Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-25
A r NJ Y SU LIE s.

NEW YoRk, July II, 1861 !
SRALsD PRoPosALs are invited and will be re-
oeved at this office until II O'Clock w, on THURS
DAY, the 9th day Of August next. when they will
be pub opened for furnishing, by contract, the
YORK as ma, g. Ssrsa ter M in @ Sa
100000 tin csnteens. with cork shoppers, 5 pint.
TO weigh t bs "a asS ounces b witnEIt i the stop
inspection has been made Of them
s'OOi Os%s Es,s!s:; sheet iron, size. In nest,
e7ooo meas tsEs. sheet iron, weight pounds
l10 IRON pots with balls
81 900 telling axes, cast steel, best quality, 81 s.
5000 axe handles, best hickory
1900 camp hatohets, cast steel. best sualItJ, Ia
$1,000 h.tehe handles. b.at hickory
1900 p,ckaxea. 2slzes, to weigh 6h and !
5000 pidfsxs handles, best hickory
27,OOO hatchet slings
2'oOO spades, 2 sizes, bsst quality
s 90 .ss, sst, SsfP sSfPssl ia, tent saI.!1 poles
% s5, sssy r'sss pG,s; ,sn. with ITon tripod
1909 s RRS:Si,s Ro:Pts tent tent pn.; Sa: sTsf :ms
900 wall tent pins, large
65J,00J common tent pins
2IN0 drums infantry
1900 drdm cases
1850 drum heads, batter
2.oOn drrm heads, snare
500 pairs drum sticks
1000 drum stuck carriages
2,G"0 sets OF drum snares
1000 drum cords, of Italian hemp. 81 feet long
600 100 Susles, w11n bn,s Extra Gad mouth a piece
2S garrison ias 6siiisrds ...
20 recruiting flag hallIards
io0,nn0 great-coat straps
5000 sergeants' sashss
10000 bres1 ietteI;' % 900 eaoh' A, b, G, D. E, F.
27seoo brass numbers, 25.ooo each. ofY = a.,
.7 sio;SeSOo of /, and 5000 of s, to serve
Zoo y,pds SoTs,ed lace th,ua, ~ i,oh.. ,w,d.
ts.SD Yards worstei lace tS!usJ inch IH %,ds T,a'
200 psi RS sergeant msj or Infantry onevrons
20 pairs susrtermaster's sergeant tnfsntrJ
2ao pairs hosp tai Stewards ohevrons
1000 Psirs i.t sersesnts tinfsntfyj GSc chsVron.
1853 ssT. Pyl
ls.OO0 yards red bunting
I7c0O Yards hits bunting
400 yards blue bunting
23On yards mu lin
go Yards 4 cotton drilling
$500 yT%s d cotton SSasS1x xsbBins, sbBa TX inches
1900 yards boltIng rope
9OO,nOO knapsacks, oOmplets
10000 hhyorI acks, complete.
Bids will also be received at the same time And
Pace Tor the making up from materials furnished
dsvsed @ at tRs po, % of afmg Uothipt saS 20 Dc
2Ol.OOO single bedsscks
20n sarrIson fags
xOh st rm Hags
20r recruiting lass.
AL the aforementioned articles must oonfor m
In ever respect 10 the sea cd standard pat IN
tLi1 ONCE. where they msy be exam med and addi-
Il nsl inf rn!ntiOn received concerning them.
As t desirable that the art, es bs of domestic
fsbrcstiO ;, bids from manufacturers or reguI.!
dealers will be pref fJrred. which must be made for
desor ption, are requi ed by tn, aivertis.m
and tho samples IN this oos, but contracts will be
furnish fstisfsotorI securities for the aithfSl Der
1ormanoe thereof
place OF business must be distinctly stated in the
proposal, together with the names, address, and
vii e.
be entered into within ten days after the ACCEPT
Proposals will be received for any one Of the
articles EsparateT. and for any portion Of each
not les, thsn oas fourth Of the number quantity
The ptvIlese Is reserved by and for the Unitsd
states OF rsI. otlns any proposal that may be deemed
DeiverIeI to commence within twenty days aftcr
the acospt.nos Of the proposals., sud ons-third of
in two months from said date OF acceptance, And
the temaind o. in month"; proportions, within foul
practicable. BIDDERS will, naveTtTeless, state In
their propn,als the sho test possible tim in whioh
All artio ss viii be subject to inspeotion b,
sT3rn INSPECTORS, aPpoi ted by authority oi the
1t to be distinctly understood that contracts
are not transferable without the consent OF the
srsier. without sSc mo- oonas1t having hssS ob b
tanned (exoept under process of law,5 will De re-
Earded as an aba donmeEt of the contract; and the
contractor and his or their securities will be held
States whIoh may arise thereffOm.
n PAYMENTS VIII h" made on each delivery shoult
them, or as soon thereafter as an appropri atlor
shall be made for that purp Sc, Ten per cent. o
the amount Of each delivery will bs retained unit
the oontreet shall be completed, whioh wiz be for
feitsd to the ited States in case Of defalcatior
on the part Of the contractor In fulf ling the con
Forms Of proposals and guarantee will be furn
ished upen app Iiost,on 10 this ofoe aud none vii
be oons idered that do not conform th ere to-
Proposals will be endorsed, proposals fol
FuInishi1g Army Supplies and Materisls.' and B.
addressed. Major ID. II. VINTON,
Quartermastsr Y. 8. ARM,