The Portland daily press., 1864-08-26
PROPOSALS.
,RoposArs FOR MATERIALS FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DErARrNEsS.
BuRkAu OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING.

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NAVY DErARrxEss.
BuRxAu OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING.
July 18th. 1864.
SEALED PROPOSALS TO furnish materials for the
Nsyy for the year ending 3Jth June, 1884 will be re-
crived at the bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting
until the hrteentl day OF August next at ten O'Clock
A NJ when the bids will be opened, without regard to
any accidental detention of mails other causes
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named ,iculary described In the printed sched-
ue, any Of which will be furnished such desiro
% OLE, On application to the ccmmandsnts Of the re-
spr yards, or TO the navy agent nearest thereto,
ana those Of all the yards upon application to the Blu
reau. his division into classes teng for the conye
nience of dealers EACH such portions only will be
furnished as are actually required for bids The
mandant and navy agent OF each station will 10 addi-
ton to the schedule OF classes their yards, have
copy OF the schedules OF the other yards for examn
ton only, from which II may be judged whether y mu
be desirable to make application for any Of the CLASSES
Of those yards.
Offers must DO made for the whole of the class at any
yard upon the printed schedules or In src, con-
ormty herewith or they Will not be eonsiasp Of
computing the classca, the price stated 10 tne -.
prices will be the standard aud the aggresae % 'ne
class will be according to the prices
It'll requested Of bidders avoid erasuies anu suos
tut;on Of 6gures and 10 zee that the amounts arr cor
The eontrcts will be awarded 70 the lowest bona M.
h,,d Who ve. nroper security for it, fuiment. The
bureau reserves the right reject all the bids for au.
class, II deemed exorbitani: m
All artices must Of the best quality, TO be de-
uvsr In the navy yards in good order aud in suitable
vessels and packages properly marked with the
thu amir
risk on the contractor, aud 10 all respects subject the
Inspection measurement, count, weight &C., Of the
yard where received and to the entire satisfaction Of the
bidders referred the commandant Of the respec-
tive yards for samples, instructions particular descrp
Of the articles and all other things being equal
preference will be given articles of American manuac
ture
Every offer required by law of 10th August 1876,
must be accompanied by written guaranty the form OF
which hereinafter gwen and also by certificate signed
by the cole tor Of internal for the district In
wnicn ne resides ina, ne mas Incense % de N inc sru
ed by himself and to before some magistrate
thorzed to administer such OATH that he is manufac
urer Of regular dealer in the articles he oilers TO sup
ply, and has license such manufacture dealer.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be not
fed and the contract will be forwarded there
after practicable which they will be required
cute within ten days after its receipt at the post Office or
nary agency namedby them sea
The contracts pill bear date 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 toby United
States district judge, United states district attorney, col
ector, navy agent. As ad iiti0nsl security, twenty
per centum will be withheld from the amount Of the bills
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 points delivery rcqnested by
the contractor be paid another navy sgcpcywilhn
ten days after warrants shah have been passed by tho
Secretary Of the Urea ury.
IL ~ stipulated in the contract that default be made
by the parties Of the first part In delivering all any Of
Of the articles mentioned in class bid for in the
ded them 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 time, according to
8, 1886
No bids for more than one ysrd be enclosed In
envelope. and the must be dietnctly endorsed
the outside. Proposals for Materials for the Navy for the
hayward at name the yaril and addressed ITO the
Chief Of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting Navy
Department, Washington, d. C."
saf FORM OF OFFER
Which from frn must be signed BY all the members
-, Of -, in the State Of -, hereby agree
TO furnish and deliver Ia the respective navy Yards all
the articles named In the hereto agreably
to the proyie0s of the schedules therefor and in
ornty with the advertisement of the Bureau Of Equip
ment and Recruiting dated July 18th, 1854 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.
tsiyns,urel Alb.
Witnesses.
The scsdule which the bidder encloscs must s pasted
to this oer and each Of them sigued by him. Opposite
eieh artist. in the schedule the price be set
snountbe csrrird out the aggregate footed up
class and the amount written In words II the
parties who bid do not reside the place where the
tees TO be delivered. thry must In their offer
person to whom orders on them to be delivered.
FORM OF GUARANTY.
The undersigned -, Of, in the State Of
auiee that in the foregoing bid of--ior any Of
the classes therein named be accepted, he they will
within ten days after receipt abe nj the
contract the same With good and suieient surp,es
and In sad-shail fsii into contract
as arsoid We guarantee to make good the difference be-
accepted.
'siisna'ure' 0f'To guarantees, SP
tDateI
Witness.
hereby certify that the above namcd--are known
to me as men Of property and able to make good their
tsienatare.l G. II.
To be sgued by the United States District Judge. INF
ihe following the classes required at the rspec-
KITTERY-MAINE.
NO. l. Flax tanvas aud Irvine; No. s. Sperm Oh
No. Cooking Utensils; No 10 leather; No. II, Leath-
Hose No . Lanterns No. Is Tallow; No D. Station
cry; No % Hardware; No. a. Ship Chsnd ery No q,
Dry Goods No. 20 firwood No. 81 Tar oil, and Meats
foot OIL
cHARLEsTowS-MAssAcH
no; l. Flax Canvas and Twinei D. 3 sperm Oil; No; I,
Leather Hose: No II, Ok Hides for Rope; No g. Sheet
S9 n sos 'ns a1s = sS Ne z
No Is, copper wire; No. %, Dry Goods; No. 81 Fire
wood; No. 81, Whale, Tar, and Nsatsioo, OIL.
BROOKLYN. NEW YORK.
No. |, Flax Canvas and Irvine, No. 3, Iron Nails.
one We Wbiss is NO ~ IN R,aet ne sS No.
Cooking Utensils; No s. Stoves and Cooking Cabooses
No. 10, Leather; No H. Leather Hose; No H. Lgnum-
vita No Is Lanterns and lamps No is Soap and allow
No 20 Brushes No . Stationery No % Hardware No "a
ship Chandery; No 2 Dry Goods; No p fiTewcod No
81 Neatsoot Oil.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
No Flax Canvass and Irvine; No Sperm Oil; No !
Cooking Utensils No 10 Leather No ii leather Hose. No
y Soap aud Taos No % Brushes, No p Stationery No
~ Hardware No "a Ship Chandlery No % Dry Goods
No p firewoodi No 81 Tar OH and Neatsfcct OIL.
WASHINGTON, d. C.
No Flax Canvass and Irvine; No Tin and Zinc; No
Sperm Oil: No Stoves and Cooking abooses; No 10
Leather; No " Lgnumva; No 10 Lanterns No is Soap
and raow; No 20 Brushes; No y Stationery No 2s
Hardware; No 81 Ship cnandery; No % Copper Wire:
No2s Dry Goods No 80 Gallery Iron No "a Chain Iron
No SS Walnut, Mahogany and ASH No IS Ingot Copper
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