Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-12


Mattresses with covers for eaohC ,0Oc
Glass 11.-Biankets.
Blankets .--- ,o0c
Glass 12.-HandkerchieE.
Black silk handkerohie!s. ----. .--. 8, 900
Offers may be made for one or more GLASSES, at
the option of the bidders; but all the articles en-
as.e essf S Rs:s bs be Sa ar b,
contract for tha class will be award ed to the bid
DER whose proposals for the articles comprised in
the ciaos are lowest In the aggregate.
The seamless clothing shall be of felt cloth, dyed
pure indigo blue. made OF good wool only, and
and in gil other respects TO the samples deposited
at the Navy Yards.
ed. al wool. And pure inGi,o blue wool dy cd. Il
shall have list each ed ge composed Of II white
per ys,d viii be rejectsJ; and each bale Of about
50 yards must average lS our ces per yard.
with heading TO consist Of not less tRan twelve
white wooen thIe,ds a: Zach end of the piece;
CONTAIN IN each piece a0out % yards; the warp
must be cotton, pure indigo ouee,, yarn-dyed and
Each bae cf 30 rSd rads .VsTsse Gs and
hlf ounces to the yard and no piece shall be below
bs sd. I. os o satG, be
6r9adSioth and salnet Of which garments are
mage f. shall a be be well IL spSnsed bsfpr. made up:
inslro blue and twiled; must be in PIE of about
50 yards IN length, q inches wide, weighing FIVE
white wooden threads woven in the Whole Length
OF the piece To be packed In bales of ,en pieces
boards, each balls to oonta.n 800 yards and 1851.
pounds + annsl. No piece to have Iess average
Ts6s RGt IeIS and
be made Of flannel like the above.
he BarnseJ SheutIEg must be free from cotton,
sD inches In width; weight, twelve ounces 81 -loo
per yarI; texture, by 10 lQ inch.
lnofes in width, AID about 90 yards ia the piece,
double thread warp and filling; weight, eight
ognces - leo per yard; texture by 10 to y inch.
The Shoes must DalDly Rtamnad ha
c0ntractor's name, number of the shoe. and year
pofons for s.oh 100 pairs uness otbeTwssep pdG
dered VIZ: of No. s. II of NO. 25 Of No. IS of
must conoI % in Ul NS an1 bs M thSs S
yards, and 70 be DELIVERED 10 good, strong boxes,
sas sNp, .Sd % eseb to to eG ssS with
P,oPoTtIons, viz: pairs OF No. 5, with n Of No6,
% Of 10 Slth y Of No. or oics g,,so, IS Of No
AMI Kip skin Shoes to be packed n separate boxes.
The W1o'en SOCKS must be woven or KNIT, ind.-
go mixed, all wool. shall be we'll secured, and In
color and quality fully equal TO sample.
Ihe mattresses must weIs ten pounds, includ-
81 inches wide The covers must measure n inches
IN length AMI y Inc es n width The halr, TICK
The pankin must be equal to the bes. blue Amer
lo.n rankin, IS inches wide, texture threads by
threads to the 18TH Of al inch, dyed with pure Ben
The blankets must weigh six pounds per pair,
aud measure s. by 70 inches each. A tale of 50
pairs must weig $50 pounds, and no pair shall weis
,sss oT t1Sn PouaGs - o9-Sss Ihos mus be made
OI Ct dI WOUl ana odOl Ddnket must be marked
y; Tt - tNayJ, as IN the sample
The black nix hsndkerchiets must be Slh By SIX
tufe Il 1y 2s to sne eiERth Of an 6sh Troy tex
Bldiers Tor the above VIII sp ecify whether the
sTnoies they propose 70 furnish are % be Of tho
A schedule Of ,hs three sizes for ea:h 100 pieces
OF made up clothing will be found with the sam
Pies At the respective yards aud all the above artI-
cIss, - ,f%eadng % the neoessary buttons. rings 30,
weight, and finish of material and conf0rm In pat,
tern. slze, and workmanship, to ssid samples.
OF each ofthe foregoing a. ticles cannot be
ly stated. II will not be less, however, than the
quantity spec he'd ia tn foregoing list. The COT
tracts will, therefore, be ma for th ananIIty Of
each artlee SO speolhed, and for such further
.ty as the bureau mn! rrquire. The price must be
All the abHve articles ust be subject 70 such in
spooon ~ the place OF delivery a the chief Of this
bureau may direct; and no a tIcle Will be received
that rot fully equal to the sample in every re-
spect, and which does not conform to the stIPu.a
tons and provisions OF the contract To be made.
The whole must be delivered at the rick nd ex-
pense Of the con Jaotor. Each box and bale TO be
marked with the oOniTactOr's mama. The INSPECT
lDg officers to be appointed by the Navy Depart
The offers must distinguish the prices for each
article mentioned In q oIass, and must be calou
lated TO oover every expense attending the fulfil
ment OF the contract including the necessary but
In case Of failure on the part of the contractors
deled from them IN proper trne and Of proper Snai
Iy, the ohief OF the Bureau OF fruvisluns aud
CloLlns shall DC authorized 10 purchase or dir cot
purchases to be made of what may be required TO
supply the deficiency. under the penalty to be ex
or duPiiG%steS "a SSOpy thereof At the Bureau of Pro
Yards aforesaid shall be evidence tina suoh reaui
sitIon has been made and received.
Two or more approved snreties in q sum 90 ual to
the estimated amount Of the respective contracts
Will be required, and twenty per centum will be
wlthneld from the amount OF ali payments on sc
count thereof as collateral security, and not ia any
event TO ne PAID until 1t Is In al. respects complied
with; and eighty per centum OF the au cunt of ali
deliveries made will be paid by the Navy Agent
within thirty days after tripllcate bills, duly au-
Bidders whose proposals Shall be accepted land
none others) will be forthwith uotIhed, and as
early as practicable contract will be tr transmitted
turned to the Bureau within five days, EXCLUSIVES
of tne time required Tor the regular transInissio
"A record, or duplicate If the letter informing a
bidder OF the acceptance of his propose will be
deemed mott 6cation thereof, within the meaning
OF the act OF 1886 and his bid Will be made and a.
oeEted IN conformity with this understanding.
, Every offer must be accompanied las directed IN
she aet OF Congress making appropriations for the
Naval service for 1851 GppTov d 10th OF usust
1886 by written guarantee, ,igned by one or more
undertake that the bidder bidders vii il his OF
their DO De accepted, enter into an obi gatioE
within hye days, with good and sufficient sureiies
not be obligated TO consider any proposal unless
a companled By the guarantee req urel by law;
the eompetenoy OF the guarantee to be certified by
me NAY Agent District Attorney, or Collector o.
Blank forms Of proposals may BE- obtained on ap-
glisat.os to tss Navy Agsnts az Porf,go osth, Ne,,
tfniore, Norfolk, dad at this BsgeaE.
The attention Of bidders Is called TO the sa,rple
snd description Of articles required, as, in The in
i DC made Setwesa s articles aersd and e sa
gssand contract none that fall befcsr them