The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-01
To be offered for.

About f0h Of the above quan'ilies will be re-
CURED for home consumption, and small portion oi
many articles will probably be procured by our ships
on turcgn stations. The quantities Of any ur all may
be increased diminished, ; the service may here.
after require. The contracts will therefore be made
not Tor specific quantities hut for such quantities
the service may require TO be delivered at those Navy
lsfds rcspectiy ".
Contractors not resid ng at the place where deliye
ries required must establish agency at such
place, that delay may arise in furnishing what
may be required; and when Contractor fails prompt
ly to comply with requstions the Navy Agent at the
poit where the articles required to be delivered,
shl 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 Yard, and bidders whose
proposals are accepted (and 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 10
signify their readiness 10 enter into contract aud 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 Il no answer be
received contract aud 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 10 exc
cute their contracts.
! Bonds, with two approved sureties in third the
estimated amount Of the resi- ectye contracts, will be
required, and ten per centum in addition will be with
held from tho amount Of all payments on account
J thereof, collateral security, IN addition TO the
! bond given to secure its performance, and not
| IN any event TO be paid until II IN respects
| piled with and ninety per centum of the amount
Of all deliyerie, made, viii be paid by the Navy
Agent within thirty days after bills duly authentca.
| ted shall have been presented TO him
! Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on sp.
plication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, N H.,
| Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ngton Norfolk, Charleston, 5. c., Savannah, Pensa.
| cola and at this Bureau.
w. CRAWFORD SHUBRICK,
! CHIEF Of The Bureau
To be published once a week, until the 22l day Of
! April next, in the Madisonisn lntelgcncer, Globe,
and Spectator, ID. c., Argus, Age, Me; HIS Pa
triot, n III Gazette, Portsm0u b, n. n 4; Gazette,
Bennington, Vt; Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass.
Journal of Commerce, Aurora, and Evening Post,
! New York National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal, IIarrisburgh Pa sun, and Republican, Balti.
more, Md Enquirer Richmond, Va; Old DJmn-
ion, and Beacon. Norfolk New Orleans Republi.
can; Gazette Pensacola; Mercury, Charleston ) G
| American Sentinel Ledger, aud Mercury, Philldel.
phia Republican Herald Providence, X. 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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