Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-19
asmALL sroREs.-Iss4'55.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
tnril 18th 1854

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
April 2Sth, 1854.
DpoposaIS ses,ed and endorsed proposals for
small stores will be received at this bureau
until O'Clock p. m, Friday, the 10th May next
for furpishing and delivering ION receiving ten
notice) at the United States navy yards AZ CDares
town, Massachusetts,; Brooklyn, New 10TH. ano
Gosnort Virginia such quantities only of the follow
inc articles as may be required or ordered from the
contractor by the chief Of this bureau or by the re
erect;re commanding officers OF the said navy yards
during the fiscal year ending ootn june, 1902 VIE
Boxes shaving, inches Buttons, navy coat
in diameter Buttons, oead eye
Brushes, shaving Hacking, boxes o.
Brushes, scrubbing Beeswax, In 4 ID. cakes,
Brushes, shoe To be pure
Brushes, clothes Combs, coarse
Buttons, navy vest Combs, me
Buttone. navy medium
Cotton, spools of No. IL and L. 300 yds. EACH cord
equal parts
Grass for hats
Handkerchi,f, cotton fast eoors s2h 80 inches the
weight not less than OF. each, texture SIS 10
"a inch
Handkerchief fancy silk, fast colors, sine ISL q
inches to weigh not less than or, ls0 graiRs
per piece, texture s x IL to Is inch
Jack.knives
Looking glasses
Needles, Nos !, 2, s. and 5, drill eyed betweens
Ra.ors, in single cases
Razor straps
Ribbon hat best French black, II OF to the piece
width l n inch, texture Ii 81 to inch
Soap, shavag in cakes each cake not more nor less
silk, sewing, blue black, wrapper not to exceed
to the pound
Sci sors
Spoons
Thread black and white, Marshalrs best quality
Tape, white linen, yards in length, u inch wide.
texture K 9, to isch
Tape, black twil,d cotton, yards In length q inch
wide
Thimbles, 10 s-1o diameter
Mustard seed. American brown
Pepper, black, Malabar
PEPPER red, American
Bottles, octagon, for mustard and pepper
Corks for bottles, best quality
Nusdrd seed and ptpp.r an the rdU state, and bottles
and oorks are to be delivered at New York only.
All the articles must be Of good quality and con-
formabie in all respects tothe samples (du Of Whic
hare bees recently selected and ne) deposited at said
navy yards and in this bureau and subject 10 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 p
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 ofesch and every article must be the same at
the respective places Of delivery. Every separa te
package in which one or more dozen of the above
articles 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 may
arise in furnishing what may be required; and wfe
| the contractor CT agent fails promptly 70 comply
with a requisition, the chief of the Bureau OF Pro
visions and Clothing shall be authorized to direc
purchases to be made to supply the deficiency unde
| the penalty to be expressed in the CONT act; tn
record of requsitiou, duplicate copy thereof a
the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, at eithe
of the navy yards aforesaid, shall be evidence tina
such requsition has been made and received.
Two or more approved sureties, in q sum equal
the estimated amount of the contract. will be n
qured and ten per centum in addition will be with
held from the smount of all payments on accoun
thereof collateral security, to its perform
snce, and not in any event to be paid until it is j
all respects complied WITH ninety per centum of tn
amount Of all deliveries made will be paid by th
navy agent within thirty days after bills, duly al
. thenticated, shall have been presented to him.
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