Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-18
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cd .1-- .e-z- NAVY DEPkETNIVr
-r Bureau of Provisions and Clothing.
- - -,r April 2Sth, 1854
nROPOsAI.S, scaled and endorsed Proposals for
ANAL stores" will be received at this bureau
until O'Clock D. NJ on Friday, the 25,h May next,
for furpishing and delivering Ton receiving ten days
noticel at the United States navy yards ~ Cna!ie
town, Massachusetts: Btocsiyn, new LOTS: and
Gosport virgr. such quantities ny OF the follow
ing articles rs may required or ordered from the
contractor by the chief of this bureau, or by the re-
spective commanding officers OF the said navy YARDS
during the fiscal year ending Soth June, 1893, VIZ
Boxes, shaving, inches Buttons, navy coat
in diameter Buttons, dead eye
| Brushes, shaving Hacking, boxes Of
Brushes, scrubbiug Beeswax, in 4 ID cakes,
Brushes, shoe Is be pure
Brushes, clothes Combs. coarse
Buttons, pavy vest Comhs, fine
Buttons, navy medium
equal parts
Grass for hats
Handkerchies cottoa Fast colors 32k 80 inches the
weight not less than o. each, texture SIS to
handkerchief fancy silk, fast coors, size 2s q
inchea TO weigh not less than O., l4o grains
per piece, texture x IL to Is inch
Jack.kniyes
Needles, Nos 1, 2, g. 4, and 5, drill eyed betweens
Rasors, in single cases
Razor straps
Ribbon, bat best French blsck, II o. to the piece
width u inch, texture ii 81 to "a inch
Soap, shaving in cakes each cake not more nor less
SILK, rcxing, blue black, wrapper not TO exceed c..
to the pound
Sci sors
Spoons
Thread black and white, Mar shals best quality
Tape, whits linen, ysrds In length, "a inch WIDE
texture x Q, to a iech
Tape, black twisd cotton, yards in length inch
wide
Thimtles, 9 20 10 diameter
Mustard seed American brown
Pepper, black, Mslabar 49,
Pepper, red. American
Bottles, octzgon, for mustard snd pepper
Corks for BATTLES best quSlity
Mustard seed and rtppsT The Stfte ana bster
and corks etc be dsitcersd at lseU York 0@fy
All the articles must be Of good quality aud cop
fprInsbe in all respects to the samples dH Of tohach
hare bees recently selected af Hetc depr sited at ssid
navy yards and in this bureau, and subject to such
inspection at the navy yard where delivered as the
che Of this bureau may direct AMI u entirely salts
factory to the inspecting officer, said officer to be sp
pointed by the Navy Department All the articles
TO be delivered free OF all incidental expense to the
government, in proper vessels or package and the
price ofesch and every article must be the same at
the respective places Of delivery. Every separate
package in which one 2r more dozen OF the above
articles packet snd the boxes bcles or barrels
In which the same may be delivered sIall be marked
with their contents, the name of the contractor, aud
the month and wear when put up; and, when de-
sired, in good, substantial shipping order.
stations other than his residence that delay may
arise in furnishing what may be required; and when
the contractor or agent fails promptly 10 comply
with requisition. the chief Of the Bureau OF Pre-
visions aud Clothing shall be authorized to direct
purchases to be msds osupply the deficiency, under
the penalty TO be expressed in the contract; the
record of requsitioD, duplicate copy thereof At
the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, or at either
of the navy yards aforesaid shall be evidence that
| such requisition has been made and received.
| Two or more approved sure;ies, in sum equal to
Il sh... raI slhn
qured, and ten per centum in adiiteG will be with.
| held from the amount of all payments account
thereof collateral security, to secure its Perform
ance, and not in any event TO be paid until il is IN
ali respects complied with; ninety per centum c. the
| amount Of all deliveries made will b. paid by the
navy agent within thirty days after bills, duly
thenticated, shall have been presented TO him.
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