The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-18
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Bureau Of Provisions Clothing,
April Is, 1857.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed "ofer for Small
sos or Or Ss5 iGr s s o. psn oas for
be- will be received this bureau until O'Clock in the
twenty days notice. al the United states Al
Massachusetts Brooklyn New York. aud Gospor Virginia such
and the candies for each Of which separate proposals contracts
By the chief Of This bureau by respective commanding ON
1858, viz;
Boxes shaving India rubber Combs, coarse rubber
Brushes Fcrubbng Combs, hne India rubber gut
Brushes, shoe Ia percha
Brushes, clothes Grass for hats
buttons, navy vest Jackknyes
Buttons, navy medium Ilazors, in single cases
Buttons, navy coat Razor straps, ordways
Buttons, dead eye Scissors
Bccswaa 10 4lb cakes, pure spoons
Backing, boxes OF
Cotton spoos Nos IL 6 yards each cords equal
Handkercho cotton fast colo % by so inches weight
than 2 each, texture by TO u inch.
Needles, sowing, Nos 9 and 4, drieyed, betweens
Ribbon hat best French black IL yards tho piece width TX
Soap, shaving, cakes; each less than 2 o.
Thread black and white MarshaIls best quality
Tape white linen n,. yards IN length y inc, vide
Thrnblcs, $40 and sio diameter
soAr-sepnyate Did Joa $50 900 po,ead
The must be manufactured from and be Of the
on sixty days notice good strong boxes of about 70 pounds each
and after Inspection the boxes must hoocd each end the
cASprKs-sersvgts bid for 10000 pounds.
manufactured prime loaf lard
y m candles No L. 10 weigh loss than IA 100
be braided composed Of IS threads Of the best
% % NO. q s an about % p 30 s Ss M
box to be marked with the contractors and the weight Of the
candles.
MrsrARp sF1p BLACK rrrrKR, &c.
bids all that required for the Of the navy
to be delivered at New York only,
Mustard seed, American, brown.
Pepper, black sialabar.
Bottles, ocagop, for mustard and pepper
Corks for bottles.
All the foregoing articles quality
this bureau and subject such inspection the where
hvered the chief of the bureau direct tho Inspecting officer
10 be appointed by the Navy Department.
any expense the
Gle must respective places delivery Packages
IN which tho above articles delivered must be marked with their
contents and the Of tho contractor and DO sufficient insure
their temporary saiekceIing.
his residence that no delay arise in furnishing what may be
CURED and when the contractor agent fails promptly TO comply
shall be authorized 10 direct purchases TO be nade supply the eh
cheney under tue penalty 70 DO the contracts the record
requson duplicate copy thereof tho Bureau Of pros
ions and Clothing a, either Of the navy yards aforesaid, shall be
amount of the contract viii be required and twenty ccnun In
addition win be withheld from tho Of all payments
thereof collateral security 10 is performance and not in
nny % BE s @ un II u ~ S @ M p BY ny
navy agent within thirty days ato bs duly authenticated shall
have been presented TO hin.
Blank proposals may application the
navy agents Portsmouth, New Hampshire Boston New York.
Philadelphia Baltimore, Norfolk Pensacola and al This bureau,
record duplicate Of the letter Informing bidder Of The accept
his proposal will BIO deemed notification thereof within the
meaning the OF 1876 and his bid will DO made accepted In
conformity with this understanding.
Every accompanied directed in Tho Of
Congress making appropriations for the naval service for 1851
approved 10th August 1870 by written guarantee signed by
responsible persons the that he they undertake
that bidder w accepted
into obligation within ten days with good and sufficient sure
furnish the supplies proposed Tho bureau will obligated
consider any proposal uno accompanied by The required
by law the competency Of the be cood by The
agent, district attorney, the collector Of tho port.
The attention of liders is called The samples and dsfsisn II
tis repaired in the inspection before reception Dat rigid
arioa o Dc made hsn s articles Offered and ne samples
eti,g Tia, fall bloc tkem AID her attention Is also
ticuidriy directed to HE joint resolution Of 27 Nara 1854 The
act n the Ion Au9aa 1915, r#
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