The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-31

The quantities nf any all may be increased or dmin-
will therefore be made Tor specific quantities. but fnr
such quantities the service may require to be delivered
Conrarors moi residing al DE places where deliveries
required must establish agencies at such places thai
no delay may ar,se IN furnishing what may be required;
anil when contractor falls promptly comply with
QUESTION: the Chief Of the Bureau Of Provisions and Cloth
ing shall be authorized TO purchase direct purchases 70
be made ofsuc article articles and the contractor shall
he liable for any Of cost the price the
Provisions and Clothing or al either Of The navy
yards aforesaid shalt be evidence that snch eqnsion has
Separate offers must be made for each article, except
Soap) each othe Aforesaid navy yards and bidders whose
notified, and early practicable win be
United TO them for execution, which contract be
required for The regular transmission of the mail.
Two approved sureties IN onehird the estimated
percentnm in addition will be withheld from the amount
Of AL payments account hereofas collateral security in
be paid until Is in ali respects complied with ninety per
eeninm Of the amount q all deliveries made will be paid
by The Navy Agent within thirty days after bills duly su
tfenficaied shall have been presented to him
FLANK forms ofproposas may be obaiqed on application
10 the Navy Agents AT Portsmouth, New Hampshire Bos
ion New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Nor
folk, Pensacola, and at this Bureau
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas directed IN
The act Of CONGRESS making appropriations for the naval
service Tar approved 10Th August, 1850 writ
he esst hat he o. they undertake dat The bidder or
bidders will his or their bid be accepted enter INTO an
ties TO furnish the supplies proposed The Bureau win
moi be obligated consider any unless accompanied
by the guaranty required BY law the competency Of The
guaranty 70 be certified by the Navy Agent District Attor
ney. some officer offhe General Government known
The Bureau,
record duplicate Of the letter informing bidder Of
the acceptance Of his proposa will be deemed noiifca
bid will be made and accepted In conformity with this
derstanding.
Extract from The dc Of Congress approved august TO- 1886
"Sec g. And Be nfnrher endcfsd, That from and after
the passage OF this act proposal for naval supplies
Invited by the Secretary OF the Navy under the proviso TO
the general appropriation bill for the navy approved March
tiri eighteen hundred and forty three, shall be acconpa
nied by written guaranty signed by respon
sbie persons, 10 tile effect that he they undertake thai
the bidder bidders WILL " his their bid be accepted
enter into obligation In slch time may he prescribed
by the Secretary of the Navy with good and sufficient
Ties, 10 furnish the snpplies proposed No proposal shall
be considered unless accompanied by such earany IT.
after the acceptance Of prnposal and notification there
Of 10 the bidder bidders he they shall fail inter into
an obligation within the time pre- cribcd by the Secretary
OF the Navy, with good and sufficient sureiies for furnish
Ing the supplies then The Secretary ofIhe Navy shall
10 contract with some other persoDs for furnish
lug the said supplies; and shall forthwith the differ
between The amount contained the prppoaal guar
antied and the for which he may have contracted
for furnishing the said supplies for the whole period the
proposal to be charged up against said bidder bidders,
aud his or their gtaanfcr or fnaranors; and the
be Immediately recovered by the United States, io
The use ote Navy Department. Ia action oidsh against
either or all Of said persons" mar E-.lawfw