Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-23
Small Stores" Candies" &c.-ls56-'57
- NAVY DEPARTMENT,

BUREAU OF Provisions Asp CLoTHrSe,
April IL, 1855.
PROPOSALS, sealed, and end orsed 40 FER for
| 'Offer for Salt water Soap" or uOfer for Mus.
tard Seed, Black Pepper &c, as the case may
Re, will be received at this bureau until CLOCK
p; m ,on THURSDAY, 18th day OF May next for fur
nishing and delivering, 70, receiving twenty
d'ys' Iotice.) at the United States Navy Yards
| at Charlestown, Massschus' It's; Brooklyn, New
York; and Gosport, Virginia, such Quantities
water soap and the candles, FOR each Of which
separate proposals. and contracts will be m ade) as
may be required or ordered from the contractor by
the chief CT this bureau, or by the respective com
| handing officers Of the said Navy Yards, during
the fiscal year ending 3Oth June, 1857, viz:
Boxes, shaving, India Backing, boxes Of
ru6oer Combs coarse India rub
Brushes, shaving Der
Brushes, scrubbing Combs, dne. India rubber
Brushes, shoe Grass for hats
Brushes, clothes Jack knives
Buttons, navy vest Razors, in single cases
| Buttons, navy medium Razor straps, Urdway's
Buttons, navy coat Scissors
| Buttons dead.eye Spoons
Beeswax in L lib cakes, pure
Cotton, spools Of Nos IL and Is, 200 Yards each
} cords equal parts
weight not less than CT each, texture by )
to inch
Needles, sewing, Mes. 1, 2, 3, and 4, drill ey ed,
Ribbon, hst best French black. IL yards to the
| piece; width, Inch
Soap, shaving, in cakes; each cake not less than
| Coz.
silk, sewing, blue black; wrapper not to exceed
Thread, black and white, Marshall 8 hest quality
Tape, white linen, 4 yards in length, y inch wide
Tafe, black, twilled cotton, yards in length, y
| inch wide
Thimbles $40 and $40 diameter.
| WHITE SALTWATER SOAP separate bids TO,
| 100 900 ponnds.
The soap must be MAJ ufactured from cocoa nut
oil and be of the best quality denominatsd GO hit,
| saltwater soap" and be deliver d on sixty days
| notice, in good strong boxes OF about Is pounds
| each, and, after inspection, the boxes must re
hooped at each end, at the expense OF the con-
tre ctof. The price to be uniform at all the wards
| CANpLEs-stpdrae bid for sc. 900 pouads
| The candles must be American manufactured
| Of prime leaf lard stearine, six candles TO the
| pound, 8 LILO inches in length ezelssivs Of tip,
| SIX candles No. l, to weigh not less than IA Gun.
| &c S7-100; melting point not to be less than lac
| degrees Fahrenheit. The wick must be braidt d A.,
| and composed Of % cotton threads Of the best
| quality Of No 81 warn. The candles TO be civ.
cred on sixty days' notice, In good boyes contain
| ing about 20 pounds each, and the box to be
marked VI it'll the contractors name and the we 9 81
| OF the candles.
| MUSTARD SEED, BLACK PEPPKR, &C.
| Separate bids for all that may be required for
| the use Of the navy, to be delivered at New YORK
| only.
| Mustard seed, American b-cwn
| Pepper. black, Malabar
Bottles, octagon, for mustard and pepper
COTks, for bottles.
All the foregoing articles must be of the best
| quality, and confOrmable in all respects TO the
| samples deposited IT said navy y5rds and In this
bureau, and subJectte such inspection at the navy
| yard where delivered as the chief Of the br reau
direct the tnsDf citing officer he aDp0in sd
/ by the Navy Department.
All the articles to be delivered free OF any Incl
| dental expense to the government, in proper ves-
| sells or packages, and the price Of each article
must be the same at the respective places Of de-
| livery. Packages in which the above articles are
| delivered must be marked with eircontents and
| the name Of the contractor, and be sufficient TO
| insure their temporary safe keeping.
| TIE contractor must establish agencies at such
| stations other than his residence, that no delay
| may arise In furnishing what may be required
| to comply with requisiton, the Chief Of the
| Buresu Of Provisions and Clothing shall be eu-
| thorzed to direct purchases to be made TO supply
| tie deficiency, under the penalty to be EXPIRE sed
In The contract the record Of a Iequisition. or
| duplicate copy thereof, at the Bureau Of Provis
Ions and Clothing, or at either Of the navy-yarts
aforesaid shall be evidence that such requisi'ion
| has been made and received.
Two more approved sureties, in q sum
/ equal to the estimated amount Of the contracts
| will be required, and twenty per centum in
1 ADDITION Will De from The amount OF
payments on account thereof collateral security
In addition 10 secure it's performance, and not In
any event to be paid untilit is in all respects
piled with; eighty per centum Of the amount Of
all deliveries will be paid by the navy agent with
in thirty DAYS after bills duly authenticated shall
| have been presented to him.
Blank forms Of prop; So may be obtained on
/ application TO the navy agents al Portsmouth
| New Hampshire Boston. New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at tn s
| bureau.
record, OF du plcate ef the letters informing a
bidder Of tie acceptance of his proposal, will be
dee5E ed notification thereof within the meaning
Of the act Of 1886 and his bid will be made and &C.
| eepted in conformity with this understanding.
| Every cier made must be accom- panied las d.
rec ed in the act Of Congress making appropria-
lions for the naval service for 1896 AZ, approved
| 10th August, lei6) by written guarantee signed
by one or more responsible persons, II the effect
that he they und rtake that the bidder or biddeys
will If els or their bid be accepted, enter into al
| obligation within ten days, with good and sun
cient suretiss, to furnish the supplies proposed
| The bureau will not be obligated 10 consider any
| proposal unless accompanied by the guara ntee
! required by law tie competency Of the Cualan-
tee 10 be certified by the navy agent, distrie; at
| torDey, or collector IF the port.
The attention Of ttdders as called 10 the sam
pies dHd description Of articles required, as, in
the inspections before reception, JnSt bat rag ID
| comparison ,ciU be made bettoesn the articles
offered aHd the samples and contract, receirtng
| none that fall beloIc them; and their attention
as also particularly dirsc.td TO me JOINT rssolu-
| tton Of eth March, 1854, and TO tie act Of tie
| lcfh August, 1916. ap li-lawiw
! NOTICE OF TIE TEMPORARY CON.
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