The Washington union., 1857-05-14
asmall stores,p aCandIes,p &c.-ls67,5s.

NAVY DEPARTMENT
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
April rs, 1857
DROP0SAIS, sealed, and endorsed ~Oher for Small
siores,' aoner for Candles7 "Oner fur Saltwater
may be- win be received bureau o'clock a. M
18Th day o. May next for furnishing 5a.a s. and delivering Con- receiving
Massachusetts arSosa New York aud esspG virginia such
candies each which separate proposals contracts
win be made may be required Or ordered from the contractor
1858, viz;
Boxes shaving rubber Combs, coarse India rubber
brushes, serubbing Combs, nne India rubber, gut
Brushes, clothes Grass for hats
Buttons navy vest Jack knives
Buttons navy medium laazors, in single
Buttons Razsr straps 0rdways
Beeswan, in Alb cakes,purO spoons
Backing boxes Of
Cotton spoOs Of Nos IL and 49, 300 yards each cords equal
Handkerchief cotton colors, as by 80 inches weight
Needles sewing Nos q g. and Z, drieyed, betwoens
Ribbon hat best French black IL yards TO the piece width IL
Soap, shaving, in cakes; each cake less than 2 o.
Thread T black and white M best Quality o. % o pnu
Tape, white linen, yards in length r inch wide
Thimbles, $40 and 9lo diameter.
WHITE SALTWATER soAp-eparq.e bid for 100000 pounas
soap oil and be of the
best quality denomnaied white salt water aud be delivered
sixty days notice. good boxes about rs pounds each
and after inspection the boxes must be hooped at each the
penso OF the contractor The price to bo uniform at all the ynrds
CANDLES separate bid for 10000 pounds
The candles be american manufactured Of prime loaf lard
stearine six cand TO the pound 10 inches In length ue
# 6 six candles No weigh less than IA soo;
be braided and composed Of IS threads Of the
quality Of No 81 The candles to be delivered sixty days
box TO be marked with the contractors and tho weight OF tho
candles.
MUSTARD sEap, BLACK PEPPER, &c
Separate bids for all that be required for the Of the navy
to be delivered at New Iork only.
Mustard seed American, brown.
Pepper black, Maabar.
Bottles, octagon, for mustard and pepper.
Corks, for bottles
foregoing quality
bureau subject inspection navy
ered the chief Of the bureau direct the inspecting officer
o appointed by tho Navy Department.
All the articles be delivered free Of incidental expense tho
clio must be tho same at respective places or delivery
in which the above articles are delivered must be marked with their
contents and tho name Of the contractor and be sufficient insure
their temporary saekeeping
his residence that delay arise in furnishing what be
qued and when the contractor agent fails promptly comply
shall authorized purchases supply
ccny under the penalty be expressed IN the contracts the record
ions and Cohng at either Of tho yards aforesaid shall be
evidence that such requsiton has been made and received
Two approved suretes in equal to the estimated
Of tho contract win bc required and twenty ccntum in
will be withheld from the Of all payments
thereof collateral security its performance and not in
any event to be paid un Is 4 IN al RESPECTS sompea @ with eighty
agent within thirty days after bills duly authenticated shall
have been presented 10 him.
proposals be obtained application the
agents Portsmouth, New IIamplrc New
Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk, Pensacola this bureau.
Arecor duplicate Of the e,tor informing bidder Of the accept
OF his proposal viii be deemed notification thereof within the
moaning 1916 his bid will accepted
conformity with this understanding.
Every oer made be accompanied directed the
Congress making appropriations the erve for ls4647
approved 10th August 1s46 by written guarantee signed
responsible persons the effect that they undertake
that tho bidder bidders WILL his their bid be accepted
into obligation within ten days with good and sufficient suret
furnish the supplies proposed Tho will obligated
any proposal unless accompanied by tho guarantee required
by law competency the be certified by the
district attorney, the collector OF the
attention Licrs Is called 10 the samples and description Of
icts required The pafon Lere reception Just rd
made ben @ articles offered
recg That fall bloty them; and Their attention Is
icuay directed the nt resolution Of eth Hayrh 1854 and tht
| act Of The 10h Augus, 1si6.
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