The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-06

About one fifth of the above guam tiles will be re-
CURED for home consumption, and a small portion NJ
many articles will probably be procured by our ships
iUreigi stations. The quantities of any 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 he delivered at those Navy
\ ards respectiv. ly.
Contractors not residing at the place where delive.
res 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 requistions the Navy Agent at the
pot 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 are accepted (and none olhers) will be
forthwith notified thereofi and 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 tract aud 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 II 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 exc
cute their contracts.
Bonds, with two approved sureties, in one third the
estimated amount of the resi- ectve contracts, will be
required, and ten per cenium in addition will be with
held from the amount Of all payments on account
thereof, as collateral security, in addition to the
bond given to secure its performance, and not
in any event to DO paid until it in respects com.
piled with aud ninety per contum of the amount
Of all deliveries made, will be paid by the Navy
Agent, within thirty days after bills duly authentica-
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
ington, Norfolk Charleston $. c., Savannah Pensa-
cola, and at this Bureau.
w. CRAWFORD SHUBRICk,
Chic Of the Bureau.
To be published once a week, until the 22I day of
April next in the Madisonian, Inelligencer, Globe,
and Spectator, ID. c. Argus, Age, Me; Hills Pa
triot, n III. Gazette, Portsmou b, N. n Gazette,
Bennington, VII Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass;
Journal Of Commerce, Aurora, aud Evening Post,
New York National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal iisrrisburgh, Pa SUM- and Republican, Balti-
more, Md Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Old DJmn-
ion and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Republi-
can; Gazette, Pensacola; Mercury, Charleston, $ c.
American Sentinel, Ledger and Mercury, Philadel-
phia Republican Herald, Providence, r. l.; Co
lumbar 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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