The North-Carolinian., 1856-05-03

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
April l2, 1856.
PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed Offer for
Small Stores or Offer for Candles. or Offer for
Salt Water Soap. Offer for Mustard Seed, Black
Pepper &c. as the may be, will be received at
this bureau until o'clock. M. on Thursday. 10th
day Of May for furnishing and delivering. (on
receiving twenty day notice at the United States
New York and Gosport- Virginia. such quantic oniy
Of the following articles excepting the salt water
soap and the candles. for each OF which separate pro-
posa> and contracts will be made) as may be required
ordered from the contractor by the chief OF this
bureau. or hy the respective commanding officers of
the said navy yards. during the fiscal year ending 3otl
juno. 1851. viz:
Boxes, shaving, Ind rubber Combs coarse Ind rubber
Brushes. shaving Combs fine India rubber
| Brushes. scrubbng Grass for hats
| brushes. shoe jack-klilVeS
! Brushes. clothes Eazors i'll sing cases
! Buttons. navy vest Razor straps. OrdWay
| Buttons. navy medium Scissors
! Buttons. navy coat Spoons
/ buttons. dead eve BacknE. boxes OF
| BecSwax. in ! ID. cakes. pure
Cotton spools of Nos. II and lG. 200 yards each. 5
| cords. eqlal parts.
lanelkerchie cotton fast colors. 81 by 80 inches,
weight not less than ? o. each, texture by s to !
Needles. sewing Nos l, >. 8. and /, drll-eycd be-
Ribbon. hat. bet French black. II yards to the piece;
width. l inch.
Soap shaving. il cakes each cake not less than
silk. sewing blue black wrYppt exceed = or
to the pound.
Thread, black and white. Narshalls best quality
Tap". white linen. yards in length inch wide :
Tap" black twillcd cotton yards in length, inch
| Thmhles s 10 and $40 diameter.
WHITE sor-stparate bid for 100 900 lbs
rhc soap must be manufactured from cocoa-nut OIL
and he Of the best quality denominaed white salt
water soap and be delivered sixty days notice.
in good strong boxes of about - pounds each. and
after Inspection. the boxes must be hoopel at each end
at the expense Of the contractor The price to be uni
form at all the yards
CAxnl.Es-xcpayate bid far 10000 pounds
The candles must be American manufactured. of
prime leaf lard st"arinn. six candles the proud, s.
llo inches in length crri"sire Of p six candles No !.
to wei Oh not less than S7lDO melting point.
not to be less than 10 degrees Fahrenheit The wick
mu. be braided. and composed of IS cotton threads
delivered on sixty DAYS notice in good boxes CON
tanning about 30 pounds each and tho box to be
marked with the contractors name and the weight o:
| the candles.
MUSTARD SEED BLACK PEPPER. &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. brown.
Pepper black, Malahar.
Bottles oct a"on. for mustard and pepper.
| CorkS. for bottles.
All of the foregoing articles must be Of the best
!'la y and conormabc in all respects to the samples
deposited at said navy yards and in this bureau. and
subject to such inspection at tn" navy-yard where
delivered as the chiefof the bureau may direct, the
| Inspecting officer to be appointed by the Navy
| Department..
Al the articles to be delivered free ofany incidental
| expense to the government in proper vessels o,
packages and the price Of each article must be the
| same at the respective places Of delivery. Packages
in which the above articles arc delivered must be
marked with their contents and the name of thu
safc-kcepin@
The contractor must establish agencies at s,,cl
stations other than his residence. that delay ma,
arise in furnishing what may be required; ard whel
the contractor or agent fails promptly to comply will
a requisiton. the Chief of the Bureau of Provision
and Clothing shall be authorized direct purchase
to be made to supply the deficiency under the penalt
to be expressed in the contract the record of reouis
ton. or duplicate copy thereof at the Bureau O
Provisions and Clothing. at either of tn" navy-yard
aforesaid. shall be evidence that such rcquisition a
been made and received.
Two or more approved s,rctes in a equal t.
the estimated amount of :he contract, will be require
and twenty pnr ceatum in addition will be withheld
, from the amount Of all payments account thereo
as collateral security. to its performance ant
not in event to be paid until it is in all respect
complied with eighty per centum of the amount o
all deliveries made viii be paid by the navy agen
within thirty days after bills duly authenticated sha
have been presented to him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained app
cation to the navy agents at Portsmouth. New Hamr
} Norfolk. Pensacola. and at this bureau.
\ record or duplicate the letter informing bid
der OF the acceptance of his proposal will be deeme
notification thereof within the meaning of the act
1916 an his bid will DO made and accepted in confo!
nifty with this understanding.
Every olcr made must be accompanied (aS direete
in the act OF Congress making appropriations for tn
naval service for 1StG-'47. approved 10th Augns
;. lSi6l by written guarantee signed by NOR
responsible persons to the effect that he they under
take that the bidder bidders will if his their hi
= he acccpted enter into obligation within te
DAYS with good and sufficient sureties to furnish til
supplies proposed. The bureau will be obligate
+ to consider any pronosa unless accompanied by tn
guarantee required hy law. the competency of I'll
guarantee to he certified '* the navy agent distr'
ATTORNEY. the collector of the port
The attention of bidders is called the samples an
description of articles required in the inspoctif
r before reception Just but rigid comparison will
made between the articles offered and the samples an
contract receiving that fall below them: and the
is also narticarly Joint