Daily national Republican., 1863-07-08

SLAss
Canvas duck trowssrs, rs,.,.,.................2 5000
barnslsy shecting hoeks., ,:...."...."... so,ooo
CLAs ..
uiue sAtihet, yards. loo,0oo
. CLA0e %
niue nanneis, yards. 900
Classic
bAfnsley sheetIng, yards. 100000
Canva, duck, yards. e,,0bo
Blue nankin, yards. s....................... 5000
=. CLASH.
Chueklh lAceu nhoee, pail 6tCOO
Apskin snOes, pairs. So,WU
Grained leather boots, pAirs. s......"........io0o
CLASSIC.
CLAnis.
Mattresses, with two cover. for eseh).... 1900
CLASH.
nhhkeu '''''.'...'..,.'....''.. 2b,oo
Eack silk haHdkerchiefs, efs,.,,.,,........... 60,000
Offer. may Be made for one or more ciasses, at
Srscsa IN class mu.t % !. bid bid for. or '' ''e' '
Each class vii, be considered BY ITSELF and the
contract for that class win be awarded to the bid
the class are lowest In the aggregate.
The cloth for the pea jackets shall be twilled pilot
cloth, puie indigo blue, wool-iyed.
The felt caps shall be OF felt cloth, dyed pure In.
d. o blue, made OF good wool only, and shall con.
form In the sizes, color, grade OF WOOL and In all
yards.
Tho cloth for blue cloth round jackets and trow.
blue, wooi-dytd.
ia
with a heading to consist Of not less than twelve
white woolen threads at each end OF the peace;
must weigh not less than Ok ounces per yard, to
contain In each piece about % yards, the warp
must be cotton, pure indigo blue, yarnIiyed, and
the nllins wool, pure indigo blue, wooi-iyed.
Zach bale OF !0o yards shall average nine and
81 ounce. to The yard III. I Sainet tro % mus,
be made Of material like the above. The broad
cloth and satnct OF W. ich garments are made shall
be well spunged before made up. ~
The flannel must be ali wool, wool.dyed pure In.
dgo blue, and twiiledi must be In pieces Of about
90 yards 10 length, 81 inches wide, weighing hve
>nd one.half ounces per yard, with . list on each
edge Of four white woolen threads woven In the
whole length OF the piece. To b. packed In bales
o. % ten pissss the piece. to 6e rolled separately
800 yards and i6S& pounds flannel No piece to
have less average weight than 8 4.io ounces pei
The overshirts must be made Of aannel like the
The waolsn knit undersbirts must be warp knit,
all wool, hrat American neece, indigo wool dyed,
made up entirely BY hand, Of two siIes-No. !, 50
inches long, u inches undJ No. . ~ inches long,
ss inches roundto weigh not less than II Y pounds
TSs AZ 10 70 5. n.
American fleece, indigo wool dyed, warp stitch, Of
two sizes-No !, waist TO measure round - inches,
waist to measure round V inches, length Il inches,
" inches round the hip, waistband to be Of strong
twilled cotton, well sewed, and firmly attached to
the body to correspond In every RESPECT with the
The Bsrnsiey shesting must be free from cotton
W inches In width; weight, twelve ounces sl.ioo
The canvass duck must be free from cotton, n
inches In width and about % yards in the piece,
double thread warp and hing; weight, eight ounces
Tee shoes must be psiaIy stamped with the con.
tractors name, number Of the shoe, and year when
made. The sizes Ia be In the following proper.
viz: OF No. O. II OF No. =, 70 Of No !, Is OF No.
~ OF NO: Of No. 10, and 2of No. II. They must
besewed with asquaie awl, and conform In all res
peets to the samples at the yards, and be delivered
In good strong boxes, the tops OF which to be se-
eurely fastened with screws, and each box to con.
