Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-07
Office Of Army Clothing and EquiPase.
PHILADKLPHIA, October %, 1855.


SsEALED PROPOSALS are invited, and will
- be received at this Office until 10 O'Clock, m,
of the 10th day Of December next, for furnishing
by contract the following army supplies ma
terials deliverable at the United States Clothing
and Equipage Depot, Schuylki!l Arsenal, in guam
titles as required. viz
5000 yards ca dark-blue (indigo wool-dyed)
twilled cloth, weighing 81 ounces per
$4,000 yards sky-blue atndigo wool-dyed)
twilled cloth, weighing - ounces per
yard
1000 yards CO dark-blue (indigo wool -dyed)
cloth, FOR caps and bands, weighing
about II ounces per yard
22,O0O yards y dark-blue (indigo Dyed cotton
and wool fannels, % weigh 6x ounces
1870 900 Yards IS white flannel, cotton and wool
TO weigh G \ ounces Per yard
II 900 yards dark-blue serge
$50 600 yards y Canton flannel, TO weigh ouncss
per yard
100 900 Yards u cotton drilling, unblesched, 10
weigh 6 y ounc,s per yard
so 900 wards z, cotton drilling, unbleeched, TO
weigh ~ ounces per yard
IS, 900 ya-ds y inch cotton duck, to weigh Ia \
ounces per yard
~ 900 yards y Z inch ton duck, to weigh 10
ounces per yard
Il 200 wards 81 inch cotton duck, 10 weigh - !.
ounces per ward
10 900 yards 80 inch cotton duck, to weigh 9H
~ ounces per ydId .,-, .,
1000 yards - inca cotton duck, TO weigh ii
ounces per yard
$500 Yards - inch cotton duck TO weigh 9
ounces rer yard
$4,000 soldiers blankets. wool, gray, with the
let erS L =. in black, 4 inches inlength,
in the centre,) 20 bs feet long and 5
fett6 inches wide, each blanket 10 weigh
pounds
u 0Uu dozen pairs half stockings, Q sizes, made
OF good sound fleece wool, and with
double and twisted yarn TO weigh 3 lbs
per dozen
III too DDmDOnS. for artillery. llfdntrv. dra-
goons and rides
- 600 Yards y and y inch w3rsted laceS, vel
low, scarlet, sky-blue, orange, and
400 Yards crimson silk lace, inch
40 900 W rdS cotton tape. "A inch
1910 Yards cotton webbing
B 900 sheets OF cotton waddng
10000 Yards bunting, red, white, and blue, Tor
national flags
1900 gross brass coat buttons
1000 d. do vest do
5000 do white metal suspeudaF bsttons
1900 do do do shirt do
l3i,0cO tent buttons, wood, small
rs 900 tent slips do do
l0,o coo ten! tent by buttons do do large
l42 hospital mt poles, sets
81 wall do do do
2OO hospital tent pins, large size
5000 do do SINAI. size
$500 wall do large do
$1,000 common do
i0.7O0 gaIvaniz d iron wire staples for tents
1 GOO do do do rods do
, ,2U0 mess pans. (iT5n)
1900 Collins Telling axes
,010 axe handles
200 camp hatchctS
2,5G0 90 do handles
500 spades
~ bugles, with extra mouth pieces
100 trumpets
~ trumpet cords for cavalry
~ drums, artillery
5 drum slinyS
mai &c hrgtp pta
- drum-stick carriages, brass
6tA drum heads, batter
go q uni heads, snare
315 drum-Cords.
MISCELLANEOUS
silks, I'd, white, green, and blue, for regimen
tai flags ana gu.d0as; silk twist; sewing il ::
threads; bUCkl-s, brass and iron; lax Irvine
cotton iwine; baling rope; brass tbimhles for
flags 5oiting rope; spears and ferrules for guild
All o, which It is desirable should be Of domes
tic manufacture, #nd must conform in all respects
10 the standard patterns sealed in this ofst WI ere
they can he examined
Sample patterns viii be sent by mail, with any
additional Information upon the subject which
IN Y be desired by manufacturers wishing TO oac7
proposals.
Ten per cent OF the amount eff each delivery
VII be retained until the contract shall be com
plcted which is to be forfeited the nssd States
in case Il dsfdc2t!on on the part Of he contract
iGfal1iiing the TENS and stpulatiOns Of the con-
required or before the LIST Of July next and pay
InentS will be ..sade f,r them soon as the Eext
appropriation 10y Congress Of funds for this brancL
cf the service a. available; TIE remainder viii be
p2id foE OF dziiyery.
The privilege f. reserved o: increasing by one
third the quantity Of al The supplies above men
toned.
Contracts will be based upon accepted p;opo-
sails, for the fuldlmeEt Of which two or more Sc
curities VII be required Bids are desired only
from manu- actdreIs, Or regular dealers In the ar
tiCle propoS, d TO b, furnished, ard mona will be
respected CT considered from any one who Is not
known as manufacturer or regular dealer I'm The
desired supplies; which fBct, or the verse must
be distinctly stated in the bids Ctfe:ed, well as
the names and address f the persons intended TO
be proposed Is securities in case contract IS OBJ
tanned.
Letters containing propos lis should lie endorsed
Proposals for Army supplies
Address TO Il. II. CROSMAN,
Major and q uartermaster, y. . A.
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