Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-10
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The Quantities Of any al may be increased or dimin-
sbe5 the service may hereafter require me conirscs
withersore be made not for 81 eshc lanes. bu. ior
such Quantities the may lie to be deliver ed
aI those navy yards respectively.
COnssCrs not residing at the places where deliveries
are aired must establish agencies q! such pacss tbet
no de, may arise in furnishing what may be required;
aud wuen contractor fails pro pity to comply win re-
o. sOn the Oh eff Of the Bureau OF Provisions and Clio
mi shall be authorized direct purchases to be made
10 upUV the deficiency unce the penalty TO be express
ed in the c0ntTac the OF requIsiJOn or duph-
cote COPY at the Bureau Of Provisions and Cloth
ir OF at either OF the navy yards aforesaid shall be eV-
dsIee that such rqu sOn has been de and received.
Separate offers must be made for each Ortiee al each
of The aforesaid navy YARDS and in cse more than one
article is contained in the 0er the Chief Of the Bureau
will have The right to accept one more of the aruces
contared such 0ieT and reject heTemander; and bid
oers hose proposals accepted land none otneu will
be forthwith nOuhed, and early practicable con-
trse will be transmitted 10 hem for execution, which con-
tract must be rsurntd to the bureau within ten days ex
usve OF the tins iTei for the regular transmission
# the mail
Two or approved sureies in sum la to the e.
tin atsd amount Ct the eCve contracts will be required
and twenty per centum IN addition will be withheld from
the smountOf all Dsyme account thereof as coater
al security 8ddtOn its performance, and not
in any event 10 be paid until is in all respects complied
with: eighty per centum Of the amount Of all deliveries
made viii be paid by the navy agent within thirty days
If bills duly authenticated, shall have been presented
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on appoa-
ton the navy agents ct Portsmouth, New hampshire
Boston, New YORK Philadelphia fillmore, Washington,
Norfolk, Pensacola, and at toe bureau.
record or duplcats If the letter informing bidder
Of toe acceptance Of his proposal will be deemed nOh
cation thereof within the meaning Of the act OF 1876 and
bis bid will b made and accepted IN conformity with this
understanding.
livery fsr made must be accompanied as directed in
the act of Congress making appropriations oT The naVa
service for 1876 AZ approved 10Th August S45l By
written guarantee signed BY more repOns be per
sons the effect thai be they undertake that the bidder
or bidders will If his their b ahcepted enter into
ties 10 furnish the supplies proposed The bureau Will
not be obligated to consider any proposal unless aecOmp
MED By the guarantee required By law the competency
the guarantee to b certified By ne navy agent dstuet Of
torney, or collector Of the customs
The attention OF bidders ID called to the samples and
description Cf articles required as in the inpacuon fol
reception Just but rigid comparison will b. made between
the articles offered and the samp and nac receiving
none that fall below them and their attention also par
cular7 directed 10 the JOINT resolution ot 9th March,
1854 and TO the act Of the 10th August, 1916.