The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-03-15

About one fdh Of the above quantities will he re-
quired for home consumption, and a small portion of
many articles will probably be procured by our ships
on foreign stations The quantities of any or all may
be increased or diminished, the service may here
after require. The contracts will therefore be made
not for specific quantities hut for such quantities
the service may require 10 We delivered at those Navy
Yards respectively.
Contractors not residing at the place where deliye.
rles are required, must establish an agency al such
place, that no delay may arise in furnishing what
may he required and when Contractor fails prompt
y TO comply with requsltions the Navy Agent at the
port where the articles required TO be delivered,
shall be authorized TO purchase such articles and the
Contractor shall be liable for any Of cost
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 other.) will be
forthwith notified thereof; and three days over and
above the Ordinary time required for the regular
transmission Of the mail, will be allowed for them to
Signify their readiness TO 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 aud return of a contract and bond
at the expiration OF which periods If no answer be
received contract and bond returned, the supply
TO law,
The Department reserves the right to reject all
bids from persons who have heretofore failed TO
cute their contracts.
Bonds with two approved sureties, IN 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 IFS performance, and not
in any event to be paid until it in a 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 authentca
ted shah have been presented to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on APP
pcstion to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, N. II /,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, WASH
lngton, Norfolk, Charleston, s. c., Savannah, Pensa-
cola, and at this Bureau.
w CRAWFORD SHUBRICk,
CHIEF ofde Bureau
To be published once a week, until the 22d day of
April next in the Madisonian, ntelllgencer, Globe,
and Spectator, d. g.; Argus, Age, Me-; lIilPs Pa
triot n II. Gazette, Portsmouth, N. IT,; Gazette,
Bennington, VII Boston Post Boston Times, Mass
| Journal of Commerce, Aurora, aud Evening Post,
New York National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal, Harrisburgh, Pa Sun, and Republican, Balti-
more, Md /; Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Old Domin-
| ion, and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Republi-
can; Gazette, Pensacola; Mercury, Charleston, 3 CT
American Sentinel, Ledger, aud Mercury, PhiIadel-
phia Republican Herald, Providence, r.. l.; Co
lumbian Register, New Haven, CT
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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