Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-06
CLOTHING AND CLOTHING MA,
" TERIALS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,


Proposals tor Navy Clothing and Clothing Ma
terials," will be received at this office until 5
O'Clock P. NJ. ON the 9Th day of August next, for
furnishing and delivering Con receiving forty
days nouce) at each or either OF the navy yards
at Charlestown, Massachusetts, and Brooklyn,
New York, (one-thrd at the former and two .
thirds at the latter yard,) IN such numbers and
quantities and at such times as NAV be called for
by the Chief of this bureau, or by the command
ants of the said navy yards, respectively, during
the fiscal year ending on the 3Oth day OF June,
1885,, the numbers and quantities of the different
articles specified in the following tables, VIZ;
CLASS /.
Blue cloth pea jackets. $4,000
CLASS 2.
Blue cloth round Jackets. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
CLASS s.
Blue cloth trousers. .....................30 O00
Blue satlnet trousers, ....,..........,...55 $4,000
CLASS 4.
Blue felt .,....................4O 10000
CLASS 5.
Blue flannel overshirIs. .................4O,O 900
Glass 8,
Blue wooden knit understands. ............8 IS, 900
Blue wooden KNIT drawers. ............,....35,0O 900
CLASS :.
Canvass duck trousers. ..................2 Is, 900
Barnsey sheetinS trocks. ...,....,.......S so, 900
CLASS s.
Blue satnet, yards. $50, coo
CLASS 9.
Blue fannels, yards. .,..........,......S 800, 600
CLASS 10.
Barnsley sheeting, yards ...,...........s 100 900
Canvass ducH, yards ........,............ $4,000
"iue H'ANlhf aIuS' $500. ..,........- $1,000
CLASS IL.
Calfskin laced shoes, pairs. .,........... so 600
AlPskln Shoes PAIRS. IS, geo
Grained leather boots, pairs ............,.l00 600
CLASS Il.
Wooden socks, pairs :.,.....,.......6 SC, 900
Mattresses, with two covers for each) .. l2, 900
CLASS IA.
Blankets. Is 900
CLASS Is.
black silk handkercnlefs. so 900
Offers may be made for one or more classes, at
the option OF the bidder; but all the articles en-
brac, in class must be bid for.
Each class Will be considered by itself and the
contract for that class will be awarded to the bid
der whose proposals for the articles comprised in
the class are lowest in the aggregate.
The cloth for the pea jackets shall be twilled nj.
lot cloth, pure indigo blue wool-dyed.
The felt caps shall be of felt cloth, died pure in
digo blue, made OF good wool only, and shall con-
form in the sizes, color. grade of wool, and in all
Wy yards.
The cloth for blue cloth round Jackets and trow
sers shall be twllled, all wool, and pure indigo
blue, wool-dyed.
The satinet must be q inches wide inside of
list, with heading to consist of not less than II
white WOODEN threads at each end OF the piece
must weigh not less than 9 Ia ounces per ward,
to contain IN each piece about IS yards, the warp
must be cotton, pure indigo blue yarn-dyed, aud
the filling wool, pure indigo blne wooi-dyed.-
Each bale Of 400 yards shall average nine and n
half ounces to the yard, and no piece shall be be-
low nine aud quarter ounces to the yard. The
satlnet trousers shall lie made of material like the
above. The broadcloth and satinet of which gar
ments are made shall be well sponged before made
up.
The flannel must be all wool, wool-dved pure in
digo blue, and twiled must be in pieces of about
90 yards IN length, p inches wide, weighing five
and one-half ounces per yard with list on each
edge of four white wooden threads woven in the
whole length of the piece. To be packed in bales
OF pieces, TIE pieces to be rolled separately,
without cloth boards; each bale to contain 500
yards, and l56 Ia pounds flannel. No piece to
have less average weight than 4-l0 ounces per
yard
The Overshirts must be made of flannel like the
above.
The WOODEN knit understands must be warp knit,
all WOOL best american fleece, indigo wool.dyed
made up entirely by hand, of two sizes-No. /, So
inches long, IL inches round; No. 2, "a inches
long SO inches round, and weigh not less than
ii l-2 pounds per dozen, in all respects equal to
samples
rhe wooden knit drawers to be all wool, best
American Heece indigo wool-dyed, warp stitch, of
two slzes-No l, wais, 10 measure round 80 inches
length Al incaes, "A inches round the hin No .
waist to measure ound SO inches length A inch
es, IA meme round the hip; waistband TO be of
strong twlied cotton, we'll sewed, and firmly at
tached 10 the DO y, to correspond in every resnect
with the sample.
The Barnsley sheetiug must be free from cot
ton, SO inches IN width; weight, twelve ounces
$1,000 per yard; texture, by to LILO inch
The canvass duck must be free from cotton 81
inches in width, and about 80 yards in the piece.
double thread warp and filing; weight. eight
inch.
The shoes must be plainly stamped with the
contractors name, nun Der of the shoe, and year
when made. The sizes to be in the following pro-
portions for each 100 pairs, unless otherwise or
dered, VIZ: OF No. 3, II of No. 6, rs of No. 7,
20 OF No s. 10 of No. 9, of No. 10, and 9 of M
ii. They must be sewed with square awl and
conform IN all respects to the samples at the
yards, and be delivered in good strong boxes. tbe
tops OF which to be securely fastened with screws.
and each box to contain Is pans in these propor,
tons, VIZ pairs of No. 5, with IL of No g. n
OF No 7, with u of No. 8, or vice versa i6 of No
9, with OF No. 10, and of No. IL The calf
sKln and klpskln shoes to be packed i'll separate
boxes.
The boots must be OF the best quality of oak
tanned grain leather, sewed with q square awl:
all the sewing and stitching to be done with the
hand, to correspond with the sample in every res
pect except that the sides shall be sewed with the
hands, and not m iehine stitch as on sanple
The wooden socks must be woven or knit, indigo
mixed, al WOOL shall be well secured and in col
or and quality fully equal to sample
The mattresses must weigh ten pounds includ-
ing ticking, which is to be cut feet 6 inches in
length ana 81 inches wide The covers must
measure u inches in length and 20 inches in
with. TIE hair, ticking, and covers must con-
form to samples.
The nankin must be equal IN the hast b1,o
American nankn, 26 inches wide texture s
threads By threads to the 10th of an inch, Owed
with pure Bengal indigo.
The blankets must weigh pounds per pair and
measure 5s by rs inches each. A bale of SO pairs
must weigh 325 pounds, and no pair shall weigh
less than pounds ounces. They must be made
OF clean wool, and each blanket must be marked
gu. s. Navy" as in the sample.