Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-21
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR
THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF STEAM EsoISEERIso,

BUREAU OF STEAM ESoISEERIso,
July 10, 1854.
navy Tor the hscal year ending June 30, 1865, will
be received at the Bureau Of Steam Engineering,
until 10 o'clock OF the 18th day OF August next, at
which time the opening will be commenced
Proposals must be endorsed " Proposals for Ma
terials for the Navy" that they may be distin.
euished 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
to such as desire to offer, on application to the
commandsnts 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-
nence OF dealers in each, such classes only will be
furnished as are actually required for bids The
oommAndant 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 II will be desirable to make Appli
cation for 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
in strict conformity herewith, or thoy will not
be considered.
Upon application to the Bureau, to the Com
mandant OF any yard, or to any Navy Agent, the
form OF offer, of guarantee, and other necessary
Information respecting the proposals will be fur
nished.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest bid.
der who gives proper guarantees, as required by
tne law OF lOtu August loRbt Navy DtphItmtui
reserying the right to reject the lowest bid, II
deemed exorbitAnt.
The contracts will bear date the day aud Motif
cation 10 given, and deliveries can be demanded
Sureties in the full amount will he required &c
sign the contract and their responsibility certified
to by United States district judge, United StAtaI
district attorney, collector, or navy agent. Al adj
ditionsl security, twenty per eentum will be with
held from the amount Of the bills until the con
tract shall have been completed; and eighty pei
eentum OF each bill, approved In triplicAte by The
commandAnts OF the respective yards, viii be paid
by the navy agents at the points Of delivery, in
funds or certificates, at the option of the Govern
ment, within ten days alter the warrant for the
same sh'll have been passed by the Secretary OF
The following are the classes required at the res.
peetive navy ysrdS; ny MAINE
Class No B. boiler iron, SC; No. O. pig irons No,
., boiler feltingi No. I, gum packing, Sc,i Ne.
sperm oili No. 9, linseed OIL SC. No. 7, lard oil;
No. 8, metallic oili No. . tsllGw and SOAP No 49,
eDEineers' Instruments; No II, wrought iron pipe,
&C Ne. IS, tubesi No 49, steel No. II, Iron nails,
wS naa TIPPep No.
paintsj No. %, stationery; No. %, hrewoodi No.
49, cotton waste, packing, aS.; No. IS, ensineers'
stores.
CHARLESTOWN, MASS.
Class No. l, boiler iron and rivetsi No. ., pig
troni No. 3 boiler feldngj No. a. gum packing, rub.
and turpentinej No I, lard oil; No g. metallic oil;
No. 0, tAllow and soaps No 10, eGgineers' stores
No, H. engneerh' tools; No. IL, engineers instru'
pipe, valves SC; No 49, tubesi No. l6, STEEL No.
H. iron nails bolts, nuts, &e.j No IS, copper; No.
49, tin, zinc Sc.i No. 20, white lead; No. q, zinc
pAinti No. 90, cOlOred pAints, dryers, Sei No. %
stAtioneryi No. 25, hickOrv and ash plAnh and
butts; No. %, white pinei No. a. hemp and cotton
packing, &C.; No. as, engineers stores, &c.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Class No. I, boiler iro u No ., pig iron; No. ,,
boiler feltingi No. I, gum packing, rubber hohe,
&ei No. 8, sperm oils No. 8, linseed oil, turpel'
Ina alnnhnl NJ M. I rd nj M Z lnhFNAtinr
or metallic oils; No. g. talow and soap; No TO- en-.
gnsers Btores; No. H. engineers tools; No 70, en-
gineerl' Instruments No. IS, steam pumps No. ~,
wrought iron pipes, valves sc. No 10, tubes; No,
IL, Htgei No. II, iron nails, bolts nuts, &c No. Is,
copper; No. 10, tin, zinc, lead nc No. 20, white
lead No. 81, zinc pSini No %, ColOred paints, dry
ers. &oi No %, ttAiouery; No. 81, iirt-wOoii No,
49, hickory and ash plank and buttsi No 20, white
pinti No. n, black walnut and cheryi No. ., ms
hogAny, white holleyi No. -, lanteFnsi No 80, IE
| nuulvtte; No. 81, drudgeons, pumps Sci No s.,
sour nour cTuoibles, Sci No. 3d. patented AFtielesi
No. 81, cotton and hemp pAekings Sc'i NO 90 en'
S'A'' PHILADELPHIA.
Class No. l, boiler iron %9.i No g. boiler ielting
No. j. gum packing, rubber hoJe, No. NJ. o, sperm
| oil, No. 8, tallow, SOAP, AZ No 10, engineers
storesi No. H. engineers tous; No. u, engineers
| InntFumentB; No, a.. wrought iron pipe, valves
Ne No. IS, tubes; No 10, steel; No. II, IRON nails
bolts, ana nuts; No 10, "COPPER" No, 10, TIM SO No
90 white lead No. q, Zinc paints no. q? oOlOret
paints and dryersi No a. stationeryi No. -, ire
woodi No. 81, cotton and hemp packing, 6s,j No
as enEineers' stores, sc.
| WASHINGTON.
Glass No. I, boiler iron, Se,i No ., pig lToni No
| g. boiler feltIng, &C.i No, !, gum packing; No. 8
sperm oil No 8, linGeed oil and tuTpentige; No
| I, lard oils No 8, lumber No. 8, tAow aud soap
No, 10, enginee o. stores; No. II, englneerS tOoI
| No II, engineers' Instruments No. 10, steSn
pumps No. II, wrought iron pipe, valves, &o.i NJ
TO- tubes No i6, STEEL No. II, iron nails, bolts
tine; No. 20, white iSGi No. a. zine paint; No. q
colored paints, dryers, 6oi No. 90 stationery NJ
~, hre-wOodj No. 81, cotton and hemp packing
As,I No, %, elgineerS atOres. iys-ltwAW