The national Republican., 1861-05-09
"small Stores" Candles" Co.
1061J02.
NAVY DEPARTMRxr.


this Bureau, or by the res ective commanding
officers Of the said navy yards, during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1852, viz:
Boxes, shaving, India BlackinR, boxes of
rubber Combs, coarse, India
Brushes, shaving rubber, or gutta per-
Brushes, scrubbing cha
Brushes, shoe Combs, fine, India rub
Brushes, clothes Der, or gutta percha
Buttons, navy vest Grass for hats
Buttons, navy medium Jsck-knives
Buttons, navy coat Razors, In single cases
Buttons, dead eye Razor straps
peeswax, In lb. cakes, Scissors
pure Spoons
Cotton, spools Of, Nos. IL and 10, 900 yards
each, cords, equal parts.
Handkerchief cotton, fast colors, 80 by 30
inches, weight not less than OF. each, textures
by 8 to inch.
Needles, sewing, Nos. l, Q, 3, and 4, drill-eyed
Ribbon, hat, best French black, 10 yards to
the piece, width II inch.
Soap, shaving, in cakes each cake not less |
than 2 oss.
Sill, sewing, blue-black; wrapper not to eI-
coed OF. to the pound.
Thread, black and white, Marshall's or Bar
bours best quality, and in such proportions as
may be required.
Tape, white linen,4 yards in length, I inch
wide.
T.Ps. black, twillsd cotton, yards in length,
I inch wide.
Thimbles, s-lo and 9-lo in diameter.
All the above articles must be included In the
offer.
WuIrl SALTWATER Soar. Separate bid for
$4,000 pounds and such additional quantity a.
may be required.
The soap must be manufactured from cocoa
nut oil, and be of the best quality, denominsted
"white saltwater SOAP" and be delivered on
sixty days notice, in good strong boxes Of about
rs pounds each, and, after inspection, the boxes
must be hooped at each end, at the expense Of
the contractor. The price to be uniform at all
the yards.
SriARNs CANDLES. Separate bid for 10000
pounds, and such further quantity as may be re-
Quirsd.
The candles must be "si1es," Of prime leaf.lsrd
stearine, $40 inch in length, exclusive of tip six
candles to weigh not less than IA ounces 5O-lo0,
nor more than l6 ounces, and be paid for accord
ing TO the actual weight, without reference to
commercial usage; the melting point not to be
less than 40 degrees Fahrenheit The wick
must be braided, and composed Of rs cotton
threads Of the best quality Of No. 27 yarn. The
candles to be delivered on sixty days notice, In
good boxes, containing about so pounds each,
and the box to be marked with the contractors
name, and the weight of the candles.
PARAFFNB CANDLHs
This offer Is separate and distinct for ten thou.
sand pounds, according to sample, and such fur
ther quantity as may be required, for which sixty
days notice will be given.
MUSTARD SEED, BLACK PEPPlR, &c.
Separate bids for all that may be required for
the use Of the navy, to be delivered at New York
only.
Mustard seed, American brown.
Pepper, black, Mslsbar.
Bottles, octsgon, for mustard and pepper.
Corks for bottles.
All the foregoing articles must be of the best
quality, and conformsble in all respects to the
samples deposited at said navy yards, and sub
ject to such inspection at the navy ard where
delivered as 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 article
must be the same at the respective places of de-
livery.
Packages in which the above articles are de.
hvered must be marked with their contents and
the name Of the contractor, and be sufficient tc
insure their temporary safe keeping
The contractor must establish agencies at such
stations other than his residence that no delay
may arise in furnishing what may be required
and when the contractor or agent fails promptly
to comply with arequisition, the Chief of the Blu.
reau Of Provisions and Clothing shall be author.
ICED to direct purchases to be made to supply the
deficiency, under the penalty to be expressed ir
the contract; the record Of a requisiton, or
Aunlicata theraof at ha Rnr oc
ions and Clothing, or at either of the nav,
yards aforesaid shall be evidence that such requi
sition has been made and received.
Two or more approved sureties, in q sum equa
to the estimated amount of the contract, will b
required, and twenty per centum in addition vii
be withheld from the amount of all payments o.
account thereof as collateral security, to secur
its performance, and not in any event to be pa
until 1t is in all respects complied with eight
per centum of the amount of all deliveries, mad
will be paid by the navy agent within thirty day
after bills, d&ly authenticated, shall have bee
presented to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained o
application to the navy agents at Portsmou |
New Hampshire Boston, New York, Philade
phis, Baltimore, Norfolk, and at this Bureau.
A record, or duplicate of the letter infurmin
bidder Of the acceptance of his proposal, wi
be deemed q notification thereof, within Ii
meaning OF the act OF ls46, and his bid will
made and accepted in conformity with this VI
Outstanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied (as d
rected In the act of Co gress making approprii
tions for the naval service for l846-'47, approve
10th of August, ls46) by written guarante
signed by one or more responsible persons, to Il
effect that he or they undertake that the bdd
or bidders will II mis- or their bid be accepte
enter into an obligation within ten days, wi,
good and sufficient sureties, to furnish the SUI
plies proposed. The Bureau will not be obligate
to consider any proposal unless accompanied
the guarantee required by law the competene