The true Democrat., 1856-04-29
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 Buttons, navy medum Scissors; Buttons navy coat; Spoons Buttons dead eye; Backing, boxes of; Becswax in 14 ID. cakes,
 pure;
 Cotton, spools of Nos 12 and l6, 200 yards each cords, equal parts;
 andkerchiefs, cotton, fast coors, g by 30 inches, weight notess than oz each texture by E inch; Needles. sewing, Nos. l, ?, and 4, drill-eyed be- tweenS; Ribbon hat best French black 12 yards to the piece; width, L inch
 Soap shaving in cakes; each cake not less than oz Silk, sewing blue black; wrapper not to exceed o. to the pound;
 Thread black and white, Marshal's best quality; Tape, white linen, yards in length 15 inch wide: Tape. black, twed cotton, yards in length E inch wide:
 Thmblcs, S-lO and g. 10 diameter
 WHITE SALT WATER soAP-separate bd tor loo, ,OOO pounds.
 The soap must be manufactured from cocoa nut oil, and he Of the best quality denomnated "white salt water soap" and be delivered on sixty days notice in good strong boxes of about 75 pounds each d, after inspection, the boxes must be hooped at each end at the expense of the contractor The price be uniform at all the yards.
 CANpLEs-SeDarate bid for 30 900 Do,,rds
 The candles must be American manufactured of prime leaf lard stearine, six candles to the pound 1-10 inches in length erclusice o tp six candles No l. to weigh not less than l4 ounces S7-lO0; meltinp point not to be less than l4O degrees tahrenhet.- The wick must be braided, and composed of IS cotton threads of the best quality of No. 27 yarn. The can dles to be delivered sixty days notice in good box es containing 30 pound each and the box to be mark ed with the contractors name and the weight of the candles
 MusTAR SEED. BLACK PEPPER, ETC.
 separate bids for all that may be required for the use ot the navy, to be delivered at New York only.
 Mustard seed. American, brown;
 Pepper black, Malabar:
 Bottles. octagon, for mustard and pepper:
 Corks, for bottleS
 All the foregoing articles must be of the best quail ty and conormable in all respects to the samples de posted at said navy yards in this bureau and subject to such inspection at the hayward where delivered as the chief of the bureau direct the inspectiny officer to be appointed by the Navy Department
 All the articles to be delivered free of any nciden- tai expense to the government, in proper vessels or packages, and the price of each article must be the same at the respective places of delivery. Packages in which the above articles delivered must be marked with their contents and the of the con tractor and be sufficient to insure their temporary safe keeping.
 Thecontracor must establish agencies at such sta ons other than his residence that delay may arise in furnishing what may be required; and when the contractor or agent fails promptly to comply with requiSition, the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and 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 requ sltlon, or dupncate copy thefeo1. at the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing at either of the navy yards aforesaid shall be evidence that such requisi ton has been made and received.
 Two or more approved suretes, in sum equal to the estimated amount of the contract, will be re- qulred, and twenty per centum in addition will be withheld from the amount of all payments on ac- count thereof collateral security secure its per formance, and not in any event to be paid until it is in all respects complied with; eighty per centum of the amount of all deliveries made will be paid by the navy agent within thirty days after bills duly au- thentcated, shall have been presented to him.
 Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on ap- phcation to the navy agents at Portsmouth. New Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Balti- more. Norfolk Pensacola, and at this bureau.
 record, duplicate of the letterinforming bid der of the acceptance of his proposal. will be deemed notification thereof within the meaning of the act of l646 and his bid will be made and accepted in conformity with this understanding.
 Every offer made must be accompanied as directed in the act of Congress making appropriations for the naval service for 1S4647, approved 10th August lS46) by written guarantee, signed by one or more responsible persons to the effect that he they under take that the bidder or bidders will if his or their bid be accepted, enter into obligation within ten days with good and sufficient suretes to furnish the sup plies proposed The bureau will not be obligated to consider any proposal unless accompanied by the guarantee required by law; the competency of the guarantee to he certified by the navy agent district attorney, or the collector of the port.
 THe attention of bidders aS called to the Sarap1es and description of articles required a tue iasDec- ton before reception just but rigid compay5So aoa De made 5etaceen the articles ered and Me sanBle and contrdd receiring none thdt fGl belOa0 Me and eir attention is also particularly directed to e joint y solution f 27tt NarcA 1854, and to e act Qf be 10M August, lS46.
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