Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-16

Coffee ...--............... $500 Ibs....per ID.
Beans .................... 1000 bush. per bush.
aOasses..- ...-....--..... zlUOO gals per gal
Hhlskey, ..........E....- $50 gals per ga.
Tbe quantities Of any all may be increased dmin-
sse1 as tie service may hereafter require The contracts
will therefore be made for sIec6c q1anIes bu. Tor
such Quantities as the may tque to be delivered
81 those navy yards respectively.
CCnta,ors not residing at the places where deliveries
are required must establish agencies such Places that
no des may arise IN furnishing what may be required
and wien contractor fails pro pity 10 comply win
QUESTION the Gu eff the Bureau OF Provisions aad Clio
rg shall be authorized 70 direct purchases to be made
10 supply the deficiency unGe the penalty to be express
ed in the c0ntrac tie record OF requsltiOn, dup
cite copy thereof at the Bureau OF Provisions and Cloth
or az either oil the navy yards aforesaid shall be eV
dence that such gu sOn has been made and received
Separate offers Ist be made for each Orce al each
Of the aforesaid nSV7 ysrd; and in more than one
article contained in the Uer the Chief Of the Bureau
will have The right to accept Of the arlces
contain ed SUCH Jer and esct the remainder and bid.
dersNhose proposals are accepted and none otnes will
be forthwith noaHed and as early practicable
r-ct will be transmitted to Them for execution which con.
tract must be reuntd TO the bureau within ten days ex
eusve Of the time nc irei for the regular Transmission
# the mail
Tso or more approved surses in sum 6q1al to the s
nsted amOuut the resJecuve contracts will be lrsd
and twenty per centun IN addition will be withheld from
lie amount OF all ayme It's on account hsre0t COlaer
al security, ID add ton 10 ssCue It's performance not
any evelt to be paid until in all respects complied
With; eighty centum Of the amCuot Of all deliveries
y
If er biE dug authenticated shall have been presented
10 him.
Blank ferns Of proposals may be obtained on sUpoa-
on to the navy agents Of Portsmouth, NV Hampshire;
BJsOn, NeE YORK, Philadelphia, ltmOre Washington,
Norfolk, Pensacola and at tue bureau.
"A record or ouPlicats If the letter informing bidder
Of the acceptauc Of bis proposal will be deemed not-
ion thereof within the meaning Of The act of 1886 and
bis bid will b. made and accepted conformity with this
understanding.
Every FIR made must Be accompanied as directed in
the ac OF C0Bgess making appTOp aons f0T The naval
service Tor lS4b 4H approved 18th august, S46, BY
written guarGaes signed by respOns BE per-
Bns to the effect thai be they undertake that the bidder
bidders will, if his their b. ahceped enter into
bgation within i've days. with good and sufficient sure
ties 10 furnish the supplies proposed. The bureau will
not be Obligated to consider any proposal unless aecOmpa
MED By the guarantee qursd By Law; the competency Of
The guaraues to certified By toe navy agent dtrc at
tOrDey, or collector Gf the customs a ID
TIE attention OF bidders is called 10 the samples and
description # cies Uqured as, in the nipsc ion for
reception, just but rigid comparison will b. made between
the articles UsTei and the samp and nact receiving
that fall bCW hem and their attention is also par
ticUlsTl dreoled to the JOINT resolution Of 9th March,
1854, and to the act Cf tie 10Th August, 1916.