The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-31
NOTICE.

OFFICE OF ARMY CLOTHING AND FoupAcr.
PHILADELPHIA, August 22d, 1914
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited and will b
~ receied by the undersigned at this Office unit
| O'Clock, +. NJ ofthe 10th dav of October next TO
furnishing for the United States service on OF beor
the LIST ofFehJuary, lS45:
-Four hundred Dragon Saddles complete, to con
sis' OF Inc following parts pieces, viz:
Saddle,
Breast strap and plate,
Cfupper,
Surcingle,
Cloak straps, 3
Carblne socket and strap,
SirTups
Strfup feathers,
Glrlhs 9
horseshoe pouches,
Valise straps,3
Holster straps 2
-Four hundred holsters and holster pouches
-Four hundred saddle valises, and
-Four hundred brides complete, to consist Of tho
following parts or pieces, viz
Curb head STALL
Curb reins, (lonp)
Halter strap or shank
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Snatls Relns, (shor)
Curb bit
Snafile bit or Bridoon.
The whole TO be of the best materials and work
mnship, equal 10 all respects and conforming IN
upuld and finish TO the models or patterns deposited
inthis Office and in the office of the Quarter Master,
list Louis Missouri, the Assistant Quarter Master
| al Newport Ky, and the United States Military
ssorekeeper, at Ptsburg, Pa, which can be exa-
mined by any person disposed to make proposals.
The saddle trees must be made OF the best sound and
s,a.oned ash timber and OF the exact model and d.
nensions of the patterns referred to, and will be
subject 10 strict inspection by such person or per-
| sons as the undersigned may, on the part OF the
United States appoint for that duty First, after the
nmpleton Of the wood work and before IT be iron
ed and again after ironing and before being covered
and finally, the whole work will be Inspected wher
offered for delivery to the United States. And with
lie view of guarding still further the interest and
rights To the Government against inferior materials
and workmanship, the undersigned reserves to the
Government the privilege, through The Inspectors
who may be appointed to inspect the arucie, CON
,racied for Of dsseehng such saddle or saddles, a
,nau B, designated for the purpose Of determining
more satsfaeiori the quality Of the covered male
,iaI, and ,cork which dissected saddle or saddles
II found equal m all respects to the pattern, will be
receiyed; but f otherwise will he turned upon inc
hands of the contractor as rtjeoted; and the under
signed reserves to himself as the agent OF the GOV
ernment the further right OF privilege OF Regarding
arv defect in model, materials or workmanship
discovered by dissection, as common TO all the othe
saddles offered for inspection, and as warranlng 'h
rejection OF all.
i contract in triplcate, based upon accepted BID
or proposals, will be executed by the parties Tor t
faithful performance of which the usual bonds WIZ
two or more good and approved securities, VIII %
required. The Equipments in question may be dc
lIiyrred at either the Clothing and Equipage Depot
philadelpha, or to the Officers or Agents OF The TO
vernment at st. Louis Mo, Newport, ny, or fit''
lburgh, Pa, with whom the models or patterns aoov
mentioned may be deposited, as the contractor ma
find the most convenient.
payments will be made for every hundred set
If Equipments received il desired by the contractor
q .s,ters containing Proposals will be addressed
the Undersigned and endorsed proposals for hors
Equipments" ,rnvsr.NroN
Col. and Asst Quarter Master General,
u. s. Army.
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