The Portland daily press., 1863-03-12
MARCH II, 1868.
p PROP OSALS.


Proposals for Materials for the
Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMESr, Feb l3, 1S8s
OEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
y -. the Navy for the fiscal year ending SOth june,
Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting,
Bureau Of Construction and Repairs,
Bureau of Steam Engineering,
until the 18th day of March~next.
Proposals must be indorsed Proposals for Mste-
rails for the Navy, that they may be distinguished
from other business letters and directed to the Chief
Of the Bureau Of manning the Bureau for which they
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named are particularly described in the printed
desire to oe on application to the commsndsnis Of
the respective yards. or to the Navy Agent nearest
thereto and those of all the yards upon application
being for the convenience of dealers in each, such
portions only win be furnished actually requir-
each station will in addition to the schedule OF class
of their yards have copy Of the schedules of
it may be judged whether ii will be desirable to make
application for any of the classes of these yards.
Offers must be made for the whole Of the class at
any yard upon one Of the printed schedules or in
strict conformity Herewith, they will not be con-
sidered In computing the classes the price stated in
the column of prices will be the standard and the ag
gregae of the class will be carried ont according to
TIE contracts will be awarded to the lowest bona
The United the right to reject ali the
All articles must be of the very best quality to be
delivered in the Navy Yard in good order, and in
the the q he esse may be- hs
expense and risk of the contractor and in all respects
subject to the inspection, measurement count. weight
&C. of the yard where received and to the entire
isiaction Of the commandant thereof.
Bidders referred to the commandants the re-
spective yards for samples Instructions particular
description Of the articles and all other things being
equal preference viii be given to articles of Amer.
Every oner as required by thel law OF 10th August
1876 must be accompanied by written guarantee,
the form Of which Is hereby given.
Those only whose offers may be accepted win be
forwarded ~ soon thereafter as practicable. which
they will be required to execute within ten days after
them.
The contracts win bear date the day the notiaca-
ton Is given and deliveries can be demanded.
Sureties in the full amount viii be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility certified to by
agent. As additional 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 bill, approved in tripcatc by tho
commandants Of the respective yards will be paid by
the navy agent the point of delivery in certificates
or Treasury notes at the option fthe
1t !. stipulated in the contract that II default be
any OF the articles mentioned In any class bid for
in the contract. Of the quality and at tho time and
tractor and Rs snrees will forfeit ana nav ,ns to eSS tbe
tAs amount Of such class, which may be recovered
IN that case provided, approved March g. 1sss'
Bids must NOT coafais classes for WORE fhax one
70 ndorse on the envelope the Navy Yard for which
Form Of ogsr
Which from firm must be signed by all the members
r., Of, in the State OF -, hereby
agree to furnish and deliver in the respective Navy
Yards Al the article: named in the CLASSES hsreunto
ofthe Department Of February 10. 1858. should my
Wnrk ~, H.. ~lA Ass
and the contract sent to the Navy Agent 1t -, or
to -, for signature and certificate
Dste.
Witness.
The schedule which the bidder encloses must be
pasted to his offer. and each of them signed BY him
Opposite each article in the schedule the price must
be set the amount carried out the aggregate footed
words. IL the parties who bid do not reside near
the place where the articles to be delivered they
must name IN their offer person 70 whom orders on
them are to be delivered
F5rm Of Gsurasfe~.
The undersigned -. Of - in the State Of
hereby guarantee that in case the foregoing bid Of
- for any OF the classes therein named be &C.
cept OF the contract al the post once named or Ma
Wy Agent designated. execute the contract for the
the s.d o0a M n snsr into coae "a =
aforesaid we guarantee to make good the difference
between the offer OF the said - and that which
signature. Of two suarantOr'. EEPP
Date.
Witness.
hereby certify that the above named - are
known to me As men Of property, and able to make
good their guarantee.
Signature. G. H.
Date
To be signed by the United States District Judge.
United States District Attorney, Collector, or Navy
Agent
Extract from lao s e a. +, ysssd ,sss States appro'sd
Sec. IA. Aad be IL further enacted, That NO con-
tract order any interest therein shall be
isrred BY the party or parties to whom such contT.cs
and that any such transfer shall the annulment
OF the contract or order transferred far the
rights OF action are hereby reserved TO the United
States for any breech of such contract by the
Sec i6. 1ad be Il GrfAer enacted, That whenever
any contractor for subsistence. clothing arms. am
tion Of supplies for the Army % or Navy % Of he United
States shall be iouud guilty by . court martial Of
fraud wlfal neglect Of duty he shall be punished
BY fine, imprisonment, or such other punishment
the court martial shall adjudge; and any person who
shall contract TO furnish supplies of any kind de-
and taken part OF the land or naval forces Of the
United States for which he shall contract furnish
said supplies and be subject to the rules and regus-
of the United States
The following are the classes required at the re-
spectiye Navy Yards:
The following are the classes under bureaus Of
Equipment and Recruiting:
KrrrKRy
Glass @, Cooking Utensils
X, Leather.
"" 4 l, sSss sSssj0.
!" q, Lanterns
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