The Portland daily press., 1864-07-28
PROPOSALS.
r r OP OSALS.
DRoPosALSl FOR TIMBER AND MATERI-
Il FAILS FUR TIE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction and Repair

NAVY DEPARTMENT
Bureau of Construction and Repair,
Jiae 50, 1864.
Sealed Proposals TO furnish Timber and Materials
for the Navy, for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1865 will be received At the bureau OF o2nsraetion
gust next, at which time the opening will be COM
nenced. -
Der aud materials Tor the Navy that they may be
dsstn guished from other business letters, and di
rected TO the Chief OF the Bureau of Construction
ami Repair
The materials and articles embraced in tae classes
named are particularly described in the prinl ed
schedules any which will furnished 10 such a.
desire offer, application TO the Commandments
OF the respective yaros, the Navy gents near
est thereto aud those of all the yards upon sppca-
fss d vision inlo classes being for theceny enience
OF dealers IN each such classes only will be furnish
cd as are actually required Tor bids. The Command
ant and Navy Agent Tor each station will, in addi-
ton TO the schedule OF classes of their yards,
have copy ofthe schedules of the other yards for
examination only, from witch may be judged wheth.
er it will be desirable TO make application for any of
the classes of those yards All other things beng
equal preference viii be given to articles OF Amer
lean manufacture.
Offers must be made for the whole of the class at
any yard upon one of the printed schedules, or in
strict conformity Herewith they viii not be con-
sdered.
Upon application to the Bureau, to the Command
ant OF any yard, or to any Navy Agent the form OF
offer, OF guaranty, and other necessary Information
respecting the y opo ais, will be furnished
The contract win be awarded TO the lowest bidder
who gives proper guarantees required by the law
OF August 10, 1916, tie Navy Department reserving
the Tigut to reject tne lowest bid any which may
| be deemed eNof btant.
The contacts will bear date the day the notifca-
ton is given and deliveries can be d manded from
that date.
Sureiies in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract. aud their responsibility certified to by
Unted Ssafes Discreet Jndge, United States Dis
trict Attorney, Collector or Navy Agent. As addi-
uonal security, twenty per centum Will be withheld
from the amount OF the bills until the contracts shall
have been completed, aud eighty per centum OF each
BILL approved Ia tfiplicate by the Commandments of
the respective yards will be paid by the Navy Agents
AZ the points of delivery, IN funds or certificates, at
the option OF the Government. within tea days ai-
ter the for the shall have been passed
| by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
| The folio wing the classes required at the
| spective nayy-yaTds
KITTRRY.
| Glass No l, White. Oak Logs; No q White Oak
Keel and heeson Pieces Mob, White Oak Curve
/ Timber aud Knees; No White Oak Plank; No 6,
/ Yellow Pine Logs; No :, Yellow Pine Beams; NO s.
| Yellow Pine Masts and Spar Timber; No IL, White
! Pine Plank and Boards; No ~, White Pine
aud White OAK Deck Plank; No 10, Ash Logs aud
Plank; No IL, Ash Oars; No 10. aickory Butts; No
| L. Cedar Boards No Is, Locust No IL, White Oak
| Slaves and Heading; No2 Black spruce; NO %,
| Lignumyite; No %, Iron. round. fiat and square;
No 26 Steel; No 81 Iron Spikes; No IS. lion Nails,
wrought aud Gu; No 80, Lead; 81 Tan and Zinc;
No 49, Hardware; No "a, fools for Stores; No 56,
! White Lead No 81, Zinc Paints; No So, Coored
Paints. dyer; No %, Turpentine. varnish; No 40,
/ Linseed Oh; No Al. Glass; No a. Fish Oil; No as,
Tallow, Soap; No AZ, Ship Chandlery.
