Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-22
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR
THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF STEAM EsoISEERIso,


NAVY DEPARTMEsT,l
BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERING,
Sealed proposals to furnish ma'erisls for the
navy Tor the hIch year ending June 30, 1865, will
until 10 o'clock OF the l2th day Of August next at
which time the opening will be commenced.
Proposals must be endorsed " Proposals for Ma
terials foI the Navy" that they may be dlstin-
guished 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 schedules, any OF which will be furnished
to such as desire to offer, on application to the
eommAndAnts OF the respective yards, or to the
navy agent nearest thereto, and those OF all the
yards upon application to the Bureau.
This division into classes being for the conye-
nienee OF dealers In each, such classes only Will be
furnished as are actually required for bids. The
comm AndAnt 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 other
yards, for examination only, from which may be
judged whether It will be desirable tn make applt.
cation for any Of the claBEes 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
or in strict conformity Herewith or they viii not
be considered.
mandAnt OF any yard, or to any Navy Agent, the
form OF offer, Of guarantee, and other necessary
Information respecting tho proposals will be fur
nished.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest bid
der who gives proper guarantees, as required by
the law Of 10th August, lSis, the Navy Department
reserving the right to reject the lowest bid, II
| deemed exorbitAnt.
The contracts will bear date the day aud notif-
cation 10 given, and deliveries can be demanded
Sureties in the full amount will no required to
sign the contract and their responsibility Ger lhcd
to by United States district Judge, uniteA states
district attorney, collector, or navy agent As adj
ditional security, twenty per centum will be VITA
held from the amount OF the bills until the con.
tract shall have been completojj and eighty per
an IN m nl n aRh N at
eommsndsnts OF the respective yards, VIII be paid
by the navy agents at tie points of delivery, In
funds or certificates at the option of the Govern
ment, wi, hia ten days after the warrant for the
same sh'l have been passed by the Secretary Of
the Treasury.
The following are the elAssss required at the res.
''''''' KiTrERY, MAINE.
Glass No |, boiler iron, Sci No. , pig ifoni No.
sperm oil; NO o. IInseed oil, Sc.i No 7, lard oil;
No. 8, metallic oli No 0, tsllOw and soap; 40 10,
gineers' INSTRUMENTS No IL, wrought IRON pipe,
&c Ne. Is, tubesj No l6, steel No. II, iron nallS
bolts, and nutsi No. IS, Oupperi No 10 tin, &c No
paintsj No, %, stationery No. q, hrewOodi No.
81, cotton waste, packing, &C.. No. Is, ensIneers'
CHARLESTowN, MASS.
Class No. |, boiler iron and rlvetsi No. ., pig
iron; No. D boiler felngj No. T. gum packing, rut
and tTTpsntinsj No. !, lard oil; no. metallic oil;
No. H. engineers toolSi No. 2, engineers inStru'
Tips' waves S &e No. is tubes; No. iS, STEEL No.
II, iron nails, bolts nuts, Se.j No 49, eopperj NJ,
10, TIN, zinc Sci No. 20, white lesd No. q, ziue
stationery No. IS, hickory and ash plApk and
butts No 49, white PINE No. -; hemp and cotton
BROOKLYN, n. y.
Class No. l, boiler iTo No ., pig iron; No 7,
boiler feltingi No. I, gum packing rubber hose,
&c.i No. 8, sperm oil; No. 8, iinseed oil, turPen'
tine alcohol, &C! No. l. lard oil. No, 3 luhFiCat1Ug
or metallic OilSi No. 0, tAllOw and Hoapj No 10, Gu.
gin0ers StOresj No. III engineerE tools; No. H. Gu.
EineerG Instruments No. -, steam pumps No II,
" ought iron pipes, valves sci No is, tubeSi Nc,
l6, steeli No. II, iron pals, bQts nuts, &c No. Is,
"copper" No. 10, iin, zine, lead sc No. 20, white
ers, Sc.j No. %, stAioneryj No -, hre-wood; No.
%, hickory and ash plank and buttsi No %, white
pinei No. "a, black walnut aud cherryi No @, ma
hogAny, white hslleyi No. 49, lanternsi No. 80, g'
numvilRi No. 81, drudgeons, pumps, Sci No ~,
sour Hour erueibles &c; No %, patented artlclesi
No. 81, cotton and hemp pAekings, Sei No. o. Ell
''-''' ~ PHILADELPHIA.
Class no. !, boiler iron, &iiNO ., boiler felting
No. I, gum packing, rubber hose, Aoi No, o, sperm
oil; No. O. linseed oil and turpcntnei No. 7, lard
oil, No, 0, tAllUw, BOAp, Ne No, 10, engineers
StOresi No. II, engineers tools No. u, engtneeS'
Ac; No 10, tubes; No I6 steel No, II, Iron nails
bolts aud nuts No 49, coPpeTi NO. 10, tin, AZ, No,
paints and dryers No. %, stationeFyi No q, hte-
wood; No. %, cotton and hemp packing, Ac.i No,
36, engineers stores, &c.
WASHINGTON.
Glass No, boiler iron, &e.i No. 2, pig iron; No.
., boiler felhng, sci No, 4, gum packing; No. s,
sperm oils No. 9, liaseed oil and turpeutinei No,
7, lard oli No. 8, lumber No. g. tAllow and bOapi
No. TO- engineers ltoresi No. II, engineers toOlsi
No u, engineers Instruments No. 10, steam
pumps No, H. wrought iron pipe, valves, Ac.i No,
10, tu6eS No. l6, steel No. H. iron nsils, bolts.
Zine; No 40 White ieHHd R' No. e. ,iao psnt; No.
colored pants, dryers, sci No %, stationery No.
"a, hre-wOodj No, a. cotton and hemp pack ing,
sC.i No, ", engineers stores lysltwiw