The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-16 00:00:00

TO URBRIDGE UNION.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
Guardians of the Stourbridge Union will, at their
Meeting on Fainxr, the 20th SEPTEMBER INSTANT, at the
Workhouse, at Kingswinford, receive TENDERS from
persons wiLing to contract for supplying the Workhouse
with the undermentioned Articles for a period of 12
weeks, from the sth of OCTOBER next, to the 28th day of
DECEMBER next, who are requested.tosend Tenders, ad-
dressed "To the Clerk of the Guardians of the Stour-
bridge Union, at the Workhouse, Kingawinford," pro-
perly sealed, Free of Expense, and endorsed, " TEN •
DER," on or before the 28th inst, via. :
PROVISIONS, d..c.

Estimated quantily
• ' • required about.
Flour (seconds) per bushel .. .. 20 sacks.
Bread (hest secoLds) per 41b loaf .. 599 per week.

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Tea, per lb .. .. 60 lbs.
Coffee Berries, per lb. .. .. 30 lbs.
Sugar (raw), per lb. .. .. 900 lbs.
Loaf Sugar, per lb. .. .. 70 lbs,
Best Salt Butter, per lb. .. 1000 lbs.
Fresh Butter, per lb. .. 52 lbs.
Cheese, per lb. .. 800 lbs' •
Rice, per lb. .. .. 224 lbs'
Treacle, per 1b... ..
Mustard (0.8.) per lb. ..
Vinegar, per gallon ..
Pepper Corns, per lb. ..
Tobacco, per lb.
, Soda per lb. 6OO lbs.
Dark Blue, per 1b.............
Best Starch, per lb. .. .. 20 lbs.
Best White Soap, per lb. 10001bs.
Pale Yellow Soap, per lb. .. .. 1000 lbs.
Soft Soap, per lb. .. 100 lbs.
Candles, per lb. .. . 80 lbs.
Linseed Meal, per lb. ..
Oatmeal (best), per lb. 12 sacks.
Peas,—Split, and Grey,
56 bushels.
per imperial bushel
Bacon, English, in sides with 1200 lbs.
the hams, per lb.
Beef—rounds, crops, and mouse'
pieces, per lb. 450 lbs.
Mutton—fore quarters, per lb. per week_
Suet, per lb.
Coals—Large, per 2,240 lbs. I A ticket of the weight to
Engine Slack, ditto Ibe BCitt with each delivery
Porter, per gallon
Ale per gallon
Port Wine}
Gin at per gallon
Whiskey
New Milk,for three, six, I
or twelve months, J
Bass Brooms
Sweeping Brooms
Shoe Brushes
Scouring Brushes

SOO quarts
per week

CLOTHING.
300 yards strong unbleached calico, yard wide
200 yards Welsh Firnel
100 yards Blue k tint
2,10.a's Slippers
Women's Slippers

No Tender will be received after the 2Sth day of
of September instant.
Samples of the various articles Tendered for must be
sent.

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.
, All 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. The contract will contain a proviso that if the
Contractor shall neglect to deliver the Goods when
ordered, or shall send supplies of a quality inferior to
that contracted for, the Guardians shalt be at liberty to
procure supplies of a proper quality elsewhere, and
charge the difference in price and all costs and charges
incurred thereby to the Contractor.

Payments for Coals will be made monthly, if preferred,
subject to the usual discount.
The Guardians reserve for themselves the power of re-
jecting the lowest or any other 'lender.
By order of the Board,
GEO. LLULLOWAY, Clerk.
Workhouse, Kingswinford,
September 16tn, 1876.