The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-11
PROPOSALS.
p r O 2 O s a L s.
FOR
Materials for the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,


Bureau Of Steam q 20 saseril o, July 10, 1864.
GtAALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
y the Nav fVr tue iscai year ehoing June 30th,
lej5 vii. be ed al The bureau OF ) cam kngi.
nteripg uutii u 0c.oek OF the i2tn DAY OF August
mex az hieh time the peling will be co ni nenccu
rroa ais mus. Nc eldorsed Proposals. tor Maze
rials Tor tue Navy, that they may GisunguIshtd
from other busiIes letters, 10 the Lnlei
OF The Bureau OIL Steam Engineering.
he materials and articles embraced in the classes
samto ere particularly described in the pTin
schedules any VI viii Ia viii Le iurnizhed TO such "A,
desire To offer, GA Application TO the Iommabdants
OF the specuye yarGs, 10 tie ayy Agents ear-
est thereto and those of all the ya do W appica-
ton to The Bureau.
Ins division into classes being for the convenience
OF dealers In each classes only viii be III nish-
cd as are actually required bids. The Command-
ant and Navy Agent each station will, Ia aadi-
ton ~ tile Sc eouie classes Of heir yards,
nave c, Ply of the tdules OF the otner yards Tor
examination only Il ON WI ich may be judged wheth-
IL will be desirable APP licativn ioI any Of
the classes OF those yards. All other things beng
equal, reference VIII be given 10 articles OF Amer
lean IN an uacture.
or, RS must TIC ma re for the whole of the class at
any yard upon one OF the printed scnedules, OF III
strict conformity herewith or they WI" not De con-
sdered.
Upon application to the Bureau, to the Command
oI any yara, or TO any Navy Agent, the iorm vi
offer, guaranty. AID other ne esary la o. nation
respecting tue y oYo ais, viii Dc f1rl isifed
The con iact will be awarded to the lowest bidder
who gives proper guarantees, ss required by the law
OF Angus 10. 1896, e Navy department reseryn.
the zig reject tie lowest bid, any which MAJ
be deemed eAoI bi ant
The cont. acts will Gear date the day the notifca
tou is given aud deliveries can be u. manded from
thai da c.
tie contract, aad their responsibility eerneu 10 Dy
a United . ates Dis rict Judge. ULiied aies Dis
trict Attorney Collector or Navy agent. AS add-
tonsl security, twenty per ceBtum Will be withheld
from the the os until the COZ acts shall
have been completed, eighty per centum OF each
bill, approved IN tiipheate By lac tommandants oil
the respective ards sI be laid by the Navy Agents
=, the points OF 0eiivefy, LUNGS certHeatt s. at
this opti IN the Govern meut. ~ithin tea days al
tue warrant for the shall have 0een passeo
by the Secretary OF the Trashy.
The following are the classes required at the re-
spective nayy-yalds.
ARTERY, MAINE.
Class No /. boiler iroa. sc No. 2, pig iron; No.
3, bIiler telling No. 4. gau4 pack e. a ; NO. 8,
sperm oil NJ lias O. oil &c; 80 lard OF (; No s
metal oil 20 tai o" and soap; No 10 engineers
sto.es n" IL engineeis tools; 40 IL eIgi, $ in-
strnmente; No Ia .rouzhi iron pc NJ 10 tubes
No 10 steel IL iron nails, CoI and Luis; No IL
copper; No 10 thu sc; No ~ white iead NO a znc
pal q; No y coiofed paint; No 80 ionery; NJ
"a fir woodi NO "a cotton waste, PACKING &c; No
IS engineers res.
CHARLEsTowN, MASS.
Glass No b. iier iron and rivets; o pig iron mo
boiler eltug; no gum packing. rubber hose &C;
no o sperm oil; no liAseeu oil aud tufl eDtlnes NO
7lard Uil; no metal ie mo- Iallow aud soap;
no engineers stores; no ii engineers tools no
~ enEiucyrs' Instruments; 10 10 sielm pumps; Lo
Ia VIZ ughL iron pipe waves, sc; no Is tubes; IL
sieel IL iron nails, DO ule As copper;
no ~ tin, zinc &C; no 20 white lead; no ri aine
int; no z ored PAINS, dryers, dc; no % sIa-
tionery ;ao rs hickory ana ash ask aud butts &c
white pine; no 81 mp snd cotton packing, j. C; 10
Is ngineers' stores, sc.
BROOKLYN, NY.
Glass no boiler iron % pig iron; no boiler
felting, 10 gum packing, rubber hose, SC; no 6
sperm oils NJ ,inse' oil. turpeD Inc, alcohol
no lard oil no IN aricatiug VI netalic oils; no
talJw ard soap; no 10 engineers stores; engi-
NJ ers' io0lsi 10 II engine rs instrument; no l2
seam pumps; no Ii wrought iron pes, va YES, &
no Is tubes; no lG teel; no IL iToa as bolts nuts
sc; no copper; n - tin ziac lea !, &C; no d
white ieadi no q zinc paint; no 70 ored paints
dryers, &C; no 70 stati0ne "a lire wood u Is
hickory and ash six ana butt; 10 26 white Inc
no q back walnut a"d chvIry; no % mahogany
whit hoIleyi no 20 lanterns 80 Ii u umyie; nc
81 udgeons puiDps. C; no 80 sour -four, Ct uci.
bies, Sci: NJ 30 patented articles; 81 cotton aud
hemp packings, &C; no IS engineers' stores.
PHILADELPHIA
Glass no bsiler iron, sc; no boi'er telling; NO
gum packing tiber hose &c; 10 sperm % no
iins' ed OF aud turpsntiar; MOI iard oil; tai.
low soap &c; no 70 engineers stores; no IL enRi.
neers' tools; no IL engineers instruments; 10 IA
wrought / % pIpe. yea, sc Is tables; no IL
stee no Il on n,is, DO d nu 5; no is copper
no ID tin. &C; no % wiile cad 90 81 Zinc PAINT
no ~ c1.ored ints and DIR ere; % staff merry
no "A lire wood no 81 cotton and hemp packing &e
NO IS en2inoers' stores, &c.
WASHINGTON.
Glass no boiler iron, c; no pig ron no boil.
er 10. ting Be: no gum packing rubb hpse O. 10
sperm Gil; no linseed oil and turpentine; d o
lar oil; no lumber; no o tailow and soap; no Il
engnse $ stores; No Ia engineers tools; . u eng.
nees' instruments; no 10 steam pumps; no 4
wrought iron pipe, valves. &C; 10 fub 70 II
eel; no IL iron nail Dol =, nut, Sc is copper
10 10 thu, l. al aud zinc; 10 20 white lead; no q
zlne pal 1; no Y colored pants, DRYERS, X no q
sttiionsr no "a Dire wocd no "a cotton and henri
packing. &c; DO 81 engineers storss.
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