3 fA cHARLEsTowN. d
/ Glass No /, White Oak Logs; No ?, White Oak
1 Keel Pieces: No g. White Oak Curved Timber; No
White Oak Plank; No g. Yellow Pine Logs; No
TO- White Pine Masts and spar Timber; No H. W hite
| Pine Logs Plank an Boards; No u, White Pine
! Deck and Stage Plank; No l3, Ash Logs and Plank ;
| No IL, Ash oars; NO l6 Black Walnut and Cherry
/ No Is, Locust; No i9, White Oak Slaves and head
! ings; No 20. Black Spruce; No "a, Lignumvita No
| 25 Iron; No Is, 5teel; No27 Iron Spikes; No IS,
| IroE Nails wrought. and cut No 30, Lead; No 81,
Zinc, Tin and Solder; No SO. Hardware; No a.
/ ra.la TarG 81. No Ehsfog "A 40
! Paints; No 80, Co ored Paints; No 80, Turpeniine
and yarnish; No 40, Luseed Oh; No Al. Glass; No
No AZ, Ship Chsndiery.
BROOKLYN
Glass No l, White Oak Logs; No g. White Oak Keel
Pieces; No 9, White osk Curved Timber; No 4,
| White Oak Plank NO 6. Yellow Pine Logs; No Z,
! Yellow Pine beams; No 8, yellow Pine Mast and
/ Spar Timber. No W hiie Oak boards and Plank;
No IL, White Pine Timber and Logs; No 10, Ash
Plank: No II Ash Oars; no Is, hickory Bars and
Hand Spikes; No ID, Black Walnut aud Cherry No
IL, Cedar; No Is, Locust: No 10, White Oak Slaves
and Tea ing: No 20. Black spruce No q. Mahog.
and square; 10 Is, Steel; No e. Iron spikes; No
2S, Iron Nails, wrought and cut; No 30, Lead; No
81. Zinc. Iins No 80, Hardware No "a. Tools for
Stores; No 80 White Leaf; No 81 Zinc Paint; No
Linseed Oil No II, Glass; No AZ Brushes; NO Al,
Fish OH No 4s, rallow; NO AZ. Snip Chandlery.
PHILADELPHIA.
Glass No |. White Oak Logs; n {, White Oak Keel
Pieces; No 8. White Oak Curved Timber; No 4,
Timber; No IL, W bite Pine Plank and Boards; No
II, White Pine beck Plank and Stage Pank; M l3,
Ash Logs and Flank; No IA Ash Oars: No I6. Black
Walnut Cherry. Mahogany; No l6 Cypress and
Cedar; No 49, Locust Tree nails 20 Black Spruce;
No23 Lignumviie No rs, Iron, round. hat, square;
No25 Steel; Noa7 Iron spikes; No Is. Iron Nails.
wrought, cut; No 30, Lead; No 81. Zinc, Tin, and
Solder No 49, HARDWARE; NO 81, Tools for Stores;
No 50 White Lead; No 81, Zinc Paints No SO, Col
orded Paints dry ers, sc; No %, yarnish; 40 40,
Linseed Oil; Nh IL. Glass; No "A. Fish Oil; NO as
fsllow, Soap. Sweet Oil; Ma AZ, ship Chandiery No
IS, oAkum No So ingot Copper.
wAsaIseroS.
Glass No 8, White Oak Knee Pieces; No IL, White
Pine flank and Boards; No Is Ash Plank; No a.
Ash Oars; No 10, Black Wanut. cherry, ana Ma
hogany; No IL Gyress; No. 20, Spruce Pine spars:
No q, Poplar; No %. Iron. round. flat aud square;
No 20, Steel; No q, Spikes; No 2s. Nails; No 30,
Lear; No 81 Zinc Tin and Solder; No So, Hard-
ware No 81 Tools Tor Stores; No So. White Lead:
No31, Zine Paint; No IS Colortd Paints: No 50,
TuTpantiDe and Vsruishi No 40 Iinseed Oil; No a.
Glass; No So Tailow, SOAP, sc; sof1 Sap Chan d.
lery; No As, skuin; Sof9 Tank Iron No 90, In
got Copper; No 81 Poles; Ne "a, Bellows.