The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-02-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
Proposals for Timber and NIateri-
ais for the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction and Repair,
Inn.,,nr.- 1sRA


January IS, 1864 J
CEALED PROPOSALS to furnish timber and ma
- terias for the Navy Tor the fiscal year ending
june go 1854 viii be received at the Bureau o Con
structon and Repair until 10 O'Clock of the I'D day
of February next, at which time the opening VIII De
commenced.
Proposals must be Endorsed proposals for Tim
Der and Materials for he Navy" that they may be
distinguished from other business letters, and d.
rected TO the Chief OF the Bureau OF Construction
and Repair.
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named particularly described IN the printed
Schedules any of which will be furnished TO such as
desire to offer, on application 10 the conmandants
of the respective yards. or TO the navy agent
est thereto and those of all the Yards upon applica-
ton to the Bureau This division into classes being
for the convenience of dealers each such classes
only will be furnished as are actually required for
bids The commandant and navy agent for each
station will in addition 10 the schedule of classes of
their own yards have copy of the schedules of
the other yards for examination only from which it
may be judged whether ii will be desirable TO make
application Tor any of the classes of those yards All
other things being equal preference will be given
to articles of American manufacture.
Offers must be made for the whole of the class at
any yard upon one of the printed schedules, in
strict conformity Herewith, or they will not be con-
sdered.
Upon application to the Bureau, to the Comman-
dant of any yard, or to any Navy Agent, the form
of Offer of guarantee. and other necessary Informal
ton respecting he proposals will be furnished.
The contract viii be awarded TO the lowest bidder
who gives proper guarantees, as provided by the law
OF 10Th August, 1916, the Navy Department reserv-
Jag the right to reject the lowest bid, if deemed
orbitant.
The contracts Ill bear date the day the notiica-
ton is given, and deliveries can be demanded.
Sureties in the fall amount will be required TO sign
The contract and their responsibility certified to by
Uuited States district attorney, collector, navy
agent As additional security, twenty per centum
will be withheld from the amount of the bills until
the cont act shall have been completed, and eighty
per centum of each BILL approved in trplicate by
the cOmmandants of the respective yards, will be
funds Or eertiicates at the option of the Govern
ment within ten days after the warrant for the
shall have been passed by the Secretary of the Trea
sury.
The following are the classes required at the re-
spectiye navy yards;
KrTTERY, ME.
Glass No l. white oak logs; No Q, white oak pro-
miscuous timber No 6,yellow pine plank stock logs;
NO IL, white pinei No 81, tin and zinc.
CHARLBsToWN, MASS.
Glass No l. white oak logs; No 3. white oak pro-
miscuous timber; No 4, white oak plank; No 6, yell
low pine plank stock logs; No 10, white pine mast
timber; No II, white pine logs plank and boards;
No H. white pine deck and stage plank; No 10, ash
logs and planks No II, ash oars; No 10, white oak
slaves and headings; No 90 black spruce; No al, To-
Gust tree nails; No rs, iron; No 81, iron spikes; No
o. iron nails, wrought and cut No 80. lead; No 49,
hardware No a. tools for stores; No SO. white lead
No 81, zinc paints; No 3s, colored paints; No 80,
tuFpentne and yarnish; No H. glass; No a. whale
oil No As, tallow, soap. and sweet oil; No Al, ship
chandleTy.
Glass No !. white oak logs; No 8, white oak pro-
miscuous timber No f. white oak plank: No 6, yell
low pine plank stock logs; No I, yellow pine beams;
No H. white pine; No II ash oars; No 15 hickory
butts and bars; No 10, white oak slaves ana head
ings: No g. mahogany; No 25, iron, round, fat and
square, No 81. iron spikes; No Is. iron nails,
wrou ght and cut; No 80, lead; No 81 zinc and tin;
No 49, hardware; No 34 tools for stores; No 49, COL
ored paints, dryers; No 80, yarnsh; No Al, glass;
No ~, ship chandlery.
PHILADELPHIA.
Class No 10, white pine mast and spar timber; No
~, white pine deck plank and stage plank; No Is,
locust; No TO- back spruce; No Locust tree-nals;
No rs, iron, round, square, NC; NO 26 steel; No
81, iron spikes; No 80, lead; No 81. zinc. tin and
Nn he dtrar No faa1 fnr No,
81, white lead: No 3d. zinc paints; No 80. colored
paints. dryers. SC; No So, varnish; No 40 linseed
oil; No Al, glass, No 45, tallow, sop sweet oil No
Al, ship chandlery; No4 ingot copper.
WASHINGTON.
Glass No ~, white oak slaves and headings; No
30, pig lead; No 49, hardware; No 50, spirits of
wine, yarnish, &C; No Al, glass.
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