Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-08
"SMALL STORES"-IS5I-.'2.
NAVY DEPARrMFNT

NAVY DyrARraESr,
Bureau Of PROVISIONS and Clothisg, April p, 1851
DKOPOS AIS, sealed a,n, endorsed Pro-
i ppsals Tor small stores" viii In received AT
this i,u, eau until MOnda, the 26th day of Ma,
next, Tor furnishing aud delivering (on r. cciving
ten d,, 5 notice AT the United States NAVY laIds
at Ch,'lcstowu, Massachusetts, Be okkn, New
Yolk, and Gospo,t, Nugini", such quantities only
oi the frlowng a,li,e, as may be ,cquned ~
dcrcd |, ON the cont, actor by the Jh,r 81 ih,s
Bureau, or b, the respective comlnanGing "ii'cc,s
OF the sad navy yards, during the iiscal ye.' cmd-
ing Jnnc 30, lS52, VIZ:
Boxes, shaving IIaudt crChiCis, sIlk Fancy
Brushes, shavIg colOls
brushes scrul,bing Louhmg glasses
Brushes, Shoe Mustard sr'd
brushes, cloihes Needles, sewing, assorted
Butt ,ns, navy, vest *P,prcr, black
BultoHs, navy, coat pepper, Ied
buttons, lcad-cyc Razor, IN single cases
Backing, boxes Oi Ralm Snops
BceswdN kband, hat
Comhs, coarse Soap, shaving, in cakes
COMBS hne Slik, srw my, Ilu, blaCk
Cotton, spuuls of S,issU.s
G,ass, Iu hats Spo"us
Jdctuivrs Thread black, white ard
iianlkcichr f., cotton Llur
1apc, black aud white 1h,m les.
+h,ustord and I'IpcI vii ic rcqu"cd at New
York oniy, and iuine raw state.
Al Ihe ntichs must he VI good quality, equal
a. the best oi III sc generally used ~ III, s,IvIcc,
and cunloI m,blc t. the rdmIl les al ~ Ut,th
hare been recently ai,ctod ana n,ul ,cp,stcd at
SAID nav, ,aIus dud ~ this Du,C"u, aud subj, ct
t,su.h Ilsl t,t,uu,t ia, rnNl NHu whciu uctN.
cird ~ ia, 4 hiI ui th,s luic,u may du,ct, uun
ic ~ at i'srgc's D. lsIaot.il t. The Iusl rctmg
,H.i, s.,l .u,r. g. lc Of uiultd ~ the Navy
pcrutUtut. An a., dttt,ts Iulc ut itNcito iir,
II 40 inrI lrutd ,NIrus" to the nuN,luim nj, ~
pIoIc, vessels -, packages, ana the IIic, ,i each
aud every atIclr iuUst bc ihc sdnw ~ then irs-
pccti,c ices oi delivery. L,ul s,u"iaic a"k.
/ age ~ which om u, uluic dozen ui the aluyc at
trIcs are backed, and the boNcs, lcs, q, lsiIcl,
1 ~ wh.ch the samc may bc delivered, shall u"
Z marked with thclr cunt,nts, IL. name ui the cou-
d tractor aud the month aud year when Iul W /;
aud, when dcsir d, IN good, substantial shirI nv
urdr.
\ The contractor mus establish pg, ncics at ,uch
stations uthcI than his residence, that no dcaN
may a,isc ~ furnishing what may Le rcqulrcd I;
and " hen the contractor ~ agent lails promptly
to cumpl, With u rcquisiton. the thlcf oi the
Bureau uf Provisions .uid Clothing shaft hc att
thorizrd to dn,ct pmchasss 10 le made to sui y
the cfricncN, undrr The penalty tu We cSrI,s~,d
~ the contract the rccutd II - icqusltiUn, ~ -
duplicate copy th,rcul At the lmcau 81 ir"yisi"n'
aii ththlng, 80 AZ rlth,r II the navy ydids dhro'
SAID, shtillr evidence that such icquisitiun hts
been made and rcrvcd.
Two or moie approved srtctic,, IN ,wn cqua
o. the estimated anUun 1.-THE contract, vii ls tc
quiie o., aud ten Uef cenium ~ addnion vii l..
wuhhclu & on the an,-,nt ui all ia, m,nts on sc
count ihcte,ias cuhatrtsl security w addtiun, Z,
socurc ITS performance, and not any event 10 II
, rs'dun'il u - in sllrssp.e,r complied va nine