Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-19


Canras duck tros 90
Barnsey sh.eting, In the Iiece..... yards 1000
Canvas duck, in tie piece. s 900
Blue clio d caps. 40
Calf ss1n shoss........... ...........pairs 600
KID fkin shoes high cut .... , ,.....r airs 4 O00
woolen g cks, Nos l and 2.............pars 5000
Mattresses. with two covers each) ......... g 90
Naokin, blue. ..................... yards 1000
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
Black silk handkerchiefs.. ........ 5000
bCe sa lnet tIowsers 1000
Blue sstinet, In the pie'e........-.-.yaris 5000
The cloth for the pea jackets shall be t~iIed pilot
cloth Of American manufscrur., pure in iigo tlu-,
WOOL dyed. 1t shall be 81 inshes vide and weigh
rs ounces per yard 1t ihall have list on each
eige composed of q whits thre,ds Of all wooI. All
pie Ching less than Is ounces per ,ad will be
Rejected aud each bs'e of about 800 yards, must sv
| erage ounces per yard.
The cloth T round jackets, blne cloth trousers
spd blue caps sh, be tviled. all WOOL Of American
manu- lscture. and pure indigo blue, wool dyed. II
'hreai, Of all wool. All pieces under 17t ounces
per ard will be rsjected and each bale of about
800 yards must average Is ounces per yard.
7 satinet m lst be American ma ufsr tured, q
i1ches wine ius,de Of st, which list must consist
Of not less than II white lien threads on e,ch
edge Of the CLOTH wove, in the hole length OF III.
ece; must WEIGH not ss than Of ounces pr yard
to contain Ia each piece about 2s yards: tn. wsrp
the filing WOOL pure iadiyn bl e, wo j d ell Esch
bale Of ADO yards shall AVERAGE OK ounces to t.
yard, and no piece 81 all be b-lov 9 ouncea to the
| yard. The satinet trowsers must be made Of mat
| ria like tn above.
TIE flannel must be AL WOOL American manufac
| turet, wool dyea, pure indigo blue, and tTilied;
must be pisces Of soy r's In length, "a riches
| vide, weighing ounces per yvrd, with a LET on
'ach edge ola white woollen threat woven In the
who'll leooth OF The pi To b. racked Ia bales
pieces, the pieces to be rolled SEPARATELY withO
| cloth boards E-ch bale t. contain 500 yards and
| 1861 pounds flannel. No piece to we less aver
| age weight than 1910 o. noes per yard
The overshrts, undsrshirts, drawers, and jump
| ers must be male of ,nn-l like the above
The Barnsley sheet ng NUT be free from Gotten,
so inches in with; weight twelve ounces 3I.lOO per
yIrd; texture, by to l-l6 inch.
The canvas duck must be free from cotton, n
inches in width, and about SO yards 10 the ri.ce.
double thrasd, wsrp and ling. Weight EIGHT
ounces 3 100 per yard. Texture 9 by 10 to Z inch
The shoe! must be ,tauped with the contract RS
name nun Der Of shoe. ard year when msde; he
| sizes t, he in the following proportion for each SO
pairs, unless otherwise orhcrad viz: of No. S. of
No 6 of No., IL of No. S, OF No. g. of No. 10.
! 1 of No IL.
They to conform in ell respect, to the samples
| at the yard and te Be delivered in good stroog
boxes, 80 pairs in each. The ma Oe Of tia cnptrac
tor. contents, and the year when made, marked on
| ea-h box.
The calf skin and the kip-skin shoes to be packed
| In separate boxes
The wool!en 81 cks must be woven or knit, AMI
| confirm to ssmp'e.
| The msttres, es must weigh 10 pounds, including
1 l!ChOR, NnlCD l. I'd DA cut D zee. IN len tn 81
incbes wide. The covers must meas ure II in che. in
length and 90 mckee in width. The hair tic. ing,
| snd covers mu t COZ form to sanlp es.
The nanki3 must be the best blue American nar-
kin. 70 inches wide. texture threads by tar =, DIS
to the 18th Of en- inch, dyed with pure Bengal in
d;So.
