Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-05
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NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing.

Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing.
PROPOSALS, sealed. and endorsed dofsr for Sms1
stores, or '.Ofer for Candles, or "Offer for Salt
water Soap" or .Ofsr for Mustard seed. Black
at tsIs buresa until O'Clock a. M, on the ist6 DAY
of Nav next, for furnishing and Delivering ton re
Navy Yards at Charlestovn. Msssachusetts; Brook
lya. New York; and eosPort: vlElnis. such susn-
saltwater soap and the candles. for each Of Which
separate proposals and oc9traots will be madel as
msndns officers Of the sad Navy Yards, during the
fiscal year ending Sith June, 1861, VIZ:
Boxes,shaving India rub Combs, coarse, India rub
Der Der or gufta percha
Brushes, shaving Combs. hne, india rubber
Brushes, scrubblng gutta percha
Brus hes, shoe Grass for hats
Brushes, clothes yackknIves
Buttons, navy navy m Tss Rszor strsps S' CASES
Buttons Buttons navy navy cost Scissors
Beeswax, In Alb. cakes,
Backing, boxes OF
Cotton, spools of Nos. u and Is, eCS,ards each,
HaaOkerchisfs, cotton fast colors 50 by so inches
w9lsh not less than2 OF. each, texture by TO
Needles, sewing, Nos 1, 2, s, and 4, drlll-eyed be
twesns
Ribbon, hat, best French black, Il yards to the
Soap, shaving Ia cakes; esoh cake not less than
SILK, sewing, blue black; wrapper not to exceed
Thread, black and white, MarshslPs or Barbour's
best quahty, and In such proportions as may be
Tape, white linen, yards in length, u inrh wide
Tape, black, twIed cotton, yards Ia length, Il
inch wide
Thimbles, g. 10 and 10 diameter.
WHITE SAL WATER SoAP-Sspara,s bid for 90. 900
Ponnds, and sue, additional quantity as may be
required.
Tire Soap must be manufactured from COCOA mt
oil, and be of the best quality, denOmInated white
sal.wat'r soap" aud be delivered on sixty days
n bnx fahf n1f de
each. AID, aiter inspection. the boxes must be
or. The price to BE- uniform At all the yards
Also, separate bid for twenty thoussnd pounds of
Keyes's chemical saltwater soap, and such further
quantity as may De required.
CANDLEs-ssparats bid for 1900 pounds md such
further QUGHtity 5 may BE- required.
The Candles must be "sixes," of prime leaf lard
stea ine $40 INCHES in length erciuSire Of tap, six
moe thar IS ounces and be pad for according TO
the aotua weight, without reference to commercial
&esees PThs wick 70 must u. Be bsdsd
and composed of 7s cotton threads of the bsst quail
it, OF No. q yarn. The canales to be deli eied
xty days notice, In good boxes containing about
81 pounds ach. and the box to be marked with the
contractors name and The weight OF the candles.
MUSTARD SEED, BLACK PEPPER, &c.
Separate bids for all that NAV be required for the
use Of the Navy, to be delivered al New York
only.
mustard Seed. American, brown.
Pepper, black, Maabar.
Bottles: octagos, for mustard and pepper.
COIks, DOttleS.
Al the foregoing articles must he of the best
quality, and confOTmable in all respects the sam
pies deposited at seld Navy Yards and IN this Blu
reau, acd subjrc to sucn inspection at the Navy
faIu Nneio ueiLNeloa ds tae chiel OF the bureau
may direct the inspecting officer TO be appointed by
tie Navy department.
All articles to be delivered free of any incl
de tai expense To the government, IN proper YES
sells or and thu price of each aIticre
Packages in Which the RbSve artioes are deiysTed
must be marked with their contents and the name
of the contractor ard be sufficient to insure their
Tie contractor mus: establish agencies at such
stations other than his residence, that no delay may
arise Ia furnishing wnst may be required; and wnen
the contractor or agent fans promptly TO comply
visions aud Clothing shall he authorized TO dire
purchases 20 be made To supply tire dehclt my,
dor the penalty t. bs expressed in the contract; the
record OF req uIsItlon, duplicate copy thereof
at the Bureau of PToVisiOns and Clothing, or at
either OF the Navy Yards aforesaid, shall be evi
ceved.
Two or more approved sureties in a'sum equaI to
the estimated amount OF the oontrsot will 6e re-
CURED, ana twenty per centum in addition will be
Sl Int from me amount OF al payments on &C
performance ard not In any event TO he paid until
is N IN a. RESPECTS oonplsd WITH eighty per- Gen-
pad BY tAS navy agent within thrts dlys after
bills duly authenticated, shall have been presented
Bans forms of proposal. may be Obtained on ap-
Hsmpshirs; Boston New Yort. PRilsaeIs6is, B Bal
tn"Ie. Norfolk, aud at this tureau.
A record or uu pllcafe Of the tcttaT informing
bidder of the acceptance of has proposal will be
deemed notification thereof, within tie meaning
of the act of 1896. and his bid will Tnada and
cepted in g. nf"Tm.ty wl:h this understanding
Every cfer made NUT be accompanied fas di-
re ted In the act of Congress max Appropriations
for the naVai service for I8.6i7 approved 10th of
August, 1867 by written guarantee eigned by ore
more responsible persons to the fleet that he or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders wi l. il
has or their bid be accepted, ertAr into
within ten days, with good and sufficient suretek
% IA rnlsh the supplies proposed. The Bureau will
not be obligated 10 consider any prOpOtal unless
accompanied bF the guarantee required BY law; the
competency Of the guarantee To be certified by the
navy agent Dist let attorney the collector of the
port.
Tn attention Of bi3JsrS is called 10 the sdyrplsS
and descriptions Qf articles Tsqar d, as. an fAs an
Scftop bfrTs reception. JAR bit Tigji pdTiSoH
JcI be ndds 5strceH the articles offered amt the sam
pies and contract rejoicing that f beLor them
and their attention q also particularly directed 10 me
oiRt rsSotWtloH Of March ~ 1854, and the act Of
the 10Th August, l946.
No. $50
by THE PRESIDENT Of THE UNITED
Id STATES