The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-22

About one fab Of the above quantities will be re-
CURED for home consumpion and a small portion Vt
many articles will probably be procured by our ships
on iureign stations. The quantities Of any all may
be increased diminished, the service may here
after require The contracts will therefore be made
not for specific quantities, hut for such quantities
the service may require 10 he delivered at those Navy
Yards respectively
Contractors not residing at the place where delive.
ries are required, must establish an agency at such
place, that no delay may arise in furnishing what
may be required; and when Contractor fails prompt
y TO comply with requistions the Navy Agent at the
port where the articles required to be delivered,
sh III be authorized TO purchase such articles and the
Contractor shall be liable for any Of cost over
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 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 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 and return Of a 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
10 law.
The Department reserves the right to reject all
bids from persons who have heretofore failed TO
cute their contracts.
Bonds, with two approved suretes in one third the
estimated amount Of the resi- ectiye contracts, will be
required, and ten per centum in addition will be with
held from tho 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 il in al respects com
piled with aud ninety per centum Of the amount
Of all deliveries made, will be paid by the Navy
Agent, within thirty days after bills duly authentea a.
ted shall have been presented to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on APP
pication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, N H.,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ngton, Norfolk, Charleston, s. c., Savannah, Pcnsa-
cola, md at this Bureau.
w. CRAWFORD SHUBRICK,
Chie6 ofhe Bureau
To be published once a week until the 22I day OF
April next, IN the Madsonian, lntelligencer Globe
and Spectator, ID. C.; Argus, Age, Me. HIPS Pa
triot, N H. Gazette, Portsmou b, ". II 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, Balti
more, Md; Enquirer, Richmond, Va; old D,mn-
ion, and Beacon, Norfolk; New Orleans Republi-
can; Gazette, Pensacola; Mercury Charleston, 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 copy Of their paper containing the
advertisement during it's insertion.
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