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

About one fifth of the above guam tiles will be re-
CURED for home consumption, and a small portion nf
many articles will probably be procured by ships
on foreg stations. The Quantities of any or all may
be increased diminished, the service may here
after require The contracts will therefore be made
not for specific quantities. hui for such quantities rs
the service may require TO he delivered al those Navy
Yards respectv ly.
Contractors not residing at the place where deliye.
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
ly TO comply with acquisitions 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 al,
each Of he aforesaid Navy Yards and bidders whose
proposals are accepted (and none others) will be
forthwith notified thereof and three days over and
above the Ordinary time required for the regular
transmission of the mall will be allowed for them TO
signify their readiness 10 enter into tract aud ten
days and above the ordinary time required for
the regular transmission Of the mail will be allowed
for the execution ard return Of contract and bond
at the expiration Of which periods, Il no answer be
received or contract and bond returned, the supply
will be offered TO the next lowest bidder according
10 law.
The Department reserves the right to reject all
bids from persons who have heretofore failed 10
cute their contracts.
estimated amount Of the res ectiye contracts, will be
required, and ten per ceuum 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 be paid until it in a respects com
piled with AID ninety per centlm OF the amount
Of all deliveries made, will be paid by the Navy
Agent within thirty days after bils duly aulhentca-
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, s. c. Savannah, pcnsa-
cola, and at this Bureau.
W. CRAWFORD SHUBRICK,
CHIEF ofhe Bureau
To be published once week, until the 22d day Of
April next, in the Madson1n, lntelligencer, Globe,
and Spectator, ID. c.; Argus, Age, Me; Hills Pa
triot, n III. Gazette, PortsmOu h, N. II Gazette,
Bennington, VI, Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass;
Journal Of Commerce, Aurora, aud Evening Post,
New York National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal tlarrisburgh, Pa Sun, and Republican, Balti.
more, Md Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Old Denim
ion, and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Republi-
can; Gazette Pensacola; Mercury, Chareston,S c.;
American Sentinel, Ledger, and Mercury PhiIadel-
phia Republican Herald, Providence, 4. 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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