The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-17

About one ihh OF the above quantities will be re-
CURED for home consumption, a small portion at
many articles will probably be procured by our SHIPS
on f5reig stations. Thu quantities of any all may
be increased or diminished, as the service may here
after require. The contracts viii therefore he made
for specific quantities. hut for such quantities as
the service may require 10 he delivered at those Navy
Yards RESPECTIVE ~.
Contractors not resid ny at the place where delive
res are required, must establish an agency at such
place, that delay may arise in furnishing what
may be required; and when Contractor fails prompt
iy TO comply with acquisitions, the Navy Agent at the
pot where the articles required TO he delivered
sh III 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 he aforesaid Navy Yards aud bidders whose
proposals accepted (and none other) will be
forth with notified thereof and three days 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 contract and ten
days over and above the ordinary time required for
the regular transmission of the mail will be allowed
Cor the execution ar return of contract and bond
at the expiration Of which periods, If 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 right to reject all
bids from persons who have heretofore failed 10 exc
cute their contracts.
estimated amount Of the respective contracts, will be
required, and ten per csn,um in addition will bo with
held from tho amount OF all payments on account
thereof collateral security, IN addition to toe
bond given TO secure It's performance, and not
any event TO be paid until it in al respects com
piled with; ard ninety per cen;um of the amount
Of all deliveries made, will be paid by the Navy
Agent, within thirty days after bills duly authcntioa-
ted shalt have been presented to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on ap-
plication TO the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, N. H.,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ibkon Norfolk Charleston, s. c., Savannah, Pensa-
cola, and at this Bureau.
w. BRANFORD SHUBRICk,
Chief Of The Bureau.
To be published once a week, until the 22d day OF
April next in the Madisonian, lntellgencer, Globe,
and Spectator ID. c.; Argus, Age, Me; Hills Pa
trot, N II. Gazette, Portsmouth ". II Gazette,
Bennington VI; Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass;
Journal of Commerce. Aurora and Evening Post,
New York National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal Harrisburg, Pa; sun, and Republican, Balti-
more, Md Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Old ID min
ion, and Beacon, Norfolk New Orieaos kopubli
can; Gazette Pensacola, Mercu,y, Charleston, 5 c.
American Sentinel, ledger, and Mercury, Philsdel-
pha Republican Herald, Providence, n. 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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