The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-15
NAVY sLop CLOTHING FOR 1912

Navy CoMnIssIoNERs' OFFICE,
FEBRuARY 3, 1872
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
- Stop Clothing, will be received at this office, un
al o'clock, p M, OF the first of March next, Tor
furnishing and delivering (on receiving forty five days
notice. at each either OF the Navy Yards Charles
town, Mass, Brooklyn, N, Y, and Gosgori, Va,
such quantities of any or all of the following named
articles OF Sop Clothing thst may be ordered during
The year 1912 by the commandant or commanding Of
fcers Of the said navy yards respectively, viz
DAB Pea jackets
Blue Pea Jackets
Blue Cluth Jackets
Blue Cloth Trousers
Flannel Shirts
Long Flannel Drawers
White Linen Frocks
White German Linen Trowsers
Duck Frocks
Duck Trousers
Woolien Stockings
Woollen Socks
Thick sewed Leather Shoes
Sewed Leather Pumps
Woollen Blankets
Black Silk Handkerchiefs
White German Linen, Ga wide, for frocks or
trowsers.
All the wuolen goods are TO he made from materials
of American manufacture. All the articles are to be-
fully equal 10 The samples which may be deposited IN
the Navy Yards near Boston, New York, Philade
pha, and Norfolk, and at the Baltimore alslalion al
which places schedules, showing the sizes ofthe dfe-
the articles be of than size, twothrds
Of the number furnished be of the largest size,
and onethird OF the smallest size excepting the shoes
and stockings, which must be OF sorted sizes, and
which Will be specified in the contracts TO be made.
All the aforesaid articles must be subject to such
INSPECTION and survey as the Commissioners of the
Navy may direct authorize; and no portion of the
said articles will be received that is not fully equal 10
the samples patterns both in material and work
manship and which does not conform in all other re-
spects 10 tie sipuatons anu provisions OF the con-
tracts to be made.
The prices to be asked for the several denomina-
tons of articles enumerated must be mean or ave.
rage prices without regard to the sizes, and must
be calculated 10 cover every expense attending the
fuiIment of the contracts, including the necessary
metal and naval buttons
The whole must be delivered at the risk and ex-
pense of the contractors good tight substantial and
dry packing boxes hogsheads and IN good shipping
order free of charge the United States, and 10 the
entire satisfaction of the respective commandants or
commanding officers of said Yards of delivery.
Separate proposals must be made-frst, for all the
shoes and pumps second for all the stockings and
socks third, for all the blankets and, fourth, for all
The other articles as distinct contracts i0H be madetor
each class.
In case OF failure the part of the contractors to
furnish and deliver the several articles hch may be
ordered from them, in proper hme and % proper qua
hty the officers agents of the Navy shall be autho-
rlzed purchase hat may be required to supply the
Npot
agreed to be paid by contrac shall be charged to and
paid BY the respective contractors
Bonds in one-thrd the estimated amount of the res
pectlve contracts will be required with two approved
sureties and ten per cenum in addition will be with
held from the amount of each delivery made COLA
teral security for the faithful performance of the res
pective contracts which will onno account be paid
until the contracts complied with in all respects,
and is to be forfeited to the use and benefit of the
United States in the event of failures to complete the
deliveries in conformity with the orders that may be
made After making the deduction of ten per centum
payment of the balance will be made by the United
States within thirty days after the said sop clothing
shall have been inspected, approved, and received and
bills for the same duly authenticated by certificates
of inspection and survey by the receipts of the respec-
tive navy sorekeepers at said navy yards and by the
approval of the respective commandments or command
ing officers Of said navy yards, shall be presented to
the Navy Agent, by whom payment is TO be made.
The Board Of Navy Commissioners reserve the right
to reject all offers from persons who have heretofore
failed to fulfil their contracts with the Department
I5eTo be published three times week in the
National Intelligencer, Madisonan, Globe, Army and
Navy Chronicle, D. c.. Boston Atlas and Boston
Morning Post in Massachusetts, Express and Com
mercial Advertiser, New York American Sentinel
and North American, Pennsylvania; Baltimore Sun
and Baltimore American Maryland and Norfolk
and Portsmouth Herald, Virginia
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