Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-04-16

The quantities OF any all may be increased or din
ishsd he service may hereafter requrO The contracts
viii therefore b. made not for sgecilc qualities but tor
such lanutes the service may delivered
al thuse Uavy yards respectively.
Contractors not residing at the places where deliveries
quired must establish agencies at such places that
decay may arise 10 furnishing what may Be inquired
aud when contractor tail, promptly comply with q re
QUESTION, the Chief Of toe Buread of PF5vIsiObs and
Itbiug shall be author 10 direct purchases u DO
made suppy the dsfc ncy uuder the penalty 70 be eE
pressed in The contract the record Of rq IisILio7
duplicate copy thereof ~ the Bureau OF Provisions and
JiOhiDg, or At eh OF The navy yards Aforesaid shall
ev d-9es that SUCH ltq lston has bssn made and
csvsd.
separate Fl must be lds for each article at each OF
the Aforesaid navy yards aud IL than one ar-
Ils contain ed IN the FIR the Chef OF the BuTe will
have me right 70 accept Of tie articles con-
tanned ID such JHr, nd r aCt the ndsr and bidders
Whuss proposals accepted (and Uthers Will be
forth win notified. and eay bcgcabs q contract
Will be Transmitted 10 them Tor ex:uuOu w1ieh contract
must be returned TO the -ufeau Wuin tea days exclusive
Of hs time rquTed for the regular transmssOn Of the
mail
Two or more approved surstss in sum equal ts the
estimated amount Of the respective contracts Will be e
qIITed, and twenty per Centum addition will be Withheld
the amount payments thereof as co..
lateral security in addtInn performance and
no. IN any event 70 De ad until u Is Ia all respects
Piled with glty per Centun Of The amount of all deliver
les made will pad by the navy agent within thirty DAYS
after bills, duly authenucaed shall have been presented u
him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on application
tOhe navy agents portsmouth New Hampshire Boston
New OIk Philude puB, BALTIMORE washington, Norfolk
Pensacola and at tuIs bureau.
record, dUp OF the letter informing bidder Of
the acceptance Of proposal, will be emed noucl-
on thereof within the meaning Of tEe 1916 and his bid
will Re made and accepted cOmiUrmIty with this under
standing.
Lvsy ser made must be accompanied (a3 directed in
the act Of Congress making app ratOns the naval
service tor 1851, approved 10th August 1886 by
written guarRntee signed by or more responsive per
s0ns Tie eff CT that be they undertake that the bidder
or bidders will il his their bid be accepted enter into
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suretIss 10 furnish the supplies proposed The bureau
will not be ObIga ed to de- any proposal unless &C.
cOmpanied BY The guarantee Tired b, lag; the cOmps-
teney the guarantee be certhsd by the navy agent
district attOr. ey or collector OF the Gus Oms
The attention of bid Ter, cal ed the samples and de-
scripSRs Of articles pql red the inspection Tor re-
ceplon just but rig aparsOn will be made between
the articles fired and sample and contract receiving
that fail blow them and tneir attention. is also partc
uarly directed TO the joint resolution OF 9Th MARCIA 1854
and 10 The act Of the Oh Of August le45.
March lS-ADr 2-laW4H.