The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-15

- for Navy Clothing and Clothing Materials, y
will be received at this Office until o'clock m on
Tuesday, the 9th day Of May next, for furnishing
and delivering ION receiving thirty days notce) at
Massachusetts,, Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport,
Virginia. such quantities Of any or all of the follow
ing named articles of Navy Clothing and Clothing
Materials, as may be ordered by the Chief Of this
Bureau, or by the commandments of said navy yards
respectively, during the fiscal year commencing on
the LIST day of July and ending on the 30h day
| of June, 1876, viz:
Blue cloth pea Jackets. ............2 900
Blue flannel shirts (wool-dyed). ....... .4,5OO
Materials ior.. ................4, 5OO
Blue flannel under shirts. ................750
Materials for. Observation-Disclosures. $50
nussi6 linen nOcks.. ............3 ,2OO
Matenals ior.. ...........-.-........ JAM
Russia linen trowsers. g, 500
materials for.. .................2,5OO
Black silk handkerchiefs. .............. 5000
WOODEN stockings. ...................E ,0OO
do stocks. ............'..'....' io,O00
rumps (pairs) .IZ,OU
Mattresses 1.-TWO covers for each) ...... 1000
blankets.. ............ .........-.... .o,UUO
1ats ........... ..o,uou
Blue Blue d aung in the p piece per yard
The Clothing and Clothing Materials will be d
vded into ten classes for each of which separate
proposals will be received and separate contract
made, viz:
LIST class. All the woollen articles made up, viz:
Blue cloth pea jackets and blue flannel shirts and
under Shirts
ed class. All the materials that may be required
for making garments similar to those specified in
first class.
Sd class. All the linen articles, made up, viz
Russia linen frocks and trowers.
4th class. All the materials that may be required
for making garments similar to those specified in
the third class and dungaree and blue nankeen.
5th class. All the pumps
9th class. All the stockings and socks.
7th class. All the blankets.
9th class. All the mattresses including two COW
ers two covers to each mattress.
9th class. All the hats.
10Th class All the black silk handkerchiefs.
Those who are engaged IN the manufacture OF
stockings, socks pumps and blankets If OF respon-
sble standing, will have preference If their terms
will admit of it.
All the above articles are to be fully equal in the
quality of material, pattern, and workmanship to
the samples which are deposited at the aforesaid
navy yards; and the materials of which the several
garments are composed are to be considered as
samples for the clothing materials required to be de-
livered, and will be offered for by the yard The
proposals will state whether the articles of woolen
are to be of American or foreign manufacture.
The number which will be required of each of the
foregoing articles cannot be precisely stated-it is
even possible that of some none may be required.
A contract will therefore be made, not for specific
as the service may require to be delivered at those
navy yards respectively.
All the above articles must be subject to such in
specton at the place of delivery the Chief of this
Bureau may direct; and no article will be received
that is not fully equal to the sample pattern, both
in material and workmanship, and which does not
conform in all other respects to the stpulaons and
provisions of the contract to be made
The clothing is intended for men and boys; and
the offers must distinguish the prices for each de-
scrption, and must be calculated to every ex-
pense attending the ful6ment of the contract nclud
ing the necessary metal and navy buttons. About
one-6h ofthe whole quantity Of clothing will be for
boys; a schedule of sizes will be found, with the
samples, at the respective navy yards.
The whole must be delivered at the risk and ex-
pense Of the contractor, in good, tight substantial,
and dry packing boxes or bales, and in good ship
ping order, free ofal charge to the United States,
and to the entire satisfaction of the respective COM
mandants of the said yards of delivery.
In case of failure on the part of the contractors to
furnish and deliver the several articles which may
be ordered from them, in proper time and Qfproper
quality, the navy agent shall be authorized to pur-
chase what may be required to supply the defcien-
cyl andany excess of cost the prices agreed to
DO paid by the contract shall be charged to and paid
by the respective contractors.
Bonds, with two approved suretes, in one-third
the estimated amount of the respective contracts,
will be required, and ten per centum will be with
held from the amount of all payments on account
thereof as collateral security, in addition to the
bond given to it's performance, and not in any
event to be paid until it is in all respects complied
with; and ninety per centum Of the amount Of all
deliveries made will be paid by the navy agent
within thirty days after bills, duly authenticated,
shall have been presented to him.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified thereof and three
days over and above the ordinary time required for
the regular transmission Of the mail will be allowed
for them to signify their readiness to enter into
tract; and ten days and above the ordinary time
required for the regular transmission of the mail will
be allowed for the execution and return of con-
tract and bond. At the expiration of which periods,
if no answer be received, contract and bond re-
turned, the supply will be offered to the next lowest
bidder, according to law.
IPTo be published once week till the 9th
day Of May next in the Globe, Constitution, and
Intellgencer, Washington, d. c.; Morning Post,
and Times, Boston, Massachusetts, Evening Post,
and Morning News, New York; Republican, Balti-
more, Maryland; Enquirer, Richmond, Virginia
Projectors of the above papers will be pleased to
send to this bureau copy of their paper containing
the advertisement during its continuance.
April l2-lawt27thMay
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