Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-08
PROPOSALS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bxssas ef Provisions aad GofA;nr
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August Is, 1863.
PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed "ons, for Small
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furnishing and delivering ton receiving ten days
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Candles named ana specified in the following
to e 1 such I. vn s
Isspsesivsiy. auIins the s:esi year ending june 5,
ss gs S1s from
. q 5.
i've bars. EeishinE three lbs. each. And, afts. in
the expense OF the contractor.
p,no ,.e. Knives GLASS No. g.
2,,eo0 spoons
s 81 ks.o.. lin .lnel. Casey
10000 Ssseis: Sewing. Nos l, 2. 5, 4. drill eyed,
loooo Thin biss. 8 10 and 10 in diameter
s sSS ss dozen 5. E. Ba..on..
;:::: $ s| s.:
1000 Coarse Combs, do. do. do. do.
GLASS No. 5.
10000 Scrub Brushes
10000 Shoe Bruahes
10000 Shaving Brushes
5000 Whisk Brooms.
CLASS No. 8.
as ts.u Guinea,
p,peo boxes e. i si.:,in..
"a oo s,os,, co,.sn A es No. No: j, and u IN ,d,
,.o,s each, three n so.q' equal Ra;ts g.,
70 ss.
& SHait,s and In such proportions - ma, b
1000 Lbs: s.!t, sewing, blue black, pure silk,
s sIss..J!. per ounce in quarter pound
10000 pieces k.ssoa, hat, be.. French black, 1a
yassds 70 ). ne ,s piece wiath TX inch' texture
Ieo pieces iape white linen, four yards in length
10000 Places 7sp. Siaei s.ill.d cotton, six yards
In length, one half inch vide
Pi iSss. @siss se ss:sR * 6 %
each, texture BY to one-half inch.
Loo gross Bottles, osssson. for mustard ana
Loo sr S:se Sorls.
100 .oco lbs. stsarine Cdndles
stearine, 10 inches in length, exclusive Of tip dI
candle. to weigh not less than Il ounces 50 loO.
Go to
DIAL usage; ths melting point not to Be- less than
.na ~ IS cotton tnr.adS Of e tSe best
quality ofNo q yarn. The candles to be delivered
IN box = %
WITH the eontractors' name and the weight Of the
candles.
All the articles named In . class must be includ-
ed in the Offer s ~ All win be REQUIRED within the
ana TN no o. any article will be
Az the foregoing articles must be of the best
a :a IN ~ 5
:.1h ~ + It shs n.vy ys.d there deliver.
speeding odicsr to be appointed By the Navy W De-
Az =. articles 70 BE- delivered free of any incl
sells or packages and the price of each article must
IN h %
must be marked with their contents and the name
OF the contsaetS. ana be sufficient to insure their
' The contractor must establish agencies At suoh
may arise in furnishing what may be req aired; and
when the Sontraetor or agent fails promptly to
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lied to direct purchases to be made to supply the
tie oensl.cs tie record dun IN
plieste cop, thereof, q the Bureau Of Provisions
raid. shall be evidence that such requisition has
fwo or ore approved suretiss, in . sum equal 10
the estimated amount Of the contract viii Be re-.
withheld from the amount of all payments on &C.
count thereof as collateral security to secure its
performance, and not in any event to be paid until
1t is in all respects complied with; eighty per cen
tum of the amount of all deliveries made win be
paid BY the navy agent within ten days after war
rants for the same shall have been passed By the
Secretary of the Treasury.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on sp-
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tiuore, and At this Bureau.
A record. or duplicate of the letter informing q
bidder of the acceptance of his proposals, will be
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning
OF the act OF 1885, and his bid will be made and sc
cepted in conformity with this understanding
Every offer made must be acoomp panied (as di
rected In the act Of CODgr making appropriations
for the naval service for 1886 ~, approved 10th o.
August, 1886, by written guarantee signed BY one
or they undertake that the bidder or bidders will
II his or their bid be accepted enter into obli
CATION within ten days, with good and sufficient
sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed. The
Bureau Will not be obligate to consider any pro-
posel unless accompanied by the guarantee required
By law; the competency Of the guarantee to be
certified by the Navy Agent, District Attorney, or
the Collector of ths Port, and by satisfactory evil
dence that the bidder has the license required by
The attention of bidders called 10 the samples and
description Of articles required, as in the ,nspsttio
before reception. Just but rigfd 1ciH be
made teicfen the articles offered dad the sample and
CONTRACT recetrfHg that fall beloic them; aud
hesT attention IS also particularly directed 10
resolution OF 9th March, 1884, aud to the OF 10th
August, 1916. l7-law4w
WILL REDG RAVE,