Eastern times., 1855-05-03


Blue flannel jumpers, 5000
Blue flannel, in the piece, yards 5O,00e
Barnsley sheetng frocks 1000
Canvas duck trowsers, 1000
Barnsley sheetng, in the piece vards 1900
Canvas duck, In the piece wards 5000
Blue cloth caps, Oen
Caf-skin shoes, pair, 1000
kip-skn shoes, high cut, rair, mo
! Wooien socks, Nos. and 2, pair, SO0o
Mattresses, with two covers eachD 1000
| p,.ana.' aasn, o"e' yards 5000
| Black silk handkerchiefs 200
Blue tnet truwsers,
Blue satinet, in the piece, vards 1 ooo .
The cloth for the Jackets shall twIed pilot cS ~
American manufacture, pure indigo blue wool-dved n
shall be 81 inches wde and weigh ounces Der Eard r.
shall have list each edge composed "a white hreaas
Of all wool All pieces weighing less than Is oupees %
yard be rejected; each bale shout 500 yaFda
must average 26 ounces per yard.
The jackets blue cloth trowsers and blue
caps be twilled, WOOL American manufacsure
and pure indigo blue, wooldyed. 1t shall have list
each edge composed or "a white threads all WOOL An
pieces under per yard viii be reected and
bale of about 800 yards Is
The satinet must be American manufactured q inches
wide inside Of list which list consist Of less than
IL white wooen threads each edge the CLOTH wove
in the whole length Of the pieces must weigh than
"a ounces per yard to contain in each piece about Is yars
the warp must be cotton indigo blue yarndyed; and
the filling WOOL pure indigo blue, woodyed Each bale Of
400 yards shall averag nine and half ounces to the yars
and piece shall be below nine and quarter ounces to
the yard The satnet trowsers must be made material
like the above.
The flannel be all wool, American maRufactured
Woodyed pure indigo blue and wled; be in pieces
Of so yards in length, 27 inches wide, weighing ounces
yard with list each edge Of white wooen threads
woven in the whole length Of the piece. To be packed
bales Of 10 pieces the pieces to be rolled separately Aout
cloth boards. Each bale contain 500 yards and I56 IA
pounds flannel No piece to have less ACREAGE weight
| than $40 ounces per yard.
Theovershirts, ,unershts drawers and Jumpers
made offannel like the above.
The Barnsley sheeng must be free from cotton so inches
in wdthi weight twelve ounces Slloo per yard texture
4 by to 1-l6 inch
The canvas duck must be free from cotton n inches in
| in he
ami filling Weight eight ounces q 100 per yard Tex
ture 9by 10 to 4 inch.
The shoes must stamped with the CONTRACTOR, name
number Of shoe, and year when made; the sizes
the following proportion for each so pairs unless otherwise
ordered, viz Of No s. OF No. IL or No T. 12of No. g.
| of No. Q, 3 Of No. 10, of No. IL. f
They to conform r all respects the samples the
yards and to be delivered in good strong boxes so pairs in
The the contractor contents and the year
when made, marked on each box.
The cafskin and the kp-skin shoes to be packed in
| separate boxes.
The wooIen socks be knit, and conform to
1 sample.
Tie mattresses weigh 10 pounds including ticking
which is to be cut feet in length and 81 inches wide. The
coverSmust II inches in length and 20
width. The hair ticking and to sam
| pies.
The nankin must be the best blue American nankn %
inches wde texture threads by threads to the 10th Of
an inch, dyed with pure Bengal indigo.
The blankets weight six pounds pair, and
IS by rs inches each. bale Of so pairs weigh
800 pounds, and pair shall weigh less than pounds l3
They must be Of American manufacture, made Of
clean wool; and each blanket must be marked ~. s.
Navy
The black silk handkerchiefs must By by SIX inch
and weigh and II grains Troy Il BY %
| to is inch
schedule othe three sizes for each 100 pieces of made
up clothing win he found with the samples the respective
yards and all the above articles including the
buttons rings &c, be fully equal in the quality,
texture color weight and finish of material and conform
in pattern, sizes, and workmanship TO said samples
The number Of quantity which will be required Of each
Of the foregoing articles cannot be precisely stated 1t will
be less however, than the quantity specified in the
foregoing list The contracts wii therefore, be made for
the quantity Of each article specified, and for such fur
ther qan;iy as the bureau require The price must
be uniform at all the stations.
