The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-20
PROPOSALS.
2 r O 2 O s "A L S.
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Materials for the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT., 4
Bureau Of Steam Eng sHt erin o, July 10, 1864. /

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
Bureau Of Steam eng sHterihg, July 10, 1894
CEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
- the Navy toe tne fiscal year eGaing June 3Oth
neering until ~ oc.ock OF the 18TH day OF August
Mex, at which time the ening will BE- commenced
tropo, ais mus. Ne endorsei Proposals for Mate
rias LOT the Navy" that they may be distinguished
from other busines letters and ed to the Chief
ofthe Bureau OF Steam Engineering.
The materials and articles embraced In the classes
named ere particularly described in the prin ed
schedules. any which will We furnished 70 such as
desire to offer, application TO the comma
OF the respective yarus, TO the Navy Agents near
est thereto and those of all the yards ulUn applica
Tns division into classes being for the convenience
of dealers In EACH such classes only will be III nish-
ed as are actually required Tor bids The Command
ant and Navy Agent ior each station will, in addi'
tion to the schedule oil classes of their own yards,
have cUpy of the schedules OF the other yards ior
examination only, from which may be judged wheth-
er IL will be desirable TO make plicaton for any VI
the classes of those yards. All other things beng
equal, preference viii be given to arueies oil Amer
oilers must be male for the whole of the class at
any yard, upon 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 or TO any Navy Agent, the form OF
offer OF guaranty, and other necessary Information
respecting tue opo ais, will be furnished.
The ract win be awarded to the lowest bidder
who gives proper GUARANTEES, required by the law
OF August TO- 1876, tie Navy Department reseryins
the igat to reject tue lowest bid, any which NAV
be deemed exofbifant.
The contracts viii bear date the day the notifica
ton Il given and deliveries can be d, handed from
that dale.
the contract aud their responsibility cerined 10 BY
United States District Judge, United s aies bis
trict Attorney, Collector or Navy Agent AS add-
tona security, twenty per centum Will be withheld
from the amount OF the bills until the shall
have been completed and eighty per centum OF each
bill approved ia tIiplicate by tie Comma nd MS OF
IA ards. be paid bV m
the points OF delivery In funds oerticates at
the opt IN o. the Government. within ten days al
tar warrant for the same shall have passed
by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The following are tie classes required at the
spective navy-yards.
kIITERY, MAINE.
Glass No. i. boiler iron, sc No. 2, pig iron; No
8, boiler feliing; No .. gun pack q. &C; NO. 8,
sperm Of, No inseej oil sc; 70 lard oil; No s
metaiie oil DO tai on aud sosp; No 10 engineer
stores No ii engineers tools; 40 IL ehginte.s in
struments; No II wrought iron pc c. M 10 ubes
30 IL steel; n II iron nails Dolls aud No Is
eooper: No 10 tin &C; No ~ white lead; 40 II zinc
paiat; No p colored paints; No % stationery; NJ
"a fir wood; NO "a cotton waste, packing &C; Nc
IS engineeIs' stores.
CHARLESTOwN, MASS.
Glass No boiler iron and rivets 10 pig iron mo
boiler 'eltiBg; no 4 gum packing rubber hose &c;
no sperm oil; no linseed oil and argentine; no
Z lard oil no metal 10 Oh, nos ialiow ana soap
no ~ engineers stores; III engineers tools; no
IL engineer instruments; NO IL steam pumps; no
IA wrought iron pipe. valves &c: no 10 tubes IL
steel IL iron nails, bots, Luts, nc IS copper
no 10 tia. zinc. &c; no 20 white lead; no II zinc
paints no 70 co ored painls, oryerr Sc; 80 % sta-
tonery mo 25.hickory and ash p aux and butts 20
white pine; no "a hemp and cotton packing, &C;
35 engineers stores, Sc.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Class no boiler iron; no 2 pig iron; no boiler
feitilg; 10 gum packing, rubber hose, &C; no 8
sperm Oil; no iinseed oil. turpen inc, alcohol, ac
no lara oil; no lubricating or metallic oils no
tallow and soap; no 10 engineers stores IL engi
neers tools; II engine RS instruments; no 10
steam pumps; mo IA wrought iron pipes, waves. &c;
Is tubes 20 steel II iron nails bolts nuts.
&C; no IS copper 10 u tin, zinc. lead, &c; no 20
white lead; 10 Il zinc yBilt: no Y co ored paints,
dryers. &C; no rs stations y; no "a fire wood NJ Is
hickory and ash ank and buttss 10 % white Inc ;
no ~ black walnut aud cherry no ~ mahogany.
whit hoiley; no % lanterns; no 30 liz umTite
81 dradseons; pumps &C; no 50 sour e, -four. eiac;
hemp psekings, &C; no 50 engineers stores.
PHILADELPHIA
Glass no bsiler iron, &c; no boi'er telling; nc
gum packing. r Il Der hose &c; no sperm Oh no
6linsted oil and turpentiDe. no lard oil; tall
neers' tools; no II engineers instruments: no IA
wrought on pipe, valves. sc. no 10 tubes; no IL
stee no IL lion nsils DO Is ard nu no ls copper
NO % co.orea y ints aud drsers; no 70 sEst merry
NO "a fire wood; 81 cotton ana hemp packin r. 4 Q ;
NO IS engincers' stores, &c.
WASHINGTON.
Class no boiler iron. c: no pig ron; no boil
er ieitiog. &c; no gun packing rub hose &C; 10
lar oil no lumber; no tallow and soap: No 10
enginee s. stores; no ii engineers tools; IL eng,
nee s. instruments; no 10 steam pumps no Il
wrought iron pipe, y5lvss. &c Is tub-t; 10 10
eel; no II iron nail Dol nut. &c; is copper
10 10 tin, lead and zibc 20 white lead; no 81
zinc paiat; no % eoiored paints, dryers, no 20
statioDery; no "a lire wood: 10 "a cotton and hemp
packing. &c; no % engineers stores.
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