The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-04-27

All the foregoing articles must be of the
best quality, and conforn,able in all respects
to the samples deposited at said navy yards
and in, this bureau, and subject to such in
~spection at the navy-yard where delivered as
the chief ofthe bureau may direct, the inspect
ing officer TO be appointed by the Navy De-
partment.
All the articles to be delivered free of any
incidental expense to the government. in prop
er vessels or packages, and the price of each
article must be the same at the respective
places of delivery. Packages in which the
above articles are delivered must be marked
with their contents and the mare of the con-
tractor, and be sufficient to insure their tenn
porary safe-keei ing,
The contractor must establish agencies at
such=statiens other than his residence, that
no delay may arise IN furnishing what may
| be REQUIRED andswhen the contractor or agent
fails promptly to comply with Il requlsition,
the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and
! Clothing SHALL be authorized to direct purchas-
es to be made to supply the deficiency, under
| the penalty to be expressed in the contract
the record of a requisition, ora duplicate copy
\ thereof, at the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing, or at either of the navy-yards afore-
said, shall be evidence that such requisition
has been made and received.
Two or more approved s~ureties, in a sum
equal to the cstimatedarnaln of the contract,
will be required, aud twenty per centum in
addition viii be withheld from the amount OF
all payments onfaccount thereof collateral se.
curity, to secure its performance, and not in
any event to be paid until it is in III respects
complied with eighty per centu9h of the
amount of all deliveries made will be paid by
the navy agent within thirty days after bills
duly authenticated, shall have been presented
TO him
Blank forms Of proposals may be Obtained
on. application to The navy agents at Ports
mouth. New Hampshire Boston, New York
Philadolphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Pensacola
and at this bureau
Arecord, or duplicate ofthe letter informing
a bidder of the acceptance of his proposal vii
be deemed a notification thereof, within TIL
meaning of the act of 1916, and his bid vii
be made and accepted onr conformity will
this understanding
Every offer made must be accompanied IA
directed in the act of Congress max ing APP
preparations for the naval service for lo46-'47
approved 10Th August, 1870 by a writer
guarantee, signed by one or more responsible
persons, to he effect that he or they undertak
that the bidder or bidders will, if his or thei
bid be accepted. enter into an obligation with
In ten days, with good and sufficient ~sureties
to furnish h esupplies proposed. The brlreai
will not be obligated to consider any propose
unless accompanied by the guaIanteerequire'
by law the competency ofthe guarantee tob
certified by the navy agent; district attorney
or the collector of the port.
The attention. Of bidders IS called to the sample
and description of articles required, as, an the tRsPet
ti0n 1efor reception, a JNstbNt rigid comparison 1i
and contract, receioiag none tRat full bsl0so them az
EtHeir a~tteRfi0H is also particularly directed to IA
Joint resolution Of sTta March, 1854 end to the al
Of the lOta AEgnst' 1885, IL lR-r