The Portland daily press., 1863-06-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Proposals for Materials for the
Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau IF Equipment and Recruiting,
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NAVY DEPARTMENT
Barean Of Equipment and Recruiting.
June 8, 1863.
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
- the Navy, for the fiscal year ending Both June.
1864, VIII be received at the Bureau Of Equipment
and Recruiting, until the 9th day of July next.
Inc materials and articles embraced in the classes
named are particularly described In the printed che-
dulles, any oil which will be furnished 20 such de-
sire 70 oier on application to the Commandments of
,he respective yards, or to the Navy Agent nearest
thereto, and those Of all the yards upon application
70 the Bureau This division into classes being for
the convenience of dealers in each such portions
only will be furnished actually required for
bids The Commandant and Navy Agent of each
station will in addition the schedule OF classes of
their own yards have copy Of the schedules Of the
other yards for examination only, from which may
be judged whether it will be desirable TO make appl-
cation for any of the Glasses of those yards
Offers must be made for the whole OF the class at
any yard upon one of the printed schedules, in
sidered la computing the classes the price stated in
the column OF prices viii be the standard, and the
aggregate OF the class will be carried out according
to the prices stated.
The contracts win be awarded to the lowest bona
de bidder VINO gives proper security for its fulfill
all the bids for any class. il deemed cxorbiiant.
All articles must be of the very best quality to DO
delivered IN the Navyyards in good order aud in sui
the name of the contractor the may be Mt tho
expense and risk OF the contractor, and in all re-
spects subject to the inspection, measurement count
weight. Sc, of the yard where received and to the
entire satisfaction of the Commandment thereof
Bidders are referred to the Commandments of tho
respective yards for sample instructions. partie-
uar description of the articles and all other things
being equal preference will be given to articles Of
American manufacture.
Every offer, as required by the law of 10th August
1896 must be accompanied by written guarantee,
the form of which Is hereinafter given, and also by
certificate signed by the collector of internal
for the district in which he resides, thst he has NJ
cense to deal in the articles which he. proposes
TO furnish; or by affidavit signed by himself and
sworn to before some magistrate authorized TO adj
minister such oath, that he is manu- actnrer Of or
has license as such manufacturer dealer.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
notified and the contract will be forwarded soon
thereafter rs practicable which they will be required
to execute within ten days after its receipt at tho
post office or navy agency named by them.
The contracts will bear date the day the notifca-
ton 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 Judge United States district
attorney collector. or navy agent. As additional se-
curity twenty per centnm will be withheld from the
amount of the bills until the contract shall have been
completed: and eighty per centum Of each bill. APP
proved in trplicate by the Commandments OF the re-
spectve yards will be paid by the Navy Agent at the
points of deliyeryunless requested by the contrac-
tor to be paid other navy agencywithin ten days
after warrants shall have been passed by the secre
II is stipulated in the contract that if 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, at such time and
places above provided, then, and in that case. tina
contractor and his sureties viii forfeit and pay the
the amount of such class, which may be recovered
from time TO time. according to the act Of Congress
in that provided, approved March 3, 1913.
No bids for more than one yard must be enclosed
in envelope, and the same must be distinctly in
dorsed on the outside proposals for materials for
Glass No" (name the ciassl and address ''To the
Chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting,
Navy Department, Washington, ID. c."
Form Of Offer.
Which from firm must be signed by all the members:
-, OF -, in the state of -, hereby
yards all the articles named in the classes hereto
annexed. agreeaby TO the provisions of the sched-
ucs therefor. and in conformity With the advertise
dated June g. 1853 should my offer be accepted.
request TO be addressed at -, and the contract
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The schedule which the bidder encloses must DO
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 II the parties who bid do not reside the
place where the articles to be delivered they must
in their offer person TO whom orders on them
10 be delivered
Form of Guarantee
nv I and &' Of - in the state aee Of f'A.e =.
hereby guarantee that in the foregoing bid OF
- for any of the classes therein named be ae-
cept Of the contract the post Office named or Ma
Wy Agent designated, execute the contract for tho
same with good and sufficient sureties; and in
the said - shall fail to enter into contract,
aforesaid, guarantee to make good the difference
between the offer Of the said - and that which
may be accepted.
signature of two guarantOrs., & s. r
Wines Wines
hereby certify that the above named - are
known TO me as men of property, and able to make
nd ha
lsignature.) Oh.
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United States District Attorney, Collector or Navy
Agent
Extracts from lars er the United States.
Sec H. Aad BE- IL further enacted, That
tract or order or any interest therein shall be trans
ferred by the party parties to whom such contract
or order may be given TO any other party or parties
and that any such transfer shall the annulment
OF the contract or order transferred so lar the
United States are coneerDed Prortded That all the
rights of action hereby reserved 70 the United
States for any breach of such contract by the
tracing party or parties.
Sec Is And De 70 further enacted. That whcnev-
any contractor for subsistence, clothing
muniton. munitions of war and for every deserip-
ton Of supplies for the Army Navy of the United
fraud or wililal neglect Of duty he shall be punished
by fine. imprisonment, or such other punishment
the court-martia shall adudge; and any person who
scription for the Army or Navy, shall be deemed
and taken part of the land naval forces of the
United states WHicn ne snail contract TO
said supplies and be subject TO the rules and regula
tons for the of the land and naval forces
of the United States.
Approved July II. ls62
Sec. 2. And be IL further resored. That the chief
of any bureau of the Navy Department In contract
ing for naval supplies shall be at liberty TO reject the
offer Of any person who. principal or surety, has
been q defaulter in any previous contract with the
Navy Department; nor shall parties who have failed
principals sureties in any former contract be
ceived as sureties ON other contracts; shall the
copartners any firm be received surees for such
same bureau, shall one contractor be received
rety for another; and every contract shall require
the delivery of specified quantity and no bids hay-
ing nominal or fictitious prices shall be considered.
That If more than one bid be offered by any par
ty. by in the name of his or their clerk, partner,
or other person. all such bids may be rejected and
person shall be received contractor whoi Is not
a manufacturer Of regular dealer in. the articles
which he offers To supply, who has not license as
such manu- facturer or dealer And all persons offer
ing bids shall have the right to be present when the
bids opened and inspect the same.
Approved, March I'd. 1853.
The following are the classes required at the re-
spectiye Navy Yards:
KIrrERY, MAINE.
No. l, fax canvas and Irvine; 8. sperm oil; Z. cook
ing utensils g. stoves TO- leather H. leather hose;
l3 lanterns; Is tar; IS ;allow % brushes: % sta
tionery; 90. hardware; "a ship chandlery; 25 cop
per wire; "a dry goods %, rewood 81, tar oil and
neatsfoot oil.
CHARLEsTowN, MASSACHUSETTS.
No flax and Irvine. As oil. 4 cOok-