The Portland daily press., 1864-08-15
pRoposALs FOR MATERIALS FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

NAVY DEPARrMESS.
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING,
July 18th, 1864
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for the
Navy for the year ending 30th June, 1854 will be
eeiSed at the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting,
until the thirteenth day Of August next at ten O'Clock
A. when the bids will be opened. without regard to
any accidental detention Of mails other
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named particularly described in the printed sched-
ue, any Of which will be furnished TO such as desire
to offer on application to the commandants Of the re-
spectye yards to the navy agent nearest thereto,
and those Of all the yards upon application TO the Bu
This division into classes being for the
nence 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 their yards have
copy Of the schedules Of the other yards for exanina
ton only from which II may be judged whether Il will
be desirable to make application for any of the classes
Of those yards.
Offers be made for the whole of the class at any
yard upon Of the printed schedules in
iormity Herewith. or they will not be considered In
computing the classes the price stated In the column
prices will be the standard and the aggregate Of the
class win be carried out according the prices stated
II is requested of bidders to avoid and ubs
tuition Of figures and TO see that the amounts
The contracts will be awarded the lowest bona 6de
bidder who gives proper security for its fulment The
bureau reserves the right to reject ali the bids for any
class, If deemed exorbitant.
Al, articles be Of the very best quality be de-
lverei in the yards In good order and In suitable
vessels and packages, properly marked with the
the contractor the may be- the expense and
risk Of the contractor and In all respects subject the
inspection, measurement, count. weight, &e., Of the
yard where received and to the entire satisfaction Of the
commandant thereof
Bidders referred to the commandaut of the respec
tive yards for samples instructions particular escp
tion Of the articles; and all other things being equal
preference viii be given to articles Of American mAnufae
ture.
Every offer, required by law Of 10th August, 1886
must be accompanied by written guaranty. the form Of
which is hereinafter given, and also by certificate signed
by the collector Of internal for the district In
which he resides that he has license deal In the ar
ces which he proposes 70 furnish by affidavit sign
ed by himself and sworn to before some magistrate au
thorized TO administer such oath. that he is manufac
turer Of or regular dealer in the articles he offers sup
ply and has license as such manufacturer or dealer.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be not-
ned, and the contract will be forwarded
after as practicable which they viii be required to
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 is
given and deliveries can be demanded.
suretes in the full will be required sign the
contract and their responsibility certified to by United
States district judge, United states district attorney
lector navy agent As additional securits twenty
per centum viii be withheld from the amount of the bills
until the contract shall have been compeied and eighty
per eentnm Of each bill, approved in trpcate by the
commandants Of the respective yards will be paid by the
navy agent at the points Of delivery requested by
the contractor TO he paid another navy sgencywhn
ten days after shall have been passed tho
Secretary of the Treasury.
II stipulated in the contract that if default be made
by the parties of the FIRST part in delivering all any Of
Of tue articles mentioned in any class bid for in the
tract the quality at such time and places above pro-
vided then. aud In that the and his
ties win forfeit and pay the United States a som Of
money not exceeding twice the amount of such class
which may be recovered from time time according
the act Of Congress in that caseproved approved March
g. 1876
No bids for than yard must be enclosed In
envelope, and the must be dietincty endorsed
the outside Proposals for Materials for the Navy
Navyysrl at tname the yard, and addressed ITO the
Chief Of the Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting Navy
Department, Washington, d. c.
FORM OF OFFER,
Which from firm must be signed BY all the members
l., Of - in the State of -, hereby agree
to furnish and deliver in the respective navy Yards all
the articles named in the classes hereto snnexe sgreeably
20 the provisions OF the schedules therefor, and in
forty with the advertisement of the Bureau of Equip
ment and Recruiting dated July 18TH 1864 Should my
otter be aeeepted, request to be addressed at -, and
the contract sent to the navy agent at -, OF to -.
for signature and certificate.
tsignaturc.) B.
Witness.
The sehsdue which the bidder encoses must be pasted
10 this oder aud each of them gued by him. Opposite
each article In tho schedule the price must be set, the
amount be carrri out the aggregate footed up for each
class and the amount likewise written in words. II the
parties who bid do not reside the place where the
teles 10 be delivered they must in their offer
person 10 whom orders on them to be delivered.
FORM OF GUARANTY.
The undersigned, ,-, o., in the State Of
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 wil
within days after the receipt Of abe contract at the
post Office named, navy agent designated, execute the
contract for the with good and sufficient surees
and in ssdshall fail 10 enter into contract
aforesoid guarantee make good the difference be-
tween the offer Of the said--and that which may be
lsngnatures of two guarantees.) C. D.
1 (Datel
witness
: hereby certify that the above named--are known
70 me as men Of property and able make good their
guaranty
gSignatare.) G. H.
To be signed by the United States District Judge Uni
ted States District Attorney, Collector or Navy Agent
The following are the classes required the respec-
- KITTERY-MAINE,
No /. Flax Canvas and Twine; No. g. Sperm Oil
No. Z, Cooking Utensils; No 10, Leather No H. Leath.
Hose No l3 Lanterns No Is TaIow No % Station
Dry Goods; No. % Hrewoodi No. 81 Tar oi and Meats
cHARLEsTowN-MA
No |, Flax Canvas and Twine n 5. Sperm Oil; No I,
Cooking Utensils No. s. Stoves No, 10, leather No. H.
Leather uose No r. Ok Hides for Rope No. l3, Sheet
Iron; No Is Soap and Tallowi No ~ Brushes No. y
No 25 Copper Wire; No. 81 Dry Goods; No. ~, Fire
I wood No 81, Whale, Tar, and NeAtsfoot Oil
BRooKLYN. NEW YORK
/ No /. Flax Canvas and Tvine; No g. Iron Nails,
sheaye Riyets, etc, No I, Tin Zinc, ETC.. No. g. Sperm
Oil; No 8. White Pine, Ash Black Walnut, No 7,
Cooking Utansils No. g. Stoves and Cooking Cabooses
No 10 Leather; No H. Leather Hose, No I2 Iignuln,
vt No 10 Lanterns and lamps No is Soap and sllow
No 20 Brushes No y Stationery No Hardware No "a
ship Chandlery; No ~ Dry Goods No % firewood No
| 81 Neatsfoot Oil.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
No flax Canvass and Twine; No Sperm Oil; No I
Cooking Utensils No 10 Leather No IL leather Hose No
10 soap and Talow No % brushes No % Stationery No
- narlssre No "a Ship Chandery No 27 Dry Goods
No " firewoodi No 81 Tar Oil and Neatsfoot oil.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
40 flaA eanSass and twne; No Tin and Zinc; No 8
sperm vi, NO Stoves and Cooking Cabooses; No 10
LciNttff IL IRnulnNtR. IL M
ana Lallow No ~ Brushes; No % Stationery; No %
Srawnei are No "a shg ohanderyi No 25 Copper Wire
No 36 Walnut Mahogany and Ash No IS Ineott Copper
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