Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-03
PROPOSALS..
DR0PosALs FOR MATERIALS FOR
THE NAVY. e1K "a

NAyy DrrAnrBfrHr,
BrhEAv OF stem ENoinEEniNo,
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnisS n T steriai, Tor
tho Navy for the fiscal year ending June %, 1884,
ing until 10 O'Clock Of the iist day Of March next
AZ which time the opening Will be commenced.
Proposals. must be endorsed g Proposals for Ma
teriah for the Navy" that they may be distin-
guiahed from other business Letters, and directed
TO the Chief Of the Bureau Of Steam Engineering.
The materisls and artlsles embraced, IN thc
classes named are particularly described In the
printed sehedulesi any OF which will be furnished
20 such as desire 70 offer, on application 70 the
navy agent nearest ri iH tA5Sso snS osS
yards upon application 10 the Bureau. This divis-
lon into classes being for the convenience OF deal
are actually required for bida The oommandant
and navy agent for each station will In addition to
the schedule Of classes Of their own yards, hare
ination only, from which may be Judged whether
i win be desirable to make application for any OF
equal preference win be given TO articles Of Amer.
Offers must be made for the whole Of the elias, At
strict Conformity herewith, or they viii not be
Upon application to the Bureau, TO the Com.
mAndant Of any yard, or to any Navy Agent, the
form Of Offer OF guaranty, and other necessary In
formation respecting the proposals. will be hur-
The contract will be awarded to the lowest bid
der who gives proper guarantee, as required by
the law OF 10th August, 1876, the Navy Department
deemed exorbitant.
The eontraots will bear date the day the notif-
sureties in the full amount will be required to
ngn the contract, and their responsibility certified
70 BY United States district judge United States
ditionSi sSourifies, twenty per Sentum 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 triplicate BY
the oommandants Of the respective yards, will be
paid BY the navy agents at the points Of delivery,
ernment within ten days after the warrant for the
same shall have been passed BY the Secretary OF
The following are the classes required at the re-
spretive navy yards:
cls IS No; !, Boiler Iron Sc No; 3 Metallic OIL
~ '''s'' No. - c Hi1Hi
Class No. I, Boiler Iron and Hyetsj No. 2, Pig
Ironj No. Z, Gum Packing. Rubber Hone, Se.j No.
8, Sperm Oilj No. 9, Hnseed Oil and Turpentine;
No. 7, Lard OIL; No. 0, Tallow and Soaps No. 10,
Engineers' Stores; No. II, Engineers Toolsj No.
~ Enginesrs' Instruments; No. 10, steel; No II,
Iron Nails, Bolts, and Nutsi No. IS, Copper No.
Psinti No a, COlorsd Paints, Dryers No. %, Sta.
tionery.
No. l, Boiler Ironj No. ., Boiler Feltingi No. 4
Gum Packing, Rubber Hose, 6ci Ne. 8, Lubrloat'
ing OILS; No. g. uuBeed Oil, Turpentine and Alec.
holi No = Lard OIL No. 2 TAllow and soap. No 70
Engineers iSstrumsnts; No. il, wrought Iron
Pipes Valves, &ci No. 10, STEEL No. II, Iron Nails
BcltS' and Nuts, Sc; me- No 10 Copper, No. 70, TN
Paints, Dryers, No. a. Stationery No Is, Hickory
and Ash Plank and Butts; No. %, white Pine; No.
| %, LAnternaj No 90, LgnumvitH.
| PHILADELPHIA.
Class No. I, Boiler Iron, &C.; No 3, Boiler Felt
inEj No. I, Gum Packing, Rubber Hose, &C.; Not 8,
sperm OIL, No. 9, Linsetd OIL and Turpentine; No
=, Lard Oil No. Q, Tallow and Soap; No. 10, Engi.
neers storesi No. II, Engineer Tools; No. -, En-
| gineers' Instruments No. II, Wrought lion Pipe
Valves sc mo- 10, Steel; No. II, Iron Nails, Bolts
and Nuts No. IS, Copper No. 3D. Tho, he.I No. 20
white Leads No. q Zane Paints No. %, ColoreC
! WAsHINGToN.
Class No. 1, Boiler Iron, Sc.i No. II, Bolt'.
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