The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-27
PROPOSALS.
r. o P o s A l. S.
NAVY DKPARTlIKNT,
BUREAU on YARDS AND DOCKS,

Proposals Tor Olaas No. name tue class for the
this oftce until the l1th OF July next, at o'clock z.
NJ, At which hour the opening Of the bids will be
several navy yards named the materials and articles
embraced IN printed schedules which with TIE form
ton and sent by mail II 30 requested to persons de-
string TO offer 10 contract for any all the classes
navy yards ior the classes ior the yards under their
command, OF by the paw master nearest thereto, or
py the Bureau ior any or ali OF he yards.
Offers no bid Ioh be received Dhch contains classes
Jor more than one yard in one enUeoPe; nor any bid
70 he forms ofoGer and 1aGrdnfee. and each indiv
dugl q firm must sign the Did and contract.
notified, that their offers should be made on tho
printed form prescribed by the Bureau, and be
mailed in time TO reach their destination before the
time expires for receiving them; 40 6id oiH be con-
Sidered Uhich shall be rece,Ded after the period
stated, and no allowance DH be made for failures or
the mail All offers must he accompanied by the
bidders license, or certified copy thereof
time appointed, bidders are requested to endorse on
the envelope above the address, and draw a line
under the endorsement, thus;-
Proposals for Class No. (ndme The cidss) for the
Mary Va at name che ydrdl"
-, "1o 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. Tor the district IN winch 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 VIII ascertain promptly whether such articles
can be procured or not, and If tdey cannot be Oh
tanned, the TACT must be reported to the Bureau
at once, before bids shall te received Ali the
articles which may be contracted for must be de-
| livered at such place or places including drayage
and carriage to the place where ued within the
Navy Yards respectively, tor which the offer Is
thereof; and all other things be nR equal prefer
ence will be gwen to American manufacture. No
period specified III the schedules for the compile
ton Of the deliveries unless specially authorized by
stated Ia The column Of prices ioiH be The standard
and the aggregate of Hie class lOiH be carried out
| according to the prices stated
All the articles under the contract must be of the
best qua lty, delivered IN good order free OF all and
every charge or expense to the Government for de-
or measurement OF the said navy yard, and be in all
respects satisfactory TO the commandant thereof
BIDDERS are referred to the yard for plans specIca
tions, OF samples, and any iur her descriptions of
the articles OF explanations they may desiIe When
bidders shall be in doubt az to the precise articles
| named IN the schedule, they will apply TO the COM
| handing officer OF the navy yard, aud not to EN-.
ptoyeS, for description of the article articles in
doubt which information the SAID officer will give in
| writing.
will be required, and twenty per centum as addI-
| tiOna security deducted from each payment until
tie contract shall have been completed or cance led
| un ess otherwise authorized by the Department; ;
and eighty per centum of the amoun of all deive-
es made will be paid by tie payinaser at the place
OF delivery within ten days alter warrants for the
same shall have been passed by the secretary of the
No part OF the per centum reserved is to be paid
until all the rejected aTtlc offered under the con-
tract shall have been removed from the yard and
offers supplied IN their place. unless specially au
| tbOnZe0 by the Department.
1t Will be stipulated in the contract that If default
veins all or any Of the articles mentioned % in ~ any IT
class bid for of the quail and at the times and
PAGES above provided, then and IN that case the
said parties viii or1elt and pay TO the United states
| as hquldated damages sum OF money not to
exceed twice the amount of such class therein
| agreed uLon as the price to be paid in case
OF the actual delivery thereof which NAV be recOv-
| cred, from time to time as they accrue accor riding
10 the act OF Congress IN that Case provided, ap-
The suretIes must sign the contract, and their
| responsibility be certified to by the Assessor OF
Internal Revenue for the district in which they
Persons whose offers shall be accepted will be
| notified by letter through the Post Office, winch
notice shall be considered sutficlent and If they
| do not enter 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 er
| designated, contract will be made with some
other person or persons, and the guaraptOTs of
such defautng bidders will be held responsible
Tor the difference between the offer of the default
ing bidder or bidders and that which may be
accepted.
advertisement will, at the option of the Bureau, be
| rejected.
be notified, and contracts will be ready for eXecu-
tIOn as soon thereafter as may be practicable.
Postage stamps are not required on bids for;
Warded by mail Revenue stamps DW be required
on The contracts; one fve.cent stamp on each
sheet of paper, ana also one five cent stamp on
TO the certificate of the officer certifying to the
sponsibiIity OF the suretes. these amps are
ali to be furnished and cancelled by the con.
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and
class No /, Br cks; No. @ Stone; No 81 Stone;
No. g. Yellow Pine Timber; No. 4 Yellow Pine
Lumber; No, 5, Oak and Hardwood; No. s, White
Hair, Plaster; No. g. Cement; No. 8. Gravel and
Sand; No 81 Moulding and Firesand and FirecaY
No TO- Slate; No II, Iron, Iron Spikes and Nails
No r. Steel; No. l3 Pig IRON No. IA, Files; No 15
Paints Oils, and Glass No l6, Ship Chanolery; No
II, Hard ware; No Is, stationery; No. 10, FnewOod
No 70 Hay ang d straw NO al a@S NO E
| "a, sperm and Lubrcahng OILS No. 20 Iron Work
PIPING, etc No 26, Augers; No "a, Anthracite
semi. .BltuminOus Broad Top Coal land PIctOu a
Boston Nard) No, 81 Copper and Composition
Nails No. 80 Machinery am and Tools Glass A, fo
| Glass A, extending South Pier tPhilade phia) Cas
A repairing Blu ldlng No, IL (Norfolk). Glass b, re
pairing Building SA8GI NSi II N3EyS.kkntM N%sSknM
Glass No l, clothing; No. 2, Hats, Boots, Shoes
&c No 8, PIOyis1ons; No 4, G Groceries; %nS No 81
8, Coal; No g., Paints, Oils, Glass; &c No II
Lumber; No. r. FITewoodj No 13, Proyinderj No
IA Misce laneous; No. 10, Hardware; No. 16, sta
tionery; No. II, Filing lce-hOuses
The following are the classes, by their number
and letters, required at the respective Navy Yard
and N'V1 A'i5GoR iPoRi sMoUTH, N. H.
Nos. 6S 9t II, y, 10 is, IT, 49, 10, 20, 2l, q
z0' a. 70 ~ 49, BOSTON, MASS.
g. q H. l2' 49, A. TO- 49, H. 49, 2O 2l
49, r. l. b. H. = Z q g. i e. 3 g. H. ID
Nos. 866 5.9, IL, II, IA, 15 16, H. Is, 10, q
H. 70 kSAVAL a x oO Asylum UsY PHILADELPHIA.
Nos wI2SSHiSGIf6E,i q s. = i! e 49, 49, io' It.
Nos I245, S,7s,9 9k 10 O. II. 4. ISS S 1s 8 IA, 16, 1