The Portland daily press., 1864-08-12
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR THE NAVY
NAVY DEPARrMENN.
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING,

July 18th, 1854
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for the
Navy, for the year ending 3lth June, 1854, will be
ceiyed at the Of Equipment and Recruiting
until the thirteenth day Of August next at ten O'Clock
A. NJ when the bids will be opened, without regard tc
any accidental detention of mails other causes.
The materials and articles embraced in the elasse:
named particularly described in the printed sche
ule, any Of which will be furnished such desire
to oler, application 20 the commandants of the re-
spectye yards, to the navy agent nearest thereto
and those Of all the yards upon application TO the Blu
his division into classes being for the eonve-
nence OF dealers each, such portious only will be
furnished actually required for bids The com
msndant and navy agent Of each station will. in add
tion 70 the schedule of classes their yards have
copy OF the schedules the other yards eNamina
ton only, from which it may be judged whether it will
be desirable to make application for any of the classes
Of those yards.
oaers must be made the whole of the class at auy
yard upon Of the printed schedules in strict
ioTmity Herewith, they will not be considered I'm
computing the classes the price stated In the column
prices will be the standard and the aggregate the
class will be carried out according TO the prices stated
1t requested Of bidders avoid and substi
tuition of figures and 10 that the amounts
reoty carried out.
The contracts viii be awarded the loves: bona ade
bidder WHO gives proper security for its fufmcnt The
bureau reserves the right to inject all the bids for any
class, if deemed eNorhtan;.
All articles be of the very best quality be de-
yered in the navy yards in good ORDER and in suitable
vessels and packages, properly marked with the
the contractor. the may be at the expense and
risk of the contractor and In all respects subject the
inspection, measurement, count weight, &C., of the
yard where received and to the entire satisfaction Of the
commandaDt thereof
Bidders rugrred TO the ndant Of the resrec-
tive yards for samples instructions particular descrp
tion Of the articles and all other things being equal
preference will be given to articles Of American manuc-
ture.
livery offer, required by law of 10th August 1876.
must be accompanied by written guaranty the form
which Is hereinafter given and also by certificate signed
by the collector of internal for the district
which he resides that hs has license in the arti.
ees which he proposes TO furnish or by an AFFIDAVIT sign
Tt nd tn hAfn ~iaf
horized 10 administer such oath, that he is manuc-
urer Of regular dealer iu the articles he offers sup
ply, and has license such manufacturer dealer
Those ony whose offers may be accepted will be noti-
hed, and the will be forwarded there
after as practicable which they will he required
cute within ten days after its receipt at the post office
navy agency named by them.
The contracts pill bear date the day the notification
given and deliveries can be demanded.
sureties in the full will be required TO sign the
contact and their responsibility certified by United
states district judge United States district attorney col
ecior, or navy agent As additional security. twenty
per eentum will b withheld from the amount Of the bills
uni the contract shall have been completed; and eighty
per eentnm Of each bin, approved in tripcate by
eoumandants Of the respective yards will be paid BY
navy agent at the points Of delivery requested by
the contractor be paid another navy ageucy-whin
ten days after warrants shall have been passed BY tho
Secretary Of the Trea,ur
1t Is stipulated the contract that If default be made
by the parties Of the fret part in delivering all any
Of the articles mehtoued in any class bid for I'm the
tract, or the quality at such time and places above pro-
Yded then aud in that the contractor and his
ties wiz forfeit and pay to the United States of
money not exceeding twice the of such class
which may be recovered from time time according to
the net Of Congress in that provided approved March
3, 1916.
No bids for more than one ward must be enclosed in one
envelope and the be dietincty endorsed on
the outside Proposals for Materials for the Navy for the
Nsvyyard at name the yard and addressed "To the
Chief Of the Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting Navy
Department Washington, D. CO.
FORM OF OFFER,
Which, from firm. must be signed by all the members
u, Of -, IN the State of -, hereby agres
furnish and deliver Ia the respective navy wards al
the articles named in the classes hereto agreeabl,
to the provisions of the schedules therefor, and in
fornity with the advertisement Of the Bureau of Equip
msnt and Recruiting, dated July 18th, 1854 Should my
offer be accepted request to be addressed at - and
the contract sent TO the navy agent at -, or to -
(signature) AB.
Witness.
The schsdule which the bidder eneloses must be pset
TO this osr and each Of them signed BY him. Opposite
each ar in the schedule the price be set tn,
amount be carrd out the aggregate footed up for each
class, and the amount likewise written in words If the
parties who bid do not reside the place where the
tiees to be delivered they name in their offer
person TO whom orders on them are to be delivered
FORM OF GUARANTY.
and, OF In the State Of, hereby guar
4 that in case the foregoing bid of-for any o
the classes therein named be accepted. he they will
within days after the receipt Of abe contract at tn
post Office named, navy agent desgnatod execute tn
contract for the same with good and sufficient surees
and in case tee said-sha fail to enter into contract
aresoid, guarantee to make good the difference be
tween the offer Of the said---and that which may b
accepted.
tsiignAtures of two guarantees) c. D.
gDate.l
Witness.
/ hereby certify that the above named---are know
to of property, aud able to make good thei
guaranty
(signatare.l G. II.
To be signed by the United States District Judge Uni
ted States District Attorney, Collector Navy Agent
The following the classes required at the respeC
KITTERY-MAIyE,
No /. Flax Canvas and Twine; No. g. Sperm OIL
No Z, Cooking Utensils; No. 10, Leather; No IT, Leatl
cry No %, Hardware; No "a, Ship Chand cry No q
Dry Goods No. p, frewood No. 81, Tar OIL and Neat
CHARLEsTowN-MAssACH
No. |. Flax Canvas and Twne; n. 8, Sperm Oil; No
Cooking Utensils; No S. Stoves No, TO- Leather; No.
Leather Hose No u, Ok Hides for Rope; No 3 shes
Stationery No. p, Hardware: No. "a, Ship Chandlery
No. 25, Copper Wire; No. 81 Dry Goods; No 20, Fin
wood; No. 81, Whale Tar, and Neat>ioot OIL.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
No. /, Flax Canvas aud Irvine; No. s. Iron Nail
sheave Rivets ETC. No 4, Tin Zinc, etc. No. o. spen
Oil; No. 8 White Pine, Ash Black Walnut, etc; No
Cooking Utensils: No s. Stoves and Cooking Caboose.
No. TO- Leather; No IL, Leather Hose; No H. Ignuu
Vita; No 10 Lanterns and lamps No is Soap aud talloR
No 20 Brushes; No y Stationery No 23lariware No
Ship Chandlery; No q Dry Goods; No % FIewood; \
81 Neatsfoot oil.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
No Flax Canvass and TWine No Sperm oil; No
Cooking Utensils No 10 leather No II leather Hoses
u soap and Talow; No 20 brushes, No y Stationery
y ltriwarc; No "a SHIP Chandlery No q Dry Good
No y tirewood; No 81 Tar Oil and NeatsfOot Oil.
WASHINGTON. D. G.
; No Flax Canvass and twine No Tin and Zinc No
sperm Oil; No Stoves aud Cooking Cabooses; No
Leather No y Ign lmvitse No 3 Lanterns No is Soa
aud fallow; No ~ brushes; No % Stationery: No
Hardware; No "a ship Chanaiery No 25 Copper Wiz,
No2 Dry Goods No - Gallery Iron; No "a Chain IroI
No 80 Walnut, Mahogany and Ash; No 81 Ineo,t Come
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