The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-31
ARMY SUPPLIES.
OFFICE OF AMY CLorHIse AND EauIpAer,

OFFICE OF Army CLoTHIna AND EouIpAeE.
PHILADELPHIA, December II, 1852.
SEALED 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 the following Army Supplies and Materi.
ais, deliverable at the United States Clothing
and Equpage Depot, Schuyikill Arsenal, in
equal monthly or greater proportions as the De-
partment may require, on or before the 31st day of
July, 1858, the undersigned reserving 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: all
$4,000 yards Ga sky blue twilled wooIIen Cloth,
to be thoroughly sponged BY the manu-
$4,000 yards 7.8 unbleached cotton Drilling
10000 do Sd do do
10000 do 2sz inch cotton DUCK, weighing IA
5000 do 2Sz inch cotton Duck, weighing 10
ounces per yard
w. O0 do 81 inch cotton Duck, weighing 225
ounces per yard
lo,0o0 do 81 inch cotton Duck, weighing
ounces per yard
5000 dozen pairs half stockings sizes weigh
ing pounds per dozen ,tl
Pompons-Yello crimson, orange, green, red,
and blue
Brass scales, for dragons
Bronze scales, for mounted rifles
Epaulettes, N. G: S.-Engneers, ordnance, ar
tillery, and infantry
DO sergeants, cOrporals and privates, en-
glneers, ordnance, artillery, and in
fantrY
Worsted Sashes, crimson
Binding and Cords, of all kinds
Buttons-Coat and Vest, for engineers ord
nance. dragons, rifles, artillery, ard
infantry
Lumber, I'd common, per 1000 feet, (box ste'.
2-inch)
Telling Axes
Spades
Drums, artillery and infantry
Drum Heads, batter
Drum Sticks and Carriages
Do Cords
Hospital Tent Poles and Pins, sets
Common do do do
Curry Combs
Spurs, pairs
HaIliards, garrison and recruiting Flags
Bunting. red, white, and blue
Blue Serge
Blue Flannel; for coat Innings
All of which it is desirable should be of domestic
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 wooIlen
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 fufment of which two or more
securities will be required Any unreasonable de-
lay In the execution OF the bond Tor such faithful
of the contract will be regarded as suf
cient cause for canceiling the acceptance of the
favored bid. sa5
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
,ne who is not known as manufacturer regular
iealer in the desired supplies; which fact or the
everse, must be distinctly stated in the bids offer
d. as we'll as the names and address of the persons
Intended to be proposed as securities, in case conf
ract ia obtained t2fE
mo-. : IL
e retained until the contract shall be completed,
which is to be forfeited to the United States in case
# failure the part of the contractor to fulfil the
erms and stpulatons of his contract.
G. h. CROSMAN,
Major and Quartermaster.
Dec 2l-16td & 3tawtFeb1