Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-05-27

Do 90 do S,uOU
Darnsley sheetng fFocks 1900
Barnsley sheeting the piece yards $4,000
Canvas duck, in the piece .?..-...-..do 1000
calf:skn shoes pairs 5000
Kipskin shoes high cut DO 1900 1900
Do SOCKS, 10 and 5000
Mattresses with two covers to each) ......... 500
India nankin pieces IoO
Black silk bandkerchiefs 10000
Blue and wool cloth trowsers ..:........ 1000
do cd in the m piece Re yards ,n 5s9o
ured inches list which list must consist
each edge of not less than - white wooen threads woven
81 per yard to contain in each piece about %
dyed and the filling wool pure indigo blue wooldyed
The rowsers must be made Of material as thus described
as eS be of as sha Be
made WOOL pure indigo died land died in the wool
woo-dyed pure indigo blue and twed; be pieces
of 50 yards length 81 inches wide wghing ounces per
the whole length Of the piece To be packed in
bales of 10 PIECES the pieces to be rolled o ad
The over and under-shrts and drawers jumpers
be made of flannel thus described.
The Barnsey sheetng must be free of cotton 80 inches
The canvas duck must be free of cotton 80 inches in
width, and about So yards in the piece .-.,-
shoe and when made the sizes to be in the
following proportion for each 50 pairs unless otherwise
of No. g. No. TO- No IL. They to conform in
all respects the samples the yards and to be delivered
in good strong boxes 80 pairs in EACH The name of the
contractor contents the year when made, marked
each box The cakn and the kpskin shoes to be pack
ed in separate boxes
The woollen socks must be knit-No to weigh
isos grans and ni if knit to be ribbed
The mattresses must WEIGH 10 pounds including ticking
at the yards regard length width weight and texture
The blankets must weigh pounds each and be 50 by IS
The black silk handkcrchefs be 81 by 81 u inch,
and weigh and - gr Troy; texture a by % to IN
nl,oJ, oOff OF
clothing and all clothing materials Will be found with
the samples at the respective and all the above
be fully equal in the quality texture and finish of material
The OK Wch required of each of
the foregoing articles cannot be precisely stated it is even
Will therefore be made not for specific guam
ty of any article but only for such number or quantity OF
navyyards respectively Tie price must be uniform at all
All the above articles subject inspection
the place of delivery the chief of this bureau d
he ana mo- be o IN and
ship which does conform in all other respects
The whole must be delivered at the risk and expense of
the contractor in good tight substantial and dry packing
name the and month when manufac
ured Put up; the whole to be in good shipping order
satisfaction of the inspecting officers said officers to be
pointed BY the Navy department
mentioned and must be calculated to
attending the fulment of the contract including the
casSary metal and navy buttons.
In of failure the part of the contractors to furnish
ana deliver the several aratess mnien nay De from
and Gohg a be fo
purchase direct purchases made of what may be
qured supply deficiency the penalty
pressed in the CONTRACTS the record of requEsition
copy thereof at the Bureau of and
Clothing either of the navy yards aforesaid, shall be
that such requistion has been made and received
tmated amount of the respective contracts will be required
and per centum will be withheld from the of
all payments account thereof collateral security and
not IN event to be paid until is in all respects COM
veres made will be paid by the navy agent within thirty
days after trPcate bills daily authenticated shall have
Bidders whose proposals accepted (and none other
will be forthwith notified and early practicable con-
tract must be returned to the bureau within five days.
elusive of the time required for the regular of
the mail.
record duplicate of the letter informing bidder of
lion thereof within the meaning the Of is46 and his
bid will be made and accepted in conformity with this I'M
Every offer made be accompanied Gas directed in
he act of Congress making appropriations for the naval
guarantee signed by or more responsible persons
the effect that he they undertake that the bidder
obligation within five days. with good and sufficient
les furnish the supplies proposed The bureau will not
obligated to consider proposal unless accompanied
~ the guarantee reauiried BY law the the
officer of the general known to the bu
eau,
the macy agents Portsmouth, Neo HAMPSHIRE Boston,
lea0 FORK FAaadep1ia, Baltimore, WasAagton Norfolk,
Tie attention Of bidders is called to the samples and de
rpton Of articles required, IN tie inspection recep
Just bit rigid comparison qcU be made 6etOeee tile
rtcs 0red and the sample and contract receiUing
hat 1 6eoW them and their attention is also particularly
ed the annexed joint resotutiOn IN addition to the act
f the 18Th 4ugust, 1916.
attract the act Of Congress- approved august TO- 1916.
"SEc. 6. Ind be 1T further enacted, That from and after
of this act every proposal for naval supplies
,ved by the Secretary of the Navy provso
general appropriation bill navy approved March
1ird eighteen hundred and fortyhree shall be accompa
led by written guarantee, signed by respon-
bic persons to the effect that he they undertake that the
dder bidders WILL his their bid be accepted enter
Secretary of the Navy with good and sufficient sure
to furnish the supplies proposed No proposal shall be
nsdered unless accompanied by such If after
acceptance of proposal and notification thereof to
litigation within the time prescribed by the Secretary
Navy with good and sufficient sureties for furnishing
supplies, then the Secretary of the Navy shall
contract with some other person OF persons for furnish
the said supplies and shall forthwith differ
between the amount contained the proposal quar-
ted and the for which he contracted
furnishing the said supplies for the whole period
oposa to be charged up against said bidder bidders
id his or their guarantor guarantors and the
Immediately recovered by the United States for the use
the Navy Department. action of debt against either
all of said persons. - :
Public, No. ~
)INT RESOLUTION relative bids for provisions co-
thing, and small stores for the of the navy.
Resoioed 6y the Senate and House Of Representatives Of the
eI States Of Ane,ica in Congress assembled That
DIS for supplies of provisions clothing and small
the use OF the navy may be rejected the option of
department, if made by who is not known
acurer of regular dealer in the article proposed to be
rnshed whicn fac or the must be distinctly
have failed to comply with the conditions of
acts they have previously entered into with the Unit