The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-18

About one fith of the above quantities will be re-
CURED for home consumption and Il small portion of
many articles will probably be procured by our ships
on fjreig stations. The quantities of any all may
be increased or diminished, the service may here
after require. The contracts will therefore be made
not Tor specific quantities, hut for such quantities as
the service may require 20 he delivered at those Navy
Yards RESPECTIVE ly.
Contractors not resd Dg at the place where deve.
ries are required, must establish agency at such
place, that no delay may arise in furnishing what
may be required; and when Contractor fails prompt
ly to comply with acquisitions, the Navy Agent at the
port where the articles are required to be delivered,
shall be authorized to purchase such articles and the
Contractor shall be liable for any excess Of cost
the contract price.
Separate offers must be made for each article at
each Of he aforesaid Navy Yards and bidders whose
proposals accepted land none others) will be
forthwith notified thereof and three days and
above the Ordinary time required for the regular
transmission Of the mail, will be allowed for them 10
signify their readiness TO enter into contract aud ten
days over and above the ordinary time required for
the regular transmission of the mail will be allowed
for the execution I'd return OF a contract and bond
at the expiration of which periods If no answer be
received, 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 10 exc
cute their contracts.
Bonds, with two approved suretes in one third the
estimated amount Of the res eotive contracts, will be
required, and ten per centum in addition will be with
held from the amount of all payments on accoun,
thereof, as collateral security, in addition TO the
bond given to secure its performance, and not
in any event to be paid until it 8 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 authentic
ted shall have been presented to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on APP
plication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, N. H..
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash.
Ingon, Norfolk Charleston, S. c., Savannah Pensa-
cola, and at this Bureau
w. CRAWFORD SHUBRICK,
ChiJ ofhie Bureau.
To be published once week, until the 22d day OF
April next, in the Madisonian, Integcncer, Globe
and Spectator, d. c.; Argus, Age, Me; HIPS Pa.
trot N II. Gazette, Portsmou.h h, N. n Gazette
Bennington, VII Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass
Journal of Commerce, Aurora, and Evening Post
New York, National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal, Harrisburgb, Pa Sun, and Republican, Balt
more, Md Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Old Domin
ion, and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Republic
can; Gazette, Pensacola; Mercury, Charleston S c.
American Sentinel, Ledger, and Mercury, Phsdel
phis; Republican Herald, Providence, r. l., Co
lumbar Register, New Haven, CT.
Editors Of the above papers will be pleased to
to the Bureau copy Of their paper containing tb'
advertisement during its insertion
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