The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-26
PROPOSALS.
o P o s A L S.
H t NAVY DKPARTNENT,
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS,

Sealed Proposals for each class separately endorsed
proposals Tor Glass No. name the cass) for the
this office until the 11th OF july next at O'Clock p.
M, at which hour the opening Of the bids will be
commenced for furnishing and delivering at the
several navy yards named the materials and articles
embraced in printed schedules which, with the form
OF oner and guarantee will be furnished applica-
ton and sent by mail If so requested, to persons de-
slrng 20 offer 10 contract for any all the classes
named therein, by the commandants Of the several
navy yaid for the classes for the yards under their
command, or by the pay master nearest thereto, or
by the Bureau Tor any or all OF the yards
70 prevent CONFUSION ana mistakes IN scaling the
oBrS no btd 1cU be received chich contains classes
Jor more than yard in one enUetope; nor any bid
t1hich Is not perfect and CON pete itself according
10 the forms offer and 0HdIGntee, and each indUi-
dug! o. firm must sign tie bid and contract - y
notified, that their offers should be made on the
printed form prescribed by the Bureau, and be
mailed in time to reach their destination before the
time expires for receiving them; bid 'oiH be
sidered Uhich shall be received after the period
stated and no allowance oiA be made for failures or
the mail Ali offers must he accompanied by the
bidders license, or certified copy thereof
TO guard against Offers being opened before the
time appointed, bidders requested to endorse
the envelope above the address, and draw a line
under the endorsement, thus:-
,"Progosats Tor Class No. (nqme the classl for the
Nary IGt at name che ydrdl."
the Chef Of the Bureau OF Yards and Docks,
The certificate to the guarantors' responsibility
must be certified to by the Assessor of Internal Reve
nue. ior the district IN which they reside.
The schedule will state the times within which
articles will be required to be delivered. II any
articles are named IN the schedules which are not
known TO be IN common and general use. the bid
ders will ascertain promptly whether such articles
can De procured or not, and II tneY cannot be OBJ
| tanned, the act must be reported to the Bureau
| at once, before bids shall tc received All the
| articles which may be contracted Tor must be de-
| lvered at such place or places, including drayage
| Navy Yards respectively, for which the offer Is
made as may be directed by the commanding officer
thereof and, all other things beng equal prefer
| ence will be gwen to American manufacture. No
article VIII be received after the expiration of the
hoD OF the deliveries unless specially authorized by
the Department In computing the classes the price
stated i'l tie column Of prices ao'H be the standard
ana the aggregate or tie class lCiU be carried out
| decorating TO the prices stated.
All the articles under the contract must be of the
best qualty, delivered IN good order free OF all and
| every charge or expense to the Government for de-
| lvery and su ject TO the inspection count weight,
or measurement OF the SAID navy yard and be In a /
| respects satisfactory 10 the commandant thereof
Bidders are referred to the yard for plans specfca-
tions, OF samples, and any iur her descriptions Of
| the articles OF explanations they may desire When
bidders shall be in doubt as to the precise articles
named IN the schedule, they will apply to the COM
piOgeS for description of the article articles in
doubt which information the SAID officer will give in
| writing.
| Approved sureties in the amount of the contract
| will be required, and twenty per centum as addI-
tonal security deducted from each payment until
the contract shall have been completed or cance led
un ess otherwise authorized by the Department;
and eighty per centum OF the amoun' of all delive-
made will be paid by the payinaster the place
OF CeliveTy within ten days alter warrants for the
shall have been passed by the Secretary of the
| No part OF the per centum reserved is to be paid
until all the rejected artlc es offered under the
| tract shall have been rem owed from the yard and
OF eTs supplied in their place, unless specially au.
thonZe0 by the Department.
