The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-03-02
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ais for the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,


January %, 1864.
CEALED PROPOSALS to furnish timber and ma.
y terials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
June 30 1854 will be received at the Bureau on Con
struction and Repair. until 10 O'Clock of the I'D day
OF February next at which time the opening will Be
Proposals must be indorsed proposals for Tim.
Der and Materials for the Navy" that they may be
distinguished from other business letters, and d.
rected 10 the Chief OF the Bureau of Construction
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, on application to the conmandants
of the respective yards. TO the navy agent near
est thereto and those Of all the yArda upon applca
ton to the Bureau This division into classes being
for the convenience of dealers in each such classes
only will be furnished as are actually required for
bids. The commandan. and navy agent for each
station will in addition 10 the schedule Of classes OF
their own yards, have copy of the schedules Of
the other Yards for examination only, from which II
may be judged whether II will be desirable TO make
application tor any Of the classes Of those ards. All
other things being equal preference will be given
to articles OF American manufacture.
Offers must be made for the " hole of the class st
any yard upon one of the printed schedules, or In
strict conformity Herewith, or they will not be
Upon application TO the Bureau to the Comman-
dant OF any yard, or TO any Navy Agent. the form
of oer of guarantee. and other necessary Informal
tion respecting he proposals will be furnished
The contract viii te awarded 10 the lowest bidder
who gives proper guarantees, provided by the law
OF 10Th August, lsi6. the Navy Department reserv-
orbitant.
The contracts will bear date the day the poti6ca.
ton Is given, and deliveries can be demanded.
Suretes in the fnli amount will be required 10 sgn
the contract and their responsibility certified 70 BY
O uuted States district attorney collector, navy
agent. As additional security. twenty per centum
will be withneld from the amount Of the bills until
the contract shall have been completed. and eighty
per centnm OF each bill. approved in triplicate by
the commandants OF the respective yards, will be
paid by the navy agents at the points of delivery In
runds or certificates at the option of the Govern
mept. within W ut fnr he ina
shall have been passed by the Secretary of the Trea
sury.
spective navy yards;
KfrTERY, NE.
Glass No /. white oak logs; No Q, white oak pro-
miscuous timber; No 6,yelow pine plank stock loss
No II, white pine; No 81, tin and zinc.
cHARLKsrowS, MASS.
miscuous timber; No 4, white oak plank; No 8. yeI.
low pine plank stock logs; No 10, white pine mast
timber; No II, white pine logs. plank ana boards;
logs and panks; No Il, ash oars; No 10. white cAk
slaves and headings No 20. black spruce; No Al. To-
ss sgs tree nails No 70 iron No e. on spikes No
hardware; No S tools for stores; No 36. white lead
No 81 zinc paints; No 50, colored paints; No 80,
turpsntine and yarnish; No Al. glass; No "A. whale
oil; No as tallow soap, and sweet oil No a.. ship
chandery.
BROOKLYN. NY.
Glass No /. white oak logs; No g. white oak pro-
mscuous timber No 4, white oak plank; No Q. yell
low pine plank stock logs; No yellow pine beams
No II, white pine; No Il ash oars; rs. hickory
butts aud bars; No 49, white oak slaves ant head
ings; No %, mahogany; No 25, iron. round fat and
square; No "a, iron spikes; No %. iron nails,
wrou ght and cut; No 30, lead No 81 zinc and tin:
No 3S hardware; No S4 tools for stores; No 49, col
ored paints. dryers; No 80, varnish; No Al. Klass;
No A., ship chandlery.
PHILADELPHIA.
Class No TO- white pine mast and spar timber; No
~, white pine deck plank and stage plank; No Is,
locust; No 20 black spruce; No 2l locust tree
No 70, iron, round nat square, &C; NO 26 steel No
n, iron spikes; No 80, lead; No 81. zinc. tin and
solder; No 49, hardware; No a. tools for stores No
81. white lead; No 81. zinc paints; No 80. eolored
paints, dryers. sc; No SO, varnish; No 40, Hnseed
oil; No A. glass; No As. tallow. soap, sweet oil; No
AZ, ship chandery; No4s ingot copper.
WASHINGTON.
Glass No 10, white oak slaves and headinRs; No
90, pig lead; No 35. hardware; No 80, spirits OF
wine, varnish. &C; No Al, glass.
JAMS lawiwTh