The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-05-03
"Small Stores,o "Candles,' 81
&C., 1s6l-'62.

or Z" Offer for Salt Water Soap, :"
or" Offer for Mustard Seed, Black pepper"
&C., as the case may be, will be received Mt
this bureau until o'clock A. NJ. on the 2lst
day Of May next, for furnishing and delivering
ION receiving twenty days notice) at the
United States navy yards ut Charlestown, Mas
sachusetts, Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport.
Virginia, such quantities only of the following
articles (eIcepting the saltwater soap and
the candles, for each Of which separate pro-
posals and contracts will be made) rs may be
required or ordered from the contractor by the
Chief Of this Bureau, or by the respective COM
handing officers Of the said navy yards, during
the fiscal year ending 3Oth June, 1862. viz:
Boxes, shaving, India Rubber,
Brushes, shaving,
brushes, scrubbing,
brushes, shoe,
brushes, clothes,
Buttons, navy vest,
Buttons, navy medium,
Buttons, navy coat,
Bnttons, dead eye
Beeswax. in ID. cakes, pure,
Backing, boxes Of
Combs, coarse, India rubber or Gutta
Percha
Combs, fine, India rubber, or gutta per-
cha,
Grass for hats,
Jack knives,
Razors, in single cases,
Razor straps
Scissors
Spoons,
Cotton spools Of Nos. ~ and 10000 yards
each, 3 cords, equal parts.
Iandkerchiefs, cotton, fast colors, 80 by 80
inches, weight not less than OF. each, texture
Shy 8 to inch.
Needles, sewing, Nos. 1, ., 3, and 4, drill.
eyed betweens.
Ribbon, hat. best French black, 10 yards to
the piece; width l inch.
Soap, shaving, in cakes; each cake not less
than two ounces.
silk, sewing, blue.black; wrapper not to ex-
ceed two ounces To the pound.
Thread, black and white, Marshsll's and
Barbour's best quality, and in such proper
tons as may be required.
Tape, white linen, yards in length, ! inch
wide.
Tape, black, twilled cotton, 6 yards in length
inch wide.
Thimbles, $40 and 9-i0 in diameter.
Allthe above articles must be included in the
offer.
Waite Salt Water Sodp.-Sspdrate old for
81, 900 pounds, and such additional quantity
as may be required.
The soap must be manufactured from cocoa
nut oil, and be Of the best quality, denomnat.
ell {" white salt water SOAP" and DO delivered
on sixty days notice, in good strong boxes OF
about rs pounds each, aud, after inspection,
the boxes must be hooped at each end at the ex-
pense Of the contractor. The price will be un-
form at oil the yards.
Stear,ne Caudies.-Separats Bid for $4,000
pounds, and such further quantity as may De
required.
q noka ;p
of tin, six candles to weigh not less than Ia
ounces 50-l00, nor more than sixteen ounces,
and be paid for according to the actual weight
without reference to commercial usage the
melting point not to be less than lao degrees
Fahrenheit. The wick must be braided, and
composed offs cotton threads Of the best quail.
ity of No. ~ yarn. The candles to be delivered
on sixty days notice, In good boxes containing
about thirty pounds each, and the box to be
marked with the contractors name and the
weight of the candles.
PAnAFrISE CASpLEs.-This offer Is separate
and distinct tor ten thousand pounds, accord
ing to sample, and such further quantity as
may be required, for which sixty days notice
will be given.
MUSTARD SEED. BLACK PEPPEn, &c.
Separate bids for all that may be required
York only.
Mustard seed, American brown.
Pepper, black, Malabar.
Bottles, octagan, for mustard and Pepper
Corks for bottles.
All the foregoing articles must be Of the best
quality, and conformable in all respects to the
samples deposited at said navy yards, and sub
ject to such inspection Mt the navy yard where
delivered rs the chief Of the bureau may direct;
the Inspecting officer to be appointed by the
Navy Department.
All the articles to be delivered free of any in
cidental expense TO the Government, in proper
vessels or packages, and the price Of each arti.
Gle must be the same ut the respective places OF
delivery. Packages in which the above arti-
Giles are delivered must be marked with their
contents, and the name Of the contractor. and
be sufficient 70 insure their temporary safe
keeping.
The contractor must establish agencies ut
such stations other than his residence, that no
delay may arise in furnishing what may be re-
quired and when the contractor or agent
fails promptly to comply with arequiSltion,
the Chief of the Bureau Of Provisions and
clothing. shall be auth, rized to direct pur-
chases to be made to supply the deficiency, I'M
der the penalty to be expressed in the con-
tract, the record Of requistion, OF duplicate
copy thereof, at the bureau of Provisions and
Clothing, or Mt either Of the Navy Yards afore-
said, shall be evidence that such requisition has
been made and received.
Two or more approved surcties, In q sum
equal TO the estimated amount OF the contract
will be required (; and twenty per centum In
addition will be withheld from the amount OF
all payments on account thereof rs collateral
security TO secure its performance, and not In
any event TO be paid until IL is In all respects
complied with; 80 per centum OF the amount OF
oil deliveries made will be paid by the navy
agent within thirty days after bills, duly au-
thenticated, shall have been presented to him.
Blank forms OF proposals may be obtained on
application to the navy agents at Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, Norfolk. and at this bureau.
A record, or duplicate Of the letter inform
ing bidder OF the acceptance OF his proposal,
will be deemed q notification thereof, within
the meaning OF the act Of 1916, and his bld
viii be made and accepted In conformity with
this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied las
directed In the act Of Congress making appro-
prietions for the naval service for lSi6-l7, APP
proved 10th Of August, 1861 bya written
guarantee, signed by one or moro responsible
persons, TO the effect that he or they undertake
that the bidder or bidders will, II his or their
| bid be accepted, enter into IN obligation with
| in ten days, with good and sufficient sureties,
| 10 furnish the supplies proposed. The Burcau
will not be obligated to consider any proposal
unless accompanied by the guarantee required
by Law; the competency Of the guarantee to be
| certified by the by the navy agent, district At
torney, or the collector Of the port.
The attention Of bidders 10 called 10 the san-
| pies and description Of articles required. as, In
he iaspseiion before reception, dJusf ont rigid
comparison will be made between the articles