The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-06-03
PR p OS AIS.
Proposals for Materials for the
Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERrNc


| Engineering.
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named are particularly described the printed sche.
duies, any of which will be furnished to such as de-
sire TO oiier ON application to the Commandments OF
the respective yards or to the Navy Agent nearest
thereto and those of all the yards upon application
to the Bureau. This division into classes heinz fnr
the convenience of dealers in EACH such portions
only will be furnished are actually required for
pius. me commandment and Navy Agent of each
station WILL In addition to the schedule classes of
ther own yards have copy of the schedules of the
other yards for examination only, from which NAV
beludged whether it will be desirable to make appIi-
eation Tor any of the classes of those yards
Oilers must be made for the whole of the class at
any yard upon one OF the printed schedules, or in
silct 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
| TO the prices stated.
| The contacts will be awarded to the lowest bona
gue odaer who gives proper security for its fulfill
hent The United States reserves the right to reject
all uie bids for any class, if deemed exorbitant
Al articles must be OF the very best quality to be
aenyered IN the Navyyard in good order and in sui
thoie vessels and packages, properly marked with
the name of the contractor the case NAV be- AT the
expense and risk of the contractor, and in all re-
spects SUBJECT to the inspection measurement count
weight, &c, of the yard where received, and to the
entire satisfaction of the Commandment thereof
bidders are referred TO the Commandments of the
respective yards for sample, instructions or partic
ular description Of articles and all other things
Deg equal, preference will be given to articles of
Every offer, as required by theaw of 10th August
isao, must be accompanied by written guarantee,
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Ind also By certificate signed 5g the Collector of
Internal Rerenue for the District III achich the bidder
resides that he has license to deal in the article
Ior schtch ne proposes, by dpidarit signed by
himself and to before some magistrate author
ized to administer such OATH that he is "a pianufc-
tarery or regular dealer in, the articles iohich he
offers 10 supply
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
notified, and the contract will be forwarded as soon
thereafter as practicable which they will be required
to execute within ten days after its receipt at the
p2 Tt Once or navy agency named by them.
The contracts will bear date the day the notitca.
uoh is gwen, and deliveries can be demanded.
Sureties in the full amount will be required to sign
tIe contract, and their responsibility certified to by
uhited states district judge, United States district
attorney, collector, navy agent As additional Sc
cunty twenty per centuin will be withheld from the
amount OF the bills until the contract shall have been
competed; and eighty per centum of each BILL APP
proved in tripcate by the Commandments OF the re-
spectye yards will be paid by the Navy Agent the
points OF delivery in certificates of indebtedness or
treasury notes at the option of the Government
III stipulated In the contract that if default be
MADE by the parties of the first part in delivering all
or any of the articles mentioned any class bid for
IN the contract, OF the quality and at the time and
places above provided, then, and in that case the
contractor and his surees will forfeit and pay to the
United States sum of money not exceeding twice
the amount of such class which may be recovered
rom time TO time, according TO the act of Congress
In mat case provided, approved March 8. 1913.
Bids must not contain classes for more than one
yard in the enreiope and bidders are requested
70 inderse on the envelope the Nayyyard for which
Form Of Offer.
winch from firm must be signed by all the members:
H. of -, in the State of -, hereby
agree to furnish and deliver in the respective NAVY
yards all the articles named in the classes hereunto
annexed, agreeably to the provisions of the sched-
ulcs therefor and In conformity with the ADVERTISE
ment of the Bureau of Steam Engineering of Nav
~. ls55. Should my offer be accepted. request TO
DC addressed at -, and the contract sent to the
Navy Agent at -, or to -. for signature and
certificate
Signature, A. b.
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
up for each class and the amount likewise written in
words. If the parties who bid do not reside nearthe
place where the articles to be delivered they must
name IN their offer person to whom orders ON them
Form of Guarantee
The undersigned, -, of =, in the State of
hereby guarantee that in case the foregoing bid of
for any of the classes therein named be ac-
cepted he or they will, wi hin ten days after the re.
eeipt OF the contract at the post Office named or Ma
Wy Agent designated, execute the contract for the
same with good and sufficient sureties and in case
the said - shall fail to enter into contract. as
aforesaid we guarantee to make good the difference
between the offer of the said - and that which
may be accepted.
