Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-22
"sMALL sroREs--Iss4-,55.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,


notice. at the United States navy yards st Charles
town, Massachusetts,; Brooklyn, New York: ant
Gosport Virginia, such quantities only of the follow
ing articles may be required or ordered from tn
contractor by the chief of this bureau by the re
spective commanding officers OF the said navy yard
during the fiscal year ending 50th June, 1855, viz
Boxes, shaving, inches Buttons, navy coat
in diameter Buttons, dead eye
Brushes, shaving Backing, boxes of
Brushes, scrubbing Beeswax, in u Id. cakes.
Brushes, shoe to be pure
Brushes, clothes Combs, coarse
| Buttons, navy vest Combs, fine
| Buttons, navy medium
Cotton, spoos of No. Il and TO- 200 yds each, corc
equal parts
Grass for hats ~ 49,.
Handkerchisf cotton fast colors 32n 80 inches the
weight not less than OF. each, texture SKIS te
Handkerchief fancy silk, fast coors, size 2S12 q
inches, to weigh not less than o., lao grains
| per piece, texture Z IL to rs inch
| Jack-knives
| Looking-glasses
Needles, Nos /, q 8, T. and s, drill eyed betweens
RsSors, in single cases
| Razor straps
Ribbon, hat best French black, II to the piece
width n inch, texture IA K d to Il inch
Soap, shaving, in cakes each cake not more less
Silk, sewing, blue black, wrapper not to exceed or
to the pound
| Scs ors
| Spoons
Thread, black and white, Marshall's best quality
Tape, white linen yards in length, "a inch wide,
| texture 9, to "a iEch
Tape, black twillad cotton, yards in length "a inch
| wide 4 - va
| Thimbles, 10 9-10 diameter
| Mustard seed, American brown
Pepper, black, Malabar
Pepper, red, American
Bottles, octagon, for mustard and pepper
| Corks for bottles, best quality
Mustard seed and pepper in the raW state, and bottles
and corks are to be delivered at New York only.
All the articles must be of good quality and con-
formable in all respects to the samples {du which
hdue been recently selected and 7eC) deposited at said
navy yards and in this bureau, and subject to such
inspection at the navy yard where delivered as 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 or packages, and the
price OF each and every article must be the 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 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 no delay may
arise in furnishing what may be required; and when
| the contractor or agent fails promptly to comply
with requisiton. the chief of the Bureau OF Pro-
visions aud 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 requisitiop or duplicate copy thereof at
the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, or at either
OF the navy yards aforesaid, shall be evidence that
such requistion has been made and received
Two or more approved suretieS, in q sum equal to
the estimated amount of the contract, will be re-
CURED and ten per centum in addition will be with
| held from the amount of all payments ON account
thereof as collateral security to secure its perform
ance, and not in any event to be paid until it is in
all respects complied WITH ninety per centum Of the
| amount OF all deliveries made will be paid by the
navy agent within thirty days after bills, duly au-
atod han 1s0 haar -
record, or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder Of the acceptance of his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning oil
the act of 1885, and his will be made and accepten
conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied iss di
rected in the act of CoDgre making appropriations
for the naval service for 1916 al, approved 10th
August, 1S46) by written guarantee signed hy one
or more responsible persons to the effect that he or
they undertake the bidder bidders will, If his CT
their bid be accepted enter into an obligation with
in five days, with good and sufficient sureties, to
furnish the supplies proposed. The bureau will not
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 officer of the general
government known to the bureau.
Bank forms OF proposals may be obtained on ap
rlication to the Navy Agents ct Por .smnuth New
hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia Bal
tinore, Washington, Norfolk Pensacola and at this
bureau.
The attention of bidders is called to the ramples
and description Of articles required ss in the in.
SECTION Tor reception, just but rigid comparis on
R1tl De made between The articles offered and tho
sample and contract. receiving none that tall be-
io~ them; and their attention is also particularly
Erected to the annexed joint resolution in addition
| 10 the act Of the 10Th August lS46.
Extract from The act IF Congress approved Augus,
| IL. 1s4t.
SEC. 9. And be 1t further enacted, That from and
alter the passage of this act, every proposal naval
supplies invited by the Secretary OF the Navy, under
tue provlso to the general appropriation bill for