Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-02

Office of Army Clothing and Equipage.


SEALED PROPOSALS are invited, and will
~ be received at this Office until 10 O'Clock, m
OF the 10th day of december next, for furnis hing
by contract the following army supplies a ma
terials, deliverable at the United States Clothing
ana Equipage Depot, Schuylkin Arsenal, in guam
titles as required. viz
$1,000 yards Ca d,rk-blue (indigo wooi-dyed)
twilled cloth, weighing 81 ounces per
ward
$4,000 yards Ga sky-hlue indigo wool-dyea)
twilled cloth, weighing - ounces per
1000 yards g. dark-blue (indigo wool-dyed)
cloth, for caps and bands, weighing
about IA ounces per yard
2,ooo yards dark-blue tindigo dyed) cotton
and wool hannels, 10 weigh OK ounces
I3O, OOa yards IS white flannel, cotton and wool.
, to weigh OK ounces per yard
III 600 yards dark-b blue serge
1000 yards \ Canton flannel to weigh ounces
100 900 yards 4 cotton drilling, unbleached, 10
sOOOO ra %dsign sS onnG,s Per yard
weigh * ounces per yard
90. QUO yaTqs 20 inch cotton duck to weigh Ii \
ounces per yard
10000 yards 2sK inch cotton duck, to weigh 10
1900 yards "a inch cotton duck, to weigh u L
ounces per yard
2o,OoO yards 80 inch cotton duck, to weigh On
ounces per yard
1'ooo yaIus Y inch cotton duck, TO weigh Ill
ouroei per yard
3.5OO yards y inch cotton duck, to weigh o
ouEces Fer ward
$1,000 soldiers blankets, wool, gray, with the
letters L ;. in black, 4 inches In length
IN the centre,) 10 be feet long and 5
feet6 inches wide, each blanket 70 weigh
pounds
5000 dozen pairs half stockings, 3 sizes, made
OF good sound fleece wool, and with
dou9.e and twisted yarn; to weigh 3 lbs
H600 pOmpons, for artillery, infantry, dra-
gGons, and rifles
$4,000 yards y and X inch worsted laces, vel
low, scarlet, sky-hue, orange, and
400 yards crimson silk lace, X inch
10000 yards cotton tape, \ inch
IL, 470 yards cotton webbing
B 600 sheets of cotton waddinp
2O,OOO yards bunting, red, white, and blue, for
national flags
1900 gross brass coat buttons
1000 do do vest do
5000 do white metal suspender buttons
5000 do do do SHIRT do
lS3 900 tent buttons, wood. small
70 600 tent slips do do
10 500 500 TENT s SH1son' do do Large Sgg
lac hospital tent poles, sets
$50 wall do do do
200 200 hospital tent pins, large size
5000 do do small size
3,cO0 wall do large do
$4,000 common do
1890 galyaniz'd iron wire staples, for tents
4,oU do do do rods do
2, 200 mess pans, Oron)
2 600 Collins's telling axes
900 axe handles
200 camp hatchets
2 500 do do handles
500 spades
q, 20 bagles, with extra mOuth-pieces
30 trumpet cords, for cavalry
20 drums, artillery
Is drum sings
100 pairs drum-sficks
"a drum-stick Carriages, brass
bu0 dFum-heads, batter
$50 dIum-h heads snare
315 drum-cords.
MISCELLANEOUS
SlIks, red white, green, and blue, FOR regimen
tai flags and .guldons; silk twist; sewing silk
threads buckles, brass and iron fax twine
cotton Irvine; baling rope; brass thimbles FOL
nagsi boiling ropei spears and ferrules for guild
ems.
All Of which 1t is des; rable should be Of domes
tic manufacture, and must conform I'm all respects
to the standard patterns sealed in this ONCE where
they can be examined
Sample patterns will be sent by mail, with any
additional Information upon the subject which
m'y be desired by manufacturers wishing 10 oneI
proposals
Ten per cent Of the amount of each delivery
will be retained until the contract sha be COM
pleted which is to be forfeited to the United States
In case Of defalcaton the part Of the contractor
In fulfilling the terms and stipu,ations Of the con.
Tract. About one half Of these supplies will be
required before the LIST Of July next and nav.
ments will be made Tor them as soon as the mex,
appropriation by Congress Of funds for this branch
Of the service is available; the remainder win be
paid for on delivery.
The privilege is reserved Of Increasing by one.
third the quantity Of all the supplies above men
toned.
Contracts will be based upon accented propo.
sails, for the fulflment Of which two or more se.
curities will be required Bids are cesired only
from manufacturers, or regular dealers in the IN.
ticle proposed to be furnished, and none will be
respected or considered from any one who is no,
known as q manufacturer or regular dealer in the
desired supplies; which fact or the reverse, must
be distinctly stated I'm the bids offered as well as
the names and address Cf the persons intended 10
be proposed as securities In case a contract is OBJ
tanned.
Letters contsining proposals should be endorsed
" proposals for Army Supplies.n
Address to q. III. CROSMAN,
Major and Quartermaster, u. s A.
nov2-eodtlstDec
-sste mo. $40.
NOTICE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
~ OF THREE ADDITIONAL LAND DIS