The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-24
CLOTHING, sc. FOR THE NAVY, FOR ls43.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
nnt.k.. OQth 1910

Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
October 18th, 1912.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
- Macy Clothing. will be received at this office I'M
tai O'Clock, Z. NJ. of the 2Sth day OF November
next, for furnishing and delivering, ION receiving
lortyve days notice. at 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 may be ordered during the year lS43, 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 to be made from mate
rals OF American manufacture. All the articles
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 subec to such in
specton and survey as the Chief of the Bureau of
Provisions and Clothing may direct or authorize and
portion Of the said articles will be received that
is not fully equal TO the samples paiters 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 every
expense attending the fulfment 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 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-GrSf, 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 ,cN be made for
each ciass--and those who engaged in the
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 lie
ordered from them, IN proper time and Of proper quail
ity 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 lie 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 are 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 dayJ after the said clothing shall have been in
spectcd, approved and received, and bills for the
duly authenticated by certificates Of inspection
and survey, by the receipts of the respective Navy
Sorekeepers 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 he published in the Madsonan, Intelligencer,
and GLOBE, District of Columbia Portsmouth Jour.
nal and HIS Patriot, New Hampshire Morning
Post and Daily Times, Bosom, 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, Marya Enqu rer, Richmond, Virginia
Beacon, Norfolk Virginia; Southern Patriot, South
Carolina.
I55@The editors of the above papers are requested
to send copy of the paper containing the to
this bureau during the continuance Of the advertise
ment, necessary voucher in the adjustment of
their accounts.
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