The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-13

About one fhh of the above quantities will be re-
CURED for home consumption, and a small portion of
many articles will probably be procured by ships
on foregn stations. The quantities of any all may
be increased diminished, as the service may here
after require The contracts will therefore be made
not Tor specific quantities. hut for such quantities as
the service may require TO he delivered al those Navy
Yards respectively.
Contractors not residing a, the place where delive-
ries are required, must establish an agency at such
place, that no delay may arise in furnishing what
may be requredI and when Contractor fails prompt
~ 10 comply with requistions the Navy Agent at the
port where the articles are required to 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 at
each Of The aforesaid Navy Yards and bidders whose
proposals are accepted land none others) 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 and ten
days over 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 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
cute their contracts
estimated amount Of the respective contracts, will be
required and ten per cenum 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 il IS in a. 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 autbentca-
ted shall have been presented to him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on APP
pcatiop 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 SHUBR1CK,
Chic ofhe Bureau
To be published once week, until the 29d day of
April next, in the Msdsonlan, lutelligencer, Globe,
and Spectator, ID. c.; Argus, Age, Me; Hills Pa
triot, N II. Gazette, Portsmouth, N. n Gazette,
Bennington, VI; Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass;
Journal Of Commerce, Aurora, and Evening Post,
New York National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal, IIsrrsburgh Pa; Sun, and Republican Balti-
more, Md; Enquirer Richmond, Va; Old Denim
ION, and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Republi-
can; Gazette, Pensacola Mercury, Cbarleston,S c.;
American Sentinel Ledger, and Mercury, Philadel-
pha Republican Herald Providence, r. 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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