The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-07-30
PROPOSALS.
p r OP SAILS.
PROPOSALS. FOR TIMBER AND MATERI
Il tALS FOR TIE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureoa Of Construction ass Repair,
I...a. 1874


Bureau Of Construction ass Repair!
Jane 80, 1864.
Sealed Proposals 10 furnish Timber and Materials
for the Navy, for the fiscal year ending june 30,
and Repair, until 10 O'CLOCK of he LIST DAY of Au-
gust next, at which time the opening will be COM
nenced.
-iiroposais must be endorsed Proposals for Tim
Der aud materials the Navy that they may be
distinguished from Other business letters and di-
rected TO tine Chief of we Bureau of CONSTRUCTION
ana Repair.
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
uamed particularly described in the prin cd
schedules any which will ue furnished 10 such As
desire TO offer, on application 10 the maudants
OF the respective yar1s, or 10 the Navy Agents
est thereto and those of all the yards upon appliea
ton TO the Bureau.
Tns division into classes being for the convenience
of dealers in each, such classes only will be ufnish
ed az are actually required Tor bids. The Command
ant and Navy Agent Tor each station Will, in addi
ton 10 the schedule OF classes Of their own yards
copy of the schedules OF the other yards for
examination only, from witch may be judged wheth-
IL will be- desirable make application tor any OF
the classes OF those yards All other things being
equal, prefer viii be given 10 articles of Amer
ican manufacture.
offers must be ma ie for the whole of the class at
any yard. upon one ofthe printed schedules, or in
strict conformity Herewith or they will not be con-
sidered.
Upon application to the Bureau, to the Command
OF amy yaru, or 10 any Navy Agent, the form of
OFFER OF guaranty, and other ne. essary I'M nation
respecting the opo ais will be furnished.
The con ract win be awarded TO the lowest bidder
who gives proper guarantee. required by the law
OF Angus; 10, lsa6, Z Navy department reseryinx
the iigut TO reject Tue lowest bid any which may
De deemed exon biiant.
The cont, acts win bear date the day tho notiRea-
tion !. given and deliveries can be d. handed from
that dale.
sureits in the full amount will be required to sign
tie contract, aud their responsibility cerined
4 United States Dis trict Judge. United States Dis
tTict Attorney, Collector or Navy Agent As addi-
tiOnal security twenty per cepum Will be withheld
from the amount the bills until the contracts shall
aay abrpfl al ea liam uf oh
bill. approved in tiipiicate BY tie commandments OF
the respective ards ~i be paid by the Navy Agents
al the points of delivery, IN funds certlhcates
he opdJn OF the Government. within ten days at
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.
Glass No !, White oak Logs; No 2, White Oak
Keel aud Keelson Pieces; No 8, White Oak Curve
Timber and knses; Nos White Oak Plank; No 0,
Yellow Piue Logs; No !, Yellow Pine Beams; NO s,
Pine Plank and Boards; No ~, White Pine
aud White OAK Deck Plank; NO Is. Ash Logs and
Plank; No II, Ash Osrs: No To- hickory Butts; No
IL. Cedar Boards No Is, Locust; No u, White Oak
Slaves and Heading; No2,, Back spruce; NO 90,
Lignumyiia; No g. Iron, round, fat and square :
No IS, Steel; No 81. Iron Spikes no Is Iron Nails
wrought aud Gu No 30, Lead; No 81 Tin and Zinc /;
No 80, Hardware; No "a, FOOLS for stores; No 80
White Lead No 81, Zinc Pants; No 8s. Colored
Linseed OF No Al. Glass; No a, Fish Oil; No as,
Tailow, Soap; No A. Ship Chandlery.
cHARLEsrowN.
