The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-05-12

ssGMALL STORES Candles" &C.
vi le5o-'59.
: Navy DE~pARrnEsr..
9 Bureau of Provisions and oioihing.
/ April Is. 1858.
/ PROPOSALS. scaled. and endorsed ofel
for Small Stores or Offer for Candles" o.
. Offer for Saltwater SOAP" or .Ofer fol
/, Mustard seed. Black PEPPER" dc MS the
n case may be, will be received at this bureau
until 9 O'clock. O. M, oIffhe 18th day of Ma5
next. for furnishing aud delivering Con r ceiv.
ing twenty Gays notice. at the United Slate
navy yar.Se at Charleston, Massachusetts
: Brooklyn. New York aud Gosport, Virginia,
such quantities only of the following articles
Excepting the salt water soap and the can
dles, ler each o. which separate proposals and
contracts wIllbe made) as may be required
or ordered iron, the contractor by the chief of
this bureau. or by the reSpectiveeonmapding
officers of the said navy yards, during the
Fl zeal year ending 10th June, 1858. viz
Boxes, shaving, India Combs, coarse, lndia
rubber rubber, orguta per
Brushes, shaving cha
Brushes. scrubbing Combs, fine, India
Brushes, shSe rubber, or gutta
Brushes, clothes percha
Butt ons navy vest Grass for hats
Buttons, navy medium ~Jack-knives
Buttons, navy coat Razors ,insingle cases
Buttons.. dead eye Razor straps, Ord
oeeSWd4iH Z4io.caAes' way
pure Scissors
Backing, boxes of Spoons
Cotton, spools of Nos. II and I6, 900 yards
each. 3 cords. equal parts
Handkerchief. cotton, fast colons, % by 80 in
ches, weight not less than 2 o. each tex
ture Shy 4 inch
Needles, sewing, Nos /, 2, 3, and a, dill
eyed, betweens
Ribbon, hat. best French black; u yards to
the piece width, IL inch
1 Snon sb.vinn in caEsa .. pach cnEa NOT less
than 9 OF
Silk. sewing. blue-black: wrapper not to ex-
ceed 2 OF. to the pound
Thread, black and white. Marshall's best
quality, and III such proportions a. may be
Tape, white linen. 4 yards in length. =
inch wide
Tapc, black, twilled cotton, 6 yards in length.
Il inch wide
T6ilnbIcs, $40 and $40 diameter.
WHITE soAP-separate bid for
100 900 pounds
i'he soap must be manufactured from CO.
coa-nnt oil, and he of the best QUALIFY denom-
mated white salG-water soap, " and be delIv
cred on Sky DAYS, notice, ia good strong
boxes of about as pounds each. and, after I-
>pection, The boxes must be hooped at each
end, a. the ex ,eIise of the contractor. The
price to be uniform at all the yards.
Separate bid for $4,000 pounds.
The candles must be "sixes OF prime leaf
lard stearine, { lilo inches in length, exclu-
sIve of up. six candles to weigh not less tina
IA ounces 50-I00. nol more than I6 ounces.
aud be paid for according to the acIual weight.
without reference 10 commercial usage the
! melting point not to be LEES than l40 degrees
Fahrenheit. The wick must b. brai,Ied. aud
composed Of "a cotton threads of the best
quality Of No 81 yarn The candies 10 be
delivered on Xxx y days notice, ia good boxes.
CON, aiming about 80 pounds each. and the
box To be marked with the contractor name
and the weight of The candles.
MUSTARD SEED. BLACK PLPPER, dc.
Separate bids Tor all that msy he required
for the use the navy, 70 be delivered Ut New
York only
Mustard seed. American. brown
Pepper. black. Mulabsr
Bodies. oe.agon. for Mustard and pepper.
@Corks, for bott1,s.
All the foregoing articles must be of the
best quality. anu conforinauIe in all respects
tu the samples deposited at said uavy yards
aud in thus bureau, and subject to such in
spec. ion al the navy ard wiitrr delivered us
, the chief ofthe bureau may direct, the INSPECT
ing officer 10 be appointed by the Navy De-
parlineiIt
All the art. cles to be delivered free of any
Incidental .xi ,ense totle government. III prop
or vessels or packages, aid the price oil eush
uTllCle muSI De LIT EtLluG u IN EcrDtcAtNC
plnces oil delivery. Packages IN which the
above articles are delivered must be marked
with their c~untents and the mare of the Coin
tractor, and be sufficient To insure their tenn
porary safe kee ing.
The contractor must establish agencies at
such stations other Than his residence, that
no delay may arise in furnishing what may
b. REQUIRED and when The contractor or agent
fails promptly to ooml ~ with u rvquisition. |
the Chief OF she Bureau Vt Provisions and
90 - -
Us to be made To suI ply the deficiency, under
The penalty Il be Expressed in the contl act :
The record of u reqtiisitIon, ora duplicate copy
thereof, ut the Bureau of u DIVISIONS and
Clothing, or at either of the navy-yards afore-
said. shall be evidence that such requisition
has been made aud resolved.
Two or more approved s%ureties, in a sum
equal to the estimated amount OF the Contract,
will be required, aud twenty per centum in
addition Will be wiIhheld from the amount OF
all payments on account thereof collateral re
curIty, to secure its performance, and not in
any event to be paid until it is in all respects
complied with /: eighty per centum of the
amount of all deliveries made will be paid by
the navy agent within thirty days after bills,
duly authenticated, shall have been presented
TO him
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained
on application to the navy agents at Ports
mouth New hampshire Boston, New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Pensacola,
and at this bureau.
Arecord, or duplicate oftie letter informing
Il bidder of the acceptance of his prof. osI1 viii
he deemed a notification thereof, within the
meaning of the act of le46, and his bid will
be made and accepted in conformity with
Ihi, understanding
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas
directed in the act of Congress NAL ing APP
preparations forthe naval service for lel6'47,
approved oh August, lo4b) 10y a written
guarantee, signed by one or more responsible
prrsons. to he effec that he ur they undertake
that the bidder or builders will, if his or their
bid be accepted, enter into an obligation with
IN ten days, with good and sufficient s%ureties.
TO furnish the supplies proposed. The bureau
will not be obligated to consider any proposal
unless accompanied by The guaranteereqnired
by law the competency ofthe guarantee to be
certified by the navy agent district attorney,
or the collector of the port
The attention Of bidders is called to the samples
and description Of articles re Eired, rs, an the iHsPee
tion 6ef0r receptions, Jast6Ht rigtd eDmParisos mill
be made 6stpeen IKE ariieies offered and the samples
and contract. reesieiHg none that aii6ehoro them; and
their dtleHfioH rs also ParfieElariy directed to the
Joint resolution Of ezra Asreh, Is54, and TO the act