Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-20
500, 900 lbs. salt Water Soap.

500, 900 lbs. Salt Water Soap.
The soap must be manufa tured from o1coa-nut
Il, nd be of the best quality, denomnated
White Salt Water Soap and be delivered on
hirty days notice, in good strong boxes conthn'
ng twenty-five bars, weighing three 10; eacns
nd, al. er inspection, the boxes must be hooped
t each end at the expense of tho contractor
CLASS No. 2.
l5,C00 jack knives
20, 90 spoons
$4,000 forks R4
5000 razors Tin single oases)
5000 razor straps
10, 0O0 cissors
800 90 needles, sewing, Nos. Il 2, 8, 4, drill eyed,
10 900 thlmoles, $40 and s-lO in diameter.
5000 can-openers
10000 dozen D, Il. buttons
CLASS No. 5.
1900 dozen gilt eagle coat buttons
5000 dozen gilt eagle buttons, medium
5000 dozen gilt eagle vest buttons
CLASS No A.
10000 fine combs, India rubber or gutta percha
10000 coarse combs do do, do do
GLASS No. s..
10000 scrub br ashes
10000 shoe brushes
10000 shaving brushes
5000 whsk brooms
CLASS Ne. 6.
5000 hands grass, Tor hats
$1,000 lbs beeswax, Ia the cakes pure
10000 cakes shaving soap, not less than two
ounces per cake
10000 boxes blac ling
GLASS No. 7.
$4,000 spools cotton, of Nos. u and l6, 200
yards each three cords, equal parts.
5000 lbs thread. black and white, in quarter
D una packages, equal to MarshalPs
best quality, and i'll such proportions as
may be required.
1000 lbs silk, sewing, blae black, pure silk,
avolrdupois weight, twrappers not in
cluded,) per ounce III quarter pound
10000 pieces ribbon, hat, best French black,
y yards tie the piece; width IL
inch, texture 10 by 10 to l6 of an
inch.
10000 pieces tape, white linen, four yards in
length, l-2 inch vide
10000 pieces tape, black twilted cotton, SIX
wards IN length, l-2 inch wide
10000 pocket handkerchief, cotton so Ia by
IS inc hes, lght not less than l l-2
ounce each, texture by to one-half
inch
Glass No. s.
$4,000 lbs mustard seed, American brown
$1,000 lbs black pepper, Malabar
LOCO gross bottles, octagon, for mustard and
pepper
900 gross eorks
CLASS No. 8.
100000 lbs stearine candles
The candles must be ''sixes," of prime leaf lard
stearine, $40 inches in length, exclusive OF tip,
six candles to weigh not less than IA ounces So
100, nor more than 10 ounces, and be paid or ac-
cording 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 OF ~ cotton threads OF
| the best quality OF No. n yarn. The candles to
be delivered on thirty days notice. in good boxes,
containing about thirty 500 pounds each, and the
| box to be marked with the contractors name and
| the weight of the candles,
All the articles named in class must be in
| cluded in the offer. All will be required within
the fiscal year. and no excess of any article will
be received under the contracts.
| All the foregoing articles must be OF the best
quality and conformable in all respects TO the
samples deposited at said navy yards, and subject
| to such inspection at the navy yard where dellv-
cred as the Chief of the Bureau may direct; the
inspecting officer to be appointed by the Navy de-
partment.
All the articles to be delivered free eff any Incl.
dental expense to the government, in proper YES
sells 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
delivered must be marked with their contents
and the name Of the contractor, and be sufficient
to insure their temporary safe keeping.
The contractor must establish agencies at such
stations other than his residence, that delay
NAV arise in furnishing what may be required
and when the contractor or agent fails promptly
to comply with requisiton, the Chief OF thu
Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing shall be au
thorized to direct purchases to be maze to suppl,
the deficiency, under the penalty to be expressed
in the contract the record of requisiton,
Z duplicate copy thereof, at the Bureau of Provis
, ions and Clothing or at either of the navy yard
aforesaid, shall be evidence that such requisitol
has been made and received.
Two or more approved sureties in 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 OF
account thereof as collateral security, to secur
g its performance, and not in any event to be pal
until it is in all respects complied with; eight
per centam of the amount of all deliveries mad
will be paid by the navy agent within ten day
after warrants for the same shall have been passe
by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained O.
application to the navy agents at Portsmouth
D New Hampshire Boston, New York; Philadel
phia, Baltimore, and at this Bureau.
A record, or duplicates OF the letter informin
bidder Of the acceptance OF his proposal will
d deemed notification thereof within the meanin
of the act of 1916, and his bid will be made an
H"epted in conformity with this understand
Nv s
ing. -'ust be accompanied cas- d
Every offer made making appropria
rected in the act of Congress Improve
tons for the naval service for l846-at,
, 10th Of August, 1876 by written guarantees
! signed by one or more responsible persons, to tn
effect that he they undertake that the bidder O
bidders will, if his their bid be accepted, ente
into an obligation within ten days, with good ant
sufficient sureties, to furnish the supplies pro
| posed. The bureau will not be obligated to con
slider any proposal unless accompanied by tn,
| guarantee required by law; the competency O
the guarantee to be certified by the navy agent
district attorney, the collector of the port ant
by satisfactory evidence that the bidder has tn,
license required by the act of Congress of Marcel
Sd. 1863
The attention of BIDDERS is called to the sam
pies and description Of articles required as, il
the inspection before reception, Just but rigit
parison viii be made between the articles Of
fered and the sample and contract, receiving nom
that fail below them; and their attention is ais
t1af N1xf tod
9th March, 1854, and to the act of 10th August
| 1916. 3i:w4v
NOTICE--This is TO forbid all nerson,