The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-01
DRoPosALs FOR MATERIALS FOR tue NAVY.

BUREAU OF Equipment AND RECRUITING,
July lStn, 1884.
SEALED PROPOSALS 70 furnish na,erials for the
Navy for tls year ending tn June, 1854, viii be re-
stive1 at the ureau Of Equipment aud Recruiting
until tae thirteenth DIS Of August next, at O'Clock
A. " when tue bids will be opened, without regard to
any accidental detention Of mails or other causes.
Iae materials and articles embraced in the classes
named particularly described In The printed sched
uie a1y u 9aiea wild be furnished such desire
Oh T. on Application 10 the COMMANDMENTS Of the
sysctve yards or lie navy agent narest thereto
aud aoss Of all the yards upon application 70 the Bu
reau. mis- division iato classes being for the conye-
r<Eee Of deaiers On each, such Portous only will be
farnissed as actually required for bids The
nlanjant aud naty Hgeut Of each station viii ia Bdd
ton 70 the schedule OF classes at their yards have
eops 81 tue schedules o. tne other yards ior exana
don only from watch It may BE- judged whether Il will
ee desirable 70 make application or any Of the elRsse
Of tlo-e yards.
oIrs inus bs made for the whole Of the class at any
yarl upon % printcd schedules. strict
to-.nit5 taersmtn. tasy will not be considered In
computing shs easss the price stated IN the column
prices wal be the standard ssd the aggregate OF the
Class vii be Tiei cut according 70 prices stated
u Is requested Of billers avoid and substi
tnoa o. hgares, aud 70 see that the amounts
Tir coatrAet. viii be sw risi to The loves: bona tie
Mdie VIZ glvss proper security ios its fufment. The
bureau reserves ta~ rgat 70 inject all the bids for ans
elas,, II iesued exorbtani.
AAArleles Of the very best quality 70 be De.
hvsrv ia NAYS yarls la good order and in suitable
ID paekages, properly marked with the name
the contractor. tns may BE expense ami
risk q sac eeatTaco aad IN all respects snhrt the
ilspetiSi mra-ursInslt, count wight, Er.. of the
yar! sse reee we'd and 20 the entire ssfIetn Of the
scmmtndans thereof
lsFs ri rrei to the commandant of the respee
sire yards for samples ine,retcns particular esep
ton OF tas artiees; aud all other thiags belug equal
tass.
Every Off as required by law of 10Th August. 1876
must be aecomp1nel b. writtea guaranty the form
which Is hereinafter givsa and by certificate sgne
BY tue cole tor OF internal revenue for the district IN
waich be rsilss that hs has license 70 deal In the art
eles which he proposes to furnish b. affidavit sign
he htNafEnf "a
thoLsd 70 administer such oath that be Is nanufsc-
turer Of or regular dealer in the articles he ors sup
ply, and has license such manufacturer dealer.
Those oaly wose oilers may be accepted will be mott.
fed, and the contract will be forwarded there
atsr as prseticahe which Ley win be required 70
cute within tea days after rs receipt the post oee
nary agency named BY them.
Tae eoatrie's pin bear date the day the notification u
gwen aud deliveries be demanded.
surcties Ia the full amount H be required to sign the
contract, their responsibility certified toby Unta
sties dstretiudge Uaited states distct attorney, col
lectcr or nays agent AZ al itional securit, tseaiy
per eontom viii b. withheld from the Of the bs
uaui tue contract shall have hen couple ed and eighty
pr centnn Of each bill, approved In trpicaie BY the
commantants Of the respective yards VIII be paid by
navy sgst ST the point of delivery rquesed b,
the contractor 70 be pail at another navy aeueywiahin
Gu days Ter warrants shall have beeu passed BY tho
y isstiruatd in the contract that II default be made
By tas parties OF the FIRST part In delivering all any
OF the arte e. mentioned IN any class bid for In the
tract or the quiy such time and places above pm
uied then aud In that the aud his
tsss VIII ior1eit ana pay 70 tue United States Of
money not exceeding twice the amount Of such class
which may be recovered from time time, according
the act Of Congress- ia that provided approved March
Q l646.
No bids for than yard be enclosed In OPS
CIV lope, and the must be detlnctiy endorsed on
the outside Proposals. for Materials Cor the Navy or thu
Navyyard at tnane the yaril and addressed ''To the
thisf Of the Bureau % Equipment and Recruiting Nav
Department, Washington d. Cn
FORM OF OFFER,
rhieb from arm must be signed by ell the member
], -, Of -. IN the state of -, hereby agree
30 fur sh and deliver n the respective navy yards al
tia articles named Ia heclasss hereto nnexed agresably
to the pr'1o Of the schedules therefor, and In con
fonity with the advertisement Of the Bureau Of Equip
nent aud Rscruiuig dlted July 18TH 1854 Should ms
offer b. accepted, request 70 be addressed az - and
de contract sent to TIE navy agent at - or to -
5er sigpa.uEs and certificate.