The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-29
PROPOSALS.
r o P o S A L S.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS,

M, al which hour the opening of the bids will be
several navy ySrds named ,p s1o eeyeIng at the
G GemDIaced IN printed schedules which, with form
o UheI ara guarantee, viii be furnished on applioa-
vn anu sent DIV mail, If 30 requested to persons de-
lng to offer 10 contract for any or all the elias es
namea name therein, by the commandants of the several
nVy IhusI Ior the asses for the yards under their
command, or bv the paw master nearest thereto or
oy ,he Bureau ior any or ali OF tbe yards.
aLopTe0ent c0Tptisfon ana mistakes IN scaling the
,ge1s no otd otH De received chch contains classes
.o more hdn one gard Sc envelope nor am 6id
% ne forms Ofofer and guarantee and each indivi.
aug Ridg g a frm must sign the bid and contract.
notiSed tbst are & hereby cautioned and particularly
printed form prescribed by the Bureau, and be
mailed in time to reach their destination before the
snnf expires Tor receivlnR them bid toiH be con-
S,dered which shall be receiUed AFTER the Deriod
ssofed gnd no aHocance viii be made for fIares OF
nc mdH All offers must To accompanied by the
oladel's license, or o certified copy thereof
:. 10 guard against offers being opened before the
@ e appointed, bidders are requested to endorse on
the envelope above the address and draw a fine
under the endorsement tbus:-
~ proposals TOR Class No (ndme He cIassl for the
Nary Va. at name the yardl"
wosSin9eo e Gnei OF the Bureau OF Yards and Docks
The certificate to the guarantoru' responsibility
must be certified to b. the Assessor of Internal Reve
nue. n, iOr the dlstr CT in winch they reside.
Inc schedule will state the times within which
articles Will be required to be delivered. If any
articles are named in the schedules which are not
knOVn 10 be IN common and general USE the I'd.
aers VIII ascertain promptly whether such articles
can be procured or MOI, and if tney cannot be OBJ.
at once before bids shall te received Ali the
articles winch may be contracted must be de-
and carriage to the place where u ed within the
navy navy Yards respectively, for which the offer is
thereof and, all other things ng equal prefer.
ence VIII be gwen to American manufacture No
arlce arlce VIII be received after the expiration Of the
period speclhed IN the schedules for the compile
uon OF the deliveries unless specially author zed by
tue Department. I computing the classes, the price
and ne aggregate OF The class aDiH be carried out
dccOrding TO the prices stated
All the articles under the contract must be of the
Cest qua1ty 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 al
respects satisfactory to the cOmmandant thereof
Bidders are referred to the yard for plans specfca-
lions, OF samples, and any further 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 10 the com.
mandinP officer OF the navy yard, aud not 10 EN-.
PoYeS, Tor description of the article or articles IN
writing.
Approved suIeties in the amount of the contract
VIII be required, and twenty per centum as addI-
tional security deducted from each payment until
TIE contract shall have been completed or cance led
and eighty per centum OF the amour of all deye.
RES made will be paid by TIE payinaser at the place
oil CellYery within ten days after warrants for the
same shall have been passed by the Secretary of the
Treasury
No part OF the per centum reserved is to be paid
until all The rejected articles offered under the con.
tract shall have been removed from the yard and
Oti ers supplied in their place. unless specially au.
thorlzed by the Department.
1t viii be stipulated in the contract that If default
shall be made by the parties of the first part in de.
liye1ng all or any OF the articles mentioned in any
class bId for of the qualify and at the times and
D aces above provided, then and in that case the
said parits will iorelt and the United states
as Equldaed damages, sum of money not to
exceed twice the amount of such class therein
agreed uIon as the price to be PAID in case
OF the actual delivery thereof which may be Tecoy-
cred, nom time to time as they accrue according
10 the act OF Congress in that case provided ap.
The sureues must sign the contract, and their
responsibility be certified to by the Assessor of
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 enter into contract tor the supplies speci-
fled within ten days after the receipt of the con.
tract at the post Office named or the paymas er
designated, a contract witt be made with some
other person or persons, and the guarartors of
for the difference between the offer of the default
ing bidder or bidders and that which may be
All offers not made in strict conformigJ with this
advertisement will, at the option of the Bureau, be
rejected
those only whose offers may be accepted will
be notified, and contracts will oe ready for execu-
ton soon thereafter as may be practicable.
Postage stamps not required on bids for.
warded by mail. Revenue stamps 0iH be required
on The contracts one ivecent stamp on each
sheet Of paper, and 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 re.
all TO be furnished and cancelled by the con.
tractor.
Class No i, Br cks; No. 2, Stones No. %, Stone;
No. g. Yellow Pine Timber; No Yellow Pine
Lumber; No. 8, Oak and Hardwood; No. g. White
Pine, spruce, Jumper and Cypress; No. z, Lime,
sand; No. 81, Moulding and Firesand and Firecay;
No. 10, Slate; No. IL Iron, Iron Spikes and Nails
No Y, steel No lS Pig M lr99j No u, Fllesi No 15
H. Hardware; No. 49, stationery; No 10, FiIewood;
No 20, Hay and Straw; No p, ProVender; No %
Charcoal; No 23, BeunP, Packing, and Hose; No
"a, ~ eIm and Lubncatng OILS; No. % Iron Work
Ilping, etc No 26, Augers; No. ~, Anthracite
Coal; No. 20, B!tumnous Cumberland Coal; No 80
