Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-11


Canvas duck tro observation-disclosures. 80
Barns!ey sheeting, in the Iie,e."... yards $4,000
Canvas duck, In tie piece. ....yards 5000
Blue cloth CAPS. 4,G0
Calf SKIN shoss....... ..............pairs 4 600
Kip skin Shoes high cut..............yai-s 1000
Woollen cks, Nos. and 2............pairs 5000
Mattresses with two covers each .-........ 1900
Maxim, blue ...................... 5000
Blanke.s ......................... 5000
Black silk handkeYchiefs ...,,,,,.,... 5000
Blue saline. tTowsers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
Blue satinet in tie pie e...-..........yards o0oo
The cloth for the pea jackets shall be twiIed pilot
WOOL dyed. 1t shall be 81 in shes wide. and weigh
26 ounces per va d. It iball have a list on each
eIge composed OF "a whits tbresds Of all wool. All
pie es .eghing less than Is ounce, per yazd VII be
rejected and each bale Of about 800 yards, mugt
erage IS ounces per yard.
The cloth f. r round jacksts, blue cloth trowsers.
md blue caps shsl be twled, ell woal, OF American
manufacture, AID pure indigo blue, wool dyed. 1t
thread, Of all WOOL All Iiecee under III ounces
per yard viii be rejected; and each bsls Of about
800 yards must average is ounces per yard.
Tee satnet must be American mae uf.ctured, n
i1ches vine inside Of LIST, which list must consist
of not less than ID white woclien threads on e.cb
edge Of the CLOTH IN the whole length Of tn.
pecs r2ust weigh not l'ss than ei ounces per yard
TO coutain Ia each piece about % yards; the warp
must be cotton, pure digo blue, yarn dyed; AID
the filing WOOL pure Indigo bl e, wool dyed. Esch
bale of 400 yards shall average OK ounces to the
yard and no piece 81 all be below 90 ounces to the
yard. The satinet trowse-s must be made Of mat .
rial like tn above.
TIE flannel must be al wool, American mauufac
ure1, wool dyec, pure indigo blue, and tvil,ed ;
must be pieces Of so ris in length, q ir chez
vide, weighing ounces per yard, With list on
ach edge OF white woollen thIea !s woven ia the
whole length OF the pi"ce TO BE- packed in taes o.
pieces, the piec to be rolled separately aoiaoa
nloth boards L oh bale t. contain 500 yards and
1861 pounds flannel. No pie-e to h We less aver
h4 thax 4 A
The oversh.rts, undsrshirts, drawers, and Jump
rs must Re male of flannel like the above
The BaruSey sheet ng NUT be free from cotton,
80 inches in With weight twelve cuncas 3i-I00 PER
y ,rd; texture. 4 by 4 to l-l6 inch.
Tie canvas duck must he free from cotton. Il
inches 10 width, and about So yards in the yioce
double thread. wsrp and f ling. Weight eisht
oune.s 100 per yard. Texture by 10 to l. inch
The shoes must be stsmped with tie contractors
name nun bsr Of shoe, a year when made; the
sizes to DO in the f,loH;ng proportion for each 80
cairs, unless otherwise ortcrr5, viz: Of No OF
No g. IL ofNo. 7, IL of No. s, Of No. g. CT No. TO-
l ofEo
They to conform in .ll respects to tue ssnpl
at ths yard t, end to bs delivered IN good etroag
boxes, 81 pairs in each. The Ea &c CT the cort.sc
tor, contsnts, and the ear when naae, marked OF
each box.
Ihs ceif skin and tie kip-skin shoes to be packed
ia separate bcXe3
The voollen seeks muit be Woyon or knit, and
CONFIRM to ssmp'e.
ticking, which is to bs cut &c. in ZENITH ana 81
i1ctes wide. The co5ers mn MEASURE II inches in
leu 9Th and 70 iaches in width. TIE hair, tcsing,
and covers mu cot form to sanp en.
The nankin must be the best blue American nan
hin, &c inches wide, texture threads by thr-s DIS
to the 18th CT an inch, dyed with Eurs Bengal i..-
d;go.
