder by the Ist December. 1859. Classes 5
and 2, the whole hy the 18th Nav. 1853. The remain
ing classes To be delivered one fourth part be-
fore the list of September next one-fOurth part
or before the LIST December next, one fourth part
or before the LIST April and the remainder on or be
fore the 3th June, 1885, unless earlier required with
notice of twelve days comprising at each delivery
due proportion of each article Glass ~ and all fol
lowing If additional quantities OF Of the articles
named therein demanded they to he furnish
ed like terms and conditions previous to the
ration of the fiscal ear upon receiving not ice of
fifteen DAYS from the bureau, the commandment of the
| yard, or navy agent.