The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-06
PROPOSALS.
d R o P o S A L S.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS,

navy yau AZ name the vardl" will be received at
this Office until the Nth OF July next, at O'Clock p.
M al 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 tae form
OF offer and guarantee, will be furnished on appca-
ion, and sent by mail If SO requested to persons de-
string to offer 10 contract for any or ali the classes
named therein, by the commandants of the several
navy ysa l9r tne asses for the yards under their
command, or DY the pay master nearest thereto or
by the Bureau Tor any or all OF the yards.
70 prevent co1tqsion and mistakes IN seating The
C6eTS no Did CiH be received lohich contains classes
ion than yard in one enyelope; nor ann bid
which IS not perfect and onpete in ITSELF according
10 tie JoTnls OF oer and guarantee and each indiUi-
dual Of a firm must sign ne bid and confrGct
Bidders sre hereby cautioned, and particularly
printed form prescribed by the Bureau and be
mailed in time to reach their destD alton before the
time expires Tor RECEIVING them; NO bid ,oiH be con-
stated and no doCdnce iCH be made for failures or
The mad All offers must be accompanied by the
10 guard against offers being opened before the
time appointed bidders are requested TO endorse on
under the endorsement, thus-
"pr9RosGfs 20. a tor Gloss No. name @e class for the
40 the Chief OF the Bureau of Yards and Docks
Washington, ID. Q"
The certificate to the guarantors' responsibility
must be certified to by the Assessor of Internal Roye
nue. ior the district in which they reside
The schedule will state the times within which
articles VIII be required to be delivered. IL any
articles are named in the schedults which are not
known to be IN common and general use, the bid.
ueTS VIII hsCtIIun promptly whether such articles
can be procured or not, and if they cannot be OBJ
tanned, the iact must be reported to the Bureau
at once, BEFORE bids shall be received. All the
articles which may be contracted Tor must be de-
livered at such place or places, including drayage
and carriage to the place where used within the
made as may be directed by the commanding odicer
thereof and, all other things being equal prefer.
ence will be gwen to American manufactured No
article will be received after the expiration of tine
period specified in the schedules for the compile
ton of the deliveries unless specially authorized by
he pIU fJoy yl~iTS
stated fn the column OF prices iOU be the standard,
and te aggregate Of he class o0W be carried out
according TO the prices stated.
All The articles under the contract must be of the
best qualty, delivered good order tree OF all and
every charge or expense to the Government for de-
livery, and urject TO the inspection, count weight
or measurements OF the said navy yard, and be in all
respects satisfactory TO the commandant thereof.
Bidders referred to the yard for plans specica
tiOns, OF samples, and any further descriptions of
me me artc,es Gl @ explanations they may desire When
named IN the schedule, they will apply to the com.
manding officer OF the navy yard aud not TO en-
PioyeS for description of the article articles in
doubt which information the said officer will give
writing.
Approved surees in the amount of the contract
VIII be required, and twenty per centum as add.
tional security deducted from each payment until
the contract shall have been completed or can zee led
un ess otherwise authorized by the Department; |;
and eighty per centum Of the amount of all deive-
RES made will be paid by tie paynaster at the place
OF delivery within ten days after warrants for the
same shall have been passed by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
until all the rejected articles offered under the con-
tract shall have been removed from the yard and
others supplied in their place, unless specially au.
thonzeo by the Department.
1t will be stipulated in the contract that If default
venng ali or any of Of the articles mentioned Rs i in
class bad dSr OF the S~@y @ "n1 add Mt IN the times and
said parties will forfeit and pay to the United States,
as llqoIdated damages, a sum OF money not to
exceed twice the amount of such class therein
agreed upon the price to be paid in case
OF the actual delivery thereof which may be recov-
cred, from time to time, as they accrue according
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
| reside.
| Persons whose offers shall be accepted will be
| notified by letter through the Post Office, winch
notice shall be considered sufficient and if they
do not enIer into contract for the supplies speci-
| fed within ten days after the receipt OF the con.
| tract at the post Office named the paymaster
designated, contract will be made with some
other person or persons, and the guaraptors OF
| such deiauting bidders will be held responsible
for the difference between the offer of the default
| ing bidder or bidders and that which may be
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement will, at the option of the Bureau be
those only whose offers may be accepted will
| be notified and contracts viii be ready for eXecu-
| non as soon thereafter as may be practicable.
| Postage stamps are not required on bids for
warded by mail: Revenue stamps wW be required
| sheet Of paper, ana also one five cent stamp on
| each piece OF paper, and also one fye.cent stamp
TO the certificate of the officer certifying to the
| sponsbity of the sureties. 1hese stamps are
! all to be furnished and cancelled by the con
| tractor.
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and
Class No. i, Bricks; No. @ Stone; No 81 Stone
| No g. Yellow Pine Timber; No. 4. Yellow Pine
| Lumber; No 8, Oak and Hardwood; No. 8, White
| Pine Spruce, Juniper, and Cypress; No. T. Lime
Hair an Plaster; No. s, Cement; No. g. Gravel anC
| Sand; No. 81, Moulding and Firesand and Fireclay
No 10, Slate; No. II, Iron, Iron Spikes and Nails
No l2 steel; No. 13 Pig Iron No. IA, FIles No. Is
Paints, Oils and Glass; No 16, Ship ChanGlery; No
| H. Hardwar No. 49, SIatOneryj No, 49, FIewoOd
No 20, Hay and Straw; No q, Provender; No. %
| Charcoal; No. 49, Betting, Packing, and Hose; No
| "a Sperm and Lubrcating OILS No. 20, Iron Work
Piping, etc; No 26, Augers; No ~ Anthraeit,
semi BltuminOus Broad Top Coal land PIctou a
Boston Nard); No 81, Copper and Composition
Nails No. 50 Machinery % and Tools Glass A. e 70
| Class A. extending South Pier tPhiladelphia) Clas
A repairing Blu ldlng No IL tNorfolk). Glass B, re
| palrlng Building No. 13 (Norto,kL
NAVAL ASYLUM.
Glass No. l, Clothing; No. 2, Hats, Boots, Shoe:
sc No. 8, Provisions; No. A, Grocenes; No
Dry Goods; No 8 Bread, Sc No. 7, Tobacco; n!
Lumber; No. II, FITewood; No l3, Proyinder; M
| IA Miscellaneous; No. 10, Hardware; No. l6, Sta
i1oncry; No. II, Filing Ice-houses.
and letters, required at the respective Navy farC
| and Naval AsYlum:-
PORTSMOUTH, N. II.
Nos 8, 81, IL, II, 10, 16, II, Is, 49, 20, 2l 2
20 a. 90 80 80 BOSTON, MASS.
Nos 2 669 9A II, II, 1S, IA, 10, l6, II, Is, 2O 2
q 2a' a. S8' a. %. SGw e; YORK.
le EG' r. Is, "a b. H. 3 g. 81 g. g. IT,
Nos. l28,5,67 9, IL, u, II, 10, l6 II, Is, 10, 2
H. 20 SsAVAL A oO Asylum PHILADELPHIA.
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