Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-03
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offHh bF hRMN CLOTHING AND EOUIPAGR.l
Corner HOrcGrd aud Mercer Streets,
NEW YORK, July IL, 1861 !
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited and will be re-
be pub Icly opened for furnishing by contract the
abe such place places IN the CIT; Giiys Of New
York as may be hereafter desg mated. in quantities
100000 tin canteens. with cork shoppers, 8 pints
noI 10 weigh IL ~ ounces without the stop
inspection has been made of them
a5cO' Oa%P kettles kettles sheet iron, 5 Sizes in nests
67,COo mess ssns. sheet iron, weight pounds
Loo soo i.P1 t.I1rPR pot; with ;. balls LIS, ,...
ard % pounds
5000 axe handles, best hickory
1900 camp hatohets, oast steel. best quality, Ia
5000 hatcnet handles. bast hickory
1000 Piokaxes 2slzes, to weigh 6h and !
5000 pickaxe handles. best hickory
Sm axe sings
27,G0 hatchet slings
27,0GO spades, 2 sizes, best quality
goo sets hospital tent poles
$500 sets wall tent poles
gSS 6cS sss. sbey Y teE. poles. with iron tripod
5000 hospital tent pins, large
1000 hospital tent sins, email
48,NO wall tent pins, large
65L,cU common tent pins
1890 drums, infantry
1000 drum cases
1900 drum heads, batter
1900 dram heads snare
6,OG0 pairs drum sticks
1000 drum stuck carriages
900 sets of drum snares
1900 drum slIngB
1000 drum cords, of italian hemp. 81 feet long
900 900 Rinses. on with @ extra mouth piece
l9 @ ,,I1is65 ,,iani,65 s Sss ssH5S and ts''els
30 recruiting i.g hallIards
5000 sergeantE' sashes
10000 brass HEstfeT;' % oOsaOh' A. b, G, D. T., p
275,O0O brass numbers 25 900 each, of 2, s, 4,
ssiO;So6oc Of /, and $1,000 of 6, to serve
3l.nOO Yards wOrsted lace (bIus), TX iuohes wide
$500 yards wOrstet lace (bluel Il inch wide
no pairs sergeant maj infantry ohevrons
o. PsiIs ansrtermasters sergeant CnfantryI
$50 pairs hospital stewards ohevrons
30 palrs ordnance saTgednt's ohevrons
1850 pairs lst serg can't s infantry ohevrons
900 PAIRS sergesnts q fsntryl cLevrons
IAgOO pairs coIPoraPs Infantry ohevTons
kNDO yards whits bunting
8f0N yards blue bunting
2,SM yards mushn
.9oD. .ONn yards u cotton drilling
2S,Do yards bedsack tape
5000 yards cotton webbing, 1X inches
1900 Yards bOltIng rope
10000 knapsacks, oomplets
2a,OoO hayersaoks, complete.
Bids will also be received at the same TINS And
plsoe for the making up from materials furnished
6y the government, the following articles, TO be
osnyeTSd go al me aepot OF army clothing and equip
5oOS6 single bedssoks
30 storm flags
800 recruiting flags.
All the above men TONED articles must confor m
in ever, respect to the sealed standard patterns IN
this ofhce where they may be examined and addi-
hGnsi !. lnfG9rTatioIn nj received oonoernins them.
6reston BIDS raS tnS HT,C9s be OF domestic
dealers viii be preferred. which must ne ma9s 70,
and conform to such articles only, in suaIIty and
description, as are rec vi red by the advertisement
and the samples in this ofce but contracts will be
awarded to the lowest respOnsibI bidder who shall
i1In,sn sssaSt9r' securities for the faithful per-
The menufsoturers' establishment or dealers
proposal, together with the names, address. and and
Responsibility OF two persons proposed as sure.ies
be entered into within ten days after the scospt.
anee Of said bld or proposal,
articles separately, and for any portion of each
not less than one fourth OF the number or quantity
The privilege Is reserved By aud for the United
states ofreectins any proposal that may be deemeC
Delivsrls. to commence within twenty DAYS ,fte
ne o. me PrSPo sails and onethird Of
in two months from said date of scceptanoe. snC
month: Sf SAID Az of s6osps.nSs Or :aons' /
their proposals. the test possible tims in which
the quantities bId for can be delivered BY them.
sEGtn Inspectors, sppoiatsd BY authority OF tn;
onu Il 10 TO be dis,ip po,I, understood thu, oon,,
are not trsnsferabie without the consent OF N,
proper authority and that any sale. assignment
transfer, without suoh consent having been oh
tanned (exoept under process Of law will he re
Garded as an abandonment Of the contract aud tht
contractor and his or their securities will be hell
responsible for all loss or damage TO the Unitet
states which MAJ arise therefrom
Payments will he made ON each delivery shoul,
Congress have made an apprspriati n to NEE
them, or as soon thereafter as an appropriation
the amount of each delivery will be retained unti
the contrsot shall be completed whioh viii be for
on the part of the contractor in fulfilling The con
trsot. 'o WI
Forms Of proposals and guarantees will be furn
lshed uPen loatlon 10 this ofoe, and none vii
be CONS idered that do not conform thereto
Proposals viii be endorsed, Proposals TO
addressed, Major ID. II. VINTON,
Quartermhster II. g. Army