The Portland daily press., 1864-02-25
WHOLE NO. 513.
PROPOSALS.
proposals for Timber and Materi-
ais for the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
6afeah cf Construction and Repair.
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6arean Or Construction aud Repair
January %, 1854
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish timber and ma.
- terials for the Navy Tor the fiscal year endips
june 30, 1864, will be received at the Bureau Of Con
structon and Repair until 10 O'Clock of the i2d day.
OF February next. at which time the opening viii Bs
Proposals must be indorsed Proposals for Tim.
Ser ana Materials Tor he Navy" that they may BE-
distinguished from other business letters and di.
and Repair.
Inc materials and articles embraced in the classss
nhn ndmsa are particularly described in the printed
schedules any of which will be furnished 10 such ss
aesife 70 oher. on application to the conmsndspts
oi tue respective yards or to the navy agent near
est thereto and those of s the yard. upon appii,s
ton to the Bureau. This division into Glasses Being
for the convenience of dealers in each sueb ciss.ss
only will be furnished are actually reouired mr.
bids The commandant 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 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
Oilers must be made for the whole Of the class at
any yard upon one of the printed schedules, or in
sidered.
Upon application to the Bureau. to the Comm.n.
dant OF any yard, or to any Navy Agent, the forn
OF offer, of guarantee and other informa.
non respecting the proposals will be furnished
Inc contract viii be awarded to the lowest bidder
who gives proper guarantees as provided by the law
OF loth August, lS46, the Navy Department rcserv.
r.
orbitant.
The contracts ill bear date the day the notifca-
non IS given, and deliveries can be demanded.
Snre'ies IN the fnll amount will be required to sgn
the contract and their responsibility certified to 6y
United States district attorney collector or navy
agent As additional security, twenty per centum
will be withoeld from the amount of the bills until
the contract shall have been completed and eighty
Per eenum Of each bill. approved in triplicate by
paid by the navy agents at the points of delivery IN
funds or eertihcafes, at the option of the Govern
shall have been passed BY the Secretary Of the Trsa-
sury.
The following are the classes required at the re-
KrTTERY, Me-
Class No !. white oak logs; No 8. white oak pro-
miscuous timber; No yellow pine plank stock logs;
No IL, white pine; No 81. tin and zinc
caAELkeTows. MASS.
lass no l, wnie oak log No 3 white oak pro-
low pine plank stock logs; No 10, white pine mast
timber No IL. white pine logs. plank and boards
logs and planks; No "A. ash oars; No 49, white oak
slaves and headings; No 20, black spruce; No A. To-
CO Gust tree nails; No 20 iro1 No e iron spikes No
hardware No "a. tools for stores; No 49, white lead
No 81, zinc paints; N g. coored paints No 90,
turpsntine and varnish; No Al. glass; No A. whale
OIL No As, taow, soap. and sweet oil; No A., chip
ehandlery.
BROOKLYN NY
Glass No !, white oak logs; No 3. white oak pro-
miscuous timber; No 4, white oak plank; s. vel
low pine plank stock logs; No 7, yellow pine beams;
butts and bars; No 10, white oak slaves ant head.
ings; No ~, mahogany; No Is, iron, round nat snd
squarei No "a, iron spikes; No 2s iron nails,
wrought and cut; No 30. lead; No 81, zinc and tin:
No 49, hardware No "a. tools for stores No 3S coll
ored paints, dryers; No 80. varnish; No Al. xass;
No AZ, ship ehandlery. -.
PHILADELPHIA.
Class No 10. white pine mast and spar timber; No
IL, white pine deck plank and stage plank; No Is,
locust; No 20, black spruce No locust tree nails;
No 25 iron round, fat, square, sc; No 26 steel: No
27, iron spikes; No 80. lead; No 81, zinc tin and
solder; No 3. hardware; No a. tools for stores; No
81. white lead; No 81, zinc paints; No 80, colored
paints. dryers. &c; No 80, varnish; No co. Iinseed
oil No Al, glass No i5, tsllow. soap. sweet oil Nc
a., ship chaRdlery; No As. ingot copper
wAsHIsoroN.
tfass to ~ white -tsves snd fcscfuRr. No
80, pig lead; No 80, hardware; No 3e spirifs of
wine, varnish. &c; No Al, glass.
JANIS law4wTh