Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-23
PROPOSALS.
ORDNANCE OFFICE.
OFFIOb.
WA DrPApTmrsT,

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WASHINGTON, July T. 1884
sealed proposals will he received At this oftce
until MONDAY, july IS, At p. m for 10000 sets
nj Inf4ntty Aceoutrements, oaibte So 70 be deliv.
cred 10 the following quantities at the under
20 20 600 sets at the New York Arsenal, Governors
5000 set, at the Frankfort Arsenal, Bride,burg,
10000 sets at the Allegheny Arsenal, Pitt,curs,
10000 sets At the ST Louis Arsenal, Mo-.
10000 sets at the wAtertown Arieual, Mess
These Announcements are to be made IN strict
conformity with the pattern sets, TO be seen AZ
the ArsenAls above named, with the following eN'
septlont, yizi The shoulder Sch VII DC ont Two
furnished; the inside flap Of the cartridge box and
cap pouch are TO be lett of, and the ears are 10 be
border, are TO he stamped upon the cartridge box,
the same size and style ~ on the plate which II re-
plscrsj the cartridge box 70 to be sewed with nine
inch. Separate bids will be received for the manu-
facture OF these Announcements Of pure oak iedihsr
OF ntr,d fdnndg oak fnish, and all hrmlOek. The
belts are 10 be Of stained leather
| samples OF these Announcements can be seen At
the above named sr,enAls on or about the goth In
| slant.
| II is to be distinctly understood that this De-
partment 10 to have the privilege OF inspecting the
work done under any contract y may award, 10 All
the stock before cutting They are TO he subject to
inspection at the arsenal where delivered, before
being received for the Government. None are %
be or paid for except such as are approved
Deiivcries must be made IN To-. Of not lee, than
one-twelfth C-i2thl per week Of the whole number
enntrAeted for The first delivery to be made on
the 10 h day Of August, 1884, ,,.,
viii subject the contractor 10 = forfeiture Of tho
Number he may fail TO deliver At that time.
| The Accoutrtnents must be boxed In the usut
manner; the boxes to be charged at cost, to be de-
termin,d by the inspector
Bidders win state explicitly the arsenal or arsa
nsls where they proves" tn deliver, and me mum
har rf..t thatr 10 dR at RACh ell
for more than one
No bids m be considered rom parties other than
| regular N manufacturers, and such 10 are known
70 ,hts Department TO be fully competent ts ex
ecute IN heir own shops the work proposed Tor
should any party sbtsiniuE contract offer 40
| coutremcnts other tn n those made In his owG
shops they will be rejected, and the contract zen
dered null spd void. The name and place Of man
uiscture OF each party ohtsinings enhtraet mus
be STAMPED on each part OF esch set Of Aecoutre
ments. - ~
| The bidder will he required to accompany hi
proposition with guaranty, stoned BY two re-
sponsbe persons, that IN case hts hid T. aocepte
he will At once cute the cont act Tor the same
, | With gOOd and suttiiient suret es, in sum ecu
! to the amount al the contract, to deliver IN
! aStiCle proposed, in conformity with the terms
i this ad eftisemcn'; and In case the said hidi
should fail to enter in'o the oOrtrac', they 4
: make good the difference between the offer o
sHid bidder and the next responsible biidr = tn
person ~ when the c ntract may he awarded.
The respo sibility OF the gusrAn' ors must b
shown by the otiloiA certificate OF the clerk OF tn
/ esrest DlatTict Court, or OF the ited STATE
A Bonds in asum equaI TO one-tenth Of the amour
Of tie contract, sig ed by the contractor ana bot
Of his EuArAntors, will be required Of the succes:
, tul bidder or bidders upon signing tn contract.
i FORM OF GUARANTY.
We, the undersigned, residents Of -. In th
I Jointly and ieverally, covenant with the uuite
States, and guarantee, In case the foregoing bi
4 OF he accepted, that he or they Will at ono
execute the contract for the same with geo
d 'nd sufficient auretes, In q sum equal % tn
amount OF the contract to furnish the articles pro
posed In conformity TO the terms Of the sdvertis'
ncnt, dated July 4, 1864, under which the bid wa
= made, and, In case the said - shall fail
enter into contract, rs Aforesaid, we guarante
TO make good the difference between the offer
the said - and the next lowest responsible
bidder, or the person to whom the contract may B
awarded.
Q Given under our hands and seal
/ this 80 day of -, iSs-.
I witnesG tsesi
To this guaranty must be appended the otfiUis
Each party obtsini 6 contract will be oh ige
20 enter into bond with approved sursties for 1t
+ Upon the sSsrd being nd - successful bidde;
u will he notified and iurnisha with forms oil COY
4 tract and bond.
e The Department reserves the right TO reject an
n or all bids II not deemed satisfactory, a. esp
f. ciAlly those made by parties who have He'd
II make time deliveries u der previous cnntrsc
Of without furnishing satisfactory reasons io sue
DfI Proposals will be addressed to " BrigadIer Ge
IN erAl George D. Ramsay, Chief Of Ordnance, Was
,e ington, d Co." and will be endorsed " Propo1a
A' GEO. D. RAMSAY,
he jy6-eost Brig. Gen Chief Of Ordnance,