The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-26

About fhh Of the above quantities will be re-
CURED for home consumption, and small portion nf
many articles will probably be procured by our ships
on fJregn stations. The Quantities of any or all may
be increased or diminished, the service may here
after require The contracts will therefore he made
not for specific quantities, hut for such quantities as
the service may require 10 be delivered at those Navy
Yards respectv, w.
Contractors not residing at the place where delive.
ries required, must establish agency at such
place, that no delay NAV arise in furnishing what
may be required; and when a Contractor fails prompt
y to comply with requstions the Navy Agent at the
poit where the articles are required to be delivered
shall be authorized TO purchase such articles and the
Contractor shall be liable for any Of cost over
the contract price.
Separate offers must be made for each article at
each Of The aforesaid Navy Yards and bidders whose
proposals are accepted land none others) will be
forth With notified thereof ADD three days and
above the Ordinary time required for the regular
transmission Of the mail, will be allowed for them to
signify their readiness 10 enter into contract and ten
days over and above the ordinary time required for
the regular transmission Of the mail will be allowed
for the execution AID return Of contract and bond
at the expiration Of which periods, IL no answer be
received or contract and bond returned the supply
will be offered TO the next lowest bidder, according
to law,
The Department reserves the right to reject all
bids from persons who have heretofore failed TO exc
cute their contracts
Bonds with two approved suretes, in one third the
estimated amount Of the respective contracts will be
required and ten per cenum in addition will be with
held from the amount Of all payments on account
thereof, collateral security, in addition to the
bond given to secure its performance, and not
in any event TO be paid until II IS in respects com
piled with ard ninety per centum Of the amount
Of all deliveries made, will be paid by the Navy
Agent within thirty days after bills duly authontica
ted shall have been presented to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on APP
pcation TO the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, N. H.,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ngton, Norfolk, Charleston, s. c. Savannah, Pensa-
cola, and at this Bureau.
w. CRAWFORD SHUBRlCk,
CHEZ Of The Bureau.
To be published once a week until the 22d day Of
April next in the Madsonian, lntelligencer, Globe,
and Spectator, ID. c.; Argus, Age Me. Hills Pa
triot, n II. Gazette, Portsmouth, N. II; Gazette,
Bennington, Vt; Boston Post, Boston Times Mass.
Journal Of Commerce, Aurora, and Evening Post,
New York National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal, Harrisburgh, Pa Sun, and Republican, Batl.
more, Md Enquirer Richmond, Va; Old Dtmin-
ion, and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Ropubli-
can; Gazette, Pensacola Mercury, Charlcston,S c.;
American Sentinel, Ledger, and Mercury, Philadel-
pha Republican Herald Providence r. l.; Co
lumbar Register, New Haven, OK.
Editors Of the above papers will be pleased to send
to the Bureau copy Of their paper containing the
advertisement during its Insertion
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