New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-25

lls r. Ia1 tlty t5an hsd been pufcBa-sd N my year
pr, visps sIeep; IL 1857 bat Il wa Of ssn-ier si1e
sud Q; siracttr fo-u aid therefore uooh } a. vsi1s
be for ssipbulding I. ri the pecnhsr chsrscef
AID es.erot,on tb.u ogpei By =lit il the different
law yar5s IL vas impossible Tor soy t7sl-f bat
Swiit g comply IL pUi,t Of n1e. TIE S1N!r aNo1ni
Of i've osk til Der IN The market Fltnl1 the reacn OF
the Navy Department otter thsn 81 ena bisers
trt,ey sas e,s tnsr 4G00 feet. The !eloE fever
sss pleyaiics ir ths i've oak regIco None could %
cut ana transported oy tba lei % o-p -m0-f nSo.
even 70 Peasacels, n The mlds. CT ne ave o. dls
,rict WaE sss tbel elsp-lded 40 the hary ys,c
tssTe ard LETTER human e,dGfatCe t0f <teT arse
eout meet the dangers Of pestileace Il tba.iegoa.
Tbs s5yertisemsII being thus srrapyfA L = mani
fest toat cut two could compose. ot1 tne-e tEc
esre BlqisT a-d SgIt- Insy sers IN n q city sbezi
H.. tac toe bids ere 20 De opeJed snd then entered
il 10 en- seieems n by which s'ft 20 pai 10 biz
bie aud Is sier wac t. b0 above Aim, 80 tas. tsers
yynid b. 10 possibility Ot Bvger cDnI4g isto conDe
III % With swift Iae coG'I.ot was t0sl 10 Oe taAsL
by sRi. fl he Vhois smosnt OF tnGsr--i50 ~
lee. al 500, or 81 - per cubic fyo,-an. ) sin
~ 20 take of Bisler he TIMBER he nsi 90 hand .
The various yar1s ~ eo1lkzct pnce.. 81 eE tesiiaes
{ al = tod Lhe Secretary:
"Isil rot ho hs arranged The ter be womb siv.
the t.1tsss MI sv la s0..t cl7e.elce
~ Lad ssIsed - tase ny ln0eE
TINS attempt VI SEit and ;er 70 procure the
ltrSOl WCu4d have tUea entirely sue--. l but FOL
tn iacryeL.au OF stVe!cl otltE Ddles, Who, being
engaged III he business o. numbering, were su1iOus
oblau cCnt7a.t with the Government. 1nsy noticed
shOItIess Of the time Ter delivery. Some Of then
lad been Tor years contractors for delivering Age oa4
to tie GOverpne Il, and III 10 previous ease vas the
delivery bee Liar tfJm Ocs - go years. Not sop
posug tbGt tie Secretary wOald eS!CrC- a. Hnpss-
bAi.y, but WOSd GLOW delivery 90 the tmJes . any
tn, wi. u the s1 months presclbsO Tor The delivery O.
the ghUle and suppOsOg that, By extraordinary eKsT
toas, uey CCuld accomplish tl4s, they maze prUpC
s6Is.
The lowest bi5s were those OF Buxton Il Lawrence
Vlo offered to deliver D 900 feet IL rsn OF tie vsrds
at Pr outh, New 1ppshire, Char-atO and
BrUOkyB III ISL 40 for the sh,.e; Samuel u. GrcS
oIielt ~ deliver 900 feet tae yards al
PLi8depLia aud Norfolk for 80, 40 for the tWJ
JARS; Coates, DegTa@ N Bsscn OF rel % deliver
$500 feet al P-Dsacois 70: sI,7J0-ie al, beias
100 go leet Tor 500 100. being $2o 800 less tAe
reaTfGI ged bios VI swift. Ii u-uGl time "
ELd - years Lad been allowed 0y the Advertisement
the testimony Elbows that the Dds rOni have bsl
reCuced at lsst 10 per cent or about 50 OJJ. Bat
Il BIDS made upon the b4ss al en,ire delv
cry btiOYe the let OF February, 1879, iAvOiyins
tual expense ana Tss.
Ire SAUL si, ders promptly TOOK steps to com
Ilete their CO. tTacts. General - B,lry Uf Maine
vac applied 20 by Messrs. Buxtjn & Lawrence - be-
come l5cr security. Before do5g siote to ms
friend, Mr. John Appleton, Assistant Secretary OF
State - obtain ekeDslsn OF t.e time for delivery
M Appl,tOn apphsd 60 tie Secretary Of lie Navy
sId ',rmed that If tho cJHTaCts we're n9t coa,
pied with be would ony the timber 10 open malket end
charge 1t against them under the law. Mr.. petOb
ursed that uuess the t-bs- edei iOr ia late
use would certainly b better t. eG.eao TIE tone fof
its delivery and hen Get II az low rate rather than
plrchate al at mig rates. The Secretary ssie
he would consider thst pJut before he decided. M.
y5tOl called the second time, I'D thea iniOrLG
by the SeCTetDy Of tie Navy taat Mr.. gift hed
offered 10 tshe the contract al The Fats propsed By
TIE lowest BIDDERS, and be had accep pied MS offer.
