Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-04-25
IS Small Stores - ss Candles, s,''s&c.-1S57.'5s
NAVY DEPARrliENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing.

DROPOsALs, SEALED, AND ENDORSED "0F-
FER for small Stores" OF "Ofer for Candles" Or
0fer for Saltwater Soap Offer for Mustard Seed
Black Pepper" &C., the may be- will be received
next for furnishing and delivering (on receiving twenty
town. Brookyn New and Gospo
Virginia such quantities only Of the following articles e1
which separate proposals and contracts will be made
be required ordered from the contractor by the chief
the said navy yards during the fiscal year ending june
Boxes shaving India rubber Combs coarse india rubber
Brushes, shaving or gutta percha,! y
Brushes, scrubbing Combs, fine india rubber or
Brushes, shoe gutta percha 'ta2
Brushes, clothes Grass for hats ~
Buttons, navy vest Jack-knives -
Buttons, navy medium Razors, in single .
Buttons, navy coat Razor straps, Ordways
Bseswas, in 4 il. cakes purespoons,
Cotton spools of II and 16 900 yards EACH Cords
not less than oz. each, texture by to X inch
Needles, sewing. Nos l. g. and T. drill-eyed betweens
Ribbon hat best French black - yards to the piece;
Soap, shaving in cakes; each cake not less than OF
Silk, sewing blueblack; wrapper exceed OF to
Thread, black and white. Marsha1rs best quality
TAPE hnr Mn1e linen in;1. yards in length inch vide
Thimb;es, s-1oand 9-lo diameter
WHITE soAp.-Separ1te bid FIR 10000 Ds.
The soap must be manufactured from cocoa-nut OIL and
be ofthe best quality denomnated white saltwater SOAP"
and be delivered sixty days notice. good strong
of about Is pounds eac after inspection the boxes
must be hooped at each end at the expense the contrac
tor. The price to be uniform at all the yards.
CAND1Es-sspa,ute bid for 10000 pounds.
The candles must be American manufactured, of prime
loaf lard searne candles to the pound 10 inches in
than meng @ point not to ess than ts 40
degrees IS Fahrenheit The wick must BE- braided and com
to he Ytv AavS in
good boxes containing about 80 pounds eac and the box
to be marked with the contractors and the weight of
the candles.
MUSTARD SEED BLACK PEPPER &c.
Separate bids for all that be required for the of
the navy to be delivered at New York only ~ " ~
Mustard seed American, brown
Botties octagon; for mustard and pepper
Corks, for bottles.
All the foregoing articles be of the quality and
conormabe in all respects to the samples deposited at said
ton at the where delivered the cheof the bu
reau may direct the inspecting officer to be appointed by
All the articles to be delivered free of any incidental
ense 10 the vessels orpackages and
places of delivery Packages which the above articles
are delivered must be marked with and
OF the contractor and be sufficient insure their temporary
The contractor must establish agencies at such stations
other than bis residence that delay arise in furnish
ing what may be required when the contractor agent
fails promptly to comply with requisition the Chief ofthe
bureau OF rOvlSlOns and Clothing sfa be authorized to
direct purchases be made supply the deficiency under
the penalty to be expressed in the contract the record of
equisilon or duplicate copy thereof at the Bureau Of
Provisions and Clothing either of the yards afore
said shall be evidence that such requiston has been made
| and received.
Two more approved sureties in equal to the
tmated amount of the contract will be required and twen
y per centum in addition will be withheld from the amount
of all payments account thereof collateral security to
it in all respects complied with eighty per cenum of the
amount of all deliveries made will be paid the agent
within thirty days after bills duly authenticated shall have
been presented to him.
Bank forms proposals may be obtained application
to the navy agents at Portsmouth, New Hampshre Bos
ton, New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Pensaco-
| Ia, and at this bureau.
record or duplicate of the letter informing bidder of
the acceptance of his proposal will be deemed notification
thereof within the meaning of the act of S6 and his bid
will be made and accepted in conformity with this under
standing.
Every offer made must be accompanied directed the
act of Congress making for the naval service
for ls4647 approved 10th August 1a4S by written guar
anee signed by responsible the ef
feet that he they undertake that the bidder bidders
WILL his their bid be accepted enter into obligation
within ten days, with good and sufficient surees, to furn
s the supplies proposed The bureau will not be obligated
consider proposal unless accompanied by the
tee required by law the competency of the guarantee be
certified by the navy agent district attorney or the coec-
tor of the port.
The attention of bidders Is called the samples and descrp
tion oarc required in the inspection before
just but rigid comparison aoW be made 6etsoeen the articles
De,~d and tile samples and contract receuing fall
6eop them and their attention also particularly direc
to the joint resolution 27M a,ch 1854 and to the act OF
the 10th Amgust lS46.
April II, 1857. 11S1-w4w.