The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-03-23
pRoPosALs FOR MATERIALS FOR THE
NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINKERlkG,

- NAV
NAVY DEPARTMENr
BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERlsG
February 10, 1864.
the Navy tor the fscal year ending June 20, 1854
will be received at the Bureau of Steam engineering
until 10 o'clock of the 2lst day OF March next, AT
which time the opening will be commenced
Proposals must be endorsed " Proposals for Mate
rails for the Navy" that they may be distinguished
from other business letters, and directed to the
Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named are particularly described in the printed
schedues any of which will be furnished to such as
desirei TO oner, on application to the commandants
OF the respective yards or to the navy agent
thereto, and those of all the yards upon
to the Bureau This division into classes beng oi the
convenience of the dealers in each such classes only
VIII be furnished as are actually required bids
The commandant and navy agent for each station
will in addition to the schedule of classes of their
own yards have copy OF the schedules of the
be judged whether it will be desirable 10 make ap-
plicaton for any of the classes of those yards All
other things being equal, preference will be given
TO Articles of American manufacture.
Offers 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 papl!cation to the Bureau to the Command.
ant Of any yard, or to any Navy Agent, the form
OF oner, OF guaranty and other necessary informa-
uon respecting the proposals will be furnished.
The contract will DC awarded 10 the lowest bidder
who gives proper GUARANTEES a required by the law
of 10Th August, 1896 the Navy Department reserv-
ing the right to reject the lowest bid il deemed
orbltant.
The contracts will bear date the day the notisca.
ton is given, and deliveries can ba demanded.
Suretics In the ful amount will be required 10
sign the contract. and their responsibility certified
to by United States district judge, United States
district attorney, collector, or navy agent AS adj
ditions securities, twenty per centum will be with
shall have been completed. and eighty per centum
OF each bill, approved in triplicate by the CON-
mandants of the respective yards, will be paid by
the navy agents at the points of ofdeyery funds
csrtihcates at the option Of the government within
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-
spectye nayy-yards:
KITTERY, MAINE.
Class Nc. !. Boiler lron &C.; No 5, Metallic Oil;
cnARLEsTowN.
Glass No. j. Boiler Iron and Riyets; No. g Pig
Iron; No. 4, Gum Packing, Rubber bose, &c No
8. Sperm 0ll No. 9, Linseed OIL and Turpentine;
No. Lard Oil; 9. Tallow and Soap; No. 10.
Engineers Stores; No. IL, kngineers' Tools; No.
II Engineers Instruments; No I6, Steel; No. II,
Iron Nails, Bolts, and Nuts No, Is. Copper; No 49,
Paint; NO z2, Colored Paints, Dryers No 2s
Stationery. sapzn
BROOKLYN
No |, Boiler Iron; No. 3. Boiler Felting; No. 4,
Gum Packing Rubber Hose, &c. ; No g. Luorica-
ting Oils; No G, Llnseed Oil, Turpentine and Alco-
hol; No 7, Lard Oil; No 9, Tallow and Soap; No,
IL, Engineers Instruments No. IA Wrought-Iron
Pipes, Valves &C; No. 16, Steel; No. ~, Iron
Nahs, Bolts, ana Nuts &C.; No. lS, Copper; No. 10,
Tin. Zinc. &C.; No 20. W hte Lead; No %, Colored
Paints. Dryers; No. %, Stationery mo. 25 Hickory
and Ash Plank and Butts; No. 26, White Pine; No .
2s, Lanterns; No. 3d. Lingnumvitae.
PHILADELPHIA
Class No !, Boiler lion, sc No. 3, Boiler Felting
No. 4. Gum Packing, Rubber Hose, &c; No 5
Sperm Oil; No 6, Linseed Oil and Turpentine; No
:, Lard Oil; No. Q, 1allow and Soap; No TO- Enei-
nsers' Stores; No. IL. Engineers Tools; No. i2'
Engineers Instruments; No. a. Wrought Iron
Pipe, Valves, SC. No. l6. Steel; No. H. Iron Nails
Bolts and Nuts; No. Is. Copper No. 10, Tin, sc !;
No. 20, White Lead; No 81. Zinc Paint; Ne. D.
Colored Paints and Dryers; No. 20, Stationery.
WASHINGTON.
Class No. /, Boiler Iron, &C.; Ne. IL, Bolts.
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