The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-01

The quantities of any all may be increased or
diminished, as the service may hereafter require.
The contracts " ill therefore be made. not for spe-
chic quantities, but for such quantities the
vice may require to be delivered at those navy
respectively.
Contractors not residing at the places where de-
Hyeres required must establish agencies al
such places, that no delay may in furnshine
what may be required; and when contractor fails
promptly to comply with a requlsition the Chief
Of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing shall he
authorized to direct purchases to be made to sup
ply the deficiency, under the penalty to be ex-
pressed in the contract; the record of requsiton
or a duplicate copy thereof at the Bureau Of Pro
visions and Clothing, or at either Of The navy yards
aforesaid, shall be violence that such.requistion
has been made and received
Separate offers must be made for each article
Except soap) at each OF the aforesaid navy yards
and in case more than one article is contained in
the offer, the Chief OF the Bureau will have the
right to accept more of the articles ed
IN such offer, and reject the remainder; and bid
ders whose proposals accepted land none
others) will be forthwith notified and as early as
practicable contract will be transmitted to them
for execution; which contract must be returned to
the Bureau within five days, exclusive of the time
required for the regular Transmission of the mail
Two or more approved sureties, in a sum equal
to the estimated amount Of the respective con-
tracts, will be required, and ten per centum in ad-
dition will be withheld from the amount of all
payments on account thereof collateral security
in addition, to secure it's performance and not In
any event 10 ne pad until IL ID In all respects
Piled with; ninety per centum of the amount of
all deliveries made will be paid by the Navy Agent
within thirty days alter bills duly authenticated
shall have been presented to him.
Blank forms OF proposals. may be obtained on an.
Plication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, PHILADELPHIA,
Baltimore, Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and
at this Bureau. ~
record, or duplicate of the letter informing
BIDDER OF the acceptance of his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning
OF the act Of 1886, and his bid will be made and
accepted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied (as direct
ed In the act of Congress making appropriations for
the naval service for l646-47, approved 10th Au-
gust, lS46) by written guarantee, signed by
one or more responsible persons, to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or
bidders will, if his or their bid be accepted, en-
ter into an obligation within five days, with good
and sufficient sureties, to furnish the supplies
proposed. The Bureau will not be obligated to
consider any proposal unless accompanied by the
guarantee required by law; the competency OF
me guarantee to be certified by the Navy Agent,
District Attorney, or some officer OF the General
Government known to the Bureau.
ESsact from the act Of Congress, approved august
10, 1876.
''Skc. g.. And be 1t further enacfed, That from
and after the passag this act every PROPOSAL for
naval supplies invited by the Secretary of the
Navy, under the proviso to the general a nnrooria
ton bill for the navy, approved Mech third.
eighteen hundred and forty -three shall II, accom-
panied BY q written guarantee, signed BY one or