All the above articles be subject such inspection
at the place Of delivery the chief Of this bureau di
rect; and article will be received that is not fully equal
the sample in every respect and which does conform
the spuations and provisions ote contract to be made
The whole must be delivered at the risk and OF
the Each box and bale marked with the
The inspecting officers to be appointed
| by the Navy Department.
The offers must distinguish the prices for article
mentioned and be calculated expense
attending the fuhment Of the contract including the
cessary buttons
the several articles which be ordered from them,
time and Of proper quality the Chief the Bureau
Provisions and Clothing shall be authorized purchase
direct purchases be made Of what be required
supply the deficiency under the penalty be expressed
the courac the record Of requston duplicate copy
thereof at the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, at
either ayy-yanls shall evidence that
such requisitiOn has been made and received.
Two more approved sureties in sum equal to the
estimated amount Of the respective contracts will be
qured and per centum will be withheld frm th amount
Of all account thereof collateral security,
and any be paid until in all respects
complied wth and ninety per centum the amount
deliveries made will be paid by the navy agent within thirty
days after duplicate bills duly authenticated, shall have
been presented to him.
Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted (and
others will be forthwith notified, and early practical
BILE will be transmitted them for execution,
which be returned to the bureau within Eve
days. exclusive Of the time required for the regular
| mission Of the mail
A record or duplicate of the letter informing bidder
OF the acceptance OF his PROPOSAL will be deemed
foation her Of within the meaning Of the act Of 1916
and his bid Will be made aud accepted in conformity
with this understanding.
| Every offer made be accompanied (as directed
in the nct of Congress making appropriations for the
val service for lS4 IA approved 10th August, s4e) BY
written guarantee signed by responsible
persons thai he they that the hid
der bidders wilt fhis bid he accepted enter
obligation within five day with good and sufficient
sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed The bureau
will not be obligated consider any proposal unless
companied by the guarantee required BY law; the
potency Of the guarantee be certified BY the navy
agent, district attorney the collector of the
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained oppIca-
tion TO the naUy dgrts at Portsmouth, NeW Hampshire,
Boston, Ntw York. Philadelphia. Baltimore, Washington,
Norfolk, Pensacola, and at this bureau.
The attention Of bidders is called TO the samples and
description Of articles required the inspection be-
fore reception, but rigid comparison ,i
betreen the article offered and the sample contract
receiring that fall beloic them and Gkeir attention
is also particularly directed the annered joint resof-
tion, addicR to the act of the 10th august 1916.
Ertrac from the act Of Cong ess approved Aug 10, 1S46
'.sEc. d. Andb be ii further enacted, That from and
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supplies invited by the Secretary of the Navy under The
provsJ 10 the general appropriation bill Tor tAe navy
approved March third eighteen hundred and rty
shall be panied by written guarantee, sigUed
one responsible persons to the effect that he
they undertake that he bidder bidders will, IL his or
their bid he accepted, emer into obligation, In such
time may he prescribed by the Secretary Of the Navy
with good and sufficient sureties TO furnish the supplies
proposed No pro- osa shall be CO nsdered unless
companied by such guarantee Il after the acceptance
of oposal and notification thereof the bidder
bidders, he they shall fail TO Into obligation
within the time prescribed b, the Secretary the Navy
with good and sufficient suretes for furnishing snp-
plies. then the ecreary OF the Navy shall proceed 10
contract with some other for furnish
ing the said plies and shall forthwith diff
between the contained In proposal scs
guaranteed aud the for which he NAV have COM
racied for furnishing The said supples for the whole
period of the proposal, be charged up against sa
bidder bidders and his their
and the may be Immediately BY the Uni
ted States, for the Of the Navy Department. in an
action Of deb, against elber or all Of said PERSONA
Public, No. ~
JOINT RESOLUTION relative 10 bids for provisionsy
clothing, and small stores for the ofihe navy.
Resolved By the Senate aud House of Representaffper
of the United States of america Congress assembled
That all bids suDpies trOyi-iOls- clathinu