,S Il ~ o iSs's Ne M pS
or vice pcria 10 Of No. y, with of No. TO- and oi
No. II. The eslf-skin and kip-skin shoes to be
The boots must be OF the best quality OF oak
tanned grain leather, sewed with square Awl; all
the sewing and stitching to he done with the hand
ss the 1 sia
and not machine stitch, a. on sample.
The woolen socks mast he woven or knit indigo
mixed, all wool, shall he we'll secured and In color
and quality FULLY equal to sample.
4. The mattresses must weigh ten pounds, including
ticking which y to he cut feet inches In length
inches In length aud 90 inches In width. The hail,
ticking, and covers must coniorm to samples.
The nanktn must be equal to the best blue Amer
threads to the l6th oi al Inch, dyed with pure
bengal indigo.
lie blankets must weigh o., pounds per pair
and measure s. BY IS inches each. A bale OF 6G
pairs must weigh $50 pounds, and no pair shall
weigh less than pounds ounces. They must he
made Of clean wool, and each blanxet must be
The black silk hshikeichicfs must Ge u X BY siS
inches, and weigh one ounce and ~ graius Troy
texture, u by =. to one eighth Of an inch.
Bidders for the above will specify whether the
artic,es they propose to furnish are to be Of the
growth, production, and manufacture Of the United
states, .. a preference win he given to such.
schedule OF the thu ce sizes for each iC0 pieces
o! made-up clothing will be found with the ssmp 60
At the respective yards; and -i the above articles
Including the necessary buttons rings, nc, are to
and nnish OF material, and couiorm IN pattern,
sizes, and Workmanship 10 ssid samples. 1hepricf
must De Uniform al al ne stations.
All the abuye articles must be subject to such In
speetion At the place ot delivery As the chief OF
tails bureau may direeti AID no article will be re.
sns mot @ ss ss to sas 10
stipulations and provisions of the contract to be
The whole must be delivered at the risk and ex.
pense OF the contractor. Each box and bale to be
marked with the contractors name. The inspect
Ing officers to be appointed by the Navy Depart.
mcnt.
The offers must distinguish the prices for each
article mentioned In class, and must he calculated
TO cover every expense attending the fulhlment OF
'hs % 1 ,hs me ; az nMttoGs
deliver the several articles which may be ordered
from them, I" proper tas and of proper quality the
eme. " Wv pureau " TFoNi"iohs anu eiotninB
shall be authorized to purchase or direct pur.
chases to DO made of what may be required to sup
ply the deficiency, under the penalty to be ex-
pressed In the contract; the record Of \ reQuisi-
tiOn, or duplicate copy thereof at the Bureau Of
Provisions aud Clothing, or at either Of the navy
yards Aforesaid shall he evidence that such reQui
sition has been made and received
Two or more approved sureties In sum equal
to the estimated amount OF the respective con.
tracts will be required, and twenty per centum
will be withheld fom the amount OF all pay ments
on account thereof rs collateral security and not
In any event to be paid until II 10 In all respects
complied With and eighty per centum OF the
navy agent within ten days after the warrants ior
the same shail have been passed by the secretary
OF the Treasury.
Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted land
none othc o. will be forthwith notified, and as
early as practicable contract will be transmit ted
To them for execution which contract must be re-
turned to the bureau within len days, exclusive Of
the time required for the regular transmission OF
the mail.
A record, or duplicate of the letter Informing
bidder Of the acceptance Of his proposal, will be
deemed n notification thereof, within the mennitF
OF the act Of 1896 and his bid will be made and nc-
eepted In conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must bo AccO npsnied fss dl
rected In the act OF Congress making approprls.
tions for the naval service for i8t6-47, approved
10th of August 1870 by written guarantee, signed
by one or more responsible persons, to the effect
that he or they undertake. that the bidder or hid.
ders WILL II his their bid he accepted enter into
an obligation within live days, with good aud sul.
hcient sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed
The Bureau wiil not be obligated TO consider any
proposal unless accompanied by the guarantee re-
Quired by law, and by satisfactory evidence that
the bidder has the license required by act OF Con.
gress. The competency OF the guarantee to be