The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-22
CLOTHING, Sc FOR THE NAVY, FOR ls43.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and clothing,
October 26th, l642.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals tor
~ .Napy Clothing will be received at this Office un-
til 3 o'clock p NJ. of the 2Sth day OF November
| next for furnishing and delivering, ION receiving
fortyfve days notice. at each or either OF the Navy
Yards Charestown Massachusetts, Brooklyn, New
York. and Gosport Virginia such quantities OF any
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 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 al this Office
All the aforesaid articles must be to such in
| spection 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 stpuatons 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 cover every
expense attending the fufment Of the contracts in
| Guiding 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 h0gsheads 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-fnst for all the
Shoes and Pumps second, for all the Stockings and
Socks third for all the Blankets and fourth for all
a.
each ciass-and those who are engaged in the manu-
| facture of Stockings, Socks, Shoes, Pumps, and
Blankets, if of responsible standing, will have
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 be
ordered from them, IN proper time and Of proper quail
iiy 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 third the estimated amount of the
respective contracts will he required, with two APP
proved suretes 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
speced, approved and received, and bills for the
same duly authenticated by certificates of inspection
and survey by the receipts of the respective Navy
Slorckeepers said Navy Yards and by the approval
of the respective Commandments of said yards of delve
ry, shall be presented to the Navy Agent, by whom
payment is to be made
The Department reserves the right to reject all Of
lers from persons who have heretofore failed to 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 Madisonian, 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, Balti-
more, Maryland; Enqu rer, Richmond Virginia !;
Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia Southern Patriot, South
| Carolina.
I55PThe editors Of the above papers are 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.
Oct. 29-t2Sth Nov