The Portland daily press., 1864-08-16
DRoposALs FOR MATERIALS FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARrMENN,
BuREAu OF EQuIpaENr AND REoRuIrINe.

pRoPosALs FOR MATERIALS FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARrMExS.
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING
July 18th, 1864
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for the
Navy, for the year ending Both june 1854 will be re-
ceyed at the Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting,
until the thirteenth day of August next, O'Clock
A. NJ when the bids will be opened, without regard to
any accidental detention of mails or other
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named particularly described in the printed sched
ule, any Of which will be furnished to such desire
to OTTER on Application to the commandants Of the
sprctve yards to the navy agent nearest thereto
and those of all the yards upon application the Bu
reau. his division into classes being for the
nence Of dealers each such portous only will be
furnished as actually required for bids. The com
mandant and navy agent OF each station will u add-
tion to the schedule of classes their yards
copy Of the schedules Of the other yards examine
tion only, from which II may be judged whether il will
be desirable to make application for any of the classes
of those yards.
yard upon Of the printed schedules in strict
formity Herewith they will not be considered In
computing the classes the price stated In the column
prices viii be the standard and the aggregate of the
class will be carried according the prices stated
IL is requested of bidders to avoid and subst
tuition OF figures and to that the
recty carried out.
The contracts will be awarded the bona 6de
bidder who gives proper security for its fufimcnt The
bureau reserves the right TO reject all the bids for
class If deemed exorbitanf
All articles be Of the very best quality to be de
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
commandant thereof
Bidders referred TO the commandan OF the respec
tive yards for samples instructions particular descp-
tion Of the articles and all other things being equal
preference will be given to articles Of American manuac
ture.
Every offer required by law Of 10th August, 1876
must be accompanied by written guaranty the form Of
which Is hereinafter given and also by certificate signed
by the coector of internal for the district Ia
which he resides that hs has license deal In the arti-
ces which he proposes to furnish By affidavit sign
ed by himself aud sworn to before some magistrate
thorzsd to administer such oath, that he
turer Of or regular dealer in the articles he offers sup
ply and has license such manufacturer dealer.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be noti-
fed, aud the contract will be forwarded there
after practicable which they will be required TO exc
cute within ten days after its receipt at the post Office
navy agency named by them.
The contracts pin bear date the day the notification Il
given aud deliveries can be demanded.
suretes in the full amount will be required to sign the
contract and their responsibility certified toby United
States district judge United States district attorney col
hector, navy agent As additional sccuritS, twenty
per ecntum will be withheld from the Of the bills
until the contract shall have been Completed and eighty
centum Of each bil approved In tripcate by the
commandans of the respective yards will be paid by the
agent at the points Of deliyeryuness requested by
the contractor to be paid at another navy ageneywahn
ten days after warrants shall have been passed by tho
Secretary of the Treasury.
1t is stipulated in the contract that default be made
by the parties OF the hrst part in delivering all 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 contractor and his
ties will forfeit and pay to 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
3, 1876.
bids for than one yard must be enclosed in one
envelope and the must be dietnetly endorsed
the outside. proposals for Materials for the Navy the
Nayyyard at tnane the yard and addressed "To the
Chief Of the Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting Navy
Department, Washington, D. c.
FORM OF OFFER
Which, from frm must be signed by all the members
L., Of -, In the State of -, hereby agree
10 furnish and deliver in the respective navy yards all
the articles named in the classes hereto annexed aeeaby
the provisions OF the schedules therefor aud IN
formty 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
the contract sent to the navy agent at -, or to -.
fos signature and certificate.
tslgnature AB.
Date.
Witness.
The schsdue which the bidder encoses be pasted
this offer and each Of them signed by him. Opposite
each article in the schedule the price must be set the
class and the likewise written in words If the
parties who bid do not reside the place where the
tiees 10 be delivered they must name in their offer
person 10 whom orders on them are to be delivered.
FORM OF GUARANTY.
The undersigned, - Of, in the State o.
and---- d. In the State Of, hereby guar
antee that in 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, execute the
contract for with good and sufficient suretie
and in said-shal fail TO enter into contract,
aforesaid, guarantee make good the difference be-
tween the offer Of the said--and that which may be
4 tsiignatures of two guarantees.l C. D.
(Date.)
Witness.
hereby certify that the above named---are known
10 me as men of property, and able to make good their
guaranty
lsignatare.) C. II.
(Date.)
To be signed by the United States District Judge Uni
ted States District Attorney Collector Navy Agent,
The following the classes required at the respee-
4 tive nayy-yards;
KITTERY-MAINE,
( No. /. Flax anvas aud Twine; No 8. Sperm Gil
No. Cooking Utensils No. 10, Leather; No H. Leath-
er Hose No l3 ianterns No IS Talow No % Station
cry; No 23 Hardware; No "a, Ship chand cry No 21
Dry Goods No. ., Frewood No. 81 Tar Oil, and Meats
I foot Oil.
CHARLEsTowN-
No. 1. Flax Canvas and Irvine N. 8. Sperm Oil; No. !,
GooSing Utensils No $ Stoves No, TO- Leather No. II
Iron No. Is, Soap and Talow No. %, Brushes; No Y
stationery No. q, Hardware No "a Ship chsndlsry
No 20, Copper Wire; No. 81 Dry Goods; No 30 Fire
wood No. 81, Whale, Tar, and Neatsfoot Oil
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK.
No. /, Flax Canvas and Twine; No. 3. Iron Nails
sheaye Rivets, etc, No 4, Tin Zinc etc No g. Sperm
Oil; No. 8, White Pine, Ash Black Walnut etc ; No 4
Cooking Utsnsils No. 8, Stoves aud Cooking abooses
No. 10, Leather No II, Leather Hose; No H. Lignum
vitae No 10 Lanterns aud lamps No Is Soap and talow
No 90 Brushes No % Stationery No 23Iardware No "a
Ship Cbandery; No q Dry Goods; No % FiIewood Nc
81 Neatsfoot Oil.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
No Flax Canvass and Irvine; No Sperm Oil; No
Cooking Utensils No 10 Leather; No II leather Hoses NJ
is Soap and Tslow No 20 Brushes No y Stationery NJ
% Hardware; No "a Ship Chandery No "a Dry Goods
No 20 Firewood; No 81 Tar Oil and Neatsfcot Oil.
WASHINGTON, d. C.
No Flax Canvass and twine; No Tin and Zinc; No
Sperm Oil; No Stoves and Cooking Caboosesi No i
Leather; No II Lgnumyita; No l3 Lanterns No Is Soa
and Tallow; No 20 Brushes; No y Stationery; No 2
Hardware No "a Ship Chsudlery; No 25 Copper Wire
n Dry Goods; No 3S Gallery ron No "a Chain Iron
No 38 Walnut, Mahogany and Ash No SS Ingot Copper
jyl9 lawlw
Removal.
HAVING removed from my old stand TO tn
AA store No. 81. Commercial street. and associate
myself in business with Mr.. Henry Fling, / woulS
ake TINS opportunity to thank my customers for pas
iaso-s aud would respectfully solicit their futur
o patronage OF the firm of Fling Whittemore.