Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-08
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
Anil 93d 1854


Canvas duck, in the pece..-....."...-.yards 1000
Blue Cloth Caps........ 4,Ooo
Calls; in shoes pairs eUoo
Kip-skin shoes, high pairs 500
Woollen stockings. airs 5O0o
Do socks No. and 2................. pairs 5000
Mattresses, with two covers to EACH. $500
india nsnkin zoo
3,Ooo
Black silk handkerchief. Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Blue cotton and wool cloth trowsers 1900
Do do in the p!ecs...yds 5000
The cotton and wool cleth must be American man.
ufactured, q inches vide inside of list, which lis
must consist on each edge If not less than white
| voolen threads, woven in the whole length Of the
piece; must weigh not less than az ounces per y'd
to contain In each piece about % yards; the
must be cotton pure Indigo blue yarn dyed, and the
filling wool pure Indigo blue, wool dyed. The trow
sers must be made of material as thus described
The blue cloth of which the pea and round jackets
and trowsers to be made must be American man.
ufactured, made Of clean WOOL pure Indigo dyed and
dyed in the wool
The flannel must be all wool, American manufso
tured, wool dyed, pure Indigo blue, and twillrd
must be in pieces of SO yards in length, n inches
wide, weighing ounces per yard, with list on eas
edge of white woollen threats woven in the Who'll,
len 9Th Of the piece. To be packed in bsles Of 10
pieces the pieces to be rolled separately citho any
cloth boards. Each bale TO contain 500 yards and
| 1854 lbs. fadne.
The over and undershirts and drawers and Jump
| ers must be made of flannel a. thus described
The Bsrnsley sheetiny must Re free of cotton, 50
inches in width, aud about 40 yards in each piece.
The canvas duck must be free of cotton, so inches
| in width, and about GO yards in tie piece.
The shoes TO be stamped with the contractors
| name, number of shoe, and year when made; the
sizes be in the following proportion for each co
pairs, unless otherwise ordered viz OF No. s. II
of No. g. IL of No. Z, IL of No q, Of No. 9, of No.
10, Of No. IL. They to conform in all respects
to the samples at the yards and to be delivered in
good, strong boxes, 60 pairs in each. The name OF
| the contractor, contents and the year when made.
marked on each box. The calfskin and the kin
shoee IN he al in ,rafo how
The woollen socks must be woven knit-No J
to weigh not less than ,63S grans No. 2 to weigh
not less than 3OS grains and IL knit he ribbed
The mattresses must weigh 10 pounds, including
| ticking.
The nankin must be of the best India nankin, as
per sample at the yards In regard to length, weight
and texture.
The blankets must weigh three pounds each aud
be SIS by IS inches in size, texture by to Il inch
The black silk handkerchief must be 81 Il by 81 X
inch. and weigh OF. and IL or. Troy; fixture, IL
| by % to "a inch.
schedule Of the two sizes for each 100 pieces OF
made up clothing. and for all clothing materials
| will be found with the samples at the respective
navy yards; ami all the above articles includi g
the necessary buttons, rings &c, are to be July
equal in the quality texture, and finish of ma eriai
pattern and werkma ship. to said samples.
| The number or quantity which viii be required
Of each of the foregoing articles cannot be precisely
stated; it is even possible that of some none may
be required. 4 contract will, therefore, be made
not TO specific number or quantity of any article
but only for such number or quantity of each as the
service may require to be delivered al those navy
yards respectively. The price must Le uniform Of al
the stations.
All the above articles must he subject to such in
specou at the place Of delivery the Chief of this
bureau may direct; and NJ article Will be rccei vel
that is not fully equal to the sample pattern boil
in material and workmanship, and which does 10;
conform in all other respects to the stpula.ions anJ
provisions of the contract to he made
The whole must be delivered at the risk and ex
rense of the contractor, in good, tight substantial
and dry packing BIKES or bales; each box and bal,
to be marked with the contractors name and III
year and month when manufac urei or put up: tn.
whole to be in coed shi piping orier, Tree of all
charges to the United States, and to the entire sal
sfaction Of the in pecting officers said officers to be
appointed by the Navy Department.
The offers must dstis guish the prices for each az
ticle mentioned, and must be calculated to corer
every expense attending the fulflment of the con
tract including the necess ~ metal and navy but
tons.
In case Of failure on the part of the contractors r.
furnish and deliver the several articles which NAV
be ordered from tht m, IN prOpsr time and of prope1
quality, the Chief Of the Bureau of Provisions arc
Clothing shall be authorized to purl base or direc,
purchases to be made Of what may bs required to
supply the deficiency, under the penalty to be ex
pressed in the contract the record of re uisition
or duplicate copy thereof, at the Bureau of Trov
sons and Clothing, or at either of the navy wards
aforesaid, shsl be evidence that such reaustiou
been made and ret eived.
Two or more approved sureties in sum equal 70
the estimated amount Of the respective contracts
| will be required and ten per cantum will be with.
| held from tho amount of all payments on accouu,
thereof as collateral security, and not in any event
to be paid until it is in all resi- complied wit
and ninety per eentum of the amount Of all deliver
les made will be paid by the navy agent within
thirty days after trplicate bills duly authenticated
| shall have been presented to him.
| Bidders whose proposals are accepted land none
ofhers) will be forthwith notified, and as early es
practicable contract will be transmitted to then
for execution, which contract must be returned to
the bureau within five days. exclusive Of the tim,
| required for the regular transmission of the mail
| A record, or duplicate Of the letter informing
bidder OF the acceptance of his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning OF
the act of 1916. and his will be made and accepted In
conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied (es d.
rected in the act of Congress making appropriations
for the naval service for 1876 AZ, approved 10th
August lSi6) by written guaran ee signed by on,
or NOR responsible persons to the effect that he or
they undertake the bidder bidders WILL if his OF
their bid be accepted, enter into obligation with
| in i've days, with good and sufficient sursties te
furnish the supplies proposed. The bureau will moi
be obligated to consider any proposal unless accom-
panied by the guarantee required by law; The com
potency Of the guarantee to be certified by the nay
agent district attorney or some officer of the genera
government known to the bureau.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on al
plication to the Navy Agents at Por .smouth New
| Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia Bal
timore, Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at thi
bureau.
The attention of bidders is called to the sample.
and description of articles required as, in the in
spection for reception, just but rigid companion
will be inside between the articles offered and tn,
sample and contract receiving none that. fall BE-
low them; and their attention is also PARTICULAR,
directed to the annexed joint resolution in addition
| 10 the act of the 10th August, 1916.
Frtract from the act of Congress approved August
10. 1874.
"SEc g. And be Il further enacted, That from and
after the passage of this act every proposal for naya
supplies invited by the Secretary of the Navy, unde
the proVlso to the general appropriation bill fol
the navy, approved March third. eighteen hundred
and forty three shall be accompanied by q written
guarantee, signed by one or more responsible Der
sons to the effect that he they undertake tha,
the bidder or bidders WILL if his or their bid be ac
cepted, enter into obligation in such time as n ay
Dc prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy with