The true Democrat., 1857-04-28
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The quantities of any or all may be increased OI diminished as the service may hereafter reQuire- The contracts will therefore be made. not for spe cihc quantities. but for such quantities as the ser wee may require to be delivered at those navy yards respectively.
 Contractors not residing at the places where de
 NeHes are required must establish agencies al Suc piaces' that no delay may arise in furnishing wha may be required and when contractor fails prompt y to comply with requisition. the Chief of th Bureau of Provisions and Clothing shall be author zed to direct purchases to be made to supply h uehclencv, under the penalty to be expressed I tne contract; the record of a reQuSitOn, or a GU phcate copy thereof, at the Bureau of Proys0R and Clothing, at either of the navv-vards ai0re said, shall be evidence that such requistion ha been made and received.
 Separate offers must be made for each article a each of the aforesaid navv-vards: and in case nor than one article is contained i'll the offer the Chic ot the Bureau will have the right to accept one G more of the articles contained in such offer, al. reect the remainder; and bidders whose propOsat are accepted (and none others) will be torthVit ho'lneu, ana as early as practicable contract VII pc transmitted to them for execution, which con tract must be returned to the bureau within t- days, exclusive of the time required for the regg lar transmission of the mail
 Two or more approved Suretes in a sum eQua tO the estimated amount of the respective contacE Will be required and twenty per centum ill addiuci will he withheld from the amount of all paymelr on account thereof as collateral security in adI- tion. to its performance, and not in any ey to be paid until it is in all respects compiled wih el@htv per centum of the amount of all deliyero made will be paid by the navy agent within thifT days after bills, duly authenticated shall have been presented to him.
 Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on aF pucdtlon to the navy agents at Portsmouth, Nf Humpshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia h- tmore, Washing ton, Norfolk, Pensacola, and b ! this bureau.
 record. or duplicate of the letter informing pldder of the acceptance of his proposal will e deemed notification thereof within the mean1 ot the act of le46, and his bid will be made all accepted in conformity with this understanding
 Every offer made must he accompanied as t rected m the act of Congress making apprOpa tions TOT the naval service for lei6-'47, apprvH run August, lc4b) by written guarantee. Sisla oV one or more responsible persons, to the eHeS that he or they undertake that the bidder or bdds Will, Ii his or their bid be accepted. enter into obligation within five days, with good and sufieltn sureues, to furnish the supplies proposed. The reau will not be obligated to consider any prOpos unless accompanied by the guarantee required law; the competency of the guarantee to be ceF' ucu " the navy agent, district attorney, or coHv tor ot t-~ customs.
 The attention of bidders is called to de sanpIsa1 aeScFPttoa 2 dTtlcltS rtqated, aS, R tie ias9fa'. tT f'C'P.o"' JHSt dH rtyd comparison wil O. N0" 6f'reen the articles offered and the sample and con trdct, rcceioiag none that fau below them and t@ attention IS also part caarly directed to tle od f solution ct the 21th March, 1854, and 10 the ddg the ltH Augast, lc46.
 April II, 1857. 4w