Daily national Republican., 1863-07-14

offers may BE made for one or more classes, at
the option Of the bidder; but all the articles 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 for the pea shall be twillsd pilot
cloth, pare P indiso bIps, yooI.dyed.
difo 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 shall be twnled, all wool, and pure indigo
The satinet must be n inches wide inside of list,
with heading to consist OF not iess than twelve
must weigh not less than 81. ounces per yard, to
contain in each piece about 2s yards, the warp
must be cotton, pure indigo blue, yArn-hyed, and
the hlling wool, pure indigo blue, wOol-dyed.
Each bale OF 4oo yards shall average nine and
hslf ounces to the yard and piece shall he below
Be made Of material like the above. The bross. %
cloth and satinet Of which garments are made shall
be well spunged before made up.
digo blue, and twiled; must be In pieces OF about
% yards 70 length, n inches wide, weighing nve
edge OF four white woolen threads woven Ia the
whole length Of the piece. To be packed in bales
Of ten pieces, the pieces to be rolled separately
500 yard. and 1881. pounds nannei. No piece to
have less average weight than s-iO ounces per
The overshirts must be made Of flannel like the
above.
The wooden knit undershirts must be warp knit,
all wool, best American neece, indigo wool dyed
made up entirely by hand, Of tive. siIes-No l. 90
inches long, ~ inches una; No. y ~ inches long
Is inches roundto weigh not less than II !, pounds
The wooden knit drawers to be ali wool. heat
American neece, indigo wool dyed, warp stitch, OF
two sizes-ko !, waist to measure round ~ inches,
| length ~ inches, ~ inches round the hip; No. .,
waist to measure round 30 inches, length u inehes
" 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
| sample.
The Barnsley sheeting must be free from cotton,
30 inches In width; weight, twelve ounces si-iOj
per yard; texture, I by to lilo inch.
The canvass duck must be free from cotton, 81
inches in width, and about a6 yards In the piece,
2s.loO per yard; texture, 0 BY 10 to ia inch.
Tue shoes must be plainly stamped with the con.
| trActers name, number Of the shoe, and year when
tions for each 100 pairs, unless otherwise ordered
VIZ: OF No u Of No. g. 20 OF No. 7, % Of No. s.
6of No: =, OF No. 10, and of No. II. They must
| esewed with asquaIe awl, and conform In all res
poets to the samples at the yards and be delivered
In good, strong boxes, the tops ol which to be Sc
curely fastened with screws, and each box to con
tam 70 pairs, In these PROPORTIONS, viz: pairs o.
NO. o, with II OF No 9, 10 oi No 7, with ~ of No.
or vice perla. i6 Of No g. with Of No. 10, and O
| packed In separate boxes.
The boots must be Of the best quality OF oal
tanned grain leather, sewed with a square awl; al
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 machine stitch, MS on sample,
The woolen socks must be woven or knit indigl
mixed, all wool, shall be well secured, and In colo
and quality fully equal to sample.
The mattresses must weigh ten pounds, lncludinI
ticking, which 10 to be cut feet inches In leng III
and 81 inches wide. The covers must measure 7
inches In length aud 20 Inches In width. The hair
ticking, and covers must conform to samples
The nAnkin must be equal to the best blue Amer
lean nankin, ~ inches wide, texture 9 threads b,
: threads TO the 10Th OF an inch, dyed with pun
| Bengal indigo.
The blankets must weigh 6t. pounds per pair
and measure 6s by 7s inches each. A bale Of d
pairs must weigh s26 pounds, and no pair shai
weigh less than pounds ounces. They must b.
marked " u. s. Navy" as in the sample.
The black silk handkerchief must be 81 y by 81
inches, and weigh one ounce and ~ grains Troy
texture, IL by - I" one eighth OF an inch.
Bidders for the above VIII specify whether tn
articles they propose TO furnish are to be OF tn
growth, production, and manufacture OF the Unite
states, as q preference VIII be given to such.
, schedule OF the three sizes for each 100 piece
o, mnae-up clothing Will be found with the ssmp
~ me respective yards; and all the above arti1ei
ineiuaing the necessary buttons, rings, sc, are
he iuly equal the quality, texture, colsr, weigh
ahu hhIsh oi material, and conform In pAtterI
~, ses anu Workmanshipt TO said samples. Ihspyit
muI oe UNIFORM at all me stations.
All the above articles must be subiect 10 such iI
sPecuoh AZ the place OF delivery as the chief {
this bureau may direetj and no article will be II
evs,v resna,t .nd n1' Willy ly equal to the sample
stiPulations and provisions Of che contract TO i
, made. "
: The whole must be delivered at the r,,k and a,
pense OF ths contractor. Each box and bale to b
marked with the contractor. name. The inspec
msut. '"'