The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-18
CLOTHING, &c. FOR THE NAVY, FOR ls4a.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,


Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
October 26th, lo42.
C,EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
- Napy Ciothing will be received at this Office un-
al 3 o'clock, 7. M. of the 2olh day OF November
next, for furnishing and delivering, (on receiving
fortyfve 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 oil Navy Co,h
ing may be ordered during the year lo43, Dy 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 are 10 be made from mate
rails Of American manufacture. All the arucie'
are to be fully equal to the samples, when may pe
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 subj to such In
spection and survey as the Chief Of the Bureau OF
Provisions and Clothing may direct or authorize aho
portion of the said articles will be received tha
is not fully equal TO the samples or patters both IN
material and workmanship, and which does not con-
form in all other respects to the stipuatons ana 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 must be calculated TO cover every
expense attending the fufment 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-ffst, for all the
Shoes and Pumps second for all the Stockings and
Socks third, for all the Blankets and fourth Tor all
the other articles, distinct contracts icH be made Jon
each eIdss--and those who 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 he
ordered from them IN proper time and o. proper qua
iy, the officers or 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
t., and paid by the respective contractors.
Bonds in one third the estimated amount of the
respective contracts will lie required, with two ap
proved suretes, and ten per centum in addition, vii
be withheld from the amount of each delivery made
as collateral security for the faithful performance
the respective contracts which Will on no account
be paid until the contracts are complied witt
in all respects, and IS to be forfeited to the us'
and benefit of the Unite States, in the even
! of failures to complete the deliveries in conformit,
| he deduction of ten per centum payment OF tn,
| balance will be made by the United States within
thirty days after the said othing shall have been in
speced, approved and received and bills for thu
duly authenticated by certificates of inspection
and survey, by the receipts of the respective Navy
Sorekeepers at said Navy Yards and by the approva
of the espective Commandments Of said yards of del 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
iers from persons who have heretofore failed 10 ful
their contracts.
Persons offering to supply either of the above arti
Giles, will be pleased to designate the place or place
at which they may desire payments to be made t.
| 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, Balti
more, Maryland; Enqu rer, Richmond, Virginia
Beacon, Norfolk, Virginia; Southern Patriot Sout
| Carolina.
| Blythe editors Of the above papers requisite
TO send copy of the paper containing the same
this bureau, during the continuance of the advertise
ment as a necessary voucher in the adjustment O
their accounts.
Oct. 29-t2Sth Nov.