Mr. Samuel b. Grce duly executed bis contract, and
promptly delivered at the Navy ier1 ~ PllsGelpais
over 400 ieet. He arranged 10 get TIE resdae a.
rapidly IS possible and ne had on shp-5oaTd az the
Navy ava al Philadelphia, o. September I6, 1873,
come $50 feet, wBen MS contract vas abruptly cAl-
ceied, and L Lew OLe maze similar terms, via
SsifL.
Coates Degraw & Beach exc ,uted their contract,
ard Immediately took s.eps 70 iUn Ihls contract
related oily H. the Pea szcUa Navy Yard TAere SriG
had hut-0as, aud ~ no IeIier ocRds,S01 sEas
0th6r 6sdaeys. Nr. Desraw immediately went On -
Florida 10 make arrange DeLts - comply WITH The
wants of toe GOvsrhnieut t5efe. He was Informed
by the naval cOntiTusOr that bat TAI portion o.
the timber would be neeced Immediately, AID 8 xty
days would be IA time FOR the delivery OF toe m 81 vi
At. lie maze arrangements ~ sOppy the feS Ct cks
wanted IN the construction o. yessel then on t3s
styt Ike; Tor balance, lie arranged u deliver t
when required, and I'll before the Ist CT February,
Iej9.
Before Mr.. Degrsw wen, to Florida, Mr.. Coates
cane On here on the lei Oi SEPTEMBER tue very oey
upgp which one. half Vi THE lumber 70 have bees
Delivered, and asked Tor Al extension Of time. The
Secretary said he not ia the habit - dong that
10 mich Mr. Coates replied, that # their contra w.
TO be bLnnled for non-'1lGiment be wanted - kDOs
il at once, and he would eXpend no more ne nor mo
ney upon il. He told tbs Secretary that they were
n ady to 90 shat Oher Jnt actors ad dO1e 70 met
the warts Of the Government, aud asked If one NJ
Their firm had better no. go 10 Fordz ana ascertain
Whist the wants of the Cove 1nment we're there. To
which Mr.. Toucey replied thAt he had better do 30,
ard report 10 the Department In consequence q
this, Mr.. Degraw went on to Florida Before he re.
tnrDed however the contract had been anuu.lsi,
awarded to Swift. Tbis case % peculiar hard.
ship. A practical luubeTman obtained TIE contract,
eyLced unusual energy in Ia prompt execution, risk
ing the 0angtrs of the ycuT fever it, seasob,
supplying by purchase the immsciste wants Of f1e
GoyeiLneEt, aud proving for them future; ye; De
is suddenly deprived OF hs Contract az ths oss # HE
time and labor, because no has rot compiled y1tn IN
impO3siJte condition. Epf sesigHed % BE- DerTHrd gLd
u contract Is aided 70 favored cObtractOI, wao
uld not comply, srd who has MT yet 60 Piled.
Durirg 81 this time S~it remained j. Wasaiugton
In confidence tina. he would 6aaiy e, the eoniIac =.
lie sssued Bieler "thzt he sati-Hs1 tlatt5s psr.
Z" ties wUu!d have TO give t1en ~. Tue GOvsTnment
d" sere ucCer dolls al ms To him, al be thought he
"conii biirg such influence 10 bar that they s0l3
give him these contracts. He sai3 Il was dae 70
" him for services rendered.
BY the Law:
can purchases, &c n.sls By ~ under y d.ro,.ior
&c. Of TIE SECRETARY Ct TIE Navy, shall be male
either by open -rcbsse or by previ usy ldyerEsilg
ioT proposals respecting the sane &c Brightly, p.
1917
II csse the loves. bdier shall al % er.er inc
sucl col Tract ouo We sUc1 stcl-iy within reason.
aba time, n De FIXED Il such aiyegtlsems.r .en The
cOrtIsct shall be given ~ the NJ lyBes' bidder who
ebs enter INTO tucn COItTact and give scoh security
-lBnghiiy, ?. 677l
PoTcbsses IN open market cannot be rsso-ted 70.
except Of such Articles atc wanted fJr rs. a.
immediate Rot 20 admit Of contracts by advertise.
ueLt.- Brightly, note b, p'ge 617l.
Tie Secretary is Authorized ~ purchase il tso
ways; ls. by cOrtrsc. a. eT advertisement 6Ii &c
cp.auce Of proposals Of b.aders If;se lo.est LlieI
fails 70 enter into the contract, ard give tie seeurty
il TIE time specified then the contra, Is to BE- gives
% the heTt lowest bidder.
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