The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-26
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
| Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
| October 2Sth, 1912.
| SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals 70,
~ Navy Clothing, will be received at this office I'M
| I'll o'clock, Z. NJ of the 26th day of November
next, for furnishing and delivering, (on receiving
forty 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 lo43, by the
Commandants of the said Navy Yards respectively,
! viz.
| Blue cloth p. 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 to the samples, which may be
deposited III the Navy Yards at Boston, New York,
Philadelphia Washington, Norfolk, Baltimore Ma
val Station, and at this office.
All the aforesaid articles must be subject to such in
specton and survey 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 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
for each class, and must be calculated to every
expense attending the fufment of the contracts, in
GLIDING the necessary metal and naval buttons.
The whole must be delivered at the risk and eX
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
mandans of the said yards Of delivery.
Separate proposals must be made-frsi, 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 wH be made for
each ciass-and those who engaged in the manu-
facture of Stockings, Socks, Shoes Pumps and
Blankets, II of responsible Standing will have a
preference, if their terms will admit Of it.
In case of failure on 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
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
to 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 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 clothing shall have been in
spected approved and received, and bills for the
duly authenticated by certificates of inspection
and survey by the receipts of the respective Navy
Slorekeepers at said Navy Yards and by the approval
of the respective Commandments of said yards of del
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 to fulfil
their contracts.
Persons offering to supply either of the above ar-
cles 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, Bati-
more, Maryland Enqu rer, Richmond, Virginia
Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia; Southern Patriot, South
Carolina.
N5%The 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 necessary voucher in the adjustment of
their accounts.
Oct. 29-t2Sth Nov.