The Portland daily press., 1864-08-22
PROPOSALS.
VYRoposALs FOR MATERIALS FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DRPARTMRSN.
Isuar.r OF EQUIPMENT AND REcRurrISo,

NAvr DEPARTMENT.
Runrsc OF EQUIPMENT AND REcRCTrIxG.
July 18TH 1854.
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for the
Navy for the year ending 3Jth june 1884 will be re-
esiyed az the 1 ureau 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 other causes.
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
Eaed particularly described in the printed sche
ue any Of which will be furnished 70 such desire
TO oter on application to the eommsndants of the rs
spectlye yards, or to the navy agent nearest thereto,
and those of all the yards upon application to the Bu
reau his division into classes being for the conve-
nence Of deaiers EACH such portous only will be
furnished rs are actually required for bids The com
mandant and navy agent OF each satioa viii In add-
ton to the schedu OF classes at their yards have
copy OF the schedules the other yards for exaina
ton only, from which il may be judged whether t will
be 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 of printed schedules In street con
formity Herewith. they will not be considefed III
computing the classes, the price stated In the column -
prices will be the standard aud the aggregate OF the
class will be ried according to the prices stated
1t is requested VI bidders avoid erasuIes anu suos
tuition OF figures and that the amounts are cor
rectly carried out. -,
re coutscts will be aw ,rei to the loves: bona fd,
ha Ter vino yes proper security for its fulfmcnt Tn,
bureau reserves the right 70 eet all the bids for an,
s.ass, II deem-d excrbltanl
All articles must be Of the very best quality TO be de
liyerei In the navy yards ia good order and In suitab
vessels aud packages properly marked With the
be at the
risk of contractor, aud 10 all respects suhct thu
inspection measurement, count. weight, sc., of tn
yard where received and to the entire Satisfaction of th
commandment thereof
bidders referred to the commandant Of the repec
live yards for samples Instructions particular
ton OF tie articles; and all other things being equal
nreierece viii be given 70 articles of American mznuf,c
ture
every otter as required bv law OF 10th August, Si6
must De accompanied by written guaranty the form
which hereinafter gvea, and by certificate ne
shicn he resides tht la has license 70 deal in the art
crs which he proposes to furnish BY affidavit sigu
Ell by himself and 10 before magistrate au
taorizsd to administer such oath that he l. manuf'
q regular dealer in the articles he ors TO SUP
ply, and has license such manufacturer dealer.
rhose only whose offers may be accepted will he not
aed, and will be forwarded there
alter practicable which they viii be required 10
within days after its receipt at the post Office
nary agency named by them.
Toe contracts pill bear date the day the notification
| given and deliveries b. deman led.
sureties In the full amount will be required to sign tn
contract aud their responsibility certified tpby Unite
district judge Uaited district attorney,
hector, navy ageut. As al iitiona securts twsnt
per eentum will be withheld from the Of the bill
until the contract shall been couple ed; aud eight
per eentum Of each bill, approved In trplicate by IN
commandanrs Of the respective yards will be paid by "a
NAYS agent at the points Of delivery requested
to be paid another navy sgencywilhi
days shall have been passed by tn
| Secretary Of tue frra ury.
IL is stipulated in the contract thar Il default be mad
by the parties of the rst part In delivering all any
of the articles mehcued in any class bid for In the
tract. the quay such time and places sbov. pr
led then aud In that the and his
ties will forfeit and pay TO the United States m
money not exceeding twice the amount Of such clas'
which may be recovered from time TO time according
the act of Congress- In that cas- provided approved Marc
| 1916.
No bids for than yard he enclosed in
envelope aud the same must be dietnctls endorsed
the outside Proposals for Mate hs for the Navy. for t
Navy-yari at tname the yari and addressed ITO tn
hief Of the Bureau Equipment and iecruitng Nav
Detn ffnR Mt II