Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-17

10000 spoons
$4,000 forks
5000 razors lin single cases)
5000 razor straps
10000 Cissors
$50 0t0 needles, sewing, Nos. l. 2 5, 4, drill eyed
betweens
10000 thimbles, $40 and 9-l0 in diameter
5000 ean-openers
2O,OOO dozen ID. T.. buttons
CLASS No. 5.
1000 dozen git eagle coat buttons
5000 dozen gilt eagle buttons medium
5000 dozen gilt eagle vest buttons
Glass No. 4
10000 fine combs, India rubber or gutta percha
10000 coarse combs do do do do
Glass No. S.
10000 scrub brushes
10000 shoe brushes
lb,OtO shaving brushes
5000 whisk broomS
CLASS No. 6. ...
5000 hands grass, Tor hats
$4,000 lbs heeswax, Ia the cakes pure
10000 cakes shaving soap, not less than two
ounces per cake
10000 boxes backing
CLASS No. Z. .#
$4,000 spools cotton, of Nos. IL and l6, 200
yards each three cords, equal parts.
5000 lbs thread, black and white, in quarter
und packages, equal to Marshall's
best quality, and in such proportions as
may be required.
1000 lbs silk, sewing. blue black, pure silk,
ayordupois weight, wrappers not in
eiuGed') per ounce III quarter pound
packages, ....
10000 pieces ribbon, hat, best French black,
yards te 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 -ide
10000 pieces tape, black twllted cotton, six
yards n length, IL inch wide
1000 poke handkerchiefs, cotton 80 IA by
IS inches weight not less than | l-2
ounce each, texture by to one-half
inch
Glass No. s.
30o6J lbs mustard seed, American brown
nt0 lbs black pepper, Malabsr
i,uG0 gross bOtt Is, octagon, for mustard and
pepper
1000 gross cOTRs
CLASS No. 9.
100000 lbs steaune candles
The candles must he ''sixes," of prime ieaf lard
stearine. $40 inches in length, exclusive Of tip,
six candles TO weigh not les than Ii ounces so
100, nor more than Ii ounces, and be paid or &C.
Cordng to the actual weigh, without 1t ference to
commercial usage; the melting point not TO be
lie than 30 degrees Fahrenheit. The wick must
be braided am com ose3 of 70 cotton threads of
the EeSt quality Of No. q warn. The candles to
he delivered on thirty days notice, in good boxes,
aiming about thirty 800 pounds each, and the
box to be marked with the contractors name and
the weight Of the candles.
All The articles named in q class must be in
cluded in 4 Offer. All viii 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, ana coniormahle ali respects to the
samples aepos ted at said navy yards, and subject
to such inspection at the navy yard where delIv-
cred as the Chief Of the Bureau may direct the
inspecting officer 70 be appointed by the Navy de-
partment
Al the articles to be delivered free eff any Incl
dental expense 20 the government, IN proper YES
seis or packages. and the price of each article
must be the same at the respective places of de-
livery. PaC ages III which the above articles are
delivered must he 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
sta-1ons other than his residence. that delay
NAV arise III furnishing what may be required
and when the coutra tor or agent fails promptly
TO comply with requisition, the Chief of the
Bureau OF Provisions ana Clothing shall be au-
thorzed to direct purchases to be made TO supply
the deficiency, undsr the penalty TO be expressed
in he contract the record of requistion, or
duplicate copy thereof, al the Bureau of Provis-
ions and Clotnings O. at eltt er of the navy wards
aforesaid, shah be evidence that such requisition
has been made and received.
Two or more approved sureties in a sum eaual
to the estimated amount of the contract will be
required, and TWEEN per oentum in addition will
be withheld from the amount Of ii payments on
account thereof as collateral security, to secure
its performance and no, in any event to be paid
until it Is in all respects complied with eighty
per oentum of the amount Of all deliveries made
viii be paid by the navy agent within ten days
after warrants for the same shall have been passed