Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-25
"sMALL STOREs"-Is54-'55.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,

spective commanding officers OF the said navy yards
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 n Id. cakes,
Brushes, shoe to be pure
Brushes, clothes Combs, coarse
Buttons, navy vest COMBS, line
Buttons navy medium
equal parts
Grass for hats
Handkerchefs cotton fast colors 81 30 inches the
weight not less than o. each, texture g. 8 to
Handkerchief fancy silk, fast colors size 2S% 81
inches, to weigh not less than o., lao grains
per piece, texture x IL to "a inch
Jack.knives
Looking.glasses
Needles, Nos 1, 2, 8, and 5, drill eyed betweens
Rasors, in single cases
Razor straps
Ribbon hat, hest French black, II OF to the piece;
width u inch, texture IA q to "A inch
Soap, 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, Marshalrs best quality
Tape white linen, yards in length, u inch wide
texture s x Q, to u inch
Tape black twill ID cotton, yards in length "a inch
wide
Thmbles, 8 10 9-1o diameter
Mustard seed, American brown
Pepper, black, Malahar
Pepper, red, American
Bottles, octagon, for mustard and pepper
Corks for bottles, best quality
Mustard seed and pepper in tie ra,o state and bottles
and corks are to be delivered at Ne,o York only.
All the articles must be Of good quality and con-
formabe in all respects to the samples (nH Of scSch
hare been recently selected ami 7e,D) deposited Mt 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
no RI hQ
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 ofeach and every article must be the at
the respective places of delivery Every separate
package in which dozen of the above
articles ere packed anu the boxes bales, barrels
in which the may be delivered shall be mark
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 delay may
arise in furnishing what may be required; and when
the contractor agent fails promptly to comply
with requisiton, the chief Of the Bureau of Pro
visions and Clothing shall be authorized te direct
purchases to be made to supply the deficiency under
the penalty to be expressed in the contract; the
record Of requsition, duplicate copy thereof
the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, at either
OF the navy yards aforesaid, shall lie evidence that
such rcquisition has been made and received
Two or more approved surcties in sum equal to
i the estimated amount of the contract, will be
II H.
l held from the amount of all payments on account
thereofas collateral security, to its perform
ance, and not in any event to be paid until il il 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 a
bidder OF the acceptance of his proposal, will be
/ deemed a notification thereof within the meaning OF
the act of i846 and his will be made and accepted in
l conformity with this understanding.
EYry offer made must be accompanied (as d.
rectcd ii the act OF Congress making appropriations
/ for the naval service for 1916 AT, approved 10th
August, 1886 by written guarantee, signed by one
or more responsible persons to the effect that he
they undertake the bidder OF bidders WILL if his or
their bid be accepted enter into obligation with
l in five days, with good and sufficient su7sties 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 some officer of the general
l government known TO the bureau.
i Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on ap
1 plicatlon to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
| Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola and at this
1 bureau.
The attention of bidders is called to tie samples
and description of articles required as in the in.
specton for reception, just but rigid compariS On
will be made between the articles offered and thu
l sample and contract receiving none that fall be-
low them; and their attention is also particularly
directed to the annexed joint resolution in addition
to the act Of the 10th August, 1915.
Extract from tts act Of Congress approved luqust
i 10, 1874
"SEC. 6. And be ii further enacted, That from and
the passage of this act every proposal for
supplies invited by the Secretary of the Navy under
the proviso to the general appropriation bill for
I the navy, approved March third, eighteen hundred
and forty-three, shall be accompanied by written
guarantee, signed by one more responsible Der
sons to the effect that he or they undertake that
the bidder or bidders WILL if his or their bid be ac.
cepted enter into obligation, in such time as NAV
l De PresiSbed by the Secretary of the Navy, with
good and sufficient sureties, to furnish the supplies
l proposed. No proposal shall be considered unless
accompanied by such guarantee. If after the ae-
ceptance OF proposal and notification thereof to
the bidder or bidders he they shall fail to enter
into an obligation within the time prescribed by the
/ Secretary Ct the Navy, with good and sufficient
sureies for furnishing the supplies then theSecretary
l 0. the Navy shall proceed to contract with some
other persons for furnishing the said supplies and
II shall forthwith cause the difference between the
Il amount contained in the proposal guaranteed
i and the amount for which he may have contracted
for furnishing the said supplies for the whole period
OF the proposals to be charged up aganst said bid
der or bidders, and his their guarantor or
suarantors; and the same may be Immediately
covered by the United States, for the use of the
Navy Department, in action of debt against
l either or all Of said persons
Public, Ne. ~
JOINT RESOLUTION relative to bids for provisions,
l Resored dy the Senate and House Of Representa-
n'eS Of ne United States Of america in Congress
Semdted That all bids for supplies Of provisions,
clothing. and small stores for the Of the navy
may be rejected at the option of the department. If
made by one who is not known ss n manufacturer
OF or regular dealer in the article proposed to be
furnished, with fact, the reverse, must be dis
tincty stated in the bids offered that the bids of all
persons who may have failed to comply with the
conditions OF any contracts they may have previ-
Gay entered into with the United States shall, al
Tie option OF the department, be rejected that il
Dor. than one bid be offered for the supply OF an
article on account of any party, either in his
own name or in the nams of his partner clerk, or
any other person, the whole OF such bids shall be
Jecled at the option of the Department. and that
partners of any firm shall not be- uoeved as sure
Tics or each other; and that, whenever it may be
deemed necessary, for the interes of the govern.
mtnt END RE health of the crews of the United
Sst"s vessels, to procure rsrtcist bands IF Gou
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