Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-06-21
DROPOSALs FOR STATIONERY,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Soo,os Treasury DEPARTMENT; June !, 1867.
sealed proposals Tor stationery will be received
1857 at - CLOCK NJ The DEPARTMENT reserves to
folded or plain or falntlined to any required pat
Deliveries of all articles in the several classes
must comply with the specifications, which, with
blank forms for bidding, will be furnished 20 bid
All deliveries will be subject to inspection by an
expert detailed for the purpose by the Secretary of
the Treasury, and the delivery of any inferior art
Gle shall be deemed sufficient cause to annul the
contract.
Department, Washington. Each proposal must be
signed by the individual firm making it, and be
accompanied by satisfactory guarantee that the
cient bonds, if his bid be accepted.
The failure to comply with any one order under
tire penalty of the bend or the Secretary of the
Treasury may direct the purchase in open market
sary to supply the deficiency caused by such failure,
and charge to the contractors fifty per centun of
for such articles
Proposals unaccompapied, by satisfactory guar
antees will not be considered, and contracts Will be
awarded only to established manufacturers of or
dealers in the articles.
tor Items in Classes and 2, or to reject
any. or all bids
the specifications furnished, and failure to do SO
will cause the rejection of any bid
Bids which contain items at prices less than the
fair cost of the article will be deemed fraudulent
and will not be considered.
ii.
Je l-Sot Secretary OF the Treasury.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
~ BUREAU OF NAVIGATION, June 6, 1857.
Sealed Proposals, endorsed " Proposals for build
ing Midshipmen's Quarters at the Naval Academy
Annapolis, Mary land ~ will be received at this Of
hCe until one O'Clock p. June %, 1867 at which
hour the bids will be opened for furnishing all the
materials and workmanship necessary for the con-
struction and completion of building for Miiship
mems Quarters at the Naval Academy grounds
Annapolis Maryland, according TO plans and specf
hcatlons which can BE at this Off &c daily from
"a. m. to p m.
Bidders must accompany their offers with guar
antees that they will if their bids accepted, en-
ter into contract, with good and satisfactory secu-
rity in the full amount of the contract within ten
days after the acceptance of their offer and failing
to do So the guarantors agree TO make good to the
United States the difference between the offer and
that which may be accepted.
Bidders are requested to make separate offers
first for the erection and completion of the entire
building; second for erecting and enclosing the
whole building including sashes and glass and fin
ishing the centre building and wing containing the
messroom and kitchen; and, third for erecting
and enclosing the whole building including sashes
and glass, and finishing the wing containing the
Mess-roOm and kitchen; and, fourth, for erecting
and enclosing the whole building including sashes
and glass but without internal finish, and in each
state the time in which they will complete the
work.
The Bureau the right to reject any or all
of the bids at its discretion
THORNTON A. JENKINS,
le 7-eoHe2S Chief of Bureau.