The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-31
cToTHING, Sc FOR TIE NAVY, FOR isAs
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Cioih,"g, !,
lAih lHAD

October 2oth, io1-'
C,EAIED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals Jo'
= Napy Cicthng will be received al ,,'s Nnsa,har
Ill 3 O'Clock, p. NJ of the 2oth day o. s;n;na
next for furnishing aud delivering you ~ NJ,
forty-6ye DAYS notice. at each or eitner y, 'o sy
C..aI.,,n,vn MASSACHUSETTS, Brooklyn, New
yorL and Go,port, Virginia, such quantities Oh any
or ali of the following named ar'icios VI .ru.y So
inn, 90 may he ordered during the year io4o, ny inc
Commandants of the said Navy iarus rosPoo"'eSi
viz. a., -,,1;. H.
Wooden Stockings,
Wooden Socks,
Thick. sewed Leather Shoes,
Sewed Leather Pumps,
Wooden Blankets,
All the wooden goods are TO be made from mate
rias of American manufacture. Ali the articles
are to be fully equal TO the samples, which may DC
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 as the Chief of the Bureau OF
Provisions and Clothing may direct or authorize ana
no portion of the said articles will be received ha'
is not fully equal 20 the samples or Patters' rom III
material and workmanship and when does "ot con-
form all other respects 10 the stpuaiohs anu 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 fuhlment OF the contracts IN
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, ana IN gooo
bpping order free of charge to the United States,
and TO the entire satisfaction OF the respective ooh-
mandants of the said yards Of delivery.
Separate proposals must be made-frsf LOT all the
Shoes and Pumps; second, for all the Stockings and
Socks; third for all the Blankets and fourth Tor al
the other articles, distinct contracts cia DC made Jo'
each class-and those who are engaged IN the manu-,
facture of Stockings, Socks, Shoes, Pumps, ana
Blankets, if OF responsible standing VIII have a
preference if their terms will admit OF It,
In case of failure the part OF the contractors 10
furnish and deliver the several articles which may he
ordered from them proper time and Of proper quai-
y, the officers or agents oil the Navy sha DC au'ho'
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
t. and paid by the respective contractors
Bonds in one third the estimated amount of the
respective contracts will he 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 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 ccntum, payment OF the
balance will be made by the United States within
thirty days after the said clothing shall have been in
specled, approved and received and bills for the
same duly authenticated by certificates of inspection
and survey by the receipts Of the respective Navy
Slorekecpers at said Navy Yards and by the approya
of the respective Commandments of said yards Of deve
ry shall be presented TO the Navy Agent, by whom
payment is to be made
The Department reserves the right to reject all of
fers from persons who have heretofore failed TO ful
their contracts.
Persons offering TO supply either of the above arti
cles will be pleased to designate the place or places
at which they may desire payments to be made t
them
To be published in the Madisonian, lntegencer
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, Soutl
Carolina
IS-The editors of the above papers are 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-tlSth Nov