The Portland daily press., 1864-08-08
PROPOSALS.
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Materials for the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT

NAVY DEPARTMENT, !
BUREAUS af Steam hngmeGtng July ~, 1854.
CEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
y the Navy for the fiscal year ending June Soth,
1855 will be received at the Bureau Of Sean kng-
neering until 10 O'Clock OF the 18th day OF August
next at " hich time the opening wiil De co mmenced
Prouosas must endorsed Proposals for Mate
rials Tor Navy, that they may be distinguished
from other business letters and dnecIed TO the Chief
of the bureau of Steam Engineering
The materials and articles embraced In the classes
named are particularly described in the prin ed
schedules any which will furnished to such a,
desire TO offer, on application TO the Commandments
OF the respective yarGs, or 10 the Navy Agents
est thereto and those of all the yards spplca-
tion to the Bureau.
This division into classes being for the
of dealers in EACH such classes only will be fu nish-
ed as actually required Tor bids. The Command
ant and Navy Agent Tor each station will, in addi-
ton to the schedule OF classes of their own YARDS
nave copy of the schedules OF the other yards tor
examination only, from which may be judged wheth-
il will be desirable TO make APP cation any of
the classes OF those yards. All other things being
equal, Preference viii be given to articles of Amer
lean manutacture.
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 application to the Bureau. to the Command
ant of any yard, to any Navy Agent, the form of
offer. OF guaranty and other necessary information
respecting the opo ais, will be furnished.
The contract VIII be awarded to the lowest bidder
who gives proper guarantees as required by the law
/ of August TO- 1886 tie Navy department reserying
the igat to reject tue lowest bid, any which may
| be deemed e&orbitant.
The contracts will bear date the day the notiaca-
ton is given and deliveries can be d, manded from
| that date.
suretes in the full will be required to sign
the contract aud their responsibility cerned by
a United states District Judge, United Sates Dis
trict Attorney, Collector or Navy Agent As add-
tona security, twenty per centum Will be withheld
from the amount OF the bills until the contracts shall
have been completes ana eighty per centum of each
bill. approved In tIipcate by the Commandments of
the respective ards, will be paid by the Navy Agents
az the points OF delivery in funds or certificates at
the option OF the Government. within ten days az
ter warrant for the shall have been passed
by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The folio wing are the classes required at the re-
| spectiye nayy-ya
KIrTERY, MAINE.
Glass No. /, boiler iron, sc No. 2, pig iron; No
3, boiler teltng; No. 4. gum packing, &c; No. 6,
sperm oil: No linseeo oil &C; NO lard oil; No 8
metallic oil; no taliow and soap; No ~ engineers
stores No IL engineers tools; IL engineers in
struments No IA wrought iron pipe CO No 10 tubes
No ID steel n IL iron nails boiis and nuts; No Is
copper; No 10 tin &c; No % white lead; No 81 zinc
paint; No y colored paints; No 20 stationery; No
"a irswood No 81 cotton waste, packing &C; No
/ IS engineers stores.
C1IARLESTOwN, MASS.
Glass No boiler iron and rivets; no pig iron mo
boiler telling; no gum packing. rubber hose sc
no 8 sperm oil; no linseed oil and turpeDtine; no
| Z lard oil: no metal ic oil; 10 iallow and soap I;
/ no IL engineers stores; ii engineers tools no
! II engineers instruments; no IL steam pumps; no
IA wrought iron pipe valves &c; no 10 tubes; l6
steel IL iron nails, bolts, nuts &c IS copper
no 10 tin. zinc, &c; no 20 white lead ri zinc
paint; ~ CO ored paints, dryers, sc; % sta
tionery 25hickory and ash plank and butts no 20
I white pne no 81 hemp and cotton packing, &C; no
/ Is engineers stores, &C.
BROOKLYN, NY.
Glass no boiler iron no pig iron; no boiler
! felting, no gum packing rubber hose, &c; no 6
sperm oil no linseed oil, turpcni inc, alcohol,
no lard oil; no lubrcating or metallic oils no
taow and soap; no 10 engineers stores; IL engi-
neers' tools; no II engineers instruments; no 10
steam pumps; no IA wrought iron pipes, waves. &C
no 10 tubes; l6 steel: IL iron ais bolts nuts
! &C. no is copper; no 10 tin, zinc, lead SC; no 20
white lead no II zine paint; NO 70 CO ored paints.
hickory and ash ank and butts; no 20 white pine
no q black walnut aud cherry no IS mahogany,
white hoiiey; no % lanterns; no 30 lixIumyita; no
81 drudgeons, pumps. &c; no 80 sour flour, cruci-
bles, &c; no 80 patented artclesi 81 cotton and
hemp packings, &c; no 50 engineers stores.
PHILADELPHIA.
Glass no bSiler iron, &C; no boiler telling; no
gum packing rLbber hose, sc; no sperm oil no
lnseed oil aud tnrpentne; no lard oil no tai
low soap, &c; no 10 engineers stores; no IL engi-
neers' tools; no II engineers instruments; no IA
+ wrought on pipe. valves. Sc no Is tubes; no l6
steel IL iron nsils bolts aud na,s; no is copper
no % oo.ored paints and dryers; % stationery
no "a fire wood no "a cotton and hemp packing, &
NO S5 engineers stores, sc.
WASHINGTON.
Glass no boiler iron. &c no pig iron no boil.
er felting, &c no gum packing rubber hose. Sc no
/ sperm oil linseed oil and turpentine; n 7
Lara oil; no lumber; no tsllow and soap: no 10
engineers stores; IL engineers tools; no IL engi-
neess' instruments; no 10 steam pumps: no Il
wrought iron pipe, valves &C; no Is tubes; no 10
seel: no IL iron nail Dol s. NUT Sc no ls copper
no 10 tin, lead and zinc; ~ white lead no Fl
zinc paiat; NO Y colored paints, dryers, 20
stationery; no u tre wood no "a cotton and hemp
packing, sc; no IS engineers stores.
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