The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-03-16
PRoposALs' FOR MATERIALS FOR THE
NAVY DEPARTMENT., l
BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINRRRIHs.

February 10, 1854.
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
the Navy TOR the fiscal year ending June 30, 1884,
will be received at the Bureau of Steam Engineering
until 10 O'Clock of the 2lst day of March next, al
which time the opening will be commenced.
Proposals must be endorsed :" Proposals tor Mate.
rails Tor the Navy that they may be distp euis he'd
from other business letters, and directed to the
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 as
desire; to offer, application TO the commandants
OF the respective yards to the navy agent near
thereto and those Of all the yards upon application
TO the Bureau This division into classes beng forthe
convenience of the dealers in each only
will be furnished as are actually required for bids
will, in addition to the schedule of classes of their
own yards have copy Of the schedules of the
other yards for examin alton only, from which may
be judged whether it will be desirable to make ap-
picaton Tor any OF the classes of those yards All
other things being equal, preference will be given
10 articles OF American manu- 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 tho Bureau, to the Command.
ant Of any yard, or to any Navy Agent the form
OF Offer of guaranty and other necessary informa-
tion respecting the proposals will be furnished.
The contract will be awarded TO the lowest bidder
who gives proper GUARANTEES, required by the law
OF 10Th August 1916, the Navy Department resery-
brilliant.
The contracts will bear date the day the notidca-
tion Is given, ana deliveries be demanded
Sureties in the full amount will be required TO
sign the contract, and their responsibility certified
to by United States district judge United States
district attorney, collector or navy agent AS ad-
dtional securities, twenty per centum will be with.
held from the of the bills until the contract
shall have been completed. and eighty. per centum
of each bill, approved In triplicate by the CON-
mandants of the respective yards, will be paid by
the navy agents at the points of delivery in funds
ten days after the warrant for the shall have
been passed by the Secretary OF the Treasury
Inc following are the classes required at the re-
spective navy-yards:
KITTERY, MAINE.
Glass No. I, Boiler Iron, &C. No s. Metallic Oil;
N no, 10. Engineer stores; No. Is, Tubing, &c; No.
Glass No. ]. Boiler Iron and Rivets; No. 9. Pig
Iron; No 4. Gum Packing, Rubber Hose. DC No.
No. I. Lard OIL No O. Tailow and Soap; No. TO-
Engineers Stores No. IL, Engineers Tools; No
u Engineers Instruments; No. Is, Steel; No. IL
Tin and Lead No 20, White Lead; 10. Il, IL Zine me-
Paint; No %, Colored Paints, Dryers No. %
Stationery.
= No. !, Boiler Iron; No. 8. Boiler Felting; No. A.
Gum Packing, Rubber Hose, &c. No 8, Lubrica-
hol; No q Lard Oil; No. 8, Tallow and Soap; No.
10 Engineers Stores No. IL. Engineers Tools; No
Pin sng Wstys. No "A wroughron
Male Bolts. and Nuts. &e.; No. IS. Copper; No 49,
Tin. Zine, sc; No. 90 White Lead; No a. Colored
and Ash Plank and Butts; No 26 White pine. No
20, Lanterns; No. 80, Lingnumyitae
PHILADELPHIA.
Class No. ], Boiler Iron, &c No Q, Boiler Feltpg
No. T. Gum Packing, Rubber Hose, &c; No 8
Sperm Oil No. q Linseed Oil and Turpentine: No
7, Lard Oil; No. 3, Talow and Soap, No To- Fngi
neers' Stores; No. IL. Engineers Tools; No. IL.
Engineers instruments, No. Il, wrought-Iron
Bolts and Nuts; No. Is. Copper No. IS, Tin, Sc;
No. 20, White Lead: No. 81 Zinc Paint, Ne o.
Colored Paints and Dryers; No. %, Stationery
WASHINGTON.
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