Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-27
A K NJ Y SU UPP LIE s.

OFFICE OF ARMY CLOTHING AND EQUIpAsR.l
Corner Rordrd and Mercer STREETS, ,
NKw YORK, July IL, 1861
sEALRD PROPOSALS are invited and will be re-
ceved At thus office until - O'Clock n, ON THUR
be publicly opened fer furnishing. by contract the
following Army SupPlIeg and Materials, deliver
ToTk may S SS 81
as reariTac, VIZ:
2oU 90 tin csntsens. with cork shoppers 8 pints
to Tr:gh TX ounces without the stop
per, - be covered with cloth after a.
o,o M, inspection has bean made OF them
25col cem? kettles, shee. iron, 3 SIZES in rsstu
LOO IRON pots with balls
$1,000 fsllng xeS, cnst steel, hest quality, ~, S
AID "a pounds
1900 camp hstchsts, cast steel. best quality, Ia
s4.n0o hstoGet handles. best hickory
N'"o P,cksxea. 2szes, TO weigh 6k and :
a.non picksxe handles, best hickory
27,ND hatehet slings
% syt. sgadSso Sose!.s ,,1fs ssns best sss. Ssai''
$50 sets wall tent poles
sIUsl slbiey ;eLt pclss, with iron tripod
2,n1H sets Of servants tent poles
10000 hosPitll tent sins, Smsn
5000 wall tent pins, large
S5I6S common tsst Plns
2l00 drums, infantry
1900 drum heads, batter
2OO0 drHm heaG6, srare
500 DdlTs drum sticks
1900 drum stIok carriages
1000 sets OF drum sEsrea
1900 drum sIurs
1900 drum cords, Of Italian hemp, 81 feet long
lOoS infantry hug Q cord anu tassels
s 2S garrison dag h3lltsrds
100000 great-cost straps
5000 nergesnts' ss&hes
100000 Ores' g. HEG'ttsIKS' % 600 0es0h' A,
275oOo brass numbers, 5000 each Off, s. 4,5.7.
ss]GOG;S.;ooo of |, aud $1,000 of 6, to sorvo
5000 wards worstsd lace (Blus>, IN inches wide
SSSS cS g,srI TsTas Sodstsd iace tblgel inch wit,
61 SS PES serSeant-maJor or tlntcntry) c.syrOnE
"o pairs auartermastsr'B Eergeaat Unfantry
2ao pairs hos ptal stewards ohevrons
2n0 pslrs ordnance sergednt's ohavrOps
1900 pairs LIST serseant's Infantry chevrons
,S ,SsSS gsirs sergeant,s q. fsurryl chevrons
1890 PalIs corPoraPs Infantry chevrons
1900 yards red bunting
lT.OON Yards whits bunting
sDOo yarqs blue bunting
a-2On yards muslin
1,eOD,nn yards Y cotton drilling
a5,OOO yards 6edscck tape
5000 yards cotton webbing, lk inehes
1000 yards DO !tIng rope
200L1S kEapsaoks, complete
BOO, ,0Go hsyerEscEs, compiets.
Bids vii. 6lso be rsoevsi at tho same time and
plac' for the making mp from materials furnished
delivered at the depot of army cOthins and ca ulp
aga IN this cisJ, ,viz:
2OO,GO single bedsaoks
800 s.TiIson fags
200 storm days
a1 recruiting Gags.
In svoJ respect TO the sealed STANDARD patterns IN
this Office, where thOy may be examined and addt-
As it is desirable that the articles be Of domestic
l.6r,o ostlon' blds from manufacturers or regulr
and conform TO suoh articles only. in quaiity and
ss are III red by the advertissmant
awarded to this lowest responsi6 Q bidder who shsII
tarnsh sssieot2rJ securities for the faithful per-
The m.uufsoturers' establishment or dealers
place OF business must Do distinctly stated in the
ssop0Saii f9setssr with the names address, and
be entered into within ten days after the accept
Proposals win be Teosived for any one of the
articles separately, and for any portion of each,
NOT ess than one fourth OF the number or susntity
The privilege Is re1srved by and for the United
states OF rejecting any proposal that may be deemed
=. Deliveries TO commence within twenty days after
.as b. :ns
IN two months from said date of acceptance, and
eph1 ns o ,sd IN dasa within four
practicable. Bidders will, nevertheless, state in
Their p,GpG.ssls The shortest possible time which
Ali articles will be subject to inspection by
sT2rn a Inspectors. sppoiGted by authority OF the
1t is TO be distinctly understood that contracts
are not transferable without the consent OF the
proper authority, and that any sale, assignment or
transfer, without suoh ooassat having oesn OBJ
Earded as an abandonment of the contraot and the
contractor a.d his or their securities will be held
responsible for all loss or damage to the United
states whlch maJ 4ris thersfrom.
, PAYMENTS will he made on each delivery should
Corsress havs made en- appropriation to meet
shsll be made for that purposs. Ten per cent. OF
the amount of each delivery will be retained until
letsl TO the United States in case of defalcation
tract. So i1iA''Hs Hi' ooH
Forms Of proposals and guarantee will be furn-
shea upen app to:tion TO this office. and none will
30 considered that do not conform thereto,
, Proposals viii be endorsed, fPropossIs for
FH.nishl5g Army Supplies and Materials" !" and bs
aca'esssds Major n. II. VINTON,
,-n,s Quartermastsr u. 8. Army,