The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-10

About one flh of the above guam tiles will be re-
CURED for home consumption, and a small portion of
many articles will probably be procured by our ships
on fOreigh stations. The Quantities of any all may
be increased diminished, as the service may here
after require, The contracts will therefore be made
not for specific quantities, hut for such quantities az
the service may require 10 be delivered al those Navy
Yards respectively.
Contractors not residing at the place where delive-
ries required, must establish 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
pot where the articles required 10 be delivered,
shall be authorized to purchase such articles aud the
Contractor shall be liable for any excess Of cost
the contract price.
Separate offers must be made for each article at
each Of he aforesaid Navy Yards and bidders whose
proposals are accepted land none others) will be
forthwith notified thereof; and three days over and
above the Ordinary Tune required for the regular
transmission Of the mail, will be allowed for them TO
signify their readiness 10 enter into tract aud ten
days oyer 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 10 the next lowest bidder according
TO law.
The Department reserves the right to reject all
bids from persons who have heretofore failed 10 exc
cute their contracts.
Bonds, with two approved surelios, in third the
estimated amount OF the RESI- ective contracts, will be
required and ten per centum 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 al 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 authenca-
ted shall have been presented to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on APP
plicaton TO the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, N. H.,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Norfolk, Charleston, s. c., Savannah, Pensa-
cola, and at this Bureau.
w. BRANFORD SHUBRICK,
CHEZ Of the Bureau.
To be published once a week, until the 22d day Of
April next, in the Madsonan, Intelligencer, Globe,
and Spectator, ID. C.; Argus, Age, Me; Hl's Pa
triot, N II. Gazette, Portsmou h, N. III Gazette,
Bennington, Vt; Boston Post, Boston Times, Mass;
Journal Of Commerce, Aurora, and Evening Post,
Now York National Inquirer, and Democratic Sig
nal, Harrsburgh, Pa Sun, and Republican, Balti-
more, Md Enquirer, Richmond, Ya Old Denim
ion, and Beacon, Norfolk New Orleans Rcpubli.
can; Gazette, Pensacola Mercury, Charleston, $ 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 Us insertion.
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