The Portland daily press., 1864-08-09
pRoposALs FOR MATERIALS FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARrxEsN,
BUREAU or EQUIPMENT AND REcRUrTISG,
July 18th, 1854
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for the
Navy, for the year ending 39th June 1884 will be re-
until the thirteenth day Of August next at ten O'Clock
A. when the bids will be opened, without regard 10
any accidental detention of mails or other causes
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named particularly described in the printed sched
ule. any Of which will be furnished such desire
TO offer, application the commandans Of the re-
specve yards, or 10 the navy agent nearest thereto
and those of all the yards upon application the Bu
reau. This division into classes being for the conve-
nienee Of dealers each, such portous only will be
furnished actually required for bids. The COM
mandant and navy agent of each station will in addi-
ton to the schedule Of classes at their yards have
copy of the schedules of the other yards for examna
ton only from which 1t be judged whether IL will
De desirable to make application for 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 in strict con-
formity Herewith, they will be considered In
computing the classes the price the column of
prices will be the standard and the aggregate of the
class will be carried out according to the prices stated
1t is requested of bidders avoid erasures and subs
tuition Of figures and to see that the cor
recty carried out.
bidder who gives proper security for It's fulmcn The
bureau reserves the right to reject all the bids for any
class II deemed exorbitant.
AL articles be of the very best quality to be de-
hvered in the navy yards in good order and In suitable
vessels and packages properly marked with the
the contractor the be at the expense and
risk Of the contractor aud In all respects subject the
inspection, measurement, count. weight 6e. Of the
yard where received and entire satisfaction of the
commAndAnt thereof
Bidders referred to the commandant of the respec
tive yards for samples, instructions particular descrip
tlon OF the articles; and all other things being equal
preference will be given TO articles of American manuiAc
ture.
Every offer, required by law Of 10th August 1886
must be accompanied by written guaranty the form Of
which hereinafter given, and also by certificate signed
by the colleetor of internal for the district in
which he resides that hs has license to deal in the ar
oie which he proposes furnish by affidavit sign
ed by himself and sworn 10 before magistrate
thorzsd to administer such oath that he is manufac
turer Of or regular dealer in the articles he offers sup
ply. and has license such manufacturer dealer.
rnose only whose offers may be accepted will be not
after practicable which they will be required to exc
cute within ten days after its receipt at the post Office or
navy agency named by them.
The contracts pill bear the day the notification is
given and deliveries can be demanded.
suretes in the full amount will be required to sign the
contract and their responsibility certified 10 BY United
States district judge, United States district attorney col
ector, or navy agent. As additional security, twenty
per will be withheld from the amount Of the bs
until the contract shall have been completed; and eighty
per centum Of each bill, approved In trpcae BY the
commandAnts OF the respective yards will be paid by the
navy agent at the points Of deveryuness requested BY
the contractor to be paid at another navy agencyw,hn
ten days alter warrants shall have been passed By tho
Secretary Of the Treas ury
IL is stipulated in the contract that IL default be made
by the parties Of ha first part in delivering all any Of
OF the articles mentioned In any class bid for In the
tract the quality at such time and places above pro-
vded then. aud In that the his
ties will forfeit and pay 10 the United States Of
money not exceeding twice the amount Of such class
which may be recovered from time to time according
the act of Congress in that provided approved March
g. 1916.
envelope and the must be dietincty endorsed
the outside Proposals for Materials for the Navy for the
Nayyyard at uame the yardl,n and addressed ITO the
Chief Of the Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting
Department, Washington, d. c.
FORM OF OFFER,
Which from firm. must be signed by all the members.
T., Of -, in the State Of -, hereby agree
to furnish and deliver In the respective navy wards
the articles named in the classes hereto agreeaby
TO the provisions sfthe schedules thersfcr and in
formity with the advertisement Of the Bureau Of Equip
ment and Recruiting dated July 18th, 1864 Should my
offer be accepted, request to be addressed at - and
for signature and certificate.
Date.
Witness.
The sehsdule which the bidder encoses must be pasted
to this oer and each of them signed by him. Opposite
each article in the schedule the price be set
amountbe carrrd out the aggregate footed up for
class and the likewise written in words. If the
parties who bid do reside the place where the ar
tees are be delivered they name In their oder
person 10 whom orders on them are to be delivered.
FORM OF GUARANTY.
The undersisued - Sf s,,,- ~ IN the State S Of
antee that in case the foregoing bid of-for any Of
the classes therein named be accepted, he they will
within days after the receipt of abe contract at the
post Office named navy agent designated, the
contract fer the same with good sufficient suretes
and in case tee saidsha fail to enter into contract
aforesaid guarantee to make good the difference be-
accepted.
tsiig0atOres of two suAranteos.) C.. p
(Dasel
Witness.
hereby certify that the above named---are known
70 me as men Of property and able make good their
guaranty
~ tsignAtare.l G. H.
To be signed by the United States District Judge U
ted States District Attorney, Collector or Navy Agent
The following are the classes required the resec-
KITTERY-MAINB,
No. !. Flax Canvas and Twine; No. 5. Sperm Oh ::
No. Z, Cooking Utensils; No. TO- Leather No. IL Lea,h
er Hose No - Lanterns No Is TaIlow No % station
cry; No. 23 Hardware No. a. Ship Chandlery No "a
Dry Goods No. 2s firewood No. 81 Tar Oil, and Meats
CHARLEsTowN-M
No. l. Flax Canvas and Twine \. 5, Sperm Oil No:
Cooking Utensils No g. Stoves No. 10, leather No. H.
Leather Iose No. ~ OK Hides for Rope No. l3, Sheet
Iron No. ls Soap and Tallow; No. 20, Brushes No y,
Stationery No. D. Hardware No. "a, Ship Chandery
No %, Copper Wire; No. %, Dry Goods No. %, Fire
wood No 81, Whale, Tar, and Neatsfoot Oil.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
No |, Flax Canvas and Twine No. 3. Iron Nails,
sheave Riyets, etc, No. A. Tin Zinc etc. No. g. Sperm
Oil No 8. White Pine, Ash Black Walnut, etc. No. I.
Cooking Utsnsils No. & Stoves and Cooking Cabooses
No, TO- Leather No IL, Leather Hose No. IL, Lgnum-
y@; No u Lanterns and lamps No Is Soap and taow
No 20 Brushes No 2 Stationery No 2Eardware No "A
Ship Chandlory No 27 Dry Goods No % Firewoodi No
I 81 Neatsfoot Oil.
| PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
1 No Flax Canvass and Twine; No Sperm Oil; No
Cooking Utensils No 10 leather No II leather Hose: Nc
dS soap and Taow; No 20 Brushes No % Stationery No
"a HARDWARE No "a Ship chandlery; No q Dry Goods
NO - firewoodi No 81 Tar Oil and Neatsfoot on.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
20 ila1 Sanyass and twine; No Tin and Zinc; No
sperm on No Stoves and Cooking Cabooses; No 10
leather NO y Lgnnmyts; No l3 Lanterns Nc Is Soar
ana Lsiiow No 70 Brushes; No p Stationery; No %
Harawsrei NO ~ ship Chandlery; No 25 Copper Wire
No q Dry Goods No SO Gallery Iron; No "a chain Iron
No % Walnut, Mahogany and Ash: No IS Inrof onner