Signature of two guarantors. {. 2.
Date.
hereby certify that the above named - arc
known to me as men of property, and able to make
good their guarantee.
Signature, G. H.
- To be signed by the United States District Judge.
United States District Attorney, Collector or Navy
Agent.
Certificate as manufacturer dealerl
Extracts from lars Of the United States
Sec. A. Ind be IL further enacted That no con-
tract or order or any interest therein shall be trans
ferred by the party or parties to whom such contract
or order may be given to any other party or parties
and that any such transfer shall cause the
OF the contract or order transferred so far as tho
United States are concerned: Procided That all the
right of action hereby reserved TO the United
States for any breach of such contract by the con.
tracing party or parties.
Sec. Is. ind Be II further enacted That whcney
er any contractor for subsistence clothing arms am
munition. munitions of war, and for every descrin
ton of supplies for the Army or Navy of the n;,d
States shall be found guilty by court-martial of
fraud or wifn neglect of duty, he shall be punished
by fine, imprisonment, such other punishment as
the court martial shall adjudge; and any person who
shall contract to furnish supplies of any kind or de-
and taken part of the land naval forces of the
United States for which he shall contract 10 furnish
said supplies and be subject to the rules and regula
tons for the government of the land and naval forces
of the United States. Approved July H. 1862
Sec. g. Ind be IL further res0lred That the chief
of any bureau of the Navy Department in contract
ing for naval supplies shall be liberty TO reject the
offer of any person who. principal or surety has
been defauter in any previous contract with the
Navy Department; nor shall parties who have failed
principals sureiies in any former contract he re-
ceiyed surefies other contracts; nor shall the
coilartners OF any be received
hrm or for each other; nor, in contracts with the
same bureau shall one contractor be received as su-
rety for another; and every contract shall require
the delivery OF specified quantity. and no bids hav-
ing nominal or fictitious prices shall be considered
That If more than one bid be offered by any one par
ty, by or in the of his or their clerk mariner
or other person, all such bids may be rejected and
person shall be received contractor WHO'S not
a manufacturer of. or regular dealer n the articles
which he offers to supply, who has not license as
such manufacturer dealer. And all persons offer
ing bids shall have the right to be present when the
bids are opened and inspect the same.
Approved, March 3D., 1863. !
The following are the Classes required Mt the 70.
spective Navy Yards:
KITTERY.
Class No. !, boiler iron, &C. 2, pig iron g. boiler
telling; 4. gum packing. Sc; s. sperm oil; g. lin
seed oil and turpentine; lard oil; 8, metallic oil g.
taow and soap; 10. engineers stores; H. engineers
tools; H. engineers Instruments a. wrought iron
pipe. &c 10, tubes; IL. iron nails. bolts, and nuts;
Is. copper; 10, tin, sc; 20, white lead; 81 zinc
paint p colored paints %, stationery; "a rewood
cHARLEsTowN.
Glass No. l. boiler iron and rivets; @ pig iron; g.
boiler telling; 4. gum packing, rubber hose &c; s.
sperm oil g. hnseed oil Z, lard OIL g. metallic oil:
g. tallow and soap; TO- engineers stores; H. engin-
GERS tools; u, engineers instruments; 10, steam
pumps; IA. wrought iron pipes valves &c; 15 tubes:
16. STEEL II, iron nails bolts. and nuts IS conner
10. tin and lead; 20, white lead; 81 zinc paint 22
colored paints; 20, stationery; "a, Grewood
BROOKLYN.
Glass No !, boiler iron, &c; q pig iron: q boiler
felfing; A. gum packing, rubber hose, &c; 5, sperm
oil; .. linseed oil and turpeBtine lard oil; me-
tallic oils; g. aow and soap 10, engineers stores;
ii, engineers TOOLS IL, engineers instruments: IA
steain pumps; a. wrought iron pipe, valves, &c; l5
copper; 10, tin, zinc &c; 20. white lead; 81 zinc
paint &c; %, colOred paints DRYERS; 80 stationery.
"a. irewood; 25, hickory and ash plank and butts:
26, white pine; 81, black walnut cherry. % mahog
wi tn hpl liant ~