Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-28
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER AND MATERIAL
Il FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS,

Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and Mate
rails for the Navy. for the fiscal year ending June
% 1855 Will be received at the Bureau of Construc
August next, at which time the opening viii be
Propossls must be endorsed Proposals for Tim
dstn gui shed from other business letters, and do
reeted to the Chief of the Bureau of Construction
The materials and articles embraced in the
classes are particularly described in the printed
as desire to offer, on application to the Command.
ants Oh the pectlye yards or to the Navy Agent
nearest thereto; and those OF all the yards upon
This division into classes being for the conve-
furnished as are actually required for BIDS. The
Cemmandsnt and Navy Agent for each station
own Yards; have copy of the schedules of the
other Yards for examination only, frem which
application for any of the classes of those Yards
All other things being equal, preference will be
Offers must be made for the whole of the class at
strict conformity Herewith, they will 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
information respecting the proposals, will be fur
The contract will be awarded to the lowest bid
se LAW Of August a ss the Navy
reserving the right to reject the lowest bid
which may be deemed exorbitant.
The contracts will bear date the day the mott
fcatioR is given, and deliveries can be demanded
Sure fSs in the full amount will be required to
to hs By ne 1Rs psas
States District Attorney Collector or Navy gent
AShed om the Of the bits until the be
contracts shall have been completed and eighty
Per centum Of each biz approved in triPlcste BY
paid by the Navy Agents at the points of delivery,
ten days the for
The same shall have been passed by the Secretary
The folioSins are the classes required at the re-
speeti'e navy yards; ,rrvDv
Class No !, White k OAK toss No ?, White Oak
soP pf PINE ss and e Soar T9bef No. NJ
% Re o s Deck ipf B1;d NH ASH hes R aRs
Piana; No No. T. Ash Oars No. Is Hiekory ButssNc
M Is NJ 55a SS
Wrought snd cut No. %, Lead; No. 81, I Fin and
N No Fl sdS NS y fo Pan for
oolorsd Paints, dryer No: So TurpeRtlne, Var.
on NO. 3D. iAS oHA SHdI SIC, 'A'p 0nAna'sr'
Glass No. white Qak Logs No. ?, White Oak
ef Pine Mast and se.t oT mSer LGS Ne
Fns bsef and ahd
h % Black N Sak
nnmv;tse. No a5. Iron: No. S. Steel: No, n Iron
spikes: No 81 Iron Nails wron ght and cut: No
90 Lead: No. 81, Zinc Tin, and Solder; No g.
Hardware; No. 81, Tools for Stores, &C. No. S.
white Lead: No 81. Zinc Paints; No s., Colored
Paints; No. 80, Turpentine and Yarnish; No 40,
Linseed Oil; No. Al, Glass; No. a, Whale Oil; No.
lsry.
BROOKLYN.
Keel Pieces; No. s. white oss Curved Timber; No
white Oak Plank; No. s, yellow Pine Logs No:
Spar Timber; No ., White Oak Boards and Plank;
No. u, White Pine Timber and Logs; No; Is, Ash
Hand Spikes; No. Is, Black Walnut and Cherry;
no ~ Oed AL no. ~ ~ Loeust No Is, White OAK
besn No "a Iisn -, blseK spruce, no: =
ssts nSt NJ "a Iron 10. %, steel NO iron
Lead; No. 81, Zinc, Tin; Nc. 49, Hard ware; No "a,
Toolsf for stores; No. So; White Lead No. 81, Zinc
nfsh; No. 20, Linseed Oil; No. Al, q lass No. AZ,