1t viii be stipulated in contract that If default
shall be made by the parties of the first part in de.
liveIng all or any OF the articles mentioned in any
class bad for OF the quail y and at the tunes and
PAGES above provided, then and in that case the
said parties will iOrIelt and the United staes
as hquldated damages, sum or money not to
exceed twice the amount of such class therein
agreed upon as the price to be paid in case
OF the actual delivery thereof which NAV be Tecov-
cred, flom time to time as they accrue according
10 the act of Congress IN that case provided, ap
proved March 3, 1S43
responsibility be certified to by the Assessor o
Internal Revenue for the district in which they
reside. l.. . y.
Persons whose offers shall be accepted will be
notified by letter through the Post Office, wnlcf
notice shall be considered sufficient; and If they
do not enIer INTO contract tor the supplies specI
fed within ten days after the receipt of the con
tract at the post office named or the paymas el
designated, a contract will be made with some
other person or persons, and the gUaraptOIs o
such defauIting bidders will be he d responsible
for the difference between the offer of the default
ing bidder or bidders and that which may bt
accepted.
advertisement will at the option OF the Bureau, b.
| rejected.
| be notified, and contracts will DC ready for execu
tlon as soon hereafter as may be practicable.
Postage stamps are not required on bids for
on The contracts; one fVe.cent stamp en- each
sheet of paper, ana also one five cent stamp OF
each piece OF paper, and also one fve-cent stamI
to the certificate of the officer certifying the re
sponslbIiiy OF the suretes. hese amps ar
all to be furnished and cancelled by the con
The classes of this Bureau are numbered ant
letttred as 10 lows:- ..A .-.D. .
Class No. /, Br cks; No q Stone; No o. Stone
No 3, Yellow Pine Timber: No. Yellow Pm
Lumber; No 8, Oak and Hardwood; No. 8, Wmt
| Pine, spruce, Jun per. and cypress; No. Z, Lime
Hair, al Plaster; No. s. Cement; No. 8, Gravel ant
No TO- Slate; No II Iron, Iron Spikes and Nails
No 12 Steel; No. l3 Pig Iron No. IA, Files; No. 1t
Paints Oils, and Glass; No 16, Ship Chandlery; Va
No 90 Hay and Straw; No 2l PrOvender; No q
Charcoal; No %, Betting, Packing, and HOsei Nc
| "a 81 erm and Lubrlcatlng OILS No. 25 Iron Work
J Piping, etc No 26, AuGers; No q, Anthraclt
i | Coal No. 49, BltumnOus Cumberland Coal; No. 3C
semi. BItuminous Broad Top Coal land PictOu a
Q Nails; No. 81 MACHINERY and Tools Glass A. TO
> | raising wings OF Office BuildnG Portsmouth, N. IL
Glass A. extending South Pier lPhlade phiaj. Glas
A, Iepair'n ng Blu lding No IL Norfolk Glass b, It
| palnng Building No. l3 (Norio kl
NAVAL ASYLUM.
Glass No /, Clothing; No. 2, Hats, Boots, Shoe:
sc No g. Provisions; No A. Groceries; No
y | Dry GoOCs; NO Bread, &C; No 7, Tobacco; Nc
e ! 8, Coal; No 8, Paints, Oils, Glass, &c No IL
/ | Lumber; No 12 FIrewood; No 13, PrOvinder; Nc
d | Ia Misce laneous; No. 15 Hardware; No Is, sta
l. | tloIery; No. II, Filing lce-hOuses.
The following are the classes, by their number
| and letters, required at the respective Navy Yard
E anu N"'"' 1''I PoRi pG5 isMOUrH, n.
Nos. 81, H. Il, 10, l6, II, IS, 49, 2O 81, 2.
co. 81 80 80 BOSTON, MASS.
Nos $50 g., H. L. lS, IA, 10, l6, II, Is, 20, p
49, NSs r. Is Is b. a. 4; 4 = d & i T. L
e Nos 49,, II, II, ID, TO- l6, II, Is. 10, p
G q, %, "a, 27, 3d. 80. A.,