The Portland daily press., 1863-07-16


Blankets .......-...... 600
CLASS 10.
Black silk handkerchiefs. ............ 10000
Offers may be made for one or more classes at the
option of the bidder; but all the articles embraced in
class must be bid for.
Each class will be considered by itself and the con-
tract for that class will be awarded to the bidder
whose proposals for the articles comprised in the
class are lowest in the aggregate.
The cloth for the pea jackets shall be twilled pilot
cloth. pure indigo blue, wool dyed
The felt caps shall be of felt cloth, dyed pure indi
go blue made OF good wool only, and shall conform
in the sizes color grade of wool and in all other re-
speets to the samples deposited at the navy yards.
The cloth for blue cloth round jackets and trow-
sers, shall be twed, all wool, and pure indigo blue
wool-dyed.
The satinet must be % inc hes wide inside Of list
with heading to consist of not less than twelve
white wooen threads at each end of the piece must
weigh not loss than 81 ounces per yard, TO contain in
each piece about y yards the warp must be cotton
pure indigo blue yarn-dyed, and the filling wool
pure indigo blue, wooldyed. Each bale of 400 yards
shall average nine and half ounces TO the yard and
no piece shall be below 81 ounces TO the yard The
satinet trowsers he made of material like the
above The broadcloth and satinet of which gar
ments are made shall be well spunged before made up
The flannel must be all wool, wool-dyud pure indi-
go blue, and twilled must be in pieces Of about so
yards in length, q inches wide, weighing five and
one-half ounces per yard with list each edge of
four white wooden threads in the whole length
of the piece TO be packed in bales OF ten pee The
pieces 10 be rolled separately ,cfhoRt cloth boards
each bale TO contain $40 yards and 1864 pounds fam
mel; No piece to have less average weight than
5 4-l0 ounces per yard.
The overshirts must be made of flannel like the
above.
The woolen knit undershirts must BE- warn knit all
wool best American fleece indigo wool dyed, made
up entirely by hand, of two szes-No. /. 50 inches
long. AZ inches round; No 2 81 inches long IS inches
round-to weigh not less than III pounds per dozen
in all respects equal TO samples.
The wooden knit drawers to be all wool. best Am
erican fleece, indigo woo-dyed. warp stitch of two
sizesNo. l. waist TO measure round IS inches length
a inches, "A inches round the hip; No q waist to
measure round 35inches length Al inches A inches
round the hip; waistband TO be ofsrong twillcd cot.
ton well sewed. and firmly attached to the body, to
correspond in every respect with the sample
The Barnsey sheeting must be free from cotton, so
inches in width; weight, twelve ounces 3l-l00 per
yard texture. by ito lilo inch.
inches in width, and about 90 yards in the piece
double thread warp and filling; weight eight ounces
23-l00 per yard; texture, by 10 to IA inch
The shoes must be plainly stamped with the con-
tractors name number of the shoe. and year when
made The sizes to be in the following PROPORTIONS
for each loo pairs unless otherwise ordered viz of
No. g. IL of No 6, 25 OF No. 4 25 of No s. 10 of No
o, of No. TO- and Of No, IL. They mus, be sewed
with square awl and conform in all respects TO the
samples at the yards be delivered in good strong
boxes. the tops of which be- securely fastened with
screws, and each box TO contain 25 pairs in these
proportions viz; 5 pairs of No. s, with II OF No q
10 Of No. I. with u of No 3, rice rersd 10 OF No
8, with Of No 10, and of No. IL. The caif.skin
aud kip-skin shoes to be packed in separate boxes
The boots must be of the bestqualty of oak tanned
grained leather. sewed with square anvil; alll the
sewing and stitching TO be done with the hand TO
correspond with the sample in every respect except
that the sides shall be sewed with the hands and not
The wooden socks must be woven or knit indigo
mixed. all wool, shall be well secured and in color
and quality fully equal to sample.
