Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-28
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Small Stores" Candles" &o.-1s56J57
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

tard Seed, Black Pepp:r," &c as the case may
p m, on Thu sday, 18th day Of NJ ay next, for fur
nishing and delivering, 10, receiving twenty
days. rotice,) at the United States Navy Y ards
at Charlestown, Massachus. tits; Brooklyn, New
York and Gosport, Virginia, such quantities
only Of the following articles excepting the salt
water soap and the candles, for each Of which
separate proposals and contracts will be made) az
may be required ordered from the contrae tor by
the chief Of this bureau, or by the respective COM
handing officers Of the said Navy ards, during
the fiscal year ending Goth June, 1857, viz:
Boxes, shaving, India Backing, boxes Of
rubber Combs coarse, India rub
Brushes, scrubbing Combs, aue, India rubber
Brushes, shoe Grass for hats
Brushes, clothes Jack knives
Buttons, navy vest Razors, in single cases
Buttons, navy medium Razor straps, Oriway's
Buttons, navy coat Scissors
Buttons, dead-eye Spoons
Beeswax, In 1-lb. cakes, pure
Cotton, spools Of Nos. 1s and g, 200 Yards each,
cords, equal parts
Handkerchiefs, Gotten fast colors so by 30 inches
weight not less than OF each, texture 8 bye
to inch
Needles, sewing, Nos. /, 2, 8, and q, drill eyed,
Ribbon, hat, best French black, IL yards to the
piece; width, \ inch
Soap, shaving in cakes each cake not less than
SILK, sewing, blue black; wrapper not to exceed
2oz to the cund
uledu, OidCk anu Wnltc Mdlsnall C69t Quallty
Tape, white linen, a var in length, y inch wide
Tape, black, twilled cotton, 6 yards In length, n
inch wide
Thimbles 9 10 and o-1O diameter.
WHITE SALTWATER soAp-sepayats bids toy
100 900 pounds.
The soap must be manufactured from cocoa nut
oil, and be of the best quality demon mated vhite
salt water soap" and be delivered on sixty days.
notice, In good strong boxes Of about rs pounds
each, and, after inspection, the boxes must he
hoped at each end, at the expense OF the con-
tractor. The price to be uniform at all the yards.
CANDLEs-ssparan bid for so. 600 porsds.
The candles must be American manufactured,
Of prime leaf lard stearine, six candles to the
pound, 1-I0 inches in length ezelxsius Of tip,
six candles No. 1, to weigh not less than IA oun-
&c s7-l0o; melting point not to be less than 140
degrees Fahrenheit The wick must be braided,
and composed Of 7S cotton threads Of the best
quality Of No 81 yarn. The candles to be deliv-
Ing about 80 pounds each, and the box to be
marked with the contra tors name and the weight
OF 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, Malabar
Bottles, octagon, for mustard and Pepper
Corks for bottles.
All the foregoing articles must be Of the best
quality, and conformable In all respects to the
samples deposited at said navy Yards and In this
bureau, and subjectte such inspection at the navy
yard where delivered, as the chief Of the bureau
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 respet tive places Of de-
livery. Packages in which the above articles are
delivered must be marked with their contents and
the name Of the contractor. and be sufficient to
insure their temporary safe keeping.
The contractor must establish agencies at such
stations other than his residence, that no delay
may arise In furnishing what may be required;
and when the contractor or agent fails promptly
to comply with req nisition, the Chief Of the
Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing shall be au-
thorized to direct purchases to be made to supply
the deficiency, uneer the penalty to be EXPIRE sed
In the contract the record Of a requisition, or a
duplicate copy thereof, at the Bureau Of Provis-
Ions and Clothing, or at either Of the navy Yards
aforesaid shall be evidence that such requisi To-
has been made and received.
Two or more approved sureties, in a sum
equal to the estimated amount of the contracts
will be required, and twenty per centum in
addition will be withheld from the amount Of all
payments on account thereof as collateral security
In addition to secure It's performance and not in
any event to be paid until Is in all respects COM
piled with; eighty per centum Of the amount of
all deliveries will bepaid by the navy agent WITH
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have been presented to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on
application to the navy agents at Portsmouth,
New Hampshire Boston, Kew ork, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this
bureau.
A record, or duplicate CT theletters informing a
bidder Of tie acceptance of his proposal, will be
dee N cd a notification thereof within the meaning
Of the act Of 1946 and his bid Ill be made and ac
eepted In conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accom- panied las d.
rected In the act Of Congress making appropria-
lions for the naval service for 1861 approved
10th August, 1s46) by written guarantee, signed
BY one or more responsible persons, to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or bidders
Will II his or their bid be accepted enter into an
obligation within ten days, with good and sum.
Client suretiss, to furnish the supplies proposed
The bureau will not be obligated to consider any
proposal unless accompanied by the guarantee
required by law; the competency Of the guaIan-
tee to be certified by the navy agent DISTRICT at.
torney, or collector Of the port.
TAe atteHttoa of bidders is called 10 the sam
pies asd description of articles required, as, ia
the inspections before reception, a Just but rigid
comparison piU be made bsttcssR the articles
offered and tbs s0mplss aHd eostraet, recsiptng
nome that fall belorc thsm aad their attention
also particularly directed to the JOINT Yssolm-
non Of 27th March, 1854, and TO the act Of the
lofh August, 1916. ap 14-law4w