The Portland daily press., 1863-03-04
PROP OSALS.
Proposals for Materials for the
Navy.

Bureau of Construction and Repairs,
Bureau of Steam Engineering,
until the 18th day of March next.
Proposals must be indorsed Proposals for Mate
fals f 70, the Navy that they may be distinguished
OF the Bureau of manning the Bureau for which they
are intended
named are particularly described In the printed
schedules, any of which will be furnished such as
desire to offer, on application to the commandments Of
the respective yards, to the Navy Agent nearest
thereto, and those of all the yards upon application
to the respective Bureaus This division into classes
being for the convenience of dealers in each, such
portions only will be furnished actually requir-
ed for bids. The Commandant and Navy Agent of
each station will In addition the schedule OF class
es of their yards have copy of the schedules of
the other yards for examination only, from which
il 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, in
sdered In computing the classes the price stated in
the column of prices will be the standard and the ag-
gregate of the class will be carried out according TO
The contracts will be awarded to the lowest bona
fde bidder who gives proper security for its lment
bids for any class. il deemed exorbitant.
All articles must be of the very best quality, to be
delivered in the Navy Yard in good order, and in
suitable vessels and packages properly marked with
the name of the contractor. the may be- at the
expense and risk of the contractor and in all respects
subject to thenspecton, measurement, count, weight
&C. of the yard where received and TO the entire
staciion Of the commandant thereof
Bidders are referred TO the commandants of the
specive yards for samples instructions particular
description of the articles; and all other things being
equal, preference will be given TO articles of Amer
Every offer, as required by the 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 viii be
forwarded as soon thereafter as practicable, which
they will be required TO execute within ten days after
is receipt at the post office or navy agency named by
them.
The contracts will bear date the day the notidca-
tion is given and deliveries can be demanded.
Sureties in the full amount will be required TO sign
the contract and their responsibility certified to By
United States district attorney collector. navy
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
ccntum Of each bill, approved in tripcate by the
commandants of the respective yards win be paid by
the navy agent at the point Of delivery in certificates
or Treasury notes at the option the
Government.
II is stipulated in the contract that il default be
made by the parties of the first part in delivering all
any of the articles mentioned in any class bid for
In the contract, of the quality and at the time and
places above provided then, and in that case the
tractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay to the
United States a sum of money not exceeding twice
the amount of such class. which may be recovered
from time to time. according to the act of Congress
in that case provided, approved March 3. lS43.
Bids must not contdia classes for more than one
yard in the enreiope and bidders are requested
TO indorse on the envelope the Navy Yard for which
Form Of 0ger
Which from firm must be signed by all the members
-, of -, in the State of ----, hereby
agree TO furnish and deliver in the respective Navy
Yards all the articles named in the classes hereunfo
annexed agrecaby the provisions of the schedules
therefor and in conformity with the advertisement
of the Department of February 10, 1863 should my
offer be accepted. request TO be addressed at -,
and the contract sent to the Navy Agent at -. or
to -, for signature and certificate.
Date
The schedule which the bidder encioses must be
pasted to his Offer and each of them signed by him.
Opposite each article in the schedule the price mnst
be set the amount carried out the aggregate footed
up for each class and the amount likewise written in
words. If the parties who bid do not reside near
must name In their offer a person TO whom orders
them are to be delivered
Form Of Guarantee.
ne and Of in the state ie0 os s'a.e 0i
hereby guarantee that in the foregoing bid of
-- for any of the classes therein named be
cepted he or they will within ten days after the
ceipt of the contract at the post Office named. Ma
Wy Agent designated, execute the contract for the
same with good and sufficient suretes: aud In case
the said - shall fail to enter into contract.
aforesaid, we guarantee to make good the difference
between the offer of the said - and that which
may be accepted.
signature. of two suaransOr., f.P GP.
Date.
Witness.
hereby certify that the above named - are
known to me as men of property, and able to make
good their guarantee.
Date
To be signed by the United States District Judge
United States District Attorney, Collector, Navy
Agent.
Extract from a lao qr the United States. approred
July H. 1862.
Sec. IA. And be IL further enacted That no con-
tract order any interest therein shall be trans
erred by the party parties to whom such contract
or orfer may be given to any other party parties
of the contract order transferred so far a. the
United States are concerned Prorided That all the
States for any breech of such contract BY the con-
tracing party or parties.
See 10. And De IL further enacted. That whenever
any contractor for subsistence, clothing. arms.
munition. munitions of and for every descrip-
ton of supplies for the Army Navy of the United
fraud or M peaee, s Of duty .a be-
by fine. imprisonment such other punishment as
the court martial shall adiudge; and any person who
scrpton for the Army Navy, he shall be deemed
and taken part of the land naval forces of the
said supplies and be subject to the rules and regua
tons for the government of the land and naval forces
of the United States.
The following are the classes required at the re-
spective Navy Yards:
The following are the classes under Bureaus er
Equipment and Recruiting;
KIrrERY.
Glass G, Cooking Utensils.
X, Leather.
l., Hose.
N Bunting.
q. Lanterns.
y O. Sperm Oil.
5, Stationery.
cHAELEsrowN
Glass g. Cooking Utensils.
J. Flax and Cotton Twinc.
n, Leather.
L. Hose.
NJ, Brushes.
n, Bunting.
Q, Sperm Oil.
;, Stationery.
T. Fire Wood.
X, Whale Oil.
Glass G. Cooking Utensils.
ii, Flax Canvas.
J, Twine.
h, Leather.
L. Hose.
NJ. Brushes.
n, Dry Goods
o. Lanterns.
- q, Sperm Oil.
. X, Ship Chandery
7. Firewood.
- 43, Tar.
PHILADELPHIA.
Glass G, Cooking Utensils.
!" ii, Flax Canvas.
l. Cotton Canvas.
j, Twine.
X, Leather.
L, Hose.
n, Bunting and Dry Goods.
Q. Sperm Oil
X, Ship Chandlery for Stores and Equipments.
s. Stationery.
I, Firewood.
WASHINGTON.
Glass G, Cooking Utensils.
II, Flax Canvas.
- l. Cotton Canvas