The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-08

About one fhh of the above quantities will be re.
CURED for home consumption, and small portion o
many articles will probably be procured by our ships
on foregn stations. The Quantities Of any or all may
be increased or diminished as the service may here.
after require. The contracts will therefore be made
not for specific quantities, hut for such quantities ss
the service may require TO be delivered at those Navy
Yards RESPECTIVE ly.
Contractors not residing at the place where deve.
ries are required must establish an agency at such
place, that no delay may arise Ia furnishing wha,
may be required; and when Contractor fails prompt
~ to comply with acquisitions, the Navy Agent at the
poit where the articles required 10 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 al
each Of he aforesaid Navy Yards and bidders whose
proposals are accepted (and none others) will be
forthwith notified thereof; and tlree days over and
above the Ordinary time required for the regular
transmission Of the mail will be allowed for them "a
signify their readiness TO enter into contract aud ten
days over and shove the ordinary time required for
the regular transmission Of the mail will be allowed
for the execution and return Of a contract and bond
at the expiration Of which periods " 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 TO
cute their contracts.
Bonds, WIN Two approved suretes, IN one thifd the
estimated amount Of the res, ectye contracts will be
required, and ten per centum in addition will be with
held from the amount Of all payments on account
thereof, collateral security, In addition TO the
bond given 10 secure its performance, and not
in any event to be paid until It $ in a respects com.
Piled with aud ninety per centum Of the amour,
Of all deliveries made, will be paid by the Navy
Agent within thirty days after bills duly authentica-
ted shall have been presented TO bin.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on APP
plcation TO the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, n. H.,
Boston, New York Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
mgton, Norfolk Charleston, S. c., Savannah Pensa-
cola, and al this Bureau.
w. CRAWFORD sHUBRICK,
ChieT Of The Bureau.
To be published once week, until the 22d day OF
April next in the Madisoniln, Intelligencer, Globe,
and Spectator ID. c.. Argus, Age, Me; Hills Pa
triot, n n. Gazette, PortsmOu h. N n ; Gazette,
Bennington, Vt; Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass,
Journal Of Commerce, Aurora and Evening Post,
New York; National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal IIsrrisburgh, Pa Sun, and Republican, Balti-
more, Md Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Old ID min
ion, and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Republi-
can; Gazette, Pensacola; Mercury, Charleston $ c.
American Sentinel, Ledger and Mercury, Philadel-
phia Republican Herald, Providence, X. l.; Co
lumbar Register, New Haven, c.
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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