The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-14
NAVY sLoP CLOTHING FOR 1912.

NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFEICE,
FEBRUARY 8, 1912
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
~ Stop Clothing, will be received at this office,
Ill o'clock, p M, of the first of March next, for
furnishing and delivering Con receiving forty five days
notice. at each either OF the Navy Yards Charles
town, Mass, Brooklyn, N. Y, and Gosgort, Va,
such quantities of any all of the following named
articles of SlOp Clothing that may be ordered during
the year 1912 by the commandment commanding OIL
6cers Of the said navy yards respectively viz:
Dfab 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
w ool.en Stockings
Woollen Socks
Thick sewed Leather Shoes
Stwed Leather Pumps
Woollen Blankets
Black Silk Handkerchiefs
White German Linen, "a wide, for frocks or
trowsers.
All the wUolen goods to be made from materials
of American manufacture. All the articles are to be
fully equal to the samples which may be deposited in
the Navy Yards near Boston, New York, Philade
phia and Norfolk and the Baltimore naval station al
rent articles of clothing, may also be seen. Where
the articles to be Of more than size, twohrds
of the number furnished 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 or authorize; and no portion of the
said articles will be received that is not fully equal
the samples or patterns both in material and work
mi nshl xXh ich not all nj
sPeets to tAe sipualions and provisions OF the con-
tracts 10 be made
The prices 10 be asked for the several dcnomina-
tons OF articles enumerated must be mean or ave-
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
pense of the cont actors in good tight substantial and
dry packing boxes hog heads, and in good shipping
order free of charge TO 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 distinct contracts piA be made for
each class.
In case Of failure on the part Of the contractors to
furnish and deliver the several articles which may be
ordered from them in proper time and Of proper qua
iity the officers agents of the Navy shall be autho-
rized to 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 the respective contractors
Bonds one-third the estimated amount of the res
pectye contracts will be required, with two approved
surees and ten per centum in addition will be with
held from the amount of each delivery made as cola
tera security for the faithful performance Of the res
pectve contracts, which will on no account be paid
until the contracts are complied with in all respects
and is to be forfeited to the 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 temper 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 duly authenticated by certificates
of inspection and survey by the receipts of the respec
tive navy storekeepers at said navy yards and by the
approval of the respective commandments 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
U5eTo be published three times week in the
National Intelligencer Madisonian, Globe, Army andf
Navy Chronicle, ID. 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 Americans Maryland and Norfolk
and Portsmouth Herald, Virginia
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