Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-04-22
WHOLE NUMBER 1881.
L" Small store.,'' sc Candles,'' &c.-Is57-'ss.
NAvr DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
SEALED, AND ENboRssb vi 'c. sor-
IL FER for Small Stores" Offer for Candles" or
- Offer for Saltwater Soap. "Oher for Mustard Seed
Black Pepper" &c. the may be- will be received
at this bureau until o'clock on the 18th day of May
next for furnishing and delivering ION receiving twenty
town, Massachusetts; Brooklyn New York and Gosport
Virginia su Quantities only of the following articles Se1.
which .ep ate proposals and contracts will be made
be required ordered from the contractor by the chief
OF this bureau or by the respective commanding officers Of
the said navy yards during the fiscal ending both June,
Boxes shaving India rubber Combs coarse india rubber
Brushes, scrubbing Combs, fine. india rubber or
Brushes, shoe gutta percha,
rushes, clothes Grass for hats
Buttons, navy vest Jackknives
Buttons, navy medium Razors, in single cases
Buttons, navy coat Razor straps Ordway's
Buttons dead-eye Scissors
Beesxa1, in \ ID. cakes pureSpoOns,
Cotton spools l2 l6 900 yards EACH cords
Handkerchiefs cotton fast coors SO BY 80 inches weight
,ssSas not less than & o. each texture BY to inch
Ribbon, hat French black, IL yards to The piece
width, ~ inch
Soap, shaving in cakes; each cake not less than
SILK sewing blue-back; wrapper not to exceed OF to
Thread, black and white, Marshalrs best quality
Tape, white linen, yards in length, u inch wide
Tape black, twilled cotton yards in length, 4 inch
Thimbies, s-1Oand s-lO diameter.
WHITE SALTWATER soaP.-Separate bid tor 10000 Bs.
The soap must be manufactured from OIL and
be ofhe best quality denominated white saltwater SOAP
and be delivered on SIXTY days notice. good strong box
of about as pounds each inspection the boxes
must be booped each end at the expense the
tor The price TO be uniform at all the yards
CASDLEs-separats bid for 10000 pounds.
The candles must be American manufactured. of prime
loaf lard stearne candles TO the pound inches in
lengh, eusir g tip, six candles No. j, to weigh not less
degrees Fahrenheit The WICK must be braided and COM
posed of 1S cotton threads of the best quality of No. "
yarn. The candles delivered on sixty days notice in
good boxes containing about 80 pounds each and the
10 be marked with the and the weight Of
the candles.
MUSTARD SEED BLACK PEPPER &c
Separate bids for all that may be required for the Of
the navy to be delivered at New York only.
Mustard seed, American, brown
Pepper black, Maabal
Bottles cctagon, for mustard and pepper
Corks, for bottles.
All the foregoing articles must be of the quality and
conormabe in all respects to the samples deposited said
navyyards and in this bureau sbect inspec-
tion navyyard where delivered as the chief the bu
reau may direct the inspecting officer to be appointed by
All the articles be delivered free any incidental e1-
Pense to the in proper vessels orPackages and
places of delivery Packages in which the above articles
delivered must be marked with their and
of the contractor and be sufficient to insure their temporary
The contractor must establish agencies such stations
other than his residence that DELAY
ing what be required when the agent
fails promptly TO comply with requson the Chief Of the
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing 81 all be authorized
direct purchases to be made to supply the deficiency under
the penalty be expressed in the contract the
Provisions and Clothing either of the
shall be evidence that such requiston has been made
/ and received
Two approved sureties in a equal to the
tmaed amount of The contract will be and
ty per cenum addition will be withheld from the amount
Of all payments thereof collateral security
performance and not be paid until
it is in all respects complied with eighty per the
amount of all deliveries made will be paid by agent
within thirty days afer bills duly authenticated shall have
| been presented TO him.
Bank forms of proposals may be obtained application
TO the navy agents at Portsmouth, New Hampshire Bos-
ton New York. Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Pensaco-
| la, and at this bureau.
record duplicate of the letter informing bidder
the acceptance of his proposal will be deemed notification
viii be made and accepted conformity with this under
| standing.
Every offer made be accompanied directed in the
act of Congress making appropriations for the naval
for lS464f, approved 10th August 1876 by written
antee signed by responsible persons the
feet that he they undertake that the bidder or bidders
WILL If his their bid be accepted obligation
within ten days, with good and sufficient surees
ish the supplies proposed The bureau will be obligated
to consider proposal unless accompanied by the
tee required by law the competency Of the guarantee
certified by the agent district attorney the coec
| tor of the port.
Tie attention bidders called aaz1ples and descrD
tim GTticLes required an tie inpocon before reception
just JSt rigid SrH be beee the article
yd and the samples and contract recving none that fal
70 tie Joint resolution gf 27M March, 1854, and the act
the lOh august, 1876.
April II, 1857. 1lsl-w4w.