National Republican., 1876-06-06
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FUR LIGHTHOUSE SUP
l. FLIES.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT

pROPOSAIS FUR LIGHTHOUSE SUP
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
oFTIcE oF THE LGHT-HoUsE Board,
WASHINGTON May l9, 1870.
Sealed proposals for furnishing lighthouse sup
plies for the year ending June 80 1877, will be
ceiyed at this office until the 10th day Of June,
The supplies needed consist Of Glass Chimneys,
Whiting and other cleaning material; Brushes,
and Garden Tools, BrOOms, MOps, Dustors &C.,
and many other articles, all Of which are enumer.
ated in the specifications attached to the forms of
bios, which may be had at the Offices of the light
house inspectors at Boston, Staten Island, N. Y,
Philadelphia, and OF this office.
Samples Of all the articles required will be omen
to inspection at the Office of the lighthouse in
spector at Tompkinsvlle, Staten Island, N. Y,
and each article rendered under this advertise
ment will be compared by the lighthouse in
speetOr on reception, with the sample and, If not
found up to sample in every respect, will be re-
The bids will be considered and accepted or re-
Iected, item by item; and this advertisement and
the proposal, so far as accepted by the Secretary
Of the Treasury, and the accompanying bond,
shall constitute the contract between the Govern.
ment and the bidder or bidders, and no further
contract will be executed.
The articles contracted for must be furnished
from time to time during the year, in quantities
pursuant to orders from the Lighthouse Board.
Ihe entire quantities WILL however, be called for
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or hrm making 1t, and be accompanied by q bond,
with sufficient sureties, in the sum of ten thousand
dollars (slo, ,0o9l approved by United States Of
do business, on a form to be furnished by this
office, conditioned for furnishing such portions of
the articles as may be awarded under It, and the
performance of the contract.
All deliveries will be subject to inspection by an
expert detailed for the purpose by this office and
the delivery of an inferior article will be deemed
sufhcient cause to annul the contract, at the op-
uon of the Board.
Deliveries must be made, free of charge, at the
Lighthouse depot at Staten Island, N. Y.
The failure TO comply with any one order under
the contract will operate forfeiture of the en-
tire penalty of the bond, or the Board may direct
the purchase, in open market, of such quantities
of any articles shall be necessary to supply the
deficiency caused by such failure, and charge to
the contractors fifty per centum of the price which
IT shall be found necessary to pay for such arti-
cles.
Proposals unaccompanied by a satisfactory bond |
will not be considered Contracts will be awarded
only to established manufacturers Of dealers in
the articles.
The right to reject any or all bids or to waive |
defects If is deemed TO be for the interest of the
Government to do so, is reserved.
No contract can be made, however, until after |
the passage of the bill making appropriations for
the support of the Lighthouse establishment, in |
accordance with the provisions Of sections 3579 |
and S732 Of the Revised Statutes of the United |
States.
Proposals should be addressed to the Chairman |
of the Lighthouse Board and marked "Propo-
sails for Lighthouse Supplies"
myI3-td Naval Secretary,