The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-19
NAVY sLoP CLOTHING FOR 1912.

Navy COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
FEBRUARY g. 1912.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals .tor
y Stop Clothing, will be rec eived this office un-
til o'clock, P. Nj. of the first of March next, Tor
furnishing and delivering Con receiving forty five days
notice) at each or either of the Navy Yards Charles
town, Mass, Brooklyn, ~ r., and Gosgori, Va.
such quantities of any or all Of the following named
articles of Slop Clothing that may be ordered during
the year lS42 by the commandant commanding Of
fcers of the said navy yards respectively viz:
Drab Pea Jackets
Blue Pea Jackets
Blue Cloth Jackets
Blue Cloth Trousers
Flannel Shirts
Long Flannel Drawers
White Linen Frocks
White German Linen Trousers
Duck Frocks
Duck Trousers
Wooen Stockings
Wooen Socks
Thick sewed Leather Shoes
Sewed Leather Pumps r..
Wooen Blankets
Black Silk Handkerchief
White German Linen, 81 wide, for iocks
trowsers.
All the woolen goods are to be made from materials
of American manufacture. All the articles TO be
fully equal to the samples which may be deposited in
the Navy Yards near Boston, New York, Phadel-
phia and Norfolk and at the Baltimore naval station at
which places schedules, showing the sizes ofthe de
rent articles Of clothing, may also be seen. Where
the articles are to be of more than one size thirds
Of the number furnished to be of the largest size
and third 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 the Commissioners of the
| Navy may direct authorize; and portion of the
said articles will be received that is not fully equal To
the samples patterns, both in material and work
manshp, and which does not conform in all other re-
spects to the stipu atoms and provisions ,i the CON
tracts to be made.
The prices to be asked for the several denomina-
| tons of articles enumerated must be mean
rage prices without regard to the sizes, and must
be calculated to cover every expense attending the
fulflment of the contracts, including the necessary
metal and naval buttons.
| The whole must be delivered at the risk and ex-
rense of the contractors good tight substantial and
dry packing boxes hossheads, and in good shipping
order free of charge the United States and 10 the
entire satisfaction of the respective commandants
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 distinct contracts nil be madefor
each class.
In case of failure the part of the contractors to
furnish and deliver the several articles which may be
ordered from them, in proper time and Of proptr qua
hty, the officers agents of the Navy shall be autho
tized purchase what may be required to supply the
Deficiencies and any excess Of cost, over the prices
agreed be paid by contract shall be charged to and
paid by tae respective contractors
Bonds in one-third the estimated amount of the
pective contracts will be required with two approved
sureties, and ten per cenum in addition Will be willie
held from the amount Of each delivery made as coll'
teral security for the faithful performance of the res
| pective contracts, which will on no account be paid
until the contracts complied with IN all respects,
and is TO be forfeited TO the and benefit OF thc
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 centlm
! payment of the balance will be made 10y the United
States within thirty days after the said slop 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 storckeepers at said navy yards, and by the
approval Of the respective commandments command
ing officers Of sad navy yards, shall be presented to
the Navy Agent, by whom payment is to be made,
The Board OF Navy Commissioners the right
to reject all offers from persons who have heretofore
failed to fulfil their contracts with the Department
I5@To be published three times week IN the
National lntcligencer, Madisonian, Globe, Army and
Navy Chronicle, ID. c.; Boston Atlas and Boston
Morning Post, in Massachusetts, Express and Conn
mercia Advertiser New York Amelcan Sentinel
and North American, Pennsylvania Baltimore sun
and Baltimore American, Maryland and Norfolk
and Portsmouth Herald Virginia
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