The Portland daily press., 1864-03-09
pRoPosALs FOR MATERIALS FOX rnE

NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF STEAM ENGISRERlKe,
February 10, 1864.
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials for
the Navy tor the tscal year ending June 30, 1854
until ~ O'Clock of the 2lst day of March next, at
which time the opening will be commenced.
rroposais must be endorsed Proposals for Mate,
rails Tor the Navy, that they may be distinguished
from other business letters and directed 10 the
Chief Of the Bureau of Steam Engineering.
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named are particularly described in the printed
schedulee any OF which will be furnished TO such
desirel TO offer, ON application to the dante
OF the respective yards 10 the navy agent
thereto, and those OF all the yards upon application
to the Bureau This division into classes being fcrtbe
convenience Of the deaeri in Zach suchclasses only
will be furnished as are actually required bds.
The comnandant 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 it will be desirable TO make ap-
plicaon for any of the classes of those yards An
other things being equal preference will be given
TO atticles 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, they will not be
sidered.
Upon papcation to the Bureau, to the Command
an ant & o. any yard. or to any Navy Agent. the form
ton respecting the proposals will be furnished.
The contract will pe awarded 10 the lowest bidder
who gives proper guarautis a. required by the law
of 10Th August, 1916, the Navy Department reserv-
ing the right to reject the lowest bid. if deemed
orbiant.
The contracts will bear date the day the notifca-
tion is given, and deliveries can be demanded.
sureties in the Iull amount will be required TO
sign the contract aud 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 centum
of each bill, approved In trplcate by the com
mandants Of the respective yards. will be paid by
the navy agents at the points of delivery in funds or
cerfihcates, at the option Of the government. within
zen days alter the warrant for the same shall have
lhe following are The classes required ct the re-
specuye nayy-yards.
KrrTERY, MAINE.
Glass No !. Boiler Iron, &C. No s. Metallic Oil ;
N No 10, Engineer Stores; No. 10, Tubing. sc; No.
CHARLEsTowN.
Glass No. ]. Boiler Iron and Riyets; No. 2. Pig
IRON No; 4, Gum Packing, Rubber Hose, &c No.
| No. 7, Lard Oil; No. 9, Tallow and Soap; No 10
Engineers Stores; No. II, kngineers' Tools; No.
y Epgineers' Instruments; No. 10, Steel; No. Il,
Tin and Lead No 2o White Lead Lei dpe' Ho. a. Hc zs me-
Paint; NO. q, colored Paints, Dryers ; No. 2s.
| Stationery.
BROOKLYN.
No /, Boiler Iron; No 3. Boiler FeIting; No. 4,
Gum Packing, Rubber Hose, &C. No g. Lubrica-
ting Oils; No. 6, Lnseed Oil, Turpentine and Alco-
hol; No Z, Lard Oil; No. 8, Tallow and Soap; No,
| TO- Engineers Stores No H. Engineers Tools; No
| ~, Engineers Instruments No. IA. Wrought-Iron
| Pipes Valves, &C.; No. 16, Steel; No. IL, Iron
Nails, Bolts and Nuts, &C.; No. lS, Copper; No 49,
| Tin Zinc, &C.; No. 90 White Lead; No. o. Colored
Paints, Dryers No. %. Stationery No. 25, Hickory
| and Ash Plank and Butts No. 26 White Pine; No
| 29 Lanterns; No. 80, Lingnumyitae.
| PHILADELPHIA.
Glass No. l. Boiler Iron, sc No. 3, Boiler Feltng
No. 4. Gum Packing, Rubber Hose, &C.; No
Sperm Oil; No. 6, linseed Oil and Turpentine; No
. Lard Oil; No. 9, Tallow and Soap; No. 10, FnRi
neers stores; No. ii. Engineers Tools; No. IL
Engineers Instruments; No. IA, Wrought-Iron
Pipe, Valves, &C.; No 49, Steel; No. IL Iron Nails
Bolts and Nuts; No. Is, Copper; No. 10, Tin, &c.
No 20, White Lead; No. a. Zinc Paint; Ne. %
Colored Paints and Dryers; No. 23, Stationery.
WASHINGTON.
Class No. ]. Boiler Iron, Sci No. u, Bolts.
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