Glass No l, White Oak Logs; No 2. White Oak
Keel Pieces: No g. White Oak Curved Timber; No
4 White oak Plank; No Q, yellow Pine Logs; No
10. White Pine Masts and spar timber; No H. hite
Piae Logs. Plank an Boards; No u, White Pine
Deck aud SAGE Plank; No 10. Ash Logs and Plank
No H. Ash oars; no 10, Black Walnut and Cherry
No IS Locust; No 10, White Oak Slaves and h cad
ings; No 20, Black Spruce; No 81 Lignumyita; No
25 Iron; No %, steel; No 27, Iron Spikes; No rs,
lroE Nails. wrought. and cut; No 30, Lead; No 81,
Zinc, Tin and Solder; No 80. Hardware: No "a,
Tools for Store, &C; No 81. White Lead No 81, Zinc
Paints; No 81, Co ored Paints; No 80. Turpen.ine
and yarnish; No ~, Linseed Oil; No A. 6 lass; No
a. Whale OIL; No 40, Tallow Soap and Sweet Oil
No ~, Ship Chandlery.
BaooKIlN
Glass No J. W hite Oak Logs; No 2 White Oak X eel
Pieces; No 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No 4,
White Oak rlank; NO 8. Yellow Pine Logs: No :,
yellow Pine Beams; No s. Yellow Pine Mast and
Spar Timber; Noe White Oak Boards and Plank ;
Noil, White Pine Timber and Logs; No Is. Ash
pIsnk; No IA Ash Oars; No 10. hickory Bars and
Hand spikes; No H. Black Walnut and Cherry; No
IL. Cedar; No is. Locust; No 10. White Oak stsyes
aud tea ing; NO 20. Black spruce; No ~. Mahog
and square; No &c steel; No %. Iron Spikes; No
y, Iron Nails, wrought and cut; No 80, Lead; No
81. Zine lin; No IS. Hardware; No a. Tools for
stores; No 80, White Lead; No 81. Zinc Paint; No
IS, Colored Paints. dryers No 30, Narnish; No 40.
Linseed Oil; No Al, Glass; No az. Brushes; No "A,
fish Oil; No Is. fsilow; no ~. ship chandlery.
PHILADELPHIA.
Glass No i.White Oak Logs; 30 2, White Oak Keel
Pieces: No 3. White Oak Curved Timber; No 4,
White Oak Plank No 10 White Pine Mast aud spar
Timber; No IL, " hite Pine Plank and Boards: No
II, White Pine Deck Flank anu Stage ank: NO Is,
Ash Logs and riank; No Il. Ash Oars; No l6, slack
Walnut, Gu Try, Mahogauy; No 10. Cypress and
Cedar; No Is, Locust Tree NAILS n 20 Black sp
No 23 ignumyiia, No 70, Iron, round fiat. square
Nos Steel; Nor Iron spike; No 28 lr n Nails
wrought, cut: No 30, Lead; NO 81 Zinc, Tin, and
Solder: n" IS. Har ware; no 81. Tools for stores /;
No IS White Lead; No 81 Zinc Paiuls; No 49, Col
ordei Paints; DIR, ers, 10; No 80, varni h; No 40.
Linseed Oil; No A. Glass; No ~, Fish Oil: NO As,
Ia low, Soap Swccr Uis Nh ~, ship chanaiery No
As, oAkum; No 50, lngot Copper.
WASHINGTON
Glass No 3, White Oak Knes Pieces; No H. White
Piae flank and Boards; No ID Ash Plank; No IL,
Ash Oars; No i6 Black Walnut. cherry. ana Ma.
hoganyi No IL Cyress; No.0. spruce Pine Spas
No Y. Poplar; No 26. Iron round. har and square
No 20, ST. ell; No %, Spikes No IS, Nails 80 80,
Leaa; No 81 Zinc, lin, and Solder; No IS, card.
ware; No "a, Tools for stores: NJ SO, White Lead
Nc 81, Zinc Paint; No IS Colortd Paints: NO %,
fuipentine and Vanish; NJ 90 Iinseed Oh No II,
Glass; Nos5 Iallow. SOAP. sc; No 47 strip Char d.
lers; No 4s, akum; No ~, Tank Iron; No TO- In
got Copper; No 52 Poles; Ne 81, Bellows.
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