Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-09
q fLOTHING AND CLOTHING NATE
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of PROVISIONS and CLothing,

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onGaGflestown, Massachusetts, Brooklyn, New York
and Gosport Virgna such quantities onq OF any or ali
o. te iolowlng named articles Of Navy Clothing and
Slotrhg Materials as may be ordered by the Chief of
| thls bureau, or by the commandments of said navy
yards, respectively during the fiscal year conmencpo
on the ls day OF July next, and ending the Both day
Blue pilot C 9th pea jackets, wool dyed. .. 2 900
20 90 do mon key jackets do do.......l 900
DO do trowsers DO do. 600
Blue flannel over-shirts twed and wool-dyed 10 COO
| DO do understands do do do. s. 900
Do Do a do drawers do do do do d do IS oS0
| Barnsey sheeting frocks. d 600
Eanvas duck trowsers. :....................4 900
G Gansey she5etfing for yards 1000
canvas duck Tor do. yards 1000
DuuSdee. wards Is 900
E T;Ef SHOES pairs 5000
E Hnpfhm 10 n'gh cut do. 5000
0diisnil pumps. 900
W ooien S Stothings do. 10000
wv oolleh SOCKS, do. 600
Mattresses with two covers to each. .... 2 500
Black silk handkerchiets .................12 900
The clothing and clothing materials will be divided
i1 nine classes Tor each of which separate proposals
Will be received, and separate contract made VIZ
First ClaSS-All the woollen articles made up viz.
blue cloth pea Jackets blue cloth monkey Jackets blue
cloth round Jackets, blue cloth trowsers blue flannel
over-ss, blue flannel undershirts and blue-hannel
drawers.
Second Closs-All the hannels that may be required
Tor making garments similar to those specified in the
Third Class-All the linen articles made up, viz
Barnsley sleeting trocks and canvas-duck trowsers
Fourth CIas$-All the Barnsley sheeting and canvas
duck that may be required for making garments similar
to those specified in the third class and the Dungaree
Fyth C!aSS-All the shoes and pumps
Sicth Ctass-All the stockings and socks
SeDenth CtasS-Al the mattresses including two CO..
vers to each mattress
Eighth CIass-All the black silk handkerchefs.
Ninth ClaSs-AIl the blankets
lhe shoes and pumps to be stamped with the contrac-
shoe andu
made the sizes to ben the following proportion for each
100 pairs, unless otherwise ordered, viz
Two OF number II, four OF No H. twelve of No
10, fifteen of No g. fifteen Of No. g. twenty of No. s.
fifteen OF No. u, of No T, five Of No 81 two of
No. 6.
All the above articles are to be fully ena1 in tho
quality, texture and finish OF material pattern and
workmanship, to the samples which are deposited al
the aforesaid navy yards the jackets monkey lack
cts, round jackets, cloth rowsers over-sbrts hinder
Shirts drawers, and blue flannel to be OF American ma
nutactued cloths and annes, made OF clean wool and
| indgo-dyed and dyed in the wool
The number or quantity which will be reo,red of
each OF the foregoing articles cannot be precisely stated
1t seven possible that OF some may be REQUIRED
contract will therefore be made, for specific num-
Der or quantity OF any article but for such number or
quantity OF each as the service may require to be deliver
ed at those navy yards respectively. The prices must
be uniform at all the stations
All the above articles must be subject to such inspee
ton at the place OF delivery the Chief of this Bureau
may direct, and no article will be received that is NOT
1uy equal to the sample pattern, both in material
in all
other respects to the tpuations and provisions Of the
contract to be made.
The offers must distinguish the prices for each article
mentioned and must be calculated to eovar ouar,, %
pense attending the ulhlment of the contract incl1dn
the necessary metal and navy buttons schedule of
sizes will be found, with the samples at the respective
navy yards.
The whole must be delivered at the risk and exnenea
OF the contractor, IN good tight substantial and drv
packing boxes bales, and in good shipping order free
OF all charges to the United States and to the entire sa
tIStactOn e
yards OF delivery.
In case of failure the part of the contractors to fur
nish ana denver the several articles which may be or
dered rom them IN proper time and Of proper quality
the Chie OF the Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing shall
be authorized to purchase, direct purchases to be
MADE OF what may be required to supply the deficiency
under the penalty to be expressed in the contract: the
record OF Tequslton, or duplicate copy thereof at
the Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing or at either of
the Navy Yards aforesaid shall be evidence that such
fequlsltlon has been made and received
Two or more approved surees in sum equal to the
ESTIMATED amount OF the respective contracts will be re-
CURED and ten per centum will be withheld from the
amount OF all payments account thereof as collateral
security and not IN any event to be paid until it is in all
respects complied with; and ninety per centum of the
am cunt OF all deliveries made viii be paid BY the Navy
Agent within thirty days after uipcae bills duly a-
thenticated, shall have been presented to him.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted land none
Gthers@ VIII De iortWlt notified and early as prac
tlcahe contract be transmitted to them for axecu
tom which contract must be returned to the Bureau
within hive days. exclusive ofthe time required for the
Every offer made must be accompanied foe ,;o.a
IN the act OF Congress making appropriations Tor The
nava service for 1886 al approved 10th Auaust 1914 M
written guaranty signed by or more resnonshIe
persons to the effect that he they undertake. that The
bidder or bidders will his their bid be accented enter
lao an obligation within five days with good and sniff
Gent suleties to furnish the supplies proposed The RI
Teau Will not De obligated to consider any proposal I'M
less accompanied by the guaranty required by law the
competency OF the guaranty to be certified bv the Nav
Agent District Attorney, or some officer oltbe Gem
eral Government known to the Bureau
a record or duplicate OF the letter informing bidder
OF lhe acceptance ohs proposal, will be deemed no.
tlcaton thereof within the meaning of the act of 1876
and his bid will be made and accepted in conformity
with this understanding.
Ertract from the act Of Congress, approved August
10, 1896
"Sec. 6. And be 1t further enacted, That, from
and after the passage of this act every proposal for
naval supplies invited by the Secretary of the Nav
under the provso to the general appropriation bill for
forty three shall be accompanied by written quaran
ty signed by one or more responsible persons to the
effect that he they undertake that the bidder nv
bidders will if his their bid be accented enter INTO
an obligation in such time as may be prescribed bv The
Secretary of the Navy, with good and suficient so
ties, to furnish the supplies proposed No proposal
shall be e r tbe unless by such qua
ranty. IL amer le acceptance OF proposa and a nofi
hcaon thereof to the bidder or bidders ha or tbaI,
shall fail to enter INTO obligation within Tho 49,
prescribed ny e secretary otthe Navy with Good and
Secretary OF the Navy shall proceed tp ront altn s
some other person or persons for furnishing the said
supphes' and shall forthwith cause the difference be
weeh ne amount contained in the proposal so guaran
yea anu inc amount tor which he may have contracted
of furnishing the said supplies for the whole period Of
lne proposal to be charged up against said bidder or
bidders, and his or their guarantor guaranors and
mesa Sie same may be Immediately recovered by the United
states Tor the use OF the Navy Department in an action
OF debt against either or all of said persons"
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