The Portland daily press., 1864-07-23
ORDINANCE OFFICE,
~ WAR DEPARTMENT,
WARRINGTON, July 4, 1864.

/ ORDINANCE OFFICE,
/ ~ WAR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, July 4, 1864.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office mn.
III Monday, July 70, ara r. NJ, Tor 100 Coz sets OF
Infantry Accontrenents calibfe Sc to be delivered
IN the following quantities at the undermined Arse-
$, VIZ
30 900 sets at the New York Arsenal, Governors
LELAND.
1000 sets at the Frankfort Arsenal. Bridesburg.
l Pa. "
10000 sets at the Allegheny Arsenal, Pitt.hurg,
! Pa. +
10000 sets a, the st. Louis AIseI al. No
10 U1J sets 1t the WATERFOWL Arsenal Masa
These Acc utleinenis are 10 be msde In strict
forinity with the pattern be seen the
tions. viz The shOH der belt will be Lut two In.
che, vide, aud no shoulder bet-plaie will be fur
nished tie INSIDE 4 p OF the cart,id ge box aud
cap pouch TO be lett on and the eais are TO be
/ sewn on the outer flap the letters Il. S. with q
border. arc TO be stamped upon the cartridge box
the size and style " on The plate which IL re-
places; the cartridge box is 90 be ssweG with nine 20
and the cap pouch vi ten l0 stitches to the inch
Separate bids will be receiven for the Manufacture
OF these Announcements Of pure OAK leather of MIR
Z ed tdRRd0e OAK faish and at he1alock The belts
are to DO o. grained leather.
I Samples ofthese Announcements are to be seen at
the above named ATsenals on or about the Goth inst
IL IL TO be distinctly understood that tLis Depart
ment il 10 have the privilege Inspecting the ORR
done under any contract It may AWARD in all stages
OF its progress. aud pecial, TO examine the stock
before cutting They are 20 be subject to Inspection
az the Arsenal wheredelivered. before being recev
: ca iOf none are 10 be acc ped
paid for except such a. are approved ugon ilslec.
/ ZION.
Deliveries must be mado in lots Of not less than
one-twelf ti-i2thl per week of the whole number
contracted for The Tst delivery TO be made ON tba
18th day OF August, 1864.
Failure to make deliveries at specified time viii
subject the contractor TO forfeiture OF the number
he may fail TO deliver at hat time
The Advertisements mnst b. boxed In tho usual
nsnner "a. no1e4to DO charged nj cost. TO be de.
ternlned by the inspector
Bidders will state explicitly the Arsenal or Arse.
nals where they propose to deliver and the mum
OF sets they propose to deliver at such place, for
more than one.
No bids will be con dered from parties other than
regular maant. eturers and such az are known 10
ths department 10 be iuily compel mt TO execute in
their own shops the work proposed for should any
party obtaining contract oder Accoutrc 9th.
or thsa thoie made IN his own shops, they will be
rejected, ana the contract rendered null and Yoid
The name and place of manufacture of each party
obtaining oontrsct must be stamped on each part
of each set Of Accoutrements.
GUARANTY.
The bidder viii be required TO accompany his pro.
position With guaranty, signed BY two responsible
persons, that In case his bid Is accepted be will at
once execute the contract for the same, wi,h good
and sufficient suretiss in sum equal to the amount
OF the soatract TO deliver the article proposed in
conformity with the terms Of this dyerfse ment and
IN case The said bidder should fail to enter into the
contract, they to make good the diifererce be.
tween the of of said bidder and the n,xt re.pop
iole bidder or the person TO whom the contract may
Ine responsibility OF the guarantcrs must be shown
ey tn Official 1rtthcate OF he Clerk of the near, 81
District Court, or of the United States District At
torney.
Bonds in sum equal TO III amouut of the cor.
ma T. slFned b. the ntrscIcr Al both of his guar
snois. wi be required of the sue essful liddsr or
uiudeis upon SIG ing the contract
FORM OF GUARANTY.
We, the undersigned. residents of - IN ,be
county oi -, and State of hereby
jointly and severally covenant with the q. States
ana guarantee. IN case the foregoing bid of---
DC accepted that he or they will execute the
contract Tor the same Nth good and sufe Mt sure.
hes IN sum equal 20 the amount of the contract
70 lnnish the articles prop in conformity 20 the
terms OF the advertisement dated Ju v A. 1861 mn.
or whi h the hid was mad and in case he said
- snail fail TO enter into q CONTRACT as aiore-
SAID we guarantee TO make good the difference a
tween tue oneF ot the ssid - aud tie nex low
est T sponsible bidder. tho person 10 whom ths
contract may be awarded. 'D'
Given under cur hands aud seals
Witness cal
To this guaranty must be appended tie ofncI.I !
certificate above mentioned
Each party obtaining cor tract will be oh,iged |
20 enter into bond with approved suretes for is
faithful execution.
Upon the award being made. successful bidders |
will be not fed, and furnished with forms of cen.
tract and b1Dd.
The Dep rment reserves the right 70 rel, ot any NJ
all bids ii not deemed satisfactory. and pecis IL
those made BY arties who have fsfed TO nal time
deliveries uud previous cont acis without fu nish
Ing sstisfac ory reasons for such del rouency
Fro % 10 vi be q dressed TO " Prgsdi q -rer.
al Geo D. Ramsay. Chief of Or nance. wsshing-
TN, D c." and endorsed, (" Pr posals for Infantry
Acknowledgements" GRO. D. RAMSAY,
Nh'sodtd Brigadier Gen, Chief Of Ordnance J