Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-15
PRORORALR.
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.


wAsHINaroE, october 20, 1885. (
Sealed proposals for each class separately will
be received At this Office until clock, p. m, Of
the 10Th dsy OF November next, for furnishing to
the United States Marine Corps, during the year
1865, the following supplies, to be delivered at
the ONCE Of the Assistant Quartermaster Marine
pense to the United States, In such quantities as
may, from time to time, be required:
Glass No. !.
1880 yards Of sky blue kersey, all wool, free
from hair, "a inches wide, to weigh q ounces to
the yard, dndigo wool -dyed.)
$500 yards OF dark blue kersey, all wool, free
from hair, 81 inches wide, to weigh % ounces to
the yard, Qndigo wool -dyed)
$500 yards dark blue twilled cloth, all wool, for
uniform coats, Indigo wool.dyed,) o. inches
wide, to weigh q ouches per yard.
100 yards Of scarlet cloth, ali wool, (chochiueal
dyed 81 inches wide, to weigh l6 ounces per
yard.
5000 yards OF Ga dark blue flannel for overalls
all wool, Qndigo wool Dyed d inches wide, to
weigh Is ounces per yard. ..... a
5000 yards ofS4 dark blue flannel for shirts,
all wool, Qndigo wool.dyed,) "a inches wide, to
weigh 6i$ ounces per yard.
1900 gray blankets, all wool, to weigh pounds
each, to be feet long and feet wide, and free
from grease.
1900 pairs Of wooden socks, three sizes; prop
twisted yarn, to weigh Spounds per dozen pairs,
free from grease.
Glass Nos
1000 yards white linen, for pants, so inches
wide to weigh Is ounces per yard.
10000 yards white linen, for shirts, so inches
wide, to weigh II ounces per yard.
1900 yards Canton flannel, for drawers, q
inches wide, to weigh ounces per yard.
1900 yards cotton ticking, for bodsscks.
CLASS No4.
l,lO0 uniform caps, complete, except pompjns
inches IL PS eIreS%. req soF'''d ball 'A
1900 fatigue caps, with covers, 10 be made
blue cloth, indigo wool-dyed.
400 stocks.
CLASS Nos
800 gross coat buttons, (eagle)
go gross jacket buttons, (eagle)
10 gross vest buttons, (eRgle)
l, 900 pairs yellow metal ereseents and scale
straps
rs sets epsulet bullion, for serseants and cor
l., 900 sets epaulet bullion, for priyatss
so red worsted sashes
g. 900 yards yellow binding
Q 600 yards red cord
90 swords, for sergeants
10 swords, for musicians
81 drums, (teuor,) complete
% drum slings
200 batter drum heads
so snare drum heads
100 drum cords
so sets OF drum -snares
% lockwood "B' flies
90 pairs drum-sticks
Glass No 9.
S, 900 army boots, Infantry pattern)
CLASS MOI.
500 cartridge boxes, with magazines
l, 500 bayoRet seabbards, wieh frogs attached
200 percussion cap pouches
600 cartridge box belts
700 waist belts
$50 waist plates
% sword frogs
CLASS No. s.
1000 knapsacks
200 haversacks.
200 canteens
800 musket SlnEs.
Glass No. O.
For making and trimming the following arti-
Giles, viz:
Watch coats.
Uniform coats, for sergesnts, corpOrals, must
clans, and privates.
Fatigue coats, for sergeants, corporals, must
clans, and privates.
Wooden pants, for sergeants, corporals, musi-
clans, and priystes.
Linen pants, for sergeants, corporals, must
clans, and priyates.
Flannel shirts.
Linen shirts.
Drawers.
Flannel sacks.
Red and blue jackets, for boys.
Bedsacks.
The above mentioned articles must conform In
all respects to the sealed standard patterns in the
Office Of the Quartermaster, Marine Corps, Marine
Barracks, Washington, D. G. Assistant Quarter
masters office, Marine Corps, 226 South Fourth
street, PHILADELPHIA and at the Marine Station,
Brooklyn, New York, and Boston, massachusetts,,
where they can be examined and whenever the
articles named above, or any portion Of them
shall be considered as not fully conforming to
samples, they will be rejected, and the contractor
will be bound to furnish others Of the required
kind at once, or the Qusrtermaster will NIL the
deficiency at the expense Of the contractor.
Payments will be made upon the accepted de-
livery OF the whole quantity which may from
time TO time be ordered, withholding ten per
cent. from the payment OF account rendered un-
der first order until the second order is filled;
aud ten per cent. from account rendered under
second order until third order is hlled, and 30 on
until contract il completed.
Each proposal must be accompanied by the
following guaranty:
FORM OF GUARANTY.
The undersigned, -, Of -, in the State
of -, and -, Of -, in the State Of
-, hereby guarantee that in case the fore
going bid Of -, for supplies as above de-
scribed be accepted, he or they will, within ten
days after the receipt Of the contract at the post
office named, execute the contract for the same,
with good and sufficient suretes; and in case the
said - shall fail to enter into contract as
we guarantee to make good the differ
ence between the offer OF the said - and that
which may be accepted.
A. B., Guarantor.
G. D., GuarantOr.
Witness: Eff
are known to me as men Of property, and are
able to make good their guaranty.
To be signed by the United States District
Judge, United States District Attorney, or Col
lector
No proposals will be considered unless accom-
panied by the above guaranty.
Newspapers authorized to publish the above
will send the paper containing the first insertion
TO this Office for examination.
The bidders place Of business or manufactur-
ing establishment must be especially stated in
the proposal.
Proposals to be endorsed on the envelope,
Proposals for supplies for the Marine Corps for
1866, and addressed to-
Major WILLIAM b. SLACK,
oc2l-w4w QuartermRster U. s. C.
PAP l. II ID Il a l. e II =.
c. p. KNIGHT. W H. JOHNSON, il.
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