Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-05
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NAVY DEPARTMENT,
reau of Provisions aud Clothing.


PROPOSALS., sealed and endorsed Proposals for
small stores" will be received at this bureau
until o'clock D. m, Friday, the 10Th MI nsxt,
for furnishing and delivering ION receiving ten Days
notice. at the United States navy YARDS a. Sn1,rs
town Massachusetts,; Brooklyn, New YORK: ana
osport Virginia such quantities Only OF the follow
ing articles As may be required ordered from the
contractor by the chief of ths bureau or ey the re-
spective commanding officers OF the SAID navy yarus
during the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1890, viz
Boxes, shaving, inches Buttons, navy coat
in diameter Buttons, DEAD eye
Brushes shaving Biaeking, boxes OF
Brushes, scrubeing Beeswax, In = To- cakes,
Brushes shoe to bepure
Brushes, clothes Combs, esarse
Buttons, navy vest Combs, nss CT.
Buttons. navy medium .--. --.-
equal parts
Grass for hats
handkerchief cotton fast colors 50 so inches the
weight not less than 2 OF. each, texture SIS to
Handkerchief fancy silk, fast coors, size ISL p
inches, to weigh not less than OF lso grains
per piece, texture IL to Is inch
Jack. knives
Lookiue-glasses
Needles, Nos. l, q g. T. and 6, drill eyed betweens
Rs=ors in single cases
Razor straps
Ribbon, hat best French black, IL OF to the piece
width II inch texture IA 81 to u inch
shaving in cakes, each cake not more nor less
SILK, sewing, blue black, wrapper not TO exceed O.
to the pound
Scissors
Spoons .
Thread. black and white Marshall's best quality
Tape, white linen, ysrds in length, u inch wide,
texture x 9, to "A iBch
Tape, black twied cotton, yards in length Is inch
wide
Thimbles, 8 10 K slo distneter
Mustard seed American brown
Pepper, black, Mslabar
Pepper, red, American
Bottles, octagon, for mustard and pepper
C1rks FOR bottles, best quality
Mustard seed and pepper in the rdio STATE and bottles
and corks are to be delivered at Neto York emily.
All the articles must be of good quality and con-
formabe in all respects to the samples (dH of scic
haze been recently selected and reU) deposited said
navy yards and in this bureau. and subject TO such
inspection at the navy yard where delivered the
chief of this bureau may direct and be entirely salts.
factory to the inspecting officer, said officer to be ap
pointed By the Navy Department. All the articles
to be delivered free of all incidental expense to the
government, In proper vessels packages, and the
price ofesch and every article must be the same at
the respective places of delivery. Every separate
package in which one or more dozen of the above
articles are packed and the boxes, bales, barrels
in which the same may be delivered, shall be marked
with their contents, the name of the contractor and
the month and year when put up and, when de-
| sired, in good, substantial shipping order.
The contractor must establish agencies at such
stations other than his residence, that delay NAV
arise in furnishing what may be required; and when
the contractor CT agent fails promptly to comply
with requisition. the chief of the Bureau of Pre-
visions and Clothing shall be authorized to direct
purchases to be made to supply the deficiency under
| the penalty to be expressed in the contract the
record of requistiop, duplicate copy thereof a,
the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, at either
OF the navy yards aforesaid, shall be evidence that
such requlstion has been made and received.
| Two or more approved sureties in sum equal to
| the estimated amount of the contract will be re
quired, and ten per centum in adiiten will be with
ha1d from fhn taf
thereof collateral security TO secure its perform
ance and not in event to be paid until it is in
all respects complied with; ninety per centum Of the
amount OF all deliveries made viii be paid by the
navy agent within thirty days after bills duly au-
thenticated, shall have been presented to him.
A record, or duplicate of the letter informing q
bidder Of the acceptance of his proposal will be
deemed notification thereof within the meaning OF
the act of lS46 and his will be made and accepted in
| conformity with this UNDERSTANDING
| Every offer made must be ACCOMPANIED las di.
rected in the act OF Congress making appropriations
/ for the naval service for 1916 A. approved 10Th
August 1Si6) by written guarantee, signed by one
or more responsible persons to the effect that be or
they undertake the bidder bidders will if his or
their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation with
in five days, with good and sufficient sureties 70
furnish the supplies proposed. The bureau will Lot
be obligated to consider any proposal unless accom-
panied by the guarantee required by Law; the com.
potency of the guarantee to be certified by the navy
agent district attorney or some officer of the general
government known to the bureau.
| Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on an
9lication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth New
| Hampshire: Boston, New York, Phiadelph L. Bal
timore Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at til
bureau.
The attention Of bidders is called TO the ,apples
and description Of articles required Is in IL IL
spection for reception just but rigid cornr or
| will be made between the articles offered ard the
| sample and contract receiving none that fall b.
lo~ them; and their attention is also PARTICULARLY
directed to the annexed joint resolution in addition
TO the act of the 10Th August, 1916.