Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-25
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"small Stores" Candles" &c.-1s56-57
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

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NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF PROVISIONS AND CLoTHINs,f
| - April ~, 1885
PROPOSALS, sealed, and endors ed " Q fer for
| i Small Stores, - or TUffer for Candles or
"Offsr for Salt water Soap or Golfer for Mus
| tard Seed Black Pepper" DC as the case may
e. will be received at this bureau until clock,
| nishing and delivering, 70, receiving twenty
d VS. otice.) at the United States Navy Yards
| at Charltstown, Msssachus 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 m ade)
may be required or ordered ffom the contractor by
the chief Of tots bureau, or by the respective COM
handing officers Of the said Navy Y ards, during
the fiscal year ending 3Cth June, 1857. viz:
Boxes, shaving, India Backing, boxes Of
rubber Combs coarse, India rub
Brushes, shaving Der
Brushes, scrubbing Combs, fne, India rubber
| Brushes, shoe Grass for hats
| Brushes, clothes Jack knives
| Buttons, navy vest Razors, In single cases
Buttons, navy medium Razor straps, Ordway's
| Buttons, navy coat Scissors
| Buttons, dead.eye Spoons
| Beeswax, in lib. cakes, pure
Cotton, spools Of Nos. IL and Is, 200 yards each.
cords, equal parts
Handkerchiefs cotton fast colors, % by 80 inches
weight not less than OF each, texture by 3
| to y inch
Needles, sewing, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 3, drill eyed
| Ribbon, hit, best French black. 12 Yards to the
| piece; width, u inch
Soap, shaving, in cakes; each cake not less than
| 2oz
silk, sewing, blue black; wrapper not to exceed
| 2oz to the pound
Thread, black and white, Marshall's best quality
| 1ape, white linen, 4 yars in length, i inch wide
Tape, black, twilled cotton, 6 Yards in length, X
inch wide
Thimbles $40 and 9-10 diameter.
| WHITE SALTWATER SOAP separate bids for
| loo. 900 pounds.
| The soap must be ma ufac tured from cocoa nut
oil and be Of the best quality denominated v hite
saltwater soap" and be delivert on sixty days.
| notice, In good strong boxes Of about IS pounds
each and after inspection, the boxes must be
| hoped at each end, at the expense Of the con-
tractor The price to be uniform at all the yards.
CANDLRs-ssparars bid for So. 900 pounds.
The candles must be American manufactured,
| Of prime leaf lard stearine, six candles to the
| pound, 1-lO inches in length ezclrsirs of Zip,
six candles No. 1, to weigh not less than IA oun.
IS melting PTn. not to be less than lao
| and composed Of 7S cotton threads Of the best
| quality OF No 81 yarn. The candles to be deliv-
cred on sixty days. notice, 10 good boxes, contain
| Ing about 30 pounds each, and the box TO be
marked with the contra tors name and the weight
| OF the candles.
| DLACh EEPPEk,
| Separate bids for all that may be required f5r
the use Of the navy, to be delivered at New York
| only.
| Mustard seed, American b:own
Pepper, black, Malabar
Bottles, octagon, for mustard and Pepper
Corks, for bottles.
All the foregoing articles must he Of the best
| quality, and co1formable in all respects to the
| samples deposited at said navy yards and In this
bureau, and subj to such ms pection the navy
| yard where delivered, the chief of the bureau
may direct, the inspecting officer to be appointed
| 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 respe6 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 T. quired
| and when the contractor or agent fails promptly
| to comply with a reqnisition, the Chief Of the
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing shall be au.
thorized to direct purchases to be made to supply
| the deficiency under the penalty to be EXPIRE sed
In The contract the record Of requisition, or
| duplicate copy thereof at the Bureau Of Provis-
Ions and Clothing, or al either OF the navy wards
aforesaid, shall be evidence tina, such reauisi ion
| 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 collateral security
In addition, to secure It's performance and not in
any event to be paid untiit is in all respects COM
Piled with; eighty per centum Of the amount Of
In thirty DAYS after bills, duly authenticated shall
have hAfn presented to him.
Blank forms OF proposals may be obtained on
/ application to the navy agents al Portsmouth,
New Hampshire; Boston. new ork, Philadel-
Phia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this
bureau.
record, or duplicate Ct thele:ters informing a
bidder Of tie acceptance Of his proposal, will be
deea cd notification thereof within the meaning
septed In conformity with this understanding III
Every offer made must be accom- Ianisd (as d.
rectsd In the act Of Congress MAXIM appropria-
lions for the naval service for lSi6'47 approved
10th August, lS46) by written guarantee signed
by one or more responsible persons, t. the effect
that he or they und axe that the bidder or
Will, II hts or their bid be accepted enter into an
obligation within ten days, with good and sun.
Client suretiss, to furnish the supplies proposed
The bureau will not be obligated 10 consider any
proposal unless accompanied by the guarantee
required by law; the competency Of the guaran-
tee 10 be certified by the navy agent district at
torney, or collector Of the port
The attention Of bidders is called to the sam
pies aad description of articles required as in
rae inspection before reception, just but rigid
comparisons triH be made bettcsen the a,t;ei.,
none mar JdH osI0tc them; aAd their attention
rs also particularly directed to the JOINT rssoIu-
ton OF 9Th March, 1851, and to ths act of the
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