The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-05-16
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AND CHAS. II. ATWOOD.
10 Central Street, Boston,
PROPRIETOR.
ORDNANCE OFFICE.
" WAR DEPARTNKxr
WAeuiNoTOS, MAN I lisa

ORDNANCE OFFICE.
" WAR DETACHMENT
WAsuiSoroS. MAY I lisa.
Sealed Proposals. will be received at this Office
until MONDAY, tie I'D day of May, lss4, for the
delivery a. the following afsenas. Cavalry Aeeout.
AFTER specified.
At tue New York Arsenal. $500 seis.
At the 81. Louis Ar.enal, 100 sets
At the fraUkieri Arsenal 90 SETS.
At the Allegheny Arsenal. 1900 sets.
These Accoetfe0enis are 10 be made in strict cor
iormity Win The regulation pattern, which can be
seen At the shove named places Zach set Is 90 con
sist Of one sabte-bet and plate complete, Que Ear.
bine-sling with swivel complete. one sabre knot;
one carbne-cartfidge-box ono pistol cartrid ge-box
OF p0uchs one Deii-hestler for Army-sire resoiser
ana ose e.P.pogsh With eoas pisk An % which
ship The sabre-bet. sabTe-kBOt. ard c.rbiae-sifne
are to be Of BUFF LkAfnkk BLACkED. and the
cattridge-boNes. bsii-hoisfer. and cap-p0uch Of
PUREOAk-TANNED LEATHER
II Is TO b. distinctly understood that this DeFari-
msnt 4 % have the privilege OF inspecting the work
done under any contract ~ may award ia all stages
Of is progress especially TO examine the stock be-
fore cutting They 10 be subject 20 the hbal In
spceion AZ the Arsenal where delivered before being
received by the Government None are to be accept
"a or paid for but such a. are approved upon npee
ton.
Deliveries NEST be made in lot. not less than one
tenth u-l0thl per week Of the whole number con-
traeted for tAe fs delivery to be made the 20ih
day flame.
FAILURE TO make deliveries at specified time will
subject the contractor to forfeiture Of the number
be may fail TO deliver At that time.
The Accoutremeats must be boxed in the usual
manner; the boxes TO bs charged cost to be deter
mined by The Inspector.
Bidders al state explicitly the Arsenal or Arse
mails where they propose 90 deliver aud the number
of sets they propose 10 deliver az each place. IL for
more than one.
No bids will be considered from parties ether than
regular manufacturer, NJ d such known 10
this Department TO be fully competent to execute
in their own shops the work proposed for. Should
any party obtaining contract, offer Announcements
other than those made In bis shops they will De
rejected, and the contract rendered null and void
Bidders will enclose with their bids the written
acknow iedg cmcnts of their suretes over their own
signatures
Each party obtaining contract will be obliged TO
enter mo bond with approved suIeties for its faith
ful execution.
Upon the award being made, successful bidders
will be notified and furnished with forms OF contract
and bonds.
The Department reserves the right TO reject any
or all bids IL not deemed satisfactory.
Proposals will be addressed to "BRIGADiER
GENERAL GEORGE ID. RAMSAY Chiefof Ord
nances, Washington ID. c." endorsed Proposals
for Cavalry Announcements
GEORGE ID RAMSAY
Brigadier General, Chief of Ordnance.
TT Bids will also be received for these aceoutre-
ments TO be made the best grained feather instead
of bgB.
May 5eodto May %