The bani cts must weigh six pounds Per pair and
MEASURE % by IS inches ta.h. A tala OF GO peiTs
must weigh 900 pounts, AID 10 psir shall wei
less than popnds Is ounces. They must be of
American msnuisct0re, made Of clean wool, and
each bauket must re msrkei gu. g. Navy"
The black six hsnikcrchi.fs must to 3lhby31I
inches, and weigh ounce and Il CLAIMS Troy tax
ture IA by Is to IA inch.
schedule Of the thr sizes fer eeeh leo pis ce7 of
made up c"'hing viii be found with the IMPLIES at
the respective yards; and all thu above articles TO-
cuoing tae necessary buttons rings, &C. ara to be
fully equal in TIA quality, texture c1lor, weight
ard finish OF material. and conform in patti rn,
s'zsF, an workmanship to said samples
Tie number or quantity which will be REQ uir.c
~ eaca OF ha or.e ding articles cannot be precisely
stated. 1t win not be less howsver then tn, Guan
tty spec'fiat in the foregoing list TIE contracts
vi therefore, be made for the quantity OF sch Az
tice 30 specified, and fer such further quantity q
| the 0areau may require Tie price mast be uniform
at oil The stations
All the above articles wust be subject to such i,
s2ecton at the pscs Of delivery ss tn Chi of This
bureau may direct and no arti-ls Will be received
that IL not fully equal to the sample in every re-
4 spect and which does net conf5rm to the stipuIa
tions and proEi''ons OF the con:rart to be ). ado
The Whole must SO deli-orsd q. the ri and ey
penis of the contractor zach box end bale tn he
Ioarked with the contractors name. The in ~pectny
officers to &c appointed by the Navy Department
The oilers must distinguish the prices for tach ar
f;cie mentioned, and must be calculated to cover
every exrsrse Attending tie fililment Of the con
tract, inciu ling the necessary buttons
IN case OF iAlure OF the part of tbs contractors 10
ieiVer the ieyersl articles which mag b, crd red
from them. a: tie proper time and Of The prsn-rous
y TIE Chief Of the Bureau Of Provisions and Cloth.
ing shall be eufho,ized to purchase or direct pl,r
;hases TO Le made Of what may be required TO sup
ply tne deficiency under the penalty to BE- expressed
IN the contract; the record Of q reQusition r du.
phc ate copy thereof It the Bureau Of Provisions
ana Clothing, or at either OF the navy yards af "a.
aid, shall be evidef &c that such requis,ticn has
been msde md received.
Two or more approved suYeties IN a sum aon.I IN
tne estimated amount Of ths respective contracts
VIII De required, aud ten per cantum VIII be With
neli rom the amo~at of III payments on account
,foreoi as security; and not in any event
be paid until IL is in all respec com pled with. anS
ninety per cebtarn Of the amount of all de lie, les
made will &c caii By the navy agent within thirty
tays yer u.pacate oils, Gully authenticated shall
have been presented 10 him.
bidders whose proposals are accepted land nome
otners) WIl be forthwith notified and "a early ss
practicable contract will be transmitted to them
i9r execution, which Contract must bs returned to
the bureau within i've dsys, exclusive of tie time
required for the regular transmission of the mail.
record, Or duplicate Of the letter informing
edd r OF the accsPtan-e Of his PROPOSAL will be
deemed ratification thereof within tie meanIng
of the set Of 1915, and his bid win be made and ee
cepted In conformity with the understanding.
Every ofter mae must b, accompanied (as di.
rected in the act OF Congress making appropr tons
for the naval ss,vics fer si8-'47, approved 10th
August, 1910, by written guarantee signed By ONE
or mors responsible persons, to the ct hat he or
trey undertake that the bidder or bidders will il his
OF tnair bid DO acc pied enter into an o5!isation
Within nVe days, with good and sufficient sure tea
to tIrsisa the supplies propceel. The bureau rill
not De to consider any p-0possi unles, ac.
coInpanied by the guarantee required by law: the
competency Of tn, guarantee to b. certified by the
nay agent, disric: attoraeT the cllector OF the
cust( ms. ~
Bank rms # propo'als may b, obtained on I'D
ptcdtso.s 10 nc many agents at Portsmouth. Ne.u
ddmpSatTe, Eosfon, Nct1 York, Pailedcphia, Ralt;.
more, Hashtsgfo', Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this
The attention Of bidders is called to the sar,pl,s and
Ge;c'lpto" Of articles required as in The inspecion
BEFORE reception, just bst: rigid comparison wil Re
maze o:w e.. ne articles c6sre! and the samples and
coafrac, string none tina. au beloto H..; and bier
attention is olso p1-.iutayly directed e tie aansr
August, 1876. w NN"'"
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