The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-17
PROPOSALS.
2 r O 2 O s a L 81
FOR
Materials for the Navy.
Navy DEPARTMENT,

Navy DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Steam Engineering, July 10, 1854.
CSEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
- the Navy for the fiscal year ending June 3)th,
ls,5 viii received at the Bureau of Seam Engi-
neering until 40 oc.ock oil the 18th day OF August
next al which time the opening will be CONNIE ced.
rropos ais must 10 endorsed Proposals for Mate
rias tor the Navy, that they may be distinguish
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 prin ed
schedules any OF which will De furnished TO such as
desire 10 oner, GA application TO the Iommaudants
OF the respective yarus or TO the Navy Agents hear
est thereto and those OF all the yards appiica-
ton TO The Bureau.
This into classes being for the conyo nence
of dealers in EACH classes only will be iu nis-
ed as are actually required ior bids The Conmand-
ant and Navy Agent Tor each station viii, IN addi-
ton to the schedule classes of lheir own yards,
have a cspy of the schedules OF the other yards ior
examination only, from which may be judged whetn,
IL will b. desirable TO make application for any OF
the classes of those yards. All other things De'hg
equal preference win be given to articles OF AMER
lean Ia anu acture.
Oasrs must he made for the whole of the class at
any yard, upon one of the printed schedules, or IN
strict conformity Herewith, or they VIII not De con-
Upon application to the Bureau. to the Command
ami Of any yaru or TO any Navy Agent, the form OF
offer, OF guaranty and o'nef i, re- as s
The con ract will be awarded TO the lowest bidder
who gives proper suaraniies, as required by the law
the liz Al to reject tie lowest bid, any which NAV
be deemed exoi biaht.
The cont. acts will bear date the day the notifca
tion i. given and deliveries can be d manded from
that dale.
Su,eties in the full amount will be required to gn
tie contract. aud their responsibility certined Dy
United states District Judge, United lis
trict Attorney, Collector or Navy agent. AS addi
tOnsi security, twenty per centum Will be Withhsll
from the amount OF the bills until the tracts shall
have been completed, ana eighty per centum Of eacl
bill. approved IN triplicate by the CommaDdaHts Oh
the respective ards, ~iii be paid by the Navy gent
Al the points OF delivery, in funds certiicat
the Opt IN o. the Government, within ten days al
ter tue warrant for the shall have passed
by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The folio wing are the classes required at the re
spective navy-yards.
kIrTERY, MAINE.
Glass No. i. boiler iron, &C NO. 2, pig iron; No
8. boiler telling; No. A. gum pack & &C; NO.
sperm OIL No liasee1 oil &c; 20 lard oil; No
metallic oil no 9 tai ow and soap; NO IL engineers
stoses; No IL engineers tools; IL eDgIp.e. s. in
strumente; No Ia wrought iron pc c. n o Is tubes
No 10 steel; No II iron nails, tots and nuts: No Il
copper; No 10 tin sc; No ~ white lead; NO II zn'
paiat; No y coloeed paints; No 20 stationery; N,
"a fir wood No "a cotton waste, packing &c; n,
% engineers stores.
CHARLESTowN, MASS.
Glass No boiler iron and rivets no pig iron ;nt
boiler citing; no gum packing rubber hose &c
no b sperm oil; no lInseed od aud turlentine; M
Z lard oil; no metal ic OF no 2 tallow and soap
no !, engineers stores; no II engineers tools;
~ enginesrs' Instruments; 10 10 steam pumps; us
IA ught iron pipe valves, &c; no 10 tubes; Il
STEEL no IL iron nails DO Is. bus, sc no IS copper
no 10 tin. zinc. &c; NO 20 white lead; III gin,
paint: no ~ co ored PAINS, dryers, &C; 2s Eta
tonery 25hickory and ash plank and butts no Z.
white pine; no "a hemp and cotton packing, &C; n,
Is engineers' stores, &c.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Class no / boiler iron; 10 2 pig iron; no boile
felting. Io gum packing, rubber hose, &c; no
sperm oil, no iinseed oil, turpen ine alcohol, q
no lard oil no Intoxicating or metallic oils; no
talow and soap; NO 10 engineers' stores II engi
neers' tools; no Il engine RS Instruments; no /.
steam pumps; 10 IL wrought iron pipes, waves, &
no ID tubes; no is STEEL IL iron nails bolts nuts
Sc; no 70 copper; M ID tin. zinc. lead, &c; no .
white lead no q zinc paint; no % co ored paints
dryers. &c; no % statione y; "a fire wood no q
hickory and ash aux and butts: no 26 white pine
whit hoiley; no 20 lanterns; 80 gr umyitip; u,
81 drudgeons pumps, &C; no 81 sour -four cruel
bes &c; no 80 patented articles; no 81 cotton ant
hemp packings, &c; no 30 engineers stores.
PHILADELPHIA.
Glass no bsiler iron, sc; no borer telling: n,
gum packing. ratber hose &C; no sperm oil nj
= iinsted Oil and turpentne; no lard oil; NO tai
low soap. &C; no 10 engineers stores; no IL enRi
wrought op pipe, valves. &C: Is tubes; no /,
stee no IL iron nails, bo and nu S: no is copper
no rs tin. &C; no % white lead; 81 zinc paint
no ~ co-ored p-ints and dryers; no % stati merry
NO "a fire wood; no "a cotton ana hemp packing ~
no 90 engineer stores, &c.
WASHINGTON.
Class no boiler iron. c: no pig ron no 8 boil
er feting, &c: no gum packiuy rubbs hose 4 ut
sperm oil no hnseed oil and turpentne; no
lar oil; no lumber; no taliow and soap; no Il
enginee s. stores ii engineers tools; 40 II enpi
nee's' instruments; no IL steam pumps no i
wrought iron pipe, valves &C; no IL Tubes. no \,
eel: no II iron nail Dol g. NUT &c: no is conner
no ~ tin. lead and zinc; no 70 white lead; no 2
zinc paiaf; no Y coiored paints, dryers, a no 2
st&ttonery no "a IRE wood no "a cotton and hem,
packing &c; no IS engineers stores.
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