The mattresses must weigh ten pounds. including
ticking which is TO be cut feet inches in length
and 81 inches wide. The must measure II
inches in length and % inches in width The hair
ticking, and covers must conform to samples
The rankin must be equal 10 the best blue Ameri-
nankin, 25 inches wide, texture 5 threads by 4
threads 20 the sixteenth of an inch, dyed with pnre
Bengal indigo.
The blankets must weigh 81 pounds per pair. and
mo hkr tRfa af. ~ aErs
must weigh SIS pounds, and pair shall weigh less
than pounds ounces. They must be made Of clean
wool, and each blanket must be marked ssU. S Ma
w" as In the sample
The black $ IL handkerchief must be 81 by 81.
inches, aud weigh one ounce aud IL grains Troy;
texture, IA by % 10 one-eighth of an inch
Bidders for the above viii specify whether the ar
Giles they propose TO furnish are to b of the growth
production, and manufacture of the United States
as preference will be given TO such
schedule of the three sizes for each 100 pieces of
made-up clothing win be found with the samples at
the respective yards; and all the above articles in
Guiding the necessary buttons, rings &c. are to be
fully equal in tho quality, texture color weight and
finish of material, and conform in pattern sizes and
workmanship TO said samples. The price must be
uniform al al the stations.
All the above articles must be subject to such in
spection al the place OF delivery a the chief of this
bureau may direct; and no article will be received
that is not fully equal TO the sample in every respect
and which does not conform TO the stipnations and
provisions Of the contract TO be made
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. Tn, inspect
ing officers to be appointed by the Navy Department
The offers must distinguish the prices for each arti-
Gle mentioned III a class, and must be calculated to
every expense attending the uillment of the
contract, including the necessary buttons.
In of failure the part of the contractors to
deliver the several articles which may be ordered
from them. proper time aud Of proper qtfitg the
chief OF the Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing shall
be authorized TO purchase direct purchases TO be
made of what may be required TO supply the defeen-
cy under the penalty 20 be expressed in the
the record OF requisition or duplicate copy there
of. al the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
either of the navy yards aforesaid. shall be evidence
that snch requisiiion has been made and received.
Two or more approved suretics in a sum equal 10
the estimated amount of the respective contracts will
be required and twenty per centum will be withheld
from the amount of all payments account thereof
as collateral security and not in any event TO be paid
until il is in all respects complied With and eighty
per cenum of the amodn OF all deliveries made viii
be paid by the navy agent within ten days after this
warrants for the shall have been passed by the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted land
none othersi will be forthwith notified and carly
as practicable contract will be transmitted TO them
for execution, which contract must be returned to
the bureau within ten days. exclusive of the time
quired for the regular transmission of the mail.
record, or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder of the acceptance Of his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof. within the meaning of
the act of 1916 and his bid will be made and accept
ed in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer must be accompanied las directed in
the act of Congress making appropriations for the
naval service for 1876 Al approved 10th of August,
1885, by written guarantee signed by more
responsible persons. 10 the effect that he they
WILL II MS Ofibeir
bid be accepted, enter into obligation within five
days with good aud sufficient sHretes furnish the
supplies proposed The bureau will not be obligated
TO consider any proposal unless accompanied by the
guarantee required BY law and by satisfactory evil
dcnce that the bidder has the license required by
of Congress. The competency of the guarantee
be certified by the navy agent, district attorney,
the collector of the customs
Blank forms o1 proposals may b. obtained ap-
pticdtfon 10 the nary agents at Portsmouth, Nec
Hampshire Boston Nete York, philadelphia, Baiti-
more. and at this burean
The attention of bidders is called TO the samples
and description u articles required as, in the in
specfion before reception. q Just but rigid compari-
son ifU b. made betreeR The articles offered and The
samples and contract, roceirjHg that fdH beloc
them and their attention Is also particularly d.
recfed to the Joint resolution ~ ctr March, 1854 IL
| addition 10 fhe net Of Inih Iarnsf IslR