The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-02
CLOTHING, sc. FOR THE NAVY, FOR ls4s.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
October 2Sth, 1912
O. EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
~ Nary Clothing, will be received at this Office I'M
til 3 O'Clock p. Nj. of the 26th day of November
next, for furnishing and delivering, (on receiving
forty five 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 lS43, by the
Commandants Of the said Navy Yards respectively,
viz
Blue cloth Z. 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 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
spection and survey 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 or paters, both in
material and workmanship, and which does not con-
form in all other respects the stpulations 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 uilmen of the contracts, in
Guiding the necessary metal and naval buttons
The whole must be delivered at the, risk and eN-
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
mandants of the said yards of delivery.
Separate proposals must be made-frst, 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 ,cH be made for
each ctass-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 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 of cost 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 suretles, 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 complied with
in all respects, and is to be forfeited to the
and benefit of the Unitei States, in the event
of failures to complete the deliveries in conformity
with the orders tnat may pc MADE. Alter 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
Slorekeepers at said Navy Yards and by the approval
of the respective Commandments of said yards ofde We
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 10 fulfil
their contracts.
Persons Offering to supply either of the above art-
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, 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, Balti-
more, Maryland; Enqu rer, Richmond, Virginia
Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia Southern Patriot, South
| Carolina.
I@Thc 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.
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