The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-25
CLOTHING, sc. FOR THE NAVY, FOR i8l3
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

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Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
October 26th 1912.
- EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
~ Mary Clothing will be received at this Office
td 3 O'Clock, p Nj. of the 2Sth day of November
next, for furnishing and delivering, Con receiving
fory-ve days notice. at each either Of the Navy
Yards, Charlestown, Massachusetts, Brooklyn, New
York, and Gosport Virginia, such quantities of any
or all of the following named articles of Navy Cloth
ing as may be ordered during the year lS43, by the
Commandments Of the said Navy Yards respectively,
viz.
Blue cloth =. 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
rails OF American manufacture. All the articles
are TO be fully equal to 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 aforesaid articles must be bject to such in
spection and survey as the Chief of the Bureau Of
Provisions and Clothing may direct authorize and
portion Of the said articles will be received that
is not fully equal TO the samples paters, both in
material and workmanship, and which does not con-
form in all other respects to the stpulations 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
for each class and must be calculated cover every
expense attending the ulilmen of the contracts, in
Guiding the necessary metal and naval buttons
The whole must be delivered at the risk and
pense OF the contractors in good, tight, substantial,
and dry packing boxes or 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-.fna, for all the
Shoes and Pumps second, for all the Stockings and
Sock, third all the Blankets all
the other articles, distinct contracts ,rW be made for
each cldss-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 lie
ordered from them, IN proper time and Of proper quail
ity the officers or agents Of the Navy shall be author
lied to purchase what may be required to supply the
deficiencies, and any excess of cost the prices
agreed to be paid by the contract shall be charged
to and paid by the respective contractors.
Bonds in one third the estimated amount Of the
respective contracts will lie 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 to the use
and benefit of the United States, in the event
of failures to complete the deliveries in conformity
the deduction OF ten per ccntum, payment of the
balance will be made by the United States within
thirty days after the said clothing shall have been in
spected, approved and received, and bills for the
same duly authenticated by certificates Of inspection
and survey by the receipts of the respective Navy
Storekeepers at .ad Navy Yards and by the approval
of the respective Commandments Of said yards of del We
ry, shall be presented to the Navy Agent, by whom
payment is TO be made.
The Department reserves the right to reject all Of
bn hnyn ail.I,
their contracts.
Persons offering TO supply either Of the above ar-
Giles, will be pleased to designate the place places
at which they may desire payments TO be made to
them.
To be published in the Madisonan, Intelligencer
and Globe, District Of Columbia Portsmouth Jour
nal and Hills Patriot, New Hampshire Morning
Post and Daily Times, Boston, Massachusetts; Jour
nal of Commerce, Sun, Standard, Union, and Morn
ing Post, New York American Sentinel and Public
Ledger, Philadelphia Sun and Republican, Balt-
more, Maryland Enqur er, Richmond Virginia ;
Beacon, Norfolk Virginia Southern Patriot, South
Carolina.
sL5Slhe editors Of the above papers requested
to send copy of the paper containing the to
this bureau during the continuance of the advertise
ment, as necessary voucher in the adjustment of
their accounts.
Oct. 29-t2Sth Nov.