The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-23
CLOTHING, sc. FOR TIE NAVY, FOR lsla.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
Octnher oSth Is4l

Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
| October 25th, 1912.
| CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals Jo'
| - Napu Clothing will be received at this Office
| Ill 3 O'Clock, p. NJ. OF the 26th day of November
| next for furnishing and delivering, ION receiving
orty-fve days notice., at each or either Of the Navy
Yards, Charlestown, Massachusetts, Brooklyn New
York, and Gospor, Virginia, such quantities OF any
or all of the following named articles Of Navy Cloth
ing as may be ordered during the year lo43 by The
Commandments Of the said Navy Yards respectively
viz.
| Blue cloth Z. Jackets and other clothing; also
Wooden Stockings,
Wooden Socks,
| Thick sewed Leather Shoes,
Sewed Leather Pumps,
Wooden Blankets,
| All the wooden goods are to be made from mate
| rials of American manufacture. All the articles
are to be fully equal 10 the samples, which may be
deposited in the Navy Yards at Boston, New York
| Philadelphia, Washington, Norfolk, Baltimore Ma
| val Station and at this Office
All the ,loresad articles must be subject to such in
spection and survey as the Chief of the Bureau Of
Provisions and Clothing may direct authorize; and
no portion Of the said articles viii be received that
is not fully equal TO the samples patters both in
| material and workmanship, and which does not con-
form in all other respects to the stpuations and pro-
| visions of the contracts TO be made.
The clothing is divided into two classes, viz mems
and boys-and the offers must distinguish the prices
expense attending the fulment Of the contracts, IN
GLIDING the necessary metal and naval buttons.
The whole must be delivered at the risk and ex
pcnse Of the contractors, IN good, tight, substantial
and dry packing boxes hogsheads, and in good
shipping order, free of charge to the United States
and TO the entire satisfaction Of the respective Com
mandants of the said yards Of delivery.
Separate proposals must be made-trSt, for all the
Shoes and Pumps second for all the Stockings and
Socks third, for all the Blankets and fourth, for all
81. tharn ,,ln 81,
each ciass-and those who engaged in the manu-
| facture Of Stockings Socks, Shoes, Pumps, and
Blankets, if of responsible standing, will have a
preference, if their terms will admit Of it.
In of failure the part of the contractors to
furnish and deliver the several articles which may he
ordered from them IN proper time and Of proper quail
ii, the officers agents OF the Navy shall be author
lied TO purchase what may be required to supply the
deficiencies and any excess of cost over the prices
agreed to be paid by the contract, shall be charged
t, and paid by the respective contractors.
Bonds in one third the estimated amount of the
respective contracts will he required, with two ap
proved sureties, and ten per centum in addition, will
be withheld from the amount of each delivery made
collateral security for the faithful performance of
the respective contracts which will on no account
be paid until the contracts complied with
in all respects, and is to be forfeited 10 the
and benefit of the United States, in the event
of failures to complete the deliveries in conformity
it'll 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 clothing shall have been in
spccted, approved and received, and bills for the
duly authenticated by certificates of inspection
and survey, by the receipts of the respective Navy
,torekeepers at :ad Navy Yards and by the approval
Of the respective Commandments of said yards of dclye
ry, shall be presented to the Navy Agent, by whom
payment is to be made
The Department reserves the right to reject all Of
ers from persons who have heretofore failed fulfil
their contracts.
Persons offering to supply either OF the above arti-
ces, will be pleased to designate the place places
at which they may desire payments to be made to
them.
To be published in the Madsonian, Integencer,
and Globe, District of Columbia Portsmouth Jour
nal and Hills Patriot, New Hampshire Morning
Post and Daily Times, Bos on, Massachusetts; Jour
nal of Commerce, Sun, Standard Union, and Morn
ing Post, New York; American Sentinel and Public
Ledger, Philadelphia Sun and Republican, Balti-
more, Mary Enqu rer, Richmond, Virginia /;
Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia; Southern Patriot South
Carolina.
I55-Ihe editors of the above papers requested
TO send copy of the paper containing the same to
this bureau, during the continuance of the advertise
ment, as a necessary voucher in the adjustment Of
their accounts.
Get. 29-t2Sth Nov.