The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-07
CLOTHING, Sc. FOR THE NAVY, FOR lsas
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

AA'%' VI no AOAt Il liz NAV TCR 1910
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
October 2stb, 1912.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals 70,
~ Nary Clothing, will be received at this Office un
tl O'Clock, Z. NJ. Of the 2Slh day of November
next, for furnishing and delivering, ION receiving
fortyhve days notice. each or 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 L. 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 10 the samples which may be
deposited ia 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
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 10 the samples or patters, both IN
material and workmanship, and which does not con-
form in all other respects to the stpuatons aud pro-
visions Of the contracts TO be made.
The clothing is divided into two classes, viz men
and boys-and the offers must distinguish the prices
for each class and be calculated to every
expense attending the fuflment of the contracts in
GLIDING the necessary metal and naval buttons.
The whole must be delivered at the risk and ex-
pcnse OF the contractors IN good tight substantial,
and dry packing boxes 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--irst, 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 uiH be made tor
each class-and those who are 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 case 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
y, 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 lie required, with two APP
proved sureties, and ten per centum in addition will
be withheld from the amount of each delivery made
as collateral security for the faithful performance OF
the respective contracts; which will on account
be paid until the contracts are complied with
in all respects, and is to be forfeited to the use
and benefit of the Unitei States, in the event
of failures to complete the deliveries in conformity
with the orders that may be made. After making
he 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
Storekeepers at .aid 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
their contracts.
Persons offering TO supply either of the above ari
cles, will be pleased TO designate the place places
at which they may desire payments to be made tc
them.
To be published in the Madisonan, lntelligencer
and Globe, District of Columbia ; Portsmouth Jour
nal and Hills Patriot, New Hampshire Morning
Post and Daily Times, Bos on, Massachusetts, Jour
nal of Commerce, Sun, Standard, Union, and Morn
ing Post New York; American Sentinel and Public
Ledger, Philadelphia Sun and Republican, Baltl
more, Maryland; Enqu rcr, Richmond, Virginia
Beacon Norfolk, Virginia; Southern Patriot, Souti
Carolina
IseThe editors of the above papers requested
to send copy of the paper containing the same t.
this bureau during the continuance Of the advertise
ment, as necessary voucher in the adjustment o
their accounts.
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