The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-04-20

Ali the foregoing articles must be of the
best quality, and conformable 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 deivery; Packages in which the
above articles are delivered must be marked
with their contents and the napc of the con-
tractor, and be sufficient to insure their tenn
porary safe-keering.
The contractor must establish agencies at
such stations other than his residence, that
no delay may arise in furnishing what may
be required and when the contractor or agent
fails promptly to comply with a requisition,
the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing shallbe authorized to direct purchas-
es to be made to supply the deficiency, under
the penalty to be expressed in the contract
the record of q requisition, ora duplicate copy
Clothing, or at either of the navy-yards afore-
said, shall be evidence that such requisition
has been made and resolved.
Two or more approved suretics, in a sum
equal to the estimated amount of the contract,
will be required, and twenty per centum in
uuQlLlOu Will De WlluuelQ from buO amount OF
all payments on account thereof collateral Sc.
curity, to secure its performance, and not in
any event to be paid until it is in a II respects
complied with eighty per centum 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,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Pensacola,
and at this bureau.
Arccord, or duplicate of the letter informing
a bidder of the acceptance of his proposal will
be deemed a notification thereof, within the
meaning of the act of 1916, and his bid will
be made and accepted in conformity with
this understanding
Every offer made must. be accompanied Gas
directed in the act of Congress making APP
preparations for the naval service for IS46l47,
approved 10th August, 1876 by a written
guarantee, signed by one or more responsible
persons, to the effect that he orthey undertake
that the bidder or bidders will, ifhis or their
bid be accepted, enter into an obligation with
In ten days, with good and sufficient s%ureties,
to furnish the supplies proposed. The bureau
will not be obligated to consider any proposal
unless accompanied by the guaianteerequired
bylaw the competency of the guarantee to be
certified by the navy agent, district attorney,
or the collector of the port.
The attention of bidders is called to the samples
and description of articles required, as, in the inspec
tion befor reception, a just but rigid comparison mill
be made betsoeeA Ike articles offered aud the samples
and contract, reeeiUiag none that faitbelor them; and
their attention is also particularly directed to the
Joint resolation of eta March, 1854, and TO the Get
Of the I0th august, 1916.