The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-20

About one fifth Of the above guam lilies will be re-
CURED for home consumption, and small portion vt
many articles will probably be procured by our ships
foreign stations The quantities of any or 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 a.
the service may require 20 be delivered at those Navy
! Yards RESPECTIVE ly.
Contractors not resid ng a, the place where deve.
ries required must establish an agency at such
place, that no delay may arise in furnishing what
may be required and when Contractor fails prompt
ly to comply with requistions the Navy Agent at the
poIt where the articles are 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 accepted land none others) will be
forthwith notified thereof and three days over 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 md ten
days over and above the ordinary time required for
the regular transmission Of the mail will be allowed
for the execution and return Of contract and bond
at the expiration Of which periods, Il 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 to reject all
bids from persons who have heretofore failed TO exc
cute their contracts
Bonds, with two approved suretes, in one third the
estimated amount Of the resi- ective contracts will be
required and ten per cenum 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 all 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 authentioa
ted shall 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
ington, Norfolk Charleston, s. C., Savannah, Pensa-
cola md at this Bureau.
w. CRAWFORD SUUBRICK,
Chitf ofhe Bureau
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April next in the MsdIsonan, lntell,gencer, Globe,
and Spectator, ID. c. Argus, Age, Me; HIS Pa
triot, n III. Gazette, Portsmou h, n. IL; Gazette,
Bennington, VI; Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass.
Journal Of Commerce, Aurora and Evening Post,
New York; National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal, Harrisburgh, Pa Sun, and Republican, Balu-
more, Md Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Old Denim
/ ION, and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Republi-
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| American Sentinel, Ledger and Mercury, Philsdel-
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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