Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-27
office Of Army Clothing and Equipase.

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SEALED PROPOSALS are invited, and Will
- be received at this office until 10 o'clock, a. m
Of the 10th day Of, December next, for furnishing
by contract the following army supplies ma
and Equpage Depot, Schuylkill Arsenal, in guam
titles as required. viz
1900 yards Ga dark.hlue (indigo wool-dyed
twilled cloth, weighing 81 ounces per
$1,000 yards Ga sky blue (indigo wool-dy
twilled cloth, weighing % ounces per
yard -- pa. = - ... a...
1900 yards 81 dark-blue lindiso wool. dyed)
about Ia ounces per yard
$1,000 yards y dark-blus indigo dyed) cotton
and wool fannsls, TO weigh 6K ounces
1900, vaPTd i. y a5a whit. flannel. eo,o, and wool,
to weigh 6 y ounces per yard
II 900 yards dafk-blue serge ga.
10000 yards = Canton flannel, to weigh ounces
per yard
weigh 6K ounces per yard
80 600 yards = cotton drilling, unbleached, to
weigh ~ ounces per yard
5000 yards 2S y inch cotton duck, TO weigh a.
ounces per yard
10000 yards % inch cctton duck, to weigh 10
ounces per yard .....
1900 yards 81 inch cotton duck, to weigh l2A
ounces per yard
20 600 yards SO inch cotton duck, to weigh on
1000 yards y inch cotton duck, to weigh IL
ounces per yard .r
$500 yards ~ inch cotton duck, to weigh 9
ounces per yard
$1,000 soldiers blankets wool, gray, with the
letters u. $. in black, 4 inches inlength
in the centre,) TO be feet long and
festG inches wide, each blanket to weigh
pounds
5000 dozen pairs half stockings, 3 sizes, made
Of good sound fleece wool, and with
double and twisted yarn toweigh 3lbs.
per dozen
fny rfil inf ORA
goons, and rifles
u 900 yards q and y inch worsted faces, yell
low, scarlet, sky-blue, orange, and
400 yards crimson silk lace, y inch
10000 yards cotton tape, ;. inch
l2,l1O yards cotton webbing
B 900 sheets of cotton wadding
$1,000 yards bunting, red, white, and blue, fs,
national flags
5000 gross brass coat buttons
1000 do do vest do
3S eco DO DO white metal %a .9sPsudsr buttons
$4,000 tent buttons, weed, small
% 900 tent slips do do
~ 600 tent buttons do large
Ila hospital tent poles, sets
$50 wall do do do
200 hospital tent pins, large size
5000 do do small size
$500 wall do large do
$1,000 common do
1890 galvanized iron wire staples for tents
400 do do do rods do
1920 mess pans, (iron)
2000 Collins's telling axes
900 axe handles
.2D camp il,ttchets
2.5D do do handles
sTiU spades
20 bugles, with extra mouth-piece
100 trUmpeis
~ tram pet cords, for cavalry
20 drums, artillery
ID drum sings
l2U DairS drum sticks
IS drum-stick Carriages, brass
coo drum heads batter
$50 d!um-heads, snare
395 drum-cords.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Silks, red, white, green, and blue, for regimen
tal flags and gu.dons; silk twist; sewing silk
threads; buckles, brass and iron; fax twin
cotton Irvine; baling rope; brass thimbles for
flags; boiling rope; spears and ferrules for guild
ons.
All Of which It is desirable should be Of domes-
tic manufacture, and must conform I'm all respects
70 the standard patterns sealed in this Office where
they can be examined
Sample patterns will be sent by mail, with any
additional information upon the subject which
my be desired by manufacturers wishing TO offer
proposals
Ten per cent Of the amount Of each delivery
will be retained until the contract shall be COM
peted, which Is 70 be forfeited TO the United States
IN Of defalcation the part Of the contractor
In fulfilling the terms and stipulations Of the con-
tract. About one half Of these supplies will be
required or before the LIST Of July next and pay
ments will be made for them as soon as the next
appropriation by Congress Of funds for this branch
Of the service is available; the remainder viii be
paid for on delivery.
The privilege liz reserved Of increasing by one
third the quantity Of all the supplies above men,
toned.
Contracts will be based upon accepted propo-
sails, for the fulflment Of which two more Sc
curities will be repaired. Bids are desired only
from manufacturers, or regular dealers Ia the ar
ticle proposed to be furnished, and none will be
known as manufacture or regular dealer IN The
desired supplies which fact or the re verse must
he distinctly stated In the bids offered, well as
the names and address Of the persons intended to
tanned.
Letters containing proposals should be endorsed
" Proposals for Army Supplies.n
Address TO q. H. CROSMAN,
Major and q uartermaster, U. s. A.