Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-01

Do drawers, twilIed and wool dyed. 4'SoS
Do Jumpers do do -. 1900
Blue flannel in the piece. 60,O0O
Barn,ley sheeting frocks. 5000
Canvas duck 1900
Barnsey eting in the pece........ yards % 600
Canvas duck, in the yards 1000
Blue Cloth 1900
ia -oCu
kip'skn shoes high pair 500
Woolen Stockings. ayr 00
Do socks, No. snd 2........-.-..... ,airs 5000
Mattresses with two covers to each. 500
India nenkin sc
Blankets. - 3 Coz
Black silk handkerchief. leefr
Blue cotton and wool cloth trowsers ......... 2coo
Do do ia the pivc vi, 3 90
The cotton aud wool cloth must be america, IN H.
ufactured. q inches vide inside # lisI, which lis
must consist On each .uge + not less tlan white
vooilen threads, woven in Il, whole length Ia
piece; must weigh not less than 81 ounce, y.-r "a
| to contain in each piece about % yards: the war
must be cotton pure Indigo blue, yarn dyed and the
filling wool pure Indigo blue, wool dyec. The trow
| sers must be made of material as thss described
The blue cloth Of which the pea and round Jackets
| Ind trowse to be made must be American man.
ufactured, made Of clean WOOL pure Indigo dyei and
dyed in the wool
| The flame! must be all wool, American manufec.
| tnred, wool Dyed pure Indigo blue, and twilled:
rpnst be in pieces of so yards in length, q inches
wide, weighing ounces per yard, with list on eaS
edge OF white woollen threads woven in the whole
| length Of the piece. To be packed in bales of 10
pieces the pieces to be rolled parately tctlo any
cloth boards. Each bale to contain 500 yards, and
| 1861 lbs fla mel.
ers must be made of flannel as thus described
| The Barnsley sheeting must Re free of cotton so
inches in width, and about 46 yards in each piece
The canvas duck must be free Of cotton so inches
| in width, and atout SO yards in the piece
| The shoes 10 be stamped with the contractors
| name, number Of shoe, and year when made the
sizes TO be in the following proportion for each co
pairs, unless otherwise ordered viz s of No & II
of No. 6, IL of No. I, Il of No 6, of No. g. of No
TO- eff No. IL. They to conform in ali respects
to the samples at the yards and to be delivered in
| good strong boxes, 81 pairs in each. The name of
the contractor, contents, and the year when made,
marked on each box. The calfskin and the kip
skin shoes to be packed in separate boxes
The woolen socks must be woven or knit-No.
to weigh not less than ,63S grains: No. to weigh
not less than 130S grains and if knit TO be ribbed
The mattresses must weigh 10 pounds, including
ticking
The nankn must be of the best India naukin. as
per sample at the yards, in regard to length weight
and texture.
The blankets must weigh three pounds Zach. and
be 5S by IS inches in size, texture by to u inch
The black silk handkerchiefs must be 81 u by 3l15
inch. aud weigh o. and IL gr. Troy; fixture, Ii
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 tie above articles includi g
the necessary buttons, rings, &C.. to be fully
equal in the quality texture and finish of ms eraI
pattern and werkms nshio. to said samples
The number or quantity which will be required
Of each of the oregong articles cannot be precisely
T stated; it is even possible that of none may
| be required. contract will, therefore, be- made
not TO- specific number quantity of any article
but only for such number quantity of each as the
service may require to be delivered at those navy
yards respectively. The price nsest be uniform at al
| the stations.
, All the above articles must be subject to such in
spection at the place of delivery the ef of this
bureau may direct; and NJ article will be received
hat not f1lt n
in material and workmanship, and which does no,
conform in all other respects the stpulaions and
3 provisions of the contract to he made.
The whole must be delivered at the risk and ex
pense of the contractor il good, tight, substantial
and dry packing boxes or bales each box and bale
to be marked with the contract, RS name and tn.
year and month when manufac ured or put up; the
whole to be in good shipping order free of all
charges to the United States and to the entire sat
isaction of the inspecting officers said officers to be
appointed by the Navy Department.
The offers must distE guish the prices for each ar
ticle mentioned, and must be calculated to co, e,
every expense attending the fufnent of the con
tract including the necess Try metal ami navy but
T tons.
In case of failure ON tbe part Of the contractors 70
Furnish and deliver the several articles which may
be ordered from ths IN prOp>r time and of prope,
quality, the Chief of the Bureau CT Provisions ar d
Clothing shall be authorized to purchas or direct
purchases to be made OF what may BE- required "a
supply the deficiency, under the penalty to be OK
pressed in the contract; the record of re usition
OF uuplcate copy tnereof, at the Bureau of PrOyi
sons and Clothing, or at either of the navy yard.
aforesaid, shall be evidence that such requiston bs
been made and retev, d.
!. Two Or more approved sureties in sum eausl tc
the estimated amount of the respective contrsc,.
will be required, and ten per centum will BE- Nth
held from the amount Of all payments on account
thereof collateral security. and not in any ey..r
to be paid until it is in all reslec complied wit
and ninety per centum OF 4 amount Of ali !, liver
D les made will be paid by the navy agent vihir
thirty days alter triplicate bills du'y authentira
shall have been pr scented 70 hin.
Bidders whose proposals accepted land ron.
others) will be forthwith notified and as earl, q
practicable contract viii he TRANSMITTED I, theI,
for execution, viii contract must be returned tC
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 b,
deeme d notification thereof within the meaning y
the act Of 1916, and his will be made sna in
conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must b. accompanied las di
rected in the act of Cor masiDg appropriation,
for the naval service for 1916 AZ, approved lOrf
August 1S46) by written guf -an.ee, signed by on,
more responsible persons, to the effect that he o-
they undertake the bidder bidders will if his O,
their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation with
in five days, with good and sufficient sursties Il
furnish the supplies proposed The bureau will nor
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
agent, district attorney or some officer of the genera
government known to the bureau.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtaiued on an
plication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth. New
Hampshire; Boston, New York, Philadelphia Bal
timore Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at thi
bureau.
The attention of bidders is called to the samples
and description of articles required S. in the in
spection for reception just but rigid comparison
will be made between the articles offered and tn.
sample and contract receiving none that fall be
low them; and their attention is also particularly
directed ts the annexed joint resolution in addition
TO the act of the 10th August, 1916.
Extract from the act Of Congress approved Lwyus
| 10, 1874
s'SEc. 8. And be ii further enacted, That from ant
after the passage of this act, every proposal for
supplies invited by the Secretary of the Navy under
the proviso to the general appropriation bill fol
the navy, approved March third, eighteen hundred
aud forty three, shall be accompanied by writer
sons to the effect that he or they undertake thai
the bidder or bidders WILL if his or their bid be &C
cepted enter into obligation in such time as may
be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, with
good and sufficient sureties, to furnish the supplies
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