Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-08-24
PROPOSALS..
.,m.IL STORES, &c, FOR 1868 81.


ANAL STORES. &c, FOR 1>sa-8i.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Barms 0 Prer''.PAs ana C2oihtAs,S
PEopos Is. sealed and endorsed 'Ofsr for Small
Stores &c, will be- received sttiis ofi,e unit IL
O'Clock NJ on Ihe 18th day Of September neIt for
potieeI st the Inspection Of Provisions ami C;ota
5Ds 8, each or ethes of the r.vy yards at Oharlss
rt,es OF lie ariicss Of srr ali Stores, sossl aai
sias-es to be delivered in susA Quantities ~ r,.v
~ required from time to time By the Chisf OF this
Bureau, or by the comm andants of tnoss ys-d~
respectively, during the sscal year ending June 5
1894, viz: -
SA.o lbs. Sal WafeS Soar.
The soap must De manufactured from COCOA nut
a q ns
notice, IN good strong boxes cont aiming t~eesy-
spsetiop. the boxes must be hoped at each sSa At
The expense Of the contractor.
1890 jack Knives
2,to spoons
500 Rszors lin single cases,
ssS Razor Straps
ssSO Needles. Sewing, Nos. ], 2. 3. s. drill eyed,
Iooo Thin bis, 8 10 and % in diameter
SILW dozen D. y. Buttons.
9,r dozen Gil, Sstss ss.,s cSss s9 sn,,on. 2;
SEQ Ssas sSss, ti, Silt k:ss R.ss R.ss1R, asa'an
Iene Fine COMBS, India Rue bier OF Gstss Percha
m,GtG Coarse Combs, do. do. DO. do.
,n.ONa Scrub Brushes
ic coo Shoe Brushes
$40 S,CeS WIS u hisR Broons. 1sse'
slro Hands Grass, for bats
400 eakes shaving Soap, not loss than two ounces
0,too boIes Backing.
GLASS No. T.
ksnre spoeIs Cotton, Of Nos. II and IL, 2o yards
each, three coros equal parts
s,oolbs Th,ead, black and vnite, in quarter
pound packages, equal to MsrshslPs best
qnanty, and In such propoi tions as may be
s:ras blue sssa pure re. sim
siuded,J per ounce in qaarter-Dound
le,cOo pieces Ei5bo4, hat, best Rrsnes black, l2
yards s Il to - the M piees width l'a inch, texture
Bneo pieces 1apt white linen, four yards in length
ons-hsif inch vide
~ IL iens.h, enc halt ins6 sids de- 'lN '-fa'
inches, weight not less than IL ounce
each, texture by to one hall inch.
seese les Mrs,.,s Seed SEED, A9erie.u 1; i: brown
| i.sS a; gross Bottlss, o:sason, % for mustard an,
Zee eco lbs. stsarine Grades
fhe candles must be Sizes" of prime leaf lard
tsndles to weigh net less than Il 81 lO nor
mere than lS ounces. and es paid for according 70
40 degrees F.hrenheit. The wick must be braided,
and composed of rs cotton threads of the best
sDahy Of The caGdss to be delivered
thirty 1901 pounds each, and t ke box to be marked
cardles. - 'A'
Al ths articles named In a elias, must be includ-
ed in the offer. All will be required within the
Escal year and excess of any article viii be re-
An the fore going articles must be of the bes.
quality, and coniofmable in all respects 20 the
70 such inspeetion At the navy yard vhere deliver
Fpeetipg officer to be appointed by the Navy De-
psriuent.
dental expense to the Government, in proper yes
ses or packagei snd the price of each article 1st
Ss ,s m s as bs Of Ssvssy
must be marked With their contents and the name
Of the cont actor and BE sufficient to insure their
:. The contractor must establish agencies a. su3h
r5&y arise in furnishing hat msy De required; ani
,Sffen the contractor agent fsiis promptly to
rsau Of Provisions snd Clothing shall bs author-
tired 10 direct purchases TO be made to supply the
assssontrsct tae record Of = requisitioa' or da-
sptcate cop thereof, at the Bureau of Provisions
x
sad, shsl il be evidence that such reQuisition has
Bee q made nd received
1cfRJ or L ore approved suretias, in equal 20
the estimated suOu nt OF the contract will De
euired, and twenty per ceptaLa IN ADDITION will %
withheld from the amount OF all psynents on az
pnt thereof collateral security to secure it4
performance, and not il any eyeLt TO be paid until
u II il all poets piled vith eighty per CEN
ICm Of The sulOuut of All deliveries made will be
paid 10y the navy agent within ten days after var
rants .or the same shSll have been passed By the
Secretary OF tie Treasury.
Blal tCrms Of proposals may be obtained on sp
piIeation 70 the nav, agents a. Portsmouth, New
HBDPshire Boston New York Philadelphia Bal
ursore, and ct this Bureau.
record, du plies 4 of the letter informing
bidder Of the ept.ccs Of his pro oosss will be
OF the act of ls4S and his bid will be msde and
epted Ia conformity With this understanding.
Every offer made must be accom- panied as di-
rected Ii the act of Con sress making appropriations
August. 1876, by awritten suara Itee signed BY one
or more responsible persons, to the effect that he
or hey undertake that the bidder bitders will,
IL his or their bid be accepted enter ipto an Obli-
kureties, to furnish the supplies proposed. The
Bureau will not bs oblis gated to consider any pro-
posi unless accompanied by the guarantee required
BY iaw the ompetency Of the gnarantes to be
the Collector of the Port and by satisfactory evil
oence that the bidder has tie license required by
the act OF Congress of March Sd. 1853
ThG GItio Of bidders IS called 10 the samples dad
t<for6 rec P!oH. jnst bit ygid toparison 1ciH be
10d> betIcte ths articles oftred and ihe sample and
toStTdtt rtetIctnz that fall beE0tc them: and
Eer attention is clSo partHi1yly directed 10 the JOINT
August, 1876. au l7-ls64W
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