The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-03-02
WHOLE NO. 51S.
PROPOSALS.
pRoPosALs FOR MATERIALS FOE Yui
NAVY AOn In
NAVY DEPARrMExr.
BUREAU OF STEAM kseIsEER,ra

BUREAU OF STEAM kNeISErR1ra
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish ms,aoss,. M, a1ys. -,
the payy tor the tscal year ending June aO lss4
Will be received at the Bureau Of Steam En- gineerinS
until ~ O'Clock OF the zlst day OF March next AZ
which time the opening will be Commenced
Proposals must be endorsed I" Proposals TOR Nste-
rails Tor the Navy that they may be distin gusbed
from other business letters, and directed 10 tbs
Chief OF the Bureau of steam Engineering.
The materials and articles embraced In the classes
named are particularly described In the printed
schedules any of which will be furnished to such a
desirea to oner, on application to the
81 .ne respective yards or 10 the navy agent
.hereto. and those of all the yards upon application
10 the bureau This division classes being forthe
OF the dealers in each such classes only
VIII De Inrnished as are actually required for bids
The commandant and navy agent for each station
WILL IN addition TO the schedule of classes of their
other yards for exann alton oniy from whicS ,.~
be judged whether IL will be desirable to make an
plieaion for any Of the classes of those yards An
o,her thinss being equal preference will be given
TO Articles OF American msE facture
Offers must be made for the whole Of the class At
any yard upon one Of the printed schedules, or in
sidered.
Upon application to the Bureau, to the Command.
Of offer. of guaranty, and other necessary informa-
ton respecting the proposals will be furnished.
Inc contract VIII ne awarded 20 the lowest bidder
VINO gives proper guaraatits required by the law
OF l0ih August, 1916, the Navy Department reserv-
ing the right to reject the lowest bd il deemed ex-
The contracts viii bear date the day the notidca-
tion is given. and deliveries can bs demanded.
su.eties in tine iull amount viii be required TO
sign the contract, and thsir responsibility certified
10 By United State district judge United States
district attorney collector, or navy agent. As adj
held from the amoant Of the bs uuiil the contract
shall hxye been completed. end eighty per eentum
mapdants OF the respective yards, will be paid by
the navy agents At the points of delivery in unds or
csrticates at the option Of the government within
ten days after the warrant for the shall have
been pa sed by the Secretary OF the treasury
The following are the classes required At the re-
spectve nayy-yards:
KIrTERY, MAINE.
Class No. ]. Boiler Iron. &C No, s. Metallic on
No; TO- Engineer Stores; No. Is. Tubing. &c; No.
cnARLEsrowN.
Class No ]. Boiler Iron end Rivets; No. 2, Pig.
Iron; No 4, Gum Packing, Rubb.r Hose nc; No
3. sperm Oh; No 9, Linssed OIL and Turpentipe;
No. !. Lard Oil; No, 9, Taow and Soap; No. TO-
i Engineers Instruments; No is Steel: p No. IL L.
Tin aud Lead; No. 20. White Lead; 10. n, Zine
Paint; No. Y, Colored Paints. Dryers No. 23
Stationery.
BROOKLYN.
No. !, Boiler Iron; No. 3. Boiler Felting; No. A.
ting Oils; No. Q, Llnseed Oil, Turpentine and Alco-
hol; No Z, Lard Oil: No. Q, Tallow and Soap; No.
lo Engineers, Stores No. II. Engineers Tools; No
Pipes, Valves, &c; No. l6, Steel; No. II, Iron
Nails. Bolts and Nuts, &c; No. Is. Copper; No. le
Tin Zinc. &C.; No. 90 White Lead; No 70, Colored
Paints. Dyer; No. %, Stationery No. Is, Hickory
and Ash Plank and Butts; No. 2s. White Pine; No
29 Lanterns; No. 80, Lingnumyitae.
PHILADELPHIA.
Glass No. ], Boiler Iron, sc No O. Boiler Feltine
No. 4. Gum Packing, Rubber Hose &C.; No. g.
Sperm Oil; No. 6. Iinsecd Oil and Turpentire; No
I, Lard Oil; No. 3, Talow and Soap; No. 10, fnei-
nsers stores; No. IL. Engineers' Tools; No. i2s
Engineers instruments; No. IA. Wrought-Iron
Pipe Valves, &c.; No l6 Steel; No. H. Iron Nails.
Bolts aad Nuts No. Is, Copper; No. l9 Tin, &c. /;
No. 20, White Lead; No. q. Zinc Paint; Ne. a.
Colored Paints and Dryers; No. 20, Stationery.
WASHINGTON.
Class No. ], Boiler Iron, &C.; No. IL, Bolts.
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