The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-07-19
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DRoPosALs FOR TIMBER AND MATER
II SALS Fur TnE NAVY.

NAVY DEPARTMENT, 49, 4
Bureau Of construction aIsd Repair,
June 30, 1864
Sealed Proposals 10 furnish Timber and Materials
for the Navy for the fiscal year ending june ~,
ls3,, viii be received st the bureau Construction
and Repair, until 10 O'CLOCK OF he LIST DAY OF Au-
gust nexf, at which time the opening will be COM
msnced ae
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Tim
Der aud materials the Navy that they may he
dlstn guished from other business letters and al
reeted 10 the CHER of the Bureau OF Construction
and Repair. -la
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
nan I'd are particularly described in the printed
Schedules any which will furnished to such a.
desire 10 offer, on application TO the commandment
OF the respective yaras, the Navy Agents
est thereto and those of all tue yards uIon appca
ton to ths Bureau.
Of dealers la each snch classes only will be flu nish
ed as actually required Tor bids. The Iommand-
ant and Navy Agent ior each station will In aadi.
ton 10 the seaedue OF classes of heir own yarof.
have copy of the schedules OF the other yards Tor
examination only, from which may be judged wheth-
IL will be desirable 10 make application ior any OF
the classes of those yards. All other things being
equal preference will be given to articles OF Amer
lean manufacture.
any yard, upon one ofthe printed schedules, or IN
strict conformity Herewith, or they viii not be con-
Upon application to the Bureau. to the Command
ant of any yard. 10 any Navy Agent, the form OF
offer. OF guaranty and other necessary Information
respecting the opo ais, will be furnished.
The con win be awarded to the lowest bidder
who gives proper guarantees. as required by the law
OF August TO- lsi6. tie Navy Department reserying
the riga to reject toe lowest bid, or any which may
be deemed exoi bitant.
rhe contacts viii bear date the day the notifea-
tion !. given and deliveries can be dsmanded from
sareties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract aad their responsibility certified TO by
a United states District Judge, United States Dis
triet Attorney, Col.ctor or Navy Agent. As add-
tonal security, twenty per centum viii be withheld
from the amount of the bills until the contracts shall
ain nf "a
bill approved In triplicate by the Commandments Of
the respective yards will be paid by the Navy Agents
At the points Of delivery IN 1nas s q @ a.
ter warrant for the same shall have been passed
by the Secretary of the Treasury.
This folio wing are the classes required al the re-
spective navy-yards.
Glass No i, White oak Logs; No 2. White OAK
Reel and Keelson Pieces; No g. White Oak Curve
Timber and Knees; No White Oak Plank; No s,
YelloS Pine Logs; No Z, Yellow Pine Beams; NO s.
Pine plank and boards; No IL, White Pine
aad White OAK Deck Plank; No 10. Ash Logs and
Plank; No IA Ash Oars; No is. hickory Butts; No
Slaves q I'd headingi No2, Black 5pruce No %
Lignumyita; No Is, Iron, round, fiat and square
No 70 s'ss ad an No sdse No I0n a zns
No 49, Hardware; No "a, zoos for stores; No SO
white Lead; No 81. Zinc Paints; No 8s, Colorsd
Paidts. dryer; No %, rurpentine. Narnish; No 40,
Lnsssd OF No Al. Glass; No "A, Fish OH No as
Taliow, Soap No AZ. Ship Chandlery.
CHARLEeTOWE.
Glass No l. White oak Logs; No 2, White Oak
Keel Pieces: No 3. White Oak Curved Timber; No
4 White Oak Plank; No 6, yellow Pine Logs; No
lO' ~ mite Pine Masts and spar Timber No IL. bite
PIael,ogs Flank ant Boards; No IL, White Pine
Deck aud SAGE Plank; No l3 ASH Logs end Plank
No a. Ash Jars; no l6, BLACK Walnut and Cherry
No ls Locus; No 40, White Oak Slaves and dead
ings; No 20, Blsck Spruce; No23, Lisnumyita; No
81 Iron; 40 rs, steei; No25 Iron Spikes; No %,
Iror Nails wrought, and CUT; NO %. Lead; No 81
Tools for Store &C; No 80 White Lead; NO 81, Zlnc
Paints; No 80, Co ored Paints; No 30, Iurpentine
aud lrnish; No ~, Laseed olI No Il, Glass; No
"a. Whale OIL; No as, Taiiow. Soap and Sweet OIL
Nos7, ship Chandlery
BROOKLYN
Class No 1, White Oak Logs No z, w hi'e Oak Keel
Pieces No g. White Oak Curved Timber; No Z,
White Oak FLANK; NO 8. Yellow Pine Logs; NO Z,
Yellow P,ns Beams No . lenq~ rine IA MAD p,. ah
No II, While Pine Timber and Logs; No ID, Ash
Piaak: No IA Ash Oars; No IL. hickory Bars and
r. S csdar; So IS Eoossi; No e. White Oak Slaves
aud nea ing; no 20. Black Spruce; No "a, Mahog'
any; No "a. Lgnss@yits; No Is Iron, round. hSt,
81. Zinc. I'm: No s3. Hardware; No "a. Tools for
So, Coiored Paints, dryers; No 80, yarnish; No 49,
Hassed Oil: No Al, Glass No e. Brushes; No Al
Fish Oil; No 45, iailow; no 10 AIS A. sup chandiery.
Class No /. white OAK Logs; 30 Z, White Oak Keel
Pieces: No 8. White Oak Curved Timber; No 4,
White Oak Plank No 10. White Pine Mast and Spar
Timber mo II, White Pine Plank and Boards No
II, White Pine Deck Plank and Stage Plank; NO ID
Ash Logs and Plank No IA. Ash Oars; No ~ SLACK
Walnur Cherry, Mahogany; No 10. Cypress and
Cedar; No IS, Locust Trsenas; No 20. Black Spruce
NOS Lignun,vite; No rs, Iron, round, nat, square
No as Steel; No Il Iron spikes; No %. 1r.n calls
wrought, cut; No 81, Lead No 81: Zinc. Tin, and
Solder; No SO. Hardware; No 81, Tools for stores
No IS white Lead; No 81, Zinc Paints; No 9, Col
orded Paints. dryers. sc; No 80. yarni n; NO ~
Linsced Oil; No Al Glass; No "A, Fish Oil; No ~
Taiiow Soap, Sweet Oil No AZ, ship Chandlery; Nc
ss, oakumj No 80, Ingot Copper.
WASHINGTON
Cess No 8. white Oak Knee Pieces; No IL. White
Pine piankand Boards; No 10 Ash Plank; No IA
Asb Oars; No 10 Black Walnut. Cherry, and Ma
hogany; No II .yress: No 20, Spruce Pine Spas
No "a Poplar No Is iren, ROUND i. MAJ and square
Tsads No 81 Zinc. Tin, and Solder; No SO, Bard
ware; No % Tools tor stores; No 80 White Lead
Tarusntine and Yarpish: No 40, Linseed Oh; No Al
Glass. No rs, TaIlow, Soap. SCI No Al ship Chand
isry. No 4s oakumI No 40, Tank lroHi NO 20. In
rof Copper No 50 PoiesI Ne "a, Bellows,
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