The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-01-28
HURLBURT, SCRANTON & CO..
I4S Asylum St., Hartford. Ct.
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NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
bureau Of Construction aud Re-

bureau Of Construction and keUair
CEALED PROPOSALS to furnish timber mi and ma
- terials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
sruetion and Repair until 10 oc ock Of the 2ad ay
Of February next. at which time the opening will be
Proposals must be indorsei Proposals for Tim
b-r and Materials for he Navy" that they may be
stinguished from other business letters and al
rected to the Chief Of the Bureau Of Construction
The mstorals aud articles embraced in the classes
named are particularly described in the printed
desire 60 oncr, ON application to the conmandauts
Of the respective yards. to the navy agcn near
est thereto and those Of all the yards upon applica
ton to the bureau This division into classes being
Tor the convenience Of dealers Ia each such classes
only will be furnished as actually required for
station will in addition to the schedule of classes of
their ov n yards. have . copy Of the schedules Of
may be judged whether 1t will be desirable 10 make
application TOR any Of the classes those Yards All
cthsr thing. being equal preference viii be given
TO articles OF American manufacture.
Offers must be made for the whsle Of the class at
any yard upon one Of the printed schedules or in
strict conformity Herewith or they will not be con-
Upon application to the Bureau. to the Comman.
dsnt Of any yard. or to any Navy Agent. the form
OF oner, OF guarantee and other necessary Informal
tion respeefing the proposals win be furnished.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest bidder
ho o s1sss psose, gra,snses as provided BY the law
orbitsnt.
The contracts /. III bear date the d.y the noti6ea
ton 10 given, and deliveries can be demanded.
Surefies IN the foil amount will be required 10 sign
'he contract and their responsibility certified to BY
Ouited states district attorney, collector or navy
agent. As additional security, twenty per centum
will be withheld from the amount Of the bills until
the cont act shall have been completed, and eighty
per centum Of each BILL approved in tripl;eafe ~
the commandments Of the respective yards, will be
paid BY the navy agents al the points Of delivery in
ment within ten days amer the warrant for the same
shall have been passed BY the Secretary OF the Trea
The following are the classes required Al the rs-
specfivc navy yards:
KrrrERr. ME.
miscuous timber; No yellow pine plank stock lors;
No II, white pine; No 81. tin and ziac.
cHARLksrows, MASS
Class No !. white oak logs; No 3, white oak pro-
miscaous timber MOI white oak plank; No g. VEL
los pine plank stock logs; No 10. white pine mast
No Il. white pine deck and stage plank; No i3 ash
logs and planks; No A. ash oars; No 10. white ak
.tsve. and headings No 20. black spruce Nosi To-
Gust tree nails No Is iron; No a. iron spikes; No
q, iron nails, wrought and cut; No So lead; No 49,
hardware; No toois for stores; No 49, white lead
tarpsntine and varnish: No ii. glass: no a. whale
chandiery.
Glass No i, white oak logs; No 8, white oak pro-
miscuous timber; No 4, white oak plank; No 9. yell
No II. white pine No IA ash oars; No IS, hickory
butts and bars; No 49, white oak slaves ans head
ings; No 20. mahogany; No rs. iron. round nat a.
square; No %. iron spikes: No D. iron nails
wrought and cut; No 30. lead; No 81. zine and tin;
No 49, hardware; No a. tools for stores No S. col.
ored paints. dryers; No 80, varnish; No A. slass;
No A., ship chandlery.
PHILADELPHIA.
Glass No TO- white pine mast aud spar timber; No
u, white pine deck plank and stage plank; No Is,
loeast No 90 back spruce; No q locust tree nails:
No Is, iron. round A. square, &c; No 2s steel; No
~. iron spikes; No 30. lead; No 81, zinc. tin aud
solder; No 3d. hardware; No a. tools for stores; No
81 white lead; No 49, zinc paints: No 81. eolored
paints. dryers, sc; No 80. varnish; No 49, linseed
oil; No Al glass; No As tsow. soap. sweet oil; No
IL, ship chandlery; No as. ingot copper.
WASHINGTON.
Glass No 10. white oak slaves and headings; No
3d. pig lead; No 81 hardware; No 80, spirits of
wine. varnish, sc; No Al, glass.
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