Daily national Republican., 1863-07-11

oners may be made for one or more classes, at
Sr.sea IN slsss ass must be BID bid for or '"e A''''e' en-
Each class will be considered by itself and the
contract for that class will be awarded to the bid
the class are lowest in the aggregate.
The cloth lot the pea shall be twilled pilot
The sit caps shall Be Of fsit cIots dyed pure in
diso blue, made OF good wool only, and shall con-
form In the sizes, COLOR grade OF wool, and In all
other respects to the samples deposited at the navy
The cloth for blue cloth round jackets and trow.
sers shsll be twiiled, all wool, and pure indigo
The sstine, must be q inehsi wide inside OF us,,
with heading TO consist OF not less than twelve
white wooden threads At each end OF the peace;
must weigh not less than 81 ounces per yard, to
contain in each piece about 2s yards, the warp
the hiiins Wool, pure iadiso blue, wooidy Id dyed. I
| Zach bale OF 4oo yards shall average nine and q
halt ounce; to the yard and no piece shall be below
be made Of material like the above The broad
cloth and satinst OF w.ich garments are made Oh ali
The flannel must be ali wool, wool.dyed pure In.
digo blue, and twiled; must be In pieces Of about
50 yards IN lsngth, q inches wide, weighing i've
and one-half ounces per yard, with a list on each
| edge Of four white woolen threads woven In the
whole length Of the piece. To be packed in bales
sctiAota cloth boards; each bale to contain about
900 yards and 1864 pounds flannel. No piece to
have q less average weight than 4-io ounces per
The overshirts must be made of flannel like the
above.
The wooden knit undershirts must be warn knit,
all wool, best American fleece, indigo wool dyed,
made up entirely by hand, Of two si1es-No. !, 36
inches long ~ inches una No. > ~ inches long,
% inches rOund-to weigh not less than pounds
per dozen, in all respects equal to samples.
| The woolen knit drawers to be all wool, best
iso S S9Sa syes wsIP
| length ~ inches, ~ inches round the hipj No. 2,
waist to measure round 10 inches, length ~ inches,
~ inches round the hip; wAistband TO be OF strong
twilied cotton, well sewed, and firmly attached TO
the body, 10 correspond In every respect with the
sample.
80 inches in width; weight, twelve ounces 3i-iO0
per yardj texture, by 4 TO lilo inch. u
| The canvass duck must be free from cotton, 81
inches in width, and about 36 yards In the piece,
double thread warp and filling; weight eight ounces
23.lOO pc. yard texture, by 10 to Ia inch.
Tne shoes must be plsinly stamped with the con
tractsrs name, number Of the shoe, and year when
made. The sizes to he in the following propor'
tons for each 100 pairs, unless otherwi.s ordered
viz: OF No. O. II of No ., 20 of No. 7, 26 Of No. g.
IL Of No. y, OF No 10, and 2of No. u. they must
be sewed with square awl, and conform in all res
In good, strong boxes, the tops Of which to be Sc
curely fastened with screws, and each box to con
sn . th pairs Il IN Of iss's Ne p Sa sNs
or pee persa ~ Of No. 8, with OF No. 10, and o
No. II. The calfskin and kip-skin shoes 10 b,
The boots must be OF the best quslity of osl
tanned grain leather, sewed with square awli al
the sewing and stitching to be done with the hand
except that the sides shall be With the hands
and not machine stitch, as on sample.
The woolen socks mast be woven or knit, indig'
mixed, all WOOL shall be well secured, and In colo
, and quality fully equal to sample.
The mattresses must weigh ten pounds includin,
ticking, which is TO be cut feet inches in length
and 81 Inches wide. The covers must measure 7
inches In length and 20 Inches In width. The hair
ticking, and covers must conform to samples.
The nankin must be equal to the best blue Amer
lean nsnkin 20 inches wide, texture 8 threads b,
! threads to the 10th OF an inch, dyed with ptpi
Bengal indigo
The blankets must weigh 6. pounds per pair
And measure % by 10 inches each. A bale OF o
pairs must weigh s2o pounds, and no pair shal
weigh less than pounds ounces. They must b.
made Of clean wool, and each blanket must b.
marked " U. 8. Navy" az In the sample.
The black silk handk eTchiefs must be 81 by 81
inches, and weigh one ounce and ~ grains Troy
texture, ~ by "a to one eighth of an inch.
articles they propose to furnish are to be OF tn
growth, production, and manufacture OF the Unite
States, Is preference will be given to such.
A schedule OF the three sizes Tor each lUO piece
OF made-up clothing will be found with the ssmp e
Az the respective yarasi and all the above articles
DC iuiiy equali in the quality, texture, coler, weight
shd hnlsn Of msterial, and conform in pattern
sizes, and workmanship to said samples. The priC
muI os UNIFORM at all he stations.
AL the above articles must be subject TO such In
specton at the place OF delivery as the chief O
this bureau may direct and no article will be rt
csived that 10 not fully equal to the sample Il
every respect, and which does not conform 10 III
stiPuiasion' and Provyions OF the contract to b
|. The whole must be delivered at the risk and ex
pense Of the contractor, Each boz and bale to b
marked with the contractors name. The inspe al
Ing omoers to bs appointed by the Navy pepsr,
ment.