The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-24

Barnsley shceting for do. yards 1000
Canvas duck Tor do. yards 7,000
Dungaree. yards o,0O0
Calfskln shoes. pairs o.00
Kipskin do high cut. .............. do. 1000
Calfskin pumps. do. 10000
Woollcn stockings. do. 10000
Mattresses, (with two covers to each) $500
Black silk handkerchief IL, 900
Blankets ............ o'oVo
The clothing and clothing materials will be d.
vided into nine classee, for each Of which separate
proposals will be received, and separate contract
made, viz:
First Cian.-All the woollen articles made up.
viz. blue cloth pea jackets, blue cloth monkey
Jackets, blue cloth round jackets. blue cloth trow
sers, blue flannel shirts, blue flannel under
shirts, and blue flannel drawers.
Second Cdss.-All the flannel that may be re.
| CURED for making garments similar to those spc-
CITED in the first class.
Third Ciass.-All the linen articles made up,
viz. Barnsley sheeting frocks and canvas duck
trowsers.
fourth Ciass-All the Barnsley shooting and
| canvas duck that may be required for making
garments similar to those specified in the third
class, and the Dungaree.
Fifth Ciass.-AlI the shoes and pumps
Sirh Ciass.-All the kings and socks.
Ssuenth Class.-All the mattresses, including two
covers to each mattress.
Eighth Ciass.-All the black silk bandkerchiefs.
Ninth Ciass.-All the blankets.
The shoes and pumps to be stamped with the con-
tractors name, number Of shoe and pump, and
year when made; the sizes to be in the following
proportion for each 100 pairs, unless otherwise or
dered, viz
Two Of No IL, four of No. IL, twelve of No. 10.
fifteen of No. 9, fifteen of No. 81, twenty of No. g.,
fifteen of No. II, ten of No. I, five Of No. g., two Of
Noe.
All the above articles to be fully equal in the
quality, texture, and finish of material, pattern,
| and workmanship. to the samples which are de-
cts, monkey jackets, round Jackets cloth irowscrs
shirts, under shirts, drawers, and blue flannel
to be Of American manufactured cloths and fan
| nels, made Of clean wool and indigo dyed, and dyed
in the wool.
| The number or quantity which will be required
Of each Of the foregoing articles cannot be pre-
cisely stated; it is even possible that OF some none
| may be required. A contract will therefore be
made not for q specific number quantity of any
| article, but only Tor such number or quantity of
each the service may require to be delivered at
those navy yards respectively. The prices must be
uniform at all the stations.
All the above articles must be subject to such in
spcction at tho place of delivery as the Chief of this
Bureau may direct; and article will be received
that is pot fully equal to the sample or pattern,
both in material and workmanship, and which
docs not conform in all other respects to the stipu
lations and provisions of the contract to be made.
| The whole must be delivered at the risk and
| and dry packing. boxes or bales; each box and
bnlc to be marked with the contractors name, and
| the year and month when manufactured or put up;
the whole to be in good shipping order free OF all
isfaction of the inspecting officers, said officers to
| be appointed by the Navy Department.
| The offers must distinguish the prices for each
article mentioned, and must be calculated to cover
every expense attending the fuf.ment Of the con-
tract, including the necessary metal and navy but
tons. A schedule of sizes will be found, with the
samples, at the respective navy yards.
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 Of
proper qualify, the Chief Of the Bureau of Provi-
sioDs and Clothing shall be authorized to purchase
or direct purchases to be made of what may be
quircd TO supply the deficiency, under the penalty
% be Expressed in the contract; the record Of re-
QUESTION, or duplicate copy thereof, a. the Blu,
the navy yards aforesaid, shall be evidence that
such rcquisition has been made and received.
| Two or more approved surctics in sum equal
to the estimated amount of the respective contracts
will be required, and ten per ccntum will be with
| held from the amount Of oil payments on account
thereof collateral security 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 de-
lvcrcs made will be paid by the navy agent within
thirty days after triplicae bills, duly authcnti
| Gated shall have been presented to him.
| Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified. and early
| practicable contract will be transmitted to them
for execution, which contract must be returned to
the Bureau within five days, exclusive of the time
required for the regular transmission of the mail
| Every offer made must be accompanied Gas d.
| rected in the act of Congress making appropria-
tions for the naval service for lS46-'47, approved
| 10th August, lSi6) by written guaranty, signed
| by one responsible persons, to the effect
that he they undertake that the bidder or bid
bers will il his their bid be accepted enter into
an obligation within five days, with good and sutli
Gent s1reties to furnish the supplies proposed. The
Bureau will not be obligated TO consider any pro-
posal unless accompanied by the guaranty required
by laws the competency Of the guaranty to be GER
tilted by the Navy Agent, District Attorney, or
| some officer of the General Government known to
the Bureau.
| A record, or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder Of the acceptance of his proposal, will be
deemed n notification thereof, within the meaning
of the act of 1916, and his bid will be made and
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Extract from the act of Congress approSed august TO-
1896
"SEc. 6. And be i(irthsr enacted, That, from and
after the passage OF this act, every proposal for
naval supplies invited by the Secretary Of the Navy
bill for the navy; approved March third eighteen
hundred and forty three, shall be accompanied by
written guaranty, signed by one or more response
bic persons, to the effect that he or they undertake
that tho bidder bidders will il his their bid be
| accepted enter into an obligation, in such time ~
| may be prescribed by the Secretary Of the Navy,
with good and sufficient sureties, TO furnish the sup
plies proposed. No proposal shall be considered
less accompanied by such guaranty. IT, after the
acceptance of proposal and notification thereof
TO the bidder bidders, he or they shall fail to en-
ter into an obligation within the time prescribed
by the Secretary Of the Navy with good and sutii-
cicnt surctics for furnishing the supplies, then the
Secretary of the Navy shall proceed TO contract
with como other person persons for furnishing
the said supplies; and shall forthwith cause the
difference between the amount contained in the
proposal guaranteed and the amount for which
he may have contracted for furnishing the said
supplies for the whole period Of the proposal to be
charged up against said bidder or bidders, and his
or their guarantor guarantors; and the same
may be- Immediately recovered by the United States,
for the use Of the Navy Department, in action
of debt against either or all Of said persons"
April 2I-Iaw4w
NOPARTNERSHIP.- subscribers have
~ associated with them Mr.. Robert A. Hooc, in
the business of Dry-goods Dealers, to take effect
from the LIST February last. The business there
after will be conducted under The name and style
Of Hooc, Brother b Co., by which greater facilities
will be afforded, and will justify one the other
Of the firm in spending greater portion of his
time in the northern and eastern markets in making