Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-04

The quantities Of any or a may be increased dimu
Ee1 g. t6e service may hereafter require The contracts
viii therefore be made not for specific Quantities bu. Tor
such gu nHtes as the service may rqus to be devsIsd
81 those navy yErdp respectively.
Contractors not residing at the places where deliveries
1red must establish agencies ct such Places that
deag may arise in furnishing what may be required
and when contractor fails pro pity 70 comply
QUESTION the Oh ef Of the bureau Of Provisions and Cio
Ing shall be authorized direct purchases to be made
to supply the deficiency under the penalty TO be express
ed in The oOutrac the record Of requisou, dupi-
cote copy thereof at the Bureau Of Provisions and Cloth
ing 1t either Of the navy yards aforesaid Gns be eV
dence that such TtqU sOn has been made and receTed
Separate offers must be made for each ortcs 81 each
Of The aforesaid nsVy ysrds and in more than one
article s contained IN the oBsr the Chief Of the bureau
Will have the right TO accept or more OF the arclss
contained such Offer and reject hsremaDder and bid-
ders whose proposals accepted land none ot1e1 will
be forthwith Oufed, and early practicable
will be transmitted Jhsm for execution which con-
trat must bs returned TO the bureau within Ten days ez
elusive Of The time rig ire5 for the regular transmission
Gf the mail.
Two or more approved surssI in sum equsl 10 the es-
timsted amount Of the respective contracts viii 5sTeq1rs1
and twenty per centum in addition will be withheld from
the amount Of all usyme0ts secOuat thsof as eOstsr
al security in addition, its performance and not
any event to be paid until 1t Is IN all respects complied
with: eighty per centum Of the amCult Cf all deliveries
made Will be paid 5y the navy agent Wlthn thirty days
If bills duly authenticated shall have been presented
10 him.
Blank forms Of proposals may Be obtained on appoa-
ton 10 the navy agents st PorRmOulh New Hampshire;
NOrfllk, Pensacola and at the bureau
record or duplicate Cf the letter informing bidder
Of toe accepancs Of hs prop Osa will be deemed nOth
cation thereof within the meaning Of the act OF 1886 aud
bis bid will Be made and accepted m conformity VIII this
understanding.
Every Jf4r made must be accompanied us directed in
the act Of Congress making appropriations for The naval
service for 1916 Az approved lvth August ls45 BY
written guarantee, signed by or moro respOns per-
sons the effect thai be they undertake that the bidder
bidders will If his or their b. ahcepted enter into
obligation within i've days With good and sufficient
ties, 10 furnish the supplies proposed The bareau will
Be Obligated 70 consider any POp5sal unless soeomPa
the guaTautes 70 b. certified BY Toe navy sgsnt dstrc A.
tOT1ey, or collector If the customs
Tie attensn of dders is called to the samples and
description 6 articles rCqnirsd. ss in the ntpsc ion for
reception Just but rigid comparison will made bsLHeen
The articles offered and the samp and nraet receiving
that f bCw them; and their attention 10 also par
tcular directed to the JOINT rssoaton of 27th March,
1854 and 10 the act Of the IOth August ls46.
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