The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-02-05
Proposals for Timber and Maeeri.
ais for the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT
bureau Of Construction and Repair,
January %, ls64.
- terials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
june 30 1864. will be received at the Bureau OF Con.
sruction and Repair. until 10 O'Clock Of the z2d day
OF February next At which time the opening will be
Proposals must be indorsed Proposals for Tim.
distinguished from other business letters, and d.
and Repair.
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named are particularly described in the printed
schedules any of which will be furnished to such a.
desire 10 offer, ON application to the conmandants
OF the respective yards to the navy agent near
est thereto and those of all the yards upon applica
ton to the Bureau This division into classes being
only will be furnished as are actually REQUIRED for
bids. The commandant and navy agent for each
station will in addition 10 the schedule of classes of
the other yards for examination only, from which Il
may be judged whether it will be desirable to make
Application Tor 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
therewith, they will not be con.
sidered
Upon application to the Bureau. to the comman.
dant Of any yard, or to any Navy Agent, the form
of offer, of guarantee and other necessary informa.
ton respecting the proposals will be furnished
The contract will be awarded TO the lowest bidder
who gives proper guarantees, provided by the law
OF 10th August, 1876, the Navy Department reserv-
ing the right TO reject the lowest bid If deemed ex-
orbtant.
The contracts " i'll bear date the day the noti6ca.
tion Is given, and deliveries can be demanded.
Suretes in the fnll amount will be required TO sign
the contract and their responsibility certified BY
Uuited States district attorney collector or navy
agent. As additional security. twenty per centum
will be Withheld from the amount of the bills until
the contract shall have been completed and eighty
per centum of each bill. approved in triplcate by
the commandants Of the respective yards, will be
paid by the navy agents at the points of deliver in
mnds or certificates, at the option of the Govern.
ment, within ten days after the warrant for the same
shall have been passed by the Secretary OF the Trea
sury.
The following are the classes required at the re.
spectiye navy yards:
KITTEIY Me-
Class No l. white oak logs; No g. white oak pro-
miscaous timber; No 6,yelow pine plank stock logs;
No II, white pine; No 81. tin and zine sns
cHARLEsTowN MASS.
Class No !, white oak logs; No g. white oak pro-
miscuous timber; No L. white oak plank; No g. vel
low pine plank stock logs; No 10, white pine mast
No IL, white pine deck and stage plank No I3, ash
logs and panks; No a. ash oars ; No 10. white oak
Gust tree nails No %, iron; No 81 iron spikes; No
2s iron nails, wrought and cut; No So lead; No 49,
hardware; No tools for stores; No 3s white lead
turpentine and varnsh; No Al, glass; No u, whale
oil No 40. tallow soap, and sweet oil No AZ, ship
chandlery
BROOKLYN. NY.
Glass No l. white oak logs; No y. white oak pro-
miscuous timber; No 4, white oak plank; No 9. yell
low pine plank stock logs; No Z, yellow pine beams
No IL, white pine; No II. ash oars; No l5 hickory
butts aud bars; No IS. white oak slaves ans head
ings; No e. mahogany; No Is. iron, round. fiat and
square; No 81. iron spikes; No 2S iron nails
wroa ght and cut; No 30, lead No 81 zinc and tin;
No 49, hardware; No 34 tools for stores; No ss col
ored paints, dryers No 80, varnish; No A. glass;
No A. ship chandlery.
PHILADELPHIA.
Class No 10, white pine mast and 81 ar timber; No
~, white pine deck plank and stage plank; No is,
locust No 20, back spruce; No 81 locust tree-nais
No 25 iron, round hat, square, sc; No 26 steel No
~, iron spikes; No 80. lead; No 81, zinc. tin and
SOLDER No 80, hardware; No S4 tools for sto No
81. white lead No 3d. zinc paints; No So, colored
paints dryers. sc; No 80. vsrnsh; No i0 linseed
oil; No Al. glass; No As. taow, soap sweet oil No
AZ, ship chandlery; No As. ingot copper
WASHINGTON.
Glass No 10, white oak slaves and headings; No
80. pig lead; No 49, hardware; No 81, spirits Of
wine, varnish, &c; No Al, glass.
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