The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-20

About ith Of the above quantities will be Re-
CURED for home consumption, and small portion oi
many articles will probably be procured by ships
on firegn stations. The quantities Of any all may
be increased or diminished, the service may here
after require. The contracts will therefore be made
not iur specific quantities, hut for such quantities
the service may require 20 he delivered at those Navy
Yards respectively.
Contractors not resid ng al the place where deve.
ries are required must establish agency at such
place, that no delay may arise in furnishing wha,
may be required; and whom Contractor fails prompt
y TO comply with requisitons the Navy Agent at the
poi where the articles required 10 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 al
each Of he aforesaid Navy Yards and bidders whose
proposals are accepted land none other,) will be
forthwith notified thereof and three days 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 contract nd
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, if 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 10 reject al
bids from persons who have heretofore failed to
cute their contracts.
Bonds, with two approved sure,ies in one third the
estimated amount Of the sreove contracts will be
required, and ten per centum in addition will be with
held from the amount Of all payments account
thereof, as collateral security, in addition to the
bond given 10 secure its performance, and not
in any event to be paid until II in al respects
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 authentoa-
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 $. c., Savannah Pensa-
cola, and at this Bureau
w. CRAWFORD SHUBRICK,
ChiJ ofhe Bureau
To be published once a week, until the 9ad day Of
April next in the Madisoni1n, ln,elligencer, Globe,
and Spectator, ID. c.; Argus, Age, Me; IIilrs Pa
triot, y VI. Gazette, Portsmouth, n. H.; Gazette,
Bennington, VI; Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass.
Journal Of Commerce, Aurora and Evening Post,
New York National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal, IIarrisburgh, Pa Sun, and Republican Bati-
more, Md Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Old D,min-
ion, and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Republi-
can; Gazette, Pensacola Mercury, Chsrlcston,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 a copy Of their paper containing The
advertisement during its Insertion
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