The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-29

About one fifth Of the above quantities will be re-
CURED for home consumption, and small portion uf
many articles will probably be procured by our ships
on foreign stations The quantities of any or all may
be increased diminished, the service may here
after require. The contracts will therefore I've made
not Tor specific quantities. hut for such quantities
The service may require 10 he delivered al those Navy
Yards RESPECTIVE, ly.
Contractors not residing at the place where delive
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
y to comply with requsitions 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 he aforesaid Navy Yards aud bidders whose
proposals are accepted land none others) 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 10
signify their readiness 10 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 AID return Of 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 TO
cute their contracts.
Bonds, with two approved sureties in one third the
estimated amount OF the espectye contracts, will be
required, and ten per centum in addition will be with
held from the amount Of oil 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 1t in respects
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 authcntca-
ted shall have been presented 10 him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on APP
plicaton TO the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, N. H.,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
Ingon, Norfolk, Charleston S. C., Savannah, Pcnsa
cola, and at this Bureau.
w. CRAWFORD SIIUBRICK,
Chief Of The Bureau
To be published once a week, until the pol Day Of
April next in the Madisonian, Intelligencer, Globe,
and Spectator, ID. c. Argus, Age, Me; Hills Pa
trot, III. Gazette, Portsmou h, N. n Gazette,
Bennington, VI; Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass;
Journal Of Commerce, Aurora and Evening Post,
New York; National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal, ilarrisburgh, Pa Sun, and Republican, Balti-
more, Md Enquirer, Richmond, Va; DID ID ,miu-
ion and Beacon, Norfolk; New Orleans Republi.
Gao; Gazette, Pensacola Mercury, Charleston, s G.
American Sentinel, Ledger, and Mercury, Pbilodel-
phia Republican Herald, Providence, n. J. Co
lumbar Register, New Haven, CT.
Editors of the above papers will be pleased TO scnd
TO the Bureau copy Of their paper containing the
advertisement during its Insertion
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