The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-05

About one ffh Of the above quantities will be re-
CURED for home consumption, and a small portion ol
many articles will probably be procured by our ships
on f3rega stations The quantities of any or all may
be increased diminished, the service may here
after require The contracts will therefore he made
not Tor specific quantities. hut for such guam ties as
the service may require 10 be delivered at those Navy
Yards RESPECTIVE, ly.
Contractors not residing 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 Contractor fails prompt
" to comply with requsitions the Navy Agent at the
poit where the articles required to be delivered,
shall be authorized 10 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 mail, 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 aud return Of contract and bond
at the expiration Of which periods, if 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 exc
cute their contracts.
Bonds, with two approved sureties, in third the
estimated amount Of the eotye contracts, will 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 TO the
bond given to secure its performance, and not
IN any event to be paid until it in respects com
piled with AID ninety per centum Of the amount
OF all deliveries made, will be paid by the Navy
Agent within thirty days after bills duly auhentica
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
ngton, Norfolk, Charleston, s. C., Savannah, Pensa
/ cola, and at this Bureau.
J w. CRAWFORD SHUBRICK,
Chief Of the Bureau.
/ To be published once week until the 22l day Of
/ April next, in the Madisonian, Intelgencer Globe
and Spectator, ID. c., Argus Age, Mel Hll's Pa
| triot, H. Gazette, Portsmou h, N. II 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, Balti
more, Md Enquirer Richmond, Va; Old Domin
ion, and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Republi
can; Gazette, Pensacola; Mercury, Charleston,S G.
American Sentinel Ledger, and Mercury, Philadel
phia Republican Herald Providence, r. i Co
lumbar Register, New Haven, CT.
Editors of the above papers will be pleased to sent
to the Bureau copy of their paper containing tn
advertisement during its insertion
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