The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-28

About one fifth of the above quantities will be re-
CURED for home consumption, and a small portion ni
many articles will probably be procured by eur ships
on foregn stations The quantities Of any 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 No
the service require 10 I've delivered those Navy
Yards RESPECTIVE Iy.
Contractors not resid ng 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 a Contractor fails prompt
y to comply with requsitions 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 excess Of cost
the contract price.
Separate offers must be made for each article at
each of The aforesaid Navy Yards and bidders whose
proposals accepted land 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 to
signify their readiness TO 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 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 RICH, to reject all
bids from persons who have heretofore failed 10
cute their contracts.
Bonds, with two approved sureties, in one third the
estimated amount Of the respective contracts, will be
required and ten per oenum in addition will be 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 a 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 authontca.
ted shall have been presented to him.
Blank forms of proposals may DO obtained on APP
pcation to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, N. H.,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore Wash
ngton, Norfolk, Charleston, s. C., Savannah, Pensa-
cola, and at this Bureau.
W. CRAWFORD SHUBRICK,
CHIEF Of The Bureau
To be published once week, until the 22d day Of
April next in the Madsonian, lntelligencer, Globe,
and Spectator ID. c.; Argus, Age, Me; Hills Pa
triot, n II. Gazette, Portsmouth, N. n; Gazette,
Bennington Vii Boston Post, Boston Times Mass. 4;
Journal of Commerce, Aurora, and Evening Post
New York National Inquirer and Democratic Sig
nal Harrisburgh, Pa Sun, and Republican, Balt.
more Md; Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Old DOmin-
ion and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Repub-
can; Gazette Pensacola Mercury, Charleston,S c.;
American Sentinel, Ledger, and Mercury, Philadel-
phia Republican Herald, Providence, r.. 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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