The b'susets must weigh SIX pounds per pair. an 1
measure IS by7s inches "a n. hale of 90 pai a
must weigh 800 pounds, and no pair shall weigh
less THAI pounds 13 OUNCES. They must be or
American manufacture, made If clean wool, and
| each Blanket must re msrke: 81. s. Navy"
The black s'lS hsnikerchi is must Re 81 "a by3l 4
inches, and weigh ounce and IL grains Troy; tex
| ture IL by % to IA inch.
Ascsedule Of The THREE sizes for each 100 pieces of
made IN clothing viii be found with the samples at
the respective yards ard all the above articles
cluding the necessary buttons. rings &c, are to be
fully eausl in th- quality, texture, c;lor weight
| and finish OF material. end conform In patti RI,
| sit as, an work manehp TO said samples.
The number or quantity which will be reqnir,d
OF each OF The foregoing articles cannot be precisely
stated. 1t will not be less however, than tn. quau
tity sDecist in the foreg ing list. Tie contracts
wi l. Therefore, be made for the ,snty of esch ar
tice 30 specified, and for su h further quantity
the hsreau msy require. The price must be uniform
| at all the stations
| All the alb We articles must be subject to UGH in
sfection at the place Of delivery tn, chief Of this
bureau may direct and no article will he rsceis ed
that Is Dot fully equal to the sample in every re.
| spect and which does MT confirm to the stipula
| tons and proyisons of the con'rart to be ~ade
The Who'll. must BE delivered a. the ri. and e1-
pensa of the contractor. Zach box snd bale to bs
| marked with tte contractors name. The in -pectine
officers tn be appointed by the Navy Department.
The offers must distinguish the prices for ZACH
| t!cle mentioned. AM must be calculated to cover
every exncnse atten ling the fllflment of the con
| tract, incluting the Necessary buttnps.
In case OF failure the part of the contractors
deliver the everal articles which may b, ord red
from tHem a. the proper time md of the prnp y qu
tty, the Cheff the pureau Of Provisions and Cloth.
| ing sha be authorized to purchase or direct pur
n IN nf hat ha~
ply the deficiency, under the penal 70 be xpres ed
in the contract; the record OF reQuisition du-
p''c'te copy thereof st the Bureau of Provisions
and Clothing, or at either OF the navy wards afnrp
| said, shall be evids ce that such requisition has
been inside nd received.
| Two o. more approved sureties IN q sum soua, TO
| the estimated amount Of thu respective contracts
will he required, and ten per crntum viii be with
held from the amount Of all payments on account
thereof "a collateral security and net in any
be paid until it is, In all repec sconpled with; md
ninety per osntIn Of the amount Of all de / e,iss
made will no rnid BY the navy sgsnt within thirty
days alter tripiicate bills, uly autheaticat shall
| have boon presented to him.
| Bidders whose proposals are accepted land none
others) will b forthwith notified and as early az
practicable contract will be transmitted to them
| for execution, which contract must be returned to
the bureau within i've days, exclusive of the time
| required for the regular transmission of the mail
record, or du licate Of the letter Informing a
bdd OF the acceptance of his prop sal win bs
| deemet O notification thereof within the meaning
OF the act OF 1873 end his bid will be made and &c
| cepted In conformity with the underst ,nding
Every offer maze must b. accompanied las di.
recte1 IN the act Of Con making sppropr tons
for the naval service f-r 846-'47, approved 10th
August, 1879 by written guarantee signed by one
or mora responsible persons to the rffct hat he or
they underi axe that the bidder or bidders i'll II his
or their bid be accepted. enter into an obigat IN
within five days, With good and SUFFICIENT sureties
| to furnish the Supplies propnsei The bureau i'll
not be obligated to consider any popoal unless &C.
| compsnied by the guarantee required by law; the
competency Of the guarantee to be certified by the
navy agent, district attorney, the collector of the
custC ms.
| Bank forms IF propssalS may BE- obtained on Cd.
pttcdtior to Ue macy dssnts at Portsmouth, Nsu
| Hampshire, Eos'on, Neo Fork Philadelphia Balti.
more, Washington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this
| bureau.
The attention Of bidders is caled to the samples and
description of articles required as, in the inspection
before reception. jest bu. rigid comparison toI be
made be 10 ca the articles cerea and the samples and
CONTRACT recefung tina fall belo,o u,m: and kh>ir
attention is also par iudry directed to the annsxed
joint resolution, IN addition to the 40, Of the 10Th OF
| august, lS46.