The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-03-10
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR THE
Il NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT 1
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NAVY DEPARTMENT, !
BUREAU OF STEAM ENaIsKgRINe !
February l9, 1864. J
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
the Navy for the fiscal year ending June 90 1864,
until III O'Clock of the 2lst day of March next az
which time the opening will be commenced.
Proposals must be endorsed " Proposals for Nate
rais Tor the Navy, that they may be dsting uished
from other business letters. and directed 10 the
Chief of tho Bureau of steam Engineering
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named are particularly described in the printed
schedules any of which will be furnished to UGH as
desire: to offer, ON application to the ants
OF the respective yards to the navy agent near
thereto, and those of all the yards upon application
to the Bureau. This division into classes being forthe
convenience OF the dealers in each such classes only
VIII Dc furnished as are actually required for bids.
The eommsndant 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 ekamn alton only, from which may
be judged whether it will be desirable to make ap.
plicaton for any of the classes Of those yards All
other things being equal. preference will be given
TO afticles OF American manu- facture.
Oilers must be made for the whole of the class at
any yard upon one of the printed schedules, or in
strict conformity Herewith or they will not be
sidered.
Upon paplcation TO tho Bureau, TO the Command.
ant of any yard, or to any Navy Agent the form
Of oner, of guaranty and other necessary informa-
ton respecting the proposals will be furnished.
The contract will be awarded 10 the lowest bidder
who gives proper GUARANTEES, a. required by the law
of lOth August, 1916, the Navy Department resery-
suc ftJcSt inc ioNtnt Diu, uttfllcu
brilliant
The contracts will bear date the day the no,ifea-
tion is given. and deliveries can ba demanded.
Sureties in the iull amount will be required to
sign the contract, aud their responsibility certified
to by United States district Judge. United States
district attorney, collector, or navy agent. AS adj
ditional securities. twenty per cenum 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 triplieate by the COM
mandants Of the respective yards, will be paid by
the navy agents at the points of delivery in funds
certificates, at the option of the vernment within
ten days affer the warrant for the same shall have
been passed by the Secretary Of the Treasury
The following are the classes required at the re-
spectiye nayy-yards;
KITTERY. MAINE.
Glass Nc. ], Boiler Iron. &c. No $. Metallic Oil
No TO- Engineer Stores; No. 10, Tubing, &c; No.
CHARLEsTowN.
Glass No !. Boiler .Iron and Riyets; No o Pig.
Iron; No. 4, Gum Packing. Rubber Hose &C. No.
s. Sperm OIL; No. 8, Linseed OH and Turpentine
No. I. Lard Oil; No. ., Tallow and Soap; No. 10.
Engineers Stores; No. II. kngineers' Tools; No.
Iron Nails Bolts, and Nuts; No. 49, Copper; No. 10,
Tin and Lead: No. 20, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc
Paint; No. %, Colored Paints, Dryers No. %.
Stationery.
BROOKLYN.
No. l, Boiler Iron; No. 8. Boiler Felting; No 4,
Gum Packing. Rubber Hose, &c. No 8, Lubrica-
ting Oils; No. g. Llnseed OIL rurpen milne, and Alec.
hol; No Z, Lard OIL No. 8, rallow and Soap; No,
~, Engineers Stores; NO IL, Engineers Tools; No
IL, Engnee.s 81 Instruments No. IA. Wrought-Iron
Pipes, Valves, &C; No. 10, Steel; No. H. Iron
Nails: Bolts. and Nuts. &c No Is. Copper; No. 10.
Tin Zinc. Be; No. 20, White Lead; No. o. Colored
Paints. Dryers; No. %, Stationery NO. %, Hickory
and Ash Plank and Butts; No. 20. White Pine No
30 Lanterns; No. 80, Lingnumyitac.
PHILADELPHIA
Glass No. l, Boiler Iron, &c No. 3. Boiler Felting
No. A. Gum Packing, Rubber Hose, &C.; No.
Sperm Oil; No. g. Iinseed Oil and Turpentine; No
I. Lard Oh; No. 9, Tallow and Soap; No: 10, Fnei
neers Stores No. IL. Engineers fools; No. IL
Engineers Instruments; No. IA, Wrought-Iron
Pipe, Valves, SC; No. IT, Steel No II, Iron Nails
Bolts and Nuts; No. Is. Copper; No. 10, Tin, Sc
No. 20. White Lead; No. 81. Zine Paint; No. 22
Colored Paints and Dryers; No. %, Stationery.
WASHINGTON
Class No. !, Boiler Iron, Sc; No. II, Bolts.
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