The Portland daily press., 1864-03-18
pRorosALs FOR MATERIALS FOR THE
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
OF STEAM ENGINEERiRG,

NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERiRg
February -, 1864. J
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
the Navy tor the fiscal year ending June 30, 1854
VIII ne received at the Baiean of Steam Engineering
until 10 CLOCK OF the 2lst day OF March next, al
which time the opening will be commenced.
Proposals must be endorsed +" Proposals for Mate.
rails Tor the Navy, that they may be distinguished
from other business letters, and directed TO the
Chief Of the bureau of Steam Engineering
Ihe materials and articles embraced in the classes
named are particularly described in tho printed
schedules any of which will be furnished such
desire. TO oner, on application to the dsnts
OF the respective yards 10 the navy agent
thereto and those of all the yards upon application
To the Bureau. This division into classes be ng forthe
convenience of the dealers in each such classes only
viii De furnished as are actually required bids
The commandant and navy agent for each station
viii, in addition to the schedule of classes of their
own yards have copy of the schedules of the
other yards for examination only, from which NAV
be judged whether it will be desirable TO make ap
pilcstion for any Of the Glasses of those yards All
other things being equal preference will be given
to articles of American manufacture.
oilers must be made for the whole of the class at
any yaId upon one OF the printed schedules, or in
tconiormity Herewith, they will not be
sidered.
Upon pap!cation to the Bureau, to the Command. /.
ant OF any yard, or to any Navy Agent, the form
oil ofor, OF guaranty, and other necessary informa
ton respecting the proposals will be furnished
Inc contract will oe awarded TO the lowest bidder
of 10. August, 1876, the Navy Department rescry-
orbitant
The contracts will bear date the day the notisce-
ton is given, and deliveries can be demanded.
Sureties in the iull amount will be required to
sign the contract and their responsibility certified
to by United States district judge, United States
district sttorney, collector, navy agent As ad-
dltlonal securities. twenty per centum will be with
held 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 COM
the navy agents at the points of delivery in funds or
certihcates, at the option of the overnment wit hin
ten days after the warrant for the same shall have
been passed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The following are The classes required at the re-
spectve navy-y ards:
KITTERY, MAINE
Glass No. !, Boiler Iron, &C. No. g. Metallic Oil /:
No. 10. Engineer Stores No Is, Tubing. &c; No.
CHARLEsTowN.
Glass No. ]. Boiler Iron and Riyets; No Q Pig.
lroni No 4. Gum Packing, Rubber Hose, &c; No
3, Sperm OIL; No, s., Linseed OIL and Turpentine;
Engineers stores; No. II, Engineers Tools; No
II Engineers' Instruments No. l6, Steel; No H.
II Iron Nails Bolts and II Nuts: No. l8. Copper No 10,
Paint; No p, Colored Paints, Dryers No. %.
Stationery
BROOKLYN.
No. l, Boiler Iron; No g. Boiler Felting: No. A.
Gum Packing, Rubber Hose, &c No s. Lubrica.
ting oils; No q, Llnseed Oil, Turpentine and Alec.
10, Engineers stores No. IL, Engineers Tools; No
~, Engineers Instruments No. II. wroRght.Ifon
Pipes, Valves, ac.; No Is. Steel; No. IL, Iron
Nails Bolts, and Nuts, &c.; No. 49, Copper; No TO-
Tiu, Zinc, Sc; No. 20, White Lead; No %, Colored
Paints. Dryers; No. %, Stationery No. 25 Hickory
and Ash Plank and Butts; No. IS, White Pine; No
20, Lanterns; No. 80, Lingnumyitae.
PHILADELPHIA
Class No. J. Boiler Iron, &C No. 8, Boiler Felting
No. 4. Gum Packing, Rubber Hose &C.; No
Sperm OILS No. 6, Iinseed Oil and Turpentine; No
I, Lard Oil; No, Q, 1allow and Soap; No 10, Fnei.
neers' Stores; No. IL, Engineers' Tools; No i2'
Engineers' Instruments; No IL. wrought-Iron
Pipe. Valves, &C.; No. l6, Stcel No IL Iron Nails
Bolts and Nuts; No. IS, Copper; No. 10, Tin, SC !;
No. 20, White Lead: No. 81 Zinc Paint; Ne a.
Colored Paints and Dryers; No. %, Stationery.
WASHINGTON.
Class No. !, Boiler Iron, &C.; No. II, Bolts.
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