The Portland daily press., 1864-08-10
PROPOSALS..
p r OPO SAILS.
DRoPoSALS FOR TIMBER AND MATERI-
IL AIS FUR TnE NAVY
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

Bureau q oOs ',,,,. 6, ,ss sna Repair.
Sealed Proposals TO furnish Timber and Materials
for the Navy, for the fiscal year ending June 3d.
1866 will be received at the Bureau OF Construction
aud Repair, until 10 O'Clock OF he lat day of Au-
gust nsAI, at which time the opening will be COM
menced
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Tim.
Der and materials Tor the Navy !" that they may be
dlsangnished from Other business letters, aud di-
rectea TO the ChieI of the Bureau of Construction
and Repair. -
The materials and articles embraced in the classes
named are particularly described in the prin ed
schedules any OF which will 10 furnished TO such as
desire TO ofer, on application 10 the commandments
OF tue respective yares or TO the Navy Agents near
est thereto and those of all the yards upon appica.
ton to the Bureau.
This division into classes being for the convenience
OF dealers in each such classes only will be nish-
ed as are actually required Tor bids. The Command
ant and Navy Agent Tor each station will, in addi-
ton to the schedule OF classes of their yards,
have cupy of the schedules OF the other yards or
examination only, from which may be judged wheth-
it viii be desirable TO make APPLICATION for any oil
the classes of those yards All other things being
equal preference viii be given to articles OF Amer
Ufrsrs must be made for the whole of the class at
any yard, upon one of the printed schedules, or in
strict conformity Herewith or they VIII not be con-
Upon application TO the Bureau. to the Command
ant OF any yard or to any Navy Agent, the form of
Offer OF guaranty and other neeessary Information
The con ract viii be awarded to the lowest bidder
who gives proper guarantees, as required by the law
oil August To- 1916, tie Navy department reserving
the ignt to reject tae lowest bid, any which may
be deemed eAorbiiaDt.
The contracts will bear date the day the notifca-
tion given and deliveries can be d. manded from
that date.
sureties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract aud their responsibility certihed to by
United states District Judge United States Dis
trict Attorney, Collector or Navy Agent. AS addi-
tional security twenty per centum will be withheld
from the amount OF the bills until the shall
have been cOmpcted. and eighty ceQtum each
bill, approved IN tTipiicate by the Commandments OF
the respective ards, will be paid by the Navy Agents
at the points OF delivery in funds or cerh Gates at
the option OF the Government. within ten days af-
ter the warrant for the shall have been passed
BY the Secretary of the Treasury.
The following are the classes required at the re-
spectiye navy-yards-
KIrTKRy.
Class No l, White Oak Logs; No 2, White Oak
Keel and heelson Pieces; No 3, White Oak Curve
Timber and Knees; No White Oak Plank; No 8,
Yellow Pine Logs; No 7, Yellow Pine Beams; NO s.
Pine Plank and boards; No II, White Pine
aud White Oak Deck Plank; No 10, Ash Logs and
Plank; No II, ASH oars; No Is. hickory Butts; No
IL, Cedar Boards; No is, Locust; No 49, White Oak
Slaves aud beading; No2, Black spruce; No %
Lignumsite; No rs, Iron. round, fat and square I;
No %, Steel; No 81 Iron Spikes; No IS. Iron Nails,
wrought and Gu, No 80, Lead; 81 Tn and Zinc
No 33, Hardware; No "a fools for Stores; n 10 SO
White Lead; No 81, Zinc Pants; No IS. Colored
Paints dryer; No SO, furpentine, Narnish; No 40,
Linseed oil; No Al. Glass; No "A, Fish Oil No 45,
Tallow, Soap; No Al, Ship Chandiery.
cHARLEsrowN.
Glass No i, White Oak Logs; No 2. White Oak
Keel Pieces: No g. White Oak Curved Timber; No
White Oak Plank; No 6, Yellow Pine Logs; No
TO- mite Pine Masts and spar Timber; No IL, hi,e
Pine Logs Plank AMI Boards: No II, White Pine
Deck and Sage Plank; No 10. ASH Logs and Plank
No IL, Ash oars; NO l6. Black Walnut and Cherry
No Is, Locust; No 10, White Oak Slaves and ii cad
ings; No 20. Black Spruce; No2S. Lignumvita; No
%, Iron; No %, steel; No 81, Iron Spikes No %,
IroE Nails wrought and cut; No 30. Lead; No 81,
Zinc, Tin and Solder; No 49, Hardware: No 81.
