Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-15

The quantities of any or all may be increased or dimn-
shed the service may hereafter require. The contracts
viii therefore be made not for specific lantes. but
such quantities the service may rtqIIs to be delivered
| 1t these navy yards respectively.
Contractors not residing at the places where deliveries
ire required must establish agencies a. such Places that
dea may arise in furnishing what may be required;
and when contractor fails pro- pity 70 comply win re-
QUESTION the Chef Of the Bureau Of Provisions and Clio.
shall be authorized direct purchases to be made
supply the deficiency under the penalty to be express
ed in the c0utTae; the OF requisitOn or dupli-
copy thereof at the Bureau Of Provisions and Cloth
either OF the navy yards aforesaid shall be evil
dence that such r0u sOn has been and received
Separate offers mast be made for each Ortcle each
OF the aforesaid navy yards; and in case more than
article is contained in the Offer the Chief 81 the Bureau
vail have The right to accept more Of the sriess
contain ed such Offer and reject the remainder and bid
deB those proposals are accepted land OIneB will
be forthwith notified and as early as practicable con-
CT will be transmitted to Them for execution which con-
tract must be returned 90 the bureau within ten DAYS ex
elusive Of the time rtqlrei for the regular Transmission
# the mail
Two more approved surees in a equal to the eg-
muted amounted the respective contracts will required
and twenty per centum 10 addition will be withheld from
ths smOunt Of all uaymel account thereof as coaer
81 security in addition TO Its performance and not
any event to be paid until in all respects complied
Witb eighty per snum Of the amount Of all deliveries
made Will be paid oy the navy agent within thirty days
IF eF bills duly authenticated, shall have been presented
to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on aUpisa.
ton to the navy agents at Portsmouth, New Hampshire:
Boston, New YORK, PhiadePda. sltmore Washington,
Norfolk, Pensacola, and at the bureau
record, dupicats If the letter informing a bidder
Of the accepanc Of his proposal will be deemed nOtif-
ion thereof within the meaning Of the act OF 1886 and
his bid will b. made and accepted IN conformity with this
understanding.
Every ttf,r made must be accompanied as directed in
the aet OF Congress making appropriations for The naval
service for 1854 approved lvth August lS45l BY
written guarantee sgusd by OF re IONS BIZ per-
sens The effect thai he they undertake that The bidder
OF ddeTs will If his or their b. ahcspied. enter into
bigaiiOn within i've DAYS with good and sufficient
ties 10 furnish the supplies pTOpC ed. The bureau will
not be obligated to consider any proposal unless aecOmpa
MED b. the guarantee inquired BY Law; the competency Of
the guarantee to b. certified By the navy agent district
tOTney, or tIllector Of the customs
The attention OF bidders is called 10 the samples and
deser ptOn # tices inquired as in the inipscion for
RECEPTION Just but rigid comparison will b. msde between
the articles OeTe the ssmp and ntract receiving
none that fail below them; and their attention is also par
1854, and 10 the act Cf the IUtn August, 1886.
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