Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-08-17
>s,hALL STORES, &c, FOR 1868 ~
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NAVY DEp4rTMEyT.
BNrfGp % Provisions and Cloltfa.
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Proposals. sealed and endorsed 'sOlfsr for SIN Sl
flores, &c. will be received NJ this Office mt y
Q clcck IA. on ,he nth DAY Of 5eptem Der next for
furnishing and deiE erisg CON receiving TN days'
notice. AZ the Inspection Of Provisions ami Cloth
toss BrooEyS 't New ierS and
Philadelphia, Pennsy ivana the mum Der AID qua \
Candles named aud specified in tbs fSIIeYipp
elias to be delivered in such quantities a. may
Rs ssnred b fro M Time to t By me Chief Of this
respectively, during the dscsl year ending June 81
1864, VIZ:
5Ga $50 lbs. Sal W0fer Soap
The soap must be manufactured from cocoa nut
Oh! and ~ OF ths best quality, demo ina tod White
Salt Water Soap" and he deiv ,red Oh thirty days
rotlce, IL good strong boxes containing twenty
spsction. the boxes must be hoops at each end nj
Ire expense OF the Contractor.
CLASS No. =.
!. 30 isck Knives
e,fG0 spoons
I5,GGa FORKS
s,ss Rszors lin single cases.
5sJi Razor straps
l0.sJ scissors
ea,'oo Needles. Sewing Nos !, 2, 3, 4, drill eyed
1000 Ihimbi }, 10 and 10 in diameter
1910 Can-opfuers
2, 20 dozen D. q. Buttons.
CLASS No 3
D .,
3oco tozen Gilt Eagle Vest buttons.
Glass No. A.
lo,ooo Fine Combs, India Rubber or Gutt, P4rcha
1000 Coarse Combs, do. do. DO d.
CLASS No :,
1o,Ge Scrub Brushes
1000 Shoe Brushes
5000 Thlsk Bronrns
CLASS No. 6.
500 Hands Grass, for hats
ss Isl syns oap
5000 boxes lacking.
$500 spoels Cotton, Of Nos IL and ls, go yards
zach, three cords equal parts
5,iO lbs 1hreGd. black aud white, il quarter
pound packages, equal to Marshalrs best
quality, and In such proportions as may be
1900 Us Si2I, sewing, blue black, pure silk,
cigStsd,, per ounce in quarter pound
lo,oco pieces, RiI5on, hat, best French black, u
yaf n !, to :. the piece width ~ inch, texture
iUG pieces TAR, white linen, four yards in length
1890 pieces Taps. black trilled cotton ak yard.
in langth, one half inch wide
o inches -osst 90. ls sSt'9eRb than Dunes ~
each, texture by TO QUE half inch.
CLASS No
3aGco Us. Mustard Seed, American brown
GttO IDS. B!acs Pepper, MalabaT
100 gross Bottles, octascn, for mustard ami
leo s, ssss Sorss.
Class No. Q.
10000 lbs. stearine Cand!eS
The candles must be F" SKIES" ~ prime leaf lard
steerine 10 inches in length exclusive of tip six
csbtes 10 weigh rot less than II ounces 50 l00 nor
more than 10 ounces and be paid tor according to
cisl usage; the melting point not 10 BE- less than
lio degrees Fahrenheit The WICK must be braided,
quality OF No p yarn The candles to be delivered
- thirty days notice, n good boxes contsiuing
cOltractOrs' ha aisht rf he
candIe5.
Al The articles named IN class mus be incud
ed IN the ofer All will be required sithin the
nEcai year. and of any article viii be re-
ceIved under The contracts.
qualify, and contormabls il all respects 10 the
"a pies depc sited at said navy yards and subject
ed az the Chief Of the sarssu may direct: the Ia
spec:lDg ohicer to be appointed by the Navy De-
All the articles to be delivered free Of any Incl
dent 81 expense to the Government in proper YES
be the same at the peselve u places Of deysls
PACKAGES in which the above articles arr delivered
OF u cont actor and be- cient to insure thar
temp orary safe keeping.
stations other than his resdsnces that no div
msy arise In furnishing what may be rsquirsa; ana
comply Win onisPF Of 10
rsan of Provisions and Clothing shall be author
deficiency, under the penalty to be expressed ' in
70. e1n cD the record Of rsaaisiton or du
or 4 Of the 9i yards a@rs
ss.d. shall be evidence that sush reputation has
be- nnade nd received
Two or ore approved sureties, in q sum eoual In
II estimated amount of the contract will be ra.
q, iret, and twenty per centum in addition will be
W thhsld from the amount OF all payments on az
1st thereof e collateral ssea,ty to secure ts
il Ia in all respects ped With; eli ghty mar can
tn Of r. The he amount Of ell deliveries sds win be
ants for the same shall have bsen passed nv tina
secretary Of the Treasury.
Hsnpshire Boston New Yost fslsasHiSJS.in. E ss
"A record or duplicate Of the letter informing
bidder Of the ptance of his proposals will be
deemed nSsisatiea thorso a within the msaans
cspted in conformity With this understanding.
Every offer nsSe must De accompanied fas dI-
for the naval service for lc "a. approved 10Th
August 1876, by written grara aIes signed By one
or more responsible persons, 70 the effect that he
II eis or their bid be accepted, enter into an obli
cation Within ten days. with good and sud- Client
viz no 81 ssRs The
pose! unless accompanied by the guarantee
By law; the coIa potency Of the guarantees to DO
tia &c Hector Of thu Port and by sstissctory svi.
the act Of Consrsss OF March Sd. 1859
TIE attention 81 bidders IS IN ed 70 tte samples dad
frs-fptIoa 81 artiess reqni'ed rs, ~ ,n,pcetc
iefcyt raepioa last hn. rigt5 eer1parisou ,ssa be
,rads ttsvss ir e,;i'is oGsred aad tie sanpIs asd
tasI, nttc aise particularly dir<rfd 10 lhs jeint
,taontioa Of Ss MoseA, is4, aad 10 ast OF io,a
Aashst ss6. au l7.la~4N
vT,Hl BIvOUAC AND THa BATTLE FIELD;
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