The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-18

About one fifth of the above guam ines VIII be re-
quired for home consumption, and small portion of
many articles will probably be procured by eur ships
on foreign stations. The quantities of any or all may
be increased or diminished, the service may here
after require. The contracts will therefore be made
not FOR specific quantities. hut for such quantities rs
the service require To he delivered at those Navy
Yards RESPECTIVE ly.
Contractors not resid ng at the place where delive
ries required must establish agency at such
place, that delay may arise IN furnishing what
may be required; and when Contractor fails prompt
y To comply with requistions The Navy Agent at the
poit where the articles required to be delivered,
shll 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 accepted land none others will be
forthwith notified thereof and three days and
above the Ordinary time required for the regular
transmission Of the mall will be allowed for them 90
signify their readiness TO enter into contract and ten
day. over and above the ordinary time required for
the regular Transmission N the mail will be allowed
for the execution aud return of contract and bond
at the expiration Of which periods, Il no 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 al
bids from persons who have heretofore failed TO
cute their contracts.
Bonds with two approved suretics, in third the
estimated amount OF The cctiYc 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 20 the
bond given TO secure It's performance, aud not
in any event TO be paid until IT ~ al respects com
piled with and ninety per centum OF the amount
Of oil deliveries made, viii be paid by the Navy
Agent within thirty days after bills duly auhcntioa
ted shall have been presented TO him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on APP
plication TO the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, n w.,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington Norfolk Charleston, $. c., Savannah, Pensa-
cola, and at this Bureau.
w. CRAWFORD SUUBRICk,
CirSf ofhu Bureau.
To be published once week, until the Odd day OF
April next, in the Madisonian Inielgencer, Globe
and Spectator, ID. c., Argus, Age, Me; Hil's Pa
triot, N H. Gazette, Portsmouth, N. N Gazette,
Bennington, VT; Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass;
Journal Of Commerce, Aurora, and Evening Post,
New York National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal, Harrsburgh, Pa Sun, and Republican, Balt-
more, Md Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Old DJmin-
ion, and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Ropubl-
can; Gazette, Pensacola; Morcuy, Cbsrleston,S C.;
American Sentinel, Ledger, and Mercury, Phodel
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.
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