Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-03
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PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR THE NAVY
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Rure1K of Steam EugtnesrIng, july TO- 1864


Bureau Of Steam Engineering, July 10, 1s64.i
Sealed Proposal Is to furnish materials for the
be received at the Bureau Of Steam Eng i
until 10 clock of the 18th day of August next at
Proposals must be endorsed for Ma
terials for the Navy" that they may be distin-
sphnea ,THm 9ther business letters and directed
The materials and articles embraced in the
classes named are particularly described in the
to such as desire TO offer, application to the
commandments of the, respective yards. or to the
navy agent nearest thereto. and those of all the
ssrls uPon application to the Bureau. \,
nience of dealers in each, such classes only will be
furnished as are actually required for bids. The
commandant an navy agent for each station will,
yards have copy of the schedules of the other
yards, fer examination only, from which, may be
cation for any of the classes of those yards. All
other thing being equal preference will be given
Offers must be made for the whole of the class at
any yard upon one Of the printed schedules, or in
strict conformity Herewith, or they will not be
Upon application to the Bureau. to, the Com
mandant Of any yard, or 10 any Navy Agent, the
form of offer, of guarantee, and other necessary
information respecting the proposals will be fur
The, contract will be awarded to the lowest bid
Der who gives proper guarantees as ssanired by
reserving the right to reject the lowest bid, if
The contracts will bear date the day the notiG-
eshonis given and deliveries can be demanded
from that date.
sureties in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract ara their responsibility CERT
fed to by a United States district Judge United
States district attorney, collector, navy agent.
As additional security, twenty per, centum will
be withheld from the amount of the bills until the
contract shall have been completed: and eighty
per centum of each bill. approved in trplicatesby
the comm dants of the respective yards, will be
paid by the agents at the points of delivery,
in funds certifica es, at the option of the Gov
eminent; within ten DAYS after the warrant for the
same shall have been passed by the Secretary OF the
Treasury.
The following are the classes required at the re-
KITTERY, MAINE.
Glass No. boiler iron, &C.; No: 2, pig iron;
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No: S. metallic oil; No 9, tsllow and soap; No 10,
ensipSserf No Ii wSought ,l iron pHe
No. o.. white lead; No p, zinc paint; No. 2, col
ored paints; No. %, stationery. No. a, frewoo4;
CHARLEsTowN, MASS.
rubber hose, ac; No. s. sperm oil; No. g. lnseed
oil; No. 9. tallow and soap; No 10 engineers
stores; No II, engineers tools No; u. engineers
iron pipe, valves &c; No is, tubes; No. Is, steel
No. u iron nails bolts, nuts, DC No. l8, copper;
zinc paint No % celored paints, divers, &c; No
q sts ilonery; Ne rs, hickory and ash plank and
packing. &C.; Ne. IS, engineers stores, &c.
BROOKLYN, NY
Glass No. !, boiler iron; No. 2, pig iron; No B.
@ HG fqSGes
alcohol. &c No 7, lard oil; No. s, lubricating or
9ss9 e No. tnGT Emo rSsg oo Ss No.
engineers Instruments No -, steam pumps No
u, wrought iron pipes, valves, &c; No. Il, tubes
No. 10, steel; No. II, IRON nails bolts. nuts, &c.
NJ Is eogpes NSi ls tin ainc lesa, ~ e No 20
paints dryers, c.; No %, stationery; No. q, fire
wood; No %, hickory and ash plank and butts
No. %, white pine; No. p, black walnut and cherry
No, 23. mahogany, white holley; No. %, lanterns.
&c; No 81, tour, crucibles c.. No. 3 patent
ed articles No. 81, cotton and hemp packings, DC.
No. IS engineer stores.
PHILADELPHIA
Class No. I. boiler iron, &c; No. 8, boiler felt
ing No. 4, gum packing, rubber hose. &c; No. G.
lard oil No 9, tsllow, soap. &c; No. 10, gineer5
stores: No II. engineers tools; No. r. gimeers'
instruments: No 4, wrou ght iron pipes, valves
DC; No. Is, tubes No. Is, steel: No II iron nails
~, white lead; No. 81, zinc paint; No. 90 cOored
paints and dryers; No IS. stationery: No. -. fire
wood No. "a cotton end hemp pack Il c.; No IS,
engineers stores, &c.
WASHINGTON.
Glass No. l. boiler iron, &C.. No ?, pig iron; No.
hose &c; No, 5, sperm oil; No. 6 lnseed oil and
tu-pentiue; No. J. lard oil; No S. lumber; No. g,
talow and soap; No. 10 engineers stores; No. ii,
engineers tools: No. II, ngineers' instruments;
Ne ID, steam gumps; No; IA wrought IL, iron pipe
iron nails, bolts nuts, &c; No. 1S copper; No. l9,
tin lead and zinc: No ~, white lead; No. q, zinc
paint; No. % colored paints, dryers &c; Ne. %,
stationery; No. y. fire wood; No. 81, cotton and
hemp packing, &c; No. 20, engineers stores.
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