The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-28
CLOTHING, &c. FOR THE NAVY, FOR l843

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions aud Clothing,
October 2Sth, 1912
S'EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
~ Many Clothing, will be received at this Office I'M
til O'Clock, Z. Nj. of the 2Sth day of November
next for furnishing and delivering, (on receiving
forty-fvc 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 l643, by the
Commandants of the said Navy Yards respectively,
viz.
Blue cloth 2. 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
rals 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 subject to such in
specton and survey the Chief Of the Bureau of
Provisions and Clothing may direct authorize and
no 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 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 iul6ment of the contracts, III
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
maDdants 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 ciH be made for
| each cass-and those who are engaged in the manu-
| factule 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 on the part of the contractors to
furnish and deliver the several articles which may
ordered from them, IN proper time and Of proper qua
hy the officers agents OF the Navy shall be author
lied to purchase what may be required to supply the
deficiencies, and any of cost the prices
agreed TO be paid by the contract shall be charged
| t, and paid by the respective contractors.
| Bonds in one 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 Unite 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
same duly authenticated by certificates of inspection
and survey by the receipts of the respective Navy
Storekeepers at said Navy Yards and by the approval
of the respective Commandans 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 eject all of
ers from persons who have heretofore failed to fulf
their contracts.
Persons offering to supply either of the above arti
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 Madisonian, Intelligencer
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 Publ,
Ledger, Philadelphia Sun and Republican, Balti
more, Maryland; Enqu rer, Richmond, Virginia
Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia Southern Patriot, Souu
! Carolina.
IPThe 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, necessary voucher in the adjustment o
their accounts
Oct 29-t2Stb Nov