The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-06-07 00:00:00

PUBLIC NOTICES.
STOURBRIDGE UNION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
Guardians of the Stourbridge Union will, at their
Meeting on FRIDAY. the 20th JUNE INST.IvT. at the
Workhouse, at Kingswinford, receive TLNI;E:iIi from
persons willing to'contract for supplying tn, 'Not khouse
with the undermentioned Articles for a reriod of 14
weeks, from the 27th Juxz instant, to t.iio 2 . day of
OCTOBER next, who are requested to send Tenders
addressed "To the Clerk of the Guardians of thu Stour.
bridge Union, at the Workhouse, Kingswinford,"
properly sealed, Free of Expense, and endorsed, " TEN-
DER," on or before the 19;11 instant viz.
PROVISIONS, &c.

Estimated-quastitt
required about.
Flour (seconds) per bushel • • • • • • 20 sacks.
Bread (best seconds) per 4tb loaf .. 700 per week.
Tea, per lb .. • • .. .. 260 lbs.
Coffee Berries, per lb.
Sugar, per lb. • . • • • • .. .. 14 cwt.
Loaf Sugar, per lb. .. . • .. 112 lbs.
nest Salt Butter, per lb. .. • .. 13 cwt.
Fresh Butter, per lb. .. .. 52 lbs.
Cheese, per lb. .. .. • • .. .. 6 cwt.
Rice, per lb. .. .. • • • • .. 114 cwt
Treacle, per 1b... .. .. • • • • .. 24 cwt.
Mustard (D.S.F.) per lb. .. .. 30 lbs.
Vinegar, pergallon
Pepper Corns, per lb. ..
Tobacco, (black) per lb. ..
Salt, per cwt. ..
Soda, per cwt. .. .. • • • • .. 6 cwt.
Dark Blue, per lb. . • .. .. • • 12 lbs.
Best starch, per lb. .. 30 lbs.
Best White Soap, per lb. .. .. 6 cwt.
Pale Yellow Soap, per lb. .. . • .. 6 cwt.
Soft Soap, per lb. .. • • .. 8 firkins
Candles, per lb. .. . . • • • .. 10 lbs.
Linseed Meal, per lb. .. 14 cwt.
Oatmeal (best), per lb. .. .. 10 sacks.
Peas,—split, and Grey,
I 50 bushels.
per imperial bushel
Bacon, South Staffordshire
14 cwt.
', Cut American dry j
Beef,—rounds, crops and mongol
pieces, per lb. 1700 lbs.
Mutton, ',fore quarters, per lb. I per week
Suet per lb.
Coals,—large per 2,210 lbs
.. 80 tons.
Rough Engine Slack, ditto • . .. 40 tons.
A ticket of the wezot to be sent with each delivel y.
Ale, per gallon .. • • .. 640 galls.
Port Wine,}
Gin, at per gallon
Whiskey,

SO lbs.
20 lbs.

.. 18 galls.

CLOTHING.
200 yards Strong Grey Calico,
100 yards Thin Grey Calico
••
100 yards Pinafore Harden, 88in wide
200 yards Hurden Sheeting 2i yards wide
200 yards Single Bed-ticking • •
200 yards Double „
• •
100 yards Striped Blue Print
100 yards Spotted Blue Print ••
200 yards ifurden Sheeting 1} yards wide

.. at per yard

No Tender or sample, will be received arter the
19th day of June instant.

Forms of tender na4 be obtained on application to me
at Stourbridge, or of the Master of the Workhouse at
Kingswinford, which alone can be received.
The estimated quantity of the several articles as above
stated, is about the consumption that may or may not be
required, but the Guardians do not bind themselves to
receive those or any other given quantities.
AU the Articles to be delivered, free of expense, at
such times and in such quantities as the Guardians may
direct, at the Union Workhouse, Kingswinford.
The Bread to be delivered baked not less than 24 hours
and each 25 Loaves to weigh 1001bs.
Each Contractor will be required to enter into a con-
tract, with one or more sureties, as the Guardians may
direct.

payments or Coals will be made monthly, if preferred,
subject to the usual discount.
The Guardians reserve to themselves the power of re-
jecting the
_lowest or any other Tender.
By order of the Board.
GEO. HOLLOWAY, Clerk.

June 6th, 1879,
Workhouse, Kingswinford,