The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-01
ARMY SUPPLIES.

OFFicE OF ARMY CLOTHING AND EQUIPAGE
PHILADELPHIA, December II, 1852.
g EALED PROPOSALS are invited, and will be
~ received at this Office, until 10 O'Clock a. M of
the hrst day Of February next, for furnishing by
contract t. the following Army Supplies and Materi
ais, deliverable at the United States Clothing
and EquiPage Depot. =Schuyikill Arsenal, in
equal monthly or greater proportions, as the De
Partment may require, on or before the 3lst day of
July, 1858, the undersigned resolving on the part
OF the United States, the right, if necessary to in
crease, by one-third additional, the quantity OF
any article contracted for, viz:
$4,000 yards Cd sky blue twilIed woollen Cloth,
to be thoroughly sponged by the manu-
facturer before delivery
1900 Is yards I 8 unbleached cotton Drilling
10000 do 3-4 do do
10000 do 2sz inch cotton Duck, weighing ID
ounces per yard Ia.
5000 do 285 inch cotton Duck, weighing 10
ounces per yard
10000 do 80 inchscotton Duck, weighing 221
ounces per yard
$1,000 do 80 inch cotton Duck, weighing
ounces per yard
5000 dozen pairs half stockings, 3 sizes, weigh
ing 3 pounds per dozen =.
Pompons-Ye GLOW, crimson, orange, green, red,
and blue lg al is 49,.
Brass scales, for dragons
Bronze scales, for mounted rifles
Epaulettes, N. c. S.-Engineers, ordnance, ar
tilery, and infantry
Do sergeants, corporals and privates, en-
glneers, ordnance, artillery, and in
srs fantry
Worsted Sashes crimson
Binding and Cords, of all kinds
Buttons-Coat and Vest, for engineers, ord
nance, dragons, rifles, artillery, and
Lumber, I'd common, per 200 feet (box stuff,
2-inch)
Telling Axes
Spades
Drums, artillery and infantry
Flies -. q
Drum Heads, batter "..a $780, !
Do shared
Drum Sticks and Carriages
Do Cords
Do Shares ~ szl a.
Hospital Tent Poles and Pins, sets ..u.a
Wall do do do
Common do do .. do s..-. !.
Iron Combs
Curry Combs ~ ~,
Spurs, pairs .aE.s ...t T. -
Halliards, garrison snd recruiting Flags -
Bunting. rcd, white, and blue
Blue Serge si.., -..
Blue Flannel, for coat Innings
All OF which it is desirable should be of domestic
manufacture, and must conform in quality and
other respects to the standard sealed patterns in
this Office, by which all supplies furnished on con-
tracts will be tested; samples of which, for wooen
and cotton cloths, will be sent by mail, with any
additional information upon the subject which may
be desired, from manufacturers wishing to offer
proposals.
Contracts will be based upon accepted proposals,
for the faithful fuiflment of which two or more
securities will be required. ANY unreasonable de-
lay in the execution of the bond for such faithful
fpiflment of the contract will be regarded as sufi-
Gent cause for cancelling the acceptance of the
favored bid.
Bids are desired only from manufacturers or reg
uar dealers in the article proposed to be furnished
and none will be respected or considered from any
one who is not known as manufacturer or regular
dealerin the desired supplies; which fact, or the
reverse, must be distinctly stated in the bids offer
ed, as well the names and address of the persons
intended to be proposed securities in case con-
tract is obtained.
Ten per cent of the amount of each delivery will
be retained until the contract shall be completed,
which is to be forfeited to the United States in case
of failure the part of the contractor to fulfil the
terms and stpulations of his contract.
G. II. CROSMAN,
Major and Quartermaster
Dec 2I-l6td&3tawtJanl