The true Democrat., 1857-04-21
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The quantities of any or all may he increasi,r diminished as the service may hereafter require The contracts will therefore be made. not for ge ellie quantities, but for such quantities as the st vice may require to be delivered at those na7r wards respectively.
 Contractors not residing at the places where is iverles are required must establish agencies at u places, that no delay may arise in furnishing wbl may be required; and when contractor fails prOmgt ly to comply with acquisition, the Chief Of tt Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing shall be authH ized to direct purchases to be made to supply ni deficiency, under the penalty to be expressed ' the contract; the record of acquisition, or de plicate copy thereof at the Bureau of ProviSor and Clothing, or at either of the navy-yards att said, shall be evidence that such reouisitiol hg been made and received.
 Separate offers must be made for each article G each of the aforesaid navy-yards; and in case mOr than one article is contained in the offer, the Cha Of the Bureau will have the right to accept one Q more of the articles contained in such offer al. reject the remainder and bidders whose pr0pOS3 are accepted (and none Others) will be torthW- notIhed, and as early as practicable a contract W. be transmitted to them for execution, which o1 tract must be returned to the bureau within tii days, exclusive Of the time required for the req lar transmission of the mail.
 Two or more approved sureties in a sum eGll to the estimated amount of the respective cOnlrl's will be required, and twenty per centum in addihi will be withheld from the amount of all pa!mGs on account thereof as collateral security, in ad-' ton, to secure its performance, and not in any eya to be paid until it Is in all respects compiled Wl eighty per centum of the amount of ali dci7eHa made will be paid by the navy agent within th1 uays after bills, duly authenticated, shall have oes presented to him.
 Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on ? phcation to the navy agents at Portsmouth, N' Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, h tlmore. Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and this bureau.
 A record, or duplicate of the letter informing bidder of the acceptance of his proposal, will deemed notification thereof within the meanl: ot the act Oi lci6. and his bid will be made I accepted in conformity with this understanding
 Every offer made must be accompanied ,as rected Tn the act of Congress making apprOpts uons for the naval service for lS46-'41. approve loth August, le46) by written guarantee ssla oy one or more responsible persons, to the ef' that he or they undertake that the bidder or bddH wlll, II his or their bid be accepted, enter into obligation within five days, with good and suihc1 sureues, to furnish the supplies proposed. TheN reau Will not be obligated to consider any prOpcs ulless accompanleu by the guarantee requreu law; the competency of the guarantee to be e5s he'd by the navy agent, district attorney, or coll" tor of the customs.
 The attention of bidders IS called to the sdmplsi" description ot articles required, as in the iHspeti tor reception, just but rigid comparison tcH be H3 'dtoeen he articles offered and the sample and cor rdct, recsiring none that fall belo,c them; and h6 fention IS also particularly directed to the joint otatton of the 27th March, 1854, and to the Gdq he 10th Aug,4st, l846.
 April II, 1857 4w