Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-05-23

20 Hay and straw
% sCharcoal,
Is ss Surg saesI House
Glass No. Bricks
-,=.st 9 Granite ~
Yellow pine timber
- Yellow pine lumber
Hard wood timber and lumber
White pine, juniper, cedar and cvr,o..
-..y Der and timber 'P'ess lun.
Lime
8 Cement
9Gockle shells, clay and sand
, il Iron, iron nails and spikes
ID Railroad iron
IA Files
Is Paints. oils and glass
is Ship chandlery
II Hardware
ls Stationery
10 Frewood
90 Hay
81 Provender
90 Charcoal
70 Betting, packing, hose &C.
"a Copper and composition nails
IS Iron castings
26 Instruments &c
The schedule will state the times within which
will be required to be delivered and where iba articles
schedule is not used the periods stated in for printed
must be copied in the bids All the articles which eres
contracted for must be delivered at such place n may
including drayage and carriage to the place wlsp places
w1nn the navy yards respectively, for which The s USED
made as may be directed by the COMMANDING OH; ner
OF; and all other things being equal: preferrn' me.
given to American manufacture. No article will Nv WI be
ed after the expiration of the period specified in the f,
ules for the completion of deliveries unless Scae
thOrIzed by the department. f"'! aG
1t is to be provided in the contract and 10 be ds,
understood by the bidders that the md ruma
articles enumerated in classes headed "mscellane
specified the probable quantity which may be r are
well as to fix data for determining the lowest hj h
contractor Is 10 furnish more or less of the said enu
articles ,fs al a.:
redu or cnnnanddnt may require such increase h '1.
not to exceed one-third of the quantities stated m%t
sitions sent through the post Office shall be deemed t
notice. during the fiscal year ending soh June iSs ai
whether the Quantities required be or less tia and
specified, the prices shall remain the same 'u'se
All the articles under the contract must be Of h,
quality, delivered in good ORDER free of all and eyer @
OF expense to the government, and subject to the se
count. weight, or measurement Of the said Navy YarS
be in all respects satisfactory to the comnantat 1b
Bidders are referred to the yard for plans speciicao
samples and any further description of the articles C
tractors for classes headed miscellaneous who do mn n
side nearthe place where the articles are to be dn
will be required to name in their proposals an agent H.
city or principal place the yard of delivery who
be called upon to deliver articles ~hout d when ,ia
shall be required. N!
Approved suretes in the full amount of the contract u
be required and twenty per centum additional secnr,
deducted from each payment until the shall b.
been completed or cancelled, unless otherwise auborzI
the department.. On classes headed miscellaneous tI
delive,ed required during the fiscal year. the twenty @
cenum retained may at the discretion of the conmana e
be PalG quarterly the first of January, April JuIy and
October when the deliveries have been satisfactory md %
balance eighty per cent? will be paid by the Respective
navy agents within thirty days after the presentation %
! in triplicate, duly vouched and approved.
No part of the cen'um reserved is be pad until al
the rejected articles offered under the contract Shall %
been removed from the yard, unless specially auh,rb
! the department.
1t will be stipulated in the contract that if defult bu
be made by the parties of the first part in delivering al
any OF the articles mentioned in any class bid for of M
quality and at the times and places above provided
then and in that the said parties will forfeit and m
the United STATES, sum of money exceed twice In,
amount of such Glass; which may be recovered from time
to time according to the act of Congress- that Case p
vided'. approved March 5, 1S43.
The sureties must sign the contract and their repon
bty certified TO by navy agent, collector district at,.
other person satisfactory known to the bureau
is to be provided in the contract that the bureau shall
have the power of annulling the contract without loss
damage TO the government Congress shall have
made sufficient appropriations for the articles named or
the completion of works estimated for and which this
crease or diminish the quantities named the classes not
headed miscellaneous in the schedule TWENTY-FIVE per
cent.
Persons whose offers shall be accepted will be notified BY
letter through the post Office which notice shall be cons
cred sufficient and if they do enter into contract for
the supplies specified within fifteen DAYS from the date of
notice from the bureau of the acceptance of their bid
tract will be made with other person persons and
the guarantors of such deautng bidder will be held
sponsble for all delinquencies.
All offers not made in strict eontmmity with this adv
tlsemen WILL at the option of the bureau be rejected
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be notified
and contracts will be ready for execution thereafter
as may be practicable.
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