The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-21

About enc hhh of the above quantities will be re-
quired for home consumption, and small portion of
many articles will probably be procured by our ships
fJreign stations. The quantities of any all may
be increased or diminished, a. the service may here
after require. The contracts will therefore be made
not Tor specific quantities, hut for such quantities
the service may require 20 bc delivered at those Navy
Yards rrspecliv, ly.
Contractors not residing at the place where devc.
ries 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
poit 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 and bidders whose
proposals are accepted (and none others) will be
orthaith notified thereof and three days over and
above the ordinary time required for the regular
transmission of the mail will be allowed for them to
signify their readiness TO enter into contract and ten
days and above the ordinary time required for
the regular transmission of the mail will be allowed
for the execution nd return of a contract and bond I;
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
The Department reserves the right to reject all
bids from persons who have heretofore failed TO
cute their contracts.
Bonds, with two approved suretes, in one third the
estimated amount Of the respective contracts, will be
required, and ten per centum in addition will DO with
held from the amount Of all payments on account
thereof, collateral security, IN addition TO the
bond given to secure its performance and not
IN any event TO be paid until it in respects com.
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 authentea-
ted shall have been presented to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on APP
plication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, N. H.,
Boston, New York Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Norfolk Charleston, s. G., Savannah, Pensa-
cola, and at this Bureau.
w. CRAWFORD SHUBRICK,
CHEZ Of the bureau
To be published once a week, until the % day Of
April next IN the Madisonan, Intelligencer, Globe
and Spectator, ID. c. Argus, Age, Me; EIilrs Pa
trot, n III. Gazette, Portsmouh h, N. II Gazette,
Bennington, VII Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass;
Journal Of Commerce, Aurora, aud Evening Post,
New York National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal Ilarrisburgh, Pa Sun, and Republican, Balti-
more Md Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Old D,min-
! ion and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Republi-
can; Gazette Pensacola; Mercury, Chareston,S C.;
American Sentinel, Ledger, and Mercury, Philadel-
phia Republican Herald, Providence, X. 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
march l5-lawtAp22