Tools for Store &C; No 36. White Lead No 81. Zinc
Paints; No 50, Co ored Paints; No 80, Turpenl inc
and varnish; No 40, Liuseed Oil; No Al, Glass; No
~. Whale OIL; No as, Tailow, Soap and Sweet Oil
No IL, Ship Chandlery.
BROOKLYN
Glass No /, White Oak Logs No O. White Oak Keel
Pieces: No 3, White Oak Curved Timber; No 4,
White Oak Plank; Noe. Yellow Pine Logs; No I,
Yellow Pine Beams; No 5, Yellow Pine Mast and
Spar Timber; No 3 White Oak Boards and Plank ;
No II, White Pine Timber and Logs; No 10. Ash
Plank: No IA Ash Oars; No 10, hickory Bare aud
Hand spikes; No 10, Black Walnut and Cherry; Nc
II, Cedar; No Is Locust; No 49, White Oak Slaves
and Hea ing; No 20, Black Spruce; No ~, Mahog.
any; No %, Lgnumyita; No rs Iron, round, fiat.
and square; No % steel No 81, Iron Spikes; No
%, Iron Nails, wrought and cut; No 80. Lead; No
81 Zinc, lin; No Ss, Hardware; No "a. Tools for
Stores; No 80. White Lead; No 81 Zinc Paint; No
3s, Colored Paints. dryers; No 49, Yarnish; No 40,
Linseed Oil; No IL, Glass No 49, Brushes; 10 a,
Fish OIL; No 45, Tallow; 10 AZ. Ship Chandlery.
PHILADELPHIA.
Glass No l. White Oak Logs; n o O. White Oak X eel
Pieces: No 8. White Oak Curved Timber; No 4,
White Oak Plank No 10 White Pine Mast aud Spar
Timber; No IL, White Pine Plank and Boards; Nc
IL, White Pine Deck Plank ana Stage Plank; NO ID
Ash Logs and Plank; No IA Ash Oars; No 10, SLACK
Walnut Oh Try, Mahogany; No 16 Cypress and
Cedar; No 49, Locust Tree nas; NJ 20, Black Spruce
No %, Iignumyiia: No 70. Iron round fiat, 50 uare
No rs Steel; No "a Iron spikes; No IS. lrrn nails
wrought, cui NJ 80, Lead No 81. Zine Tin, and
Solder; No 49, HARDWARE: NO 81, Tools for stores
No IS White Lead No 81, Zinc Paints; No 3s, Col
orded Paints DIR, ers. 4 C; No SO, Narni h; No 40
Linseed Oil No Al. Glass; No "A. Fish Oil; No As
Taiiow, Soap, Sweet Oil. No47, ship Chandlery; Nc
As. oakum; No 50, lngot Copper.
WASHINGTON.
Class No 8, White Oak Knee Pieces; No H. White
Pine rlank and Boards; No ID Ash Plank; No IA
Ash Oars; No 10, Black Walnut. cherry. ana Ma
hogany; No IL Cyress: No.0, Spruce Pine Spafs
No ~. Poplar; No 25 Iron. round. fiat and so uare
No %, Steel No 81. Spikes; No 2S Nails; No 80
Lead; No 81 Zinc, Tin. and Solder; No 49, Eard
ware; No "a, Tools for Stores: No So. White Lead
No 81, Zinc Paint; No SO Colored Paints: No 49,
TufpentiDe and VarIish No 40, Linseed Oil; No Al
Glass; No 45, Tallow, Soap. sc; No A. Ship Char d
lery; No As. oakum; No 80. Tank Iron; No co. In.
got Copper; No 50 Poles; Ne 81. Bellows.
NoTE-The Copper ref rTed TO in Glass No 30 and
10 BE- delivered On i, must be equal to the kind,
therein speced, and be subj CT 10 the Inspection
the yar1 as required by the schedules
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