The Portland daily press., 1864-03-07
TO DBALERa
pRorosALs FOR MATERIALS foR the
NAVY DxrARrxxxr,
BUREAU OF STEAM kssIsxxRixs.

BUREAU OF STEAM EseIsxxRlxa.
sIALED PROPOSALS TO furnish materials for
the Navy tor the fiscal year ending June %, 1854.
will be received at the Bureau of Steam Engineering
until 10 O'Clock of the 2lst day Of March next, st
which time the opening will DO commenced.
Proposals must be endorsed " Proposals tor Nate
rias tor the Navy" that they may be distp pguished
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 printed
schedules any of which will be furnished TO such
desres TO oner. on application to abe commandants
thereto and those Of all the yards upon application
to the Bureau This division into classes being forthe
convenience of the dealers in each only
will be furnished as are actually required for bids
The commandant and navy agent for each station
will in addition to the schedule of classes Of their
other yards for examination only, from which may
be judged whether IL will be desirable 10 make APP
piication 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 ct
any yard upon one of the printed schedules. or In
strict conformity Herewith, or they will not be con-
sidered.
Upon pspl.cation to the Bureau, to the Command
ant OF any yard. or to any Navy Agent the form
Of Offer, of guaranty. and other necessary informa
ton respecting the proposals will be furnished.
The contract will be awai ded TO the lowest bidder
who gives proper guarantiss required by the law
of loih August, lsl6 the Navy Department reserv-
ing the right to reject the lowest bid il deemed ex-
orbitant
tion is given, and deliveries can be demanded
Sureties in the iull amount will be required TO
sign the contract and their responsibility certified
TO by United States district judge, United States
district attorney, collector, or navy agent. As ad-
ditonal securities, twenty per centum will be with
held from the amount of the bills until the contract
shall have been completed, and eighty per eentum
of each bill, approved in triplicate by the CON-
mapdants of the respective yards, will be paid BY
the navy agents at the poii of delivery. In funds or
certificates, at the option OF the within
ten days alter the warrant for the same shall have
been pa sed BY the Secretary OF the treasury.
The following are tho classes required At the re-
spectiye nasy-y ards;
KITTERY, MAINE.
Glass No. /. Boiler Iron, &C. No. 8, Metallic Oil ;
No. 10. Engineer Stores; No. 10, Tubing. &C; No.
cnARLEsTowN.
Glass No. ]. Boiler iIron and Rivets; No. 2, Pig.
Iron; No A. Gum Packing, Rubber Hose. &c; No.
8, Sperm OIL; No. 6, Linste ed OIL and Turpentine
NOT, Lard Oil; Noe Tallow and Soap; No. 10.
IL Engineers instruments; No. ie. Steel; No il.
Iron Nails, Bolts, and Nuts; No. Is. Copper; No ~,
Tin aud Lead No; , 70. white piis Lead, No a Zine
Stationery.
BROOKLYN.
No. /, Boiler Iron; No 8. Boiler Felting; No. a.
Gum Packing, Rubber Hose, sc. No 6. Lubrica-
ting ois: No. g. Llnseed on, Turpentins and Alec
hol; No Z, Lard Oil: No. 8. Tallow aud Soap; No .
To- Engineers Stores No. IL, Engineers Tools; No
~ Engineers Instruments No. IA. wrouehtIron
Tips, falNes' Ac.i NO. ~, Stteii NO. IA, Iron
Nails, Bolts and Nuts, Sc; No. Is. Copper; No. 49,
Tin Zine. &C.; No, 20 White Lead; No. q, Coiored
Paints. Dryers No. %, Stationery NO. 25, Hickory
and Ash Plank and Butts; No. 26, White Pine; No
2s Lanterns; No. 30, Lingnumvitae.
PHILADELPHIA
Glass No. /. Boiler Iron, Sc No g. Boiler Felting
No. .. Gum Packing, Rubber Hose, &c. No. 5
Sperm Oil; No. 8. Linseed Oil and rurpentiEe; No.
!, Lard Oil; No. ., Tall1w and Soap, No. 10. Ene-
neers Stores; No. IL. kngineers' Tools No. II
Engineers lnstruments; No. IA, wrought-Iron
Pipe, Valves &ci No l6. Steel; No. IL Iron Nails.
Bolts and Nuts; No. Is. Copper; No. ~, Tin, &e.;
No 20. White Lead; No. ~ Zine Paint; Ne. e.
Colored Paints and DIyers; No. 2s, Stationery.
WASHINGTON.
Class No. /. Boiler Iron, Sci No. IL, Bolts.
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