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

About one fhh Of the above quanies will be re-
CURED for home consumption, and small portion ai
many articles will probably be procured by our ships
on foreg stations The quantities of anyur all may
be increased or diminished, the service may here
after require The contracts will therefore lie made
not for specific quantities. hut for such quantities as
the service may require 10 be delivered at those Navy
Yards respecty ly.
Contractors not residing at the place where delive.
ries are required, must establish agency al such
place, that delay may arise in furnishing what
may be required; and when Contractor fails prompt
!, to comply with acquisitions the Navy Agent at the
pot where the articles required to be delivered,
shall be authorized TO purchase such articles and the
Contractor shall be liable for any excess Of cost over
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 other.) viii be
forthwith notified thereof and three days over and
above the Ordinary time required for the regular
transmission OF the mall will he allowed for them 10
signify their readiness 10 enter into contracts aud ten
days and above The ordinary time required for
the regular transmission Of the mail will be allowed
for the execution aud return of 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.
Tie Department reserves the right to reject all
bids from persons who have heretofore Jailed 10 exc
/ cute their contracts.
Bonds with two approved sureties, 10 one third the
estimated Of the resi- ectve contracts, viii be
required and ten per centum in addition will be with
held from the amount Of all payments on account
thereof as collateral security, IN addition TO the
I bond given TO secure its performance, and not
in any event to be paid until II m respects com
! piled with AID ninety per centum Of the amount
! Of all deliveries made, will be paid by the Navy
Agent within thirty days after bills duly suthenuca
/ ted shall have been presented 10 bin.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on ar
/ pcation to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, n. ~.
/ Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
| ington Norfolk, Charleston, s. G., Savannah, Pensa
cola, and at this Bureau.
i w. BRANFORD SHUBRICk,
II Chic Of he Bureau
To be published once a week, until The 22I day o
April next in the Madisonsn, lntelligencer, Globe
and Spectator d. c.. Argus, Age, Me; Hills Pa
triot n II. Gazette, Portsmou b. n. II Gazette
Bennington, VII Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass.
Journal Of Commerce. Aurora, and Evening Post
New York National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal, Hsrrisburgh, Pa Sun, and Republican, Balu
more, Md Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Old DJmin
ion, and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Republi
can; Gazette, Pensacola; Mercury, CharlestonS z
American Sentinel, Ledger, and Mercury, Philadel
, phia Republican Herald, Providence, X. Il 20
lumbar Register, New Haven, CT
Editors Of the above papers will be pleased to sen
to the Bureau a copy Of their paper containing ID
advertisement during its insertion.
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