The Portland daily press., 1863-02-19
Jew ADVERTISEMENTS.
Proposals for Materials for the
Navy.

NAVY DEPARTMENT, Feb 10, 1853
CEALED PROPUSALS TO furnish materials for
- the NAVY for the dsesl year ending soth June.
1853. will be received At the
Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting
bureau of Construction and Repairs,
Bureau OF steam Engineering
until the 18th day OF March next.
Proposals must be Endorsed Proposals for Mate
rails for the Navy. that they may be distinguished
from other business letters 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
schedules, any Of which will be furnsbed TO such
desire to offer. application to the commandanfs Of
the respective yards. to the Navy Agent
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 Commandment and Nay Agent Of
each station will In addition to the schedule OF class
Is Of own yards have copy of the schedules Of
the other yards for examination only. ffom which
IL may be judged whether IL will be desirable TO make
application for any Of the classes ofthese yards.
Offers must be made for the whole Of the class ut
any yard upon one OF The printed schedule, or In
sidered In computing the classes the price stated in
the column of prices will be the standard and the ag
the prices stated,
The contracts will be awarded to the lowest bona
dde bidder who gives proper security for its falment
The United States the right TO reject all the
bids tor any class If deemed exorbtant.
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 be- at the
expense and risk Of the eonti and in all respects
subject to the inspection. measurement, count weight
&c. of the yard where received and TO the entire
isiaction Of the commandment thereof
Bidders referred TO the commAndants Of the
spective yards for samples Instructions particular
description of the arcles and all other things being
equal preference viii be given to articles Of Ameri
can manufacture.
Every Offer. required by shelaw Of 10th August,
the form Of which aesy i hereby given. ~ s-'-'
Those only whose offers may be accepted viii be
Forwarded as socp thereafter as p..cticable which
they will be required to execute within ten days amer
its receipt at the post Office or navy agency named by
them.
The contracts will bear date the day the noti6ca-
ton Is given and deliveries can BE- demanded.
suret'es in the full amount will be required to sign
United states. district attorney. eoliec,or' or navy
agent. As additional security twenty per eentum
Will be withheld nom the amount Of the bills until tho
contract shall have been completed; and eighty per
centum of each bill, approved in tripcaie by the
commandments OF the respective yards viii be paid BY
the navy agent nj the point Of delivery In certificates
Treasury notes at the option Of the
Government.
IL is stipulated in the contract that II default be
made by the parties of the first part in delivering all
or 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 the
tractor and his suretcs will forfeit and pay the
United States sum of money not exceeding twice
the amount of such class, which may be recovered
from time time, according to the act OF Congress
In that case provided. approved March 3, ls43.
Bid. must not eontdia ctasses for more fhan one
yard D TIE same eHreioPe and bidders requested
TO indorse the envelope the Navy Yard for which
the bid is made.
Form Of Offer
Which from firm must be signed by all the members
b, 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 agrecaby TO the of the schedules
therefor, and In conformity with the advertisement
Of the Department of February 10, 1868. should my
offer be accepted, request to be addressed at -,
aud the contract sent to the Navy Agent at -, or
to -. for signature and certificate
signature. A. b.
Date.
Witness.
The schedule which the bidder encloses must be
pasted TO his offer and each of them signed by him.
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 near
the place where the articles TO be delivered they
must name in their Offer person to whom orders
them are to be delivered.
Form Of Guarantee
The undersigned, -, o. - i ~ the state OF
hereby guarantee that in case the foregoing bid Of
- for any OF the classes therein named be &C.
cepted he or they will, within ten days after the
cept of the contract at the post Office named. Ma
Wy Agent designated, execute the contract for the
same with good aud sufficient suretes; and in case
aforesaid guarantee to make good the difference
between the Offer of the said - and that which
may be accepted.
Signatures of two su.r.ntors. GP
Date.
hereby certify that the above named - are
known TO me rs men Of property, and able to make
good their guarantee.
Signature. G. II.
Date.
To be signed by the United States District Judge.
United States District Attorney. Collector, Navy
Agent.
Extract from a lap Of the United States, approred
July II. 1862
Sec IA And be 10 further enacted, That no con-
tract order any interest therein shall be trans
fcrred by the party parties to whom such contract
or ore may be given TO any other party parties.
and that any such transfer shall the annulment
of the contract order transferred far as the
United States are concerned Prorided, That all the
rights of action hereby reserved to the United
States for any breech of such contract by the con-
tracing party or parties.
Sec. 10 <4ad be IL further enacted. That whenever
any contractor for subsistence clothing, arms, am
muntion, munitions of war, and for every descrip-
ton of supplies for the Army Navy of the United
States shall be found guilty by court martial of
fraud or wifu neglect of duty. he shall be punished
by fine imprisonment such other punishment Is
the court martial shall adjudye and any person who
shall contract furnish supplies Of any kind de-
scription for the Army Navy he shall be deemed
md taken part of the land naval forces of the
United States for which he shall contract furnish
said supplies and be subject the rules and regula
tons for the government of the land and naval forces
of the United States.
The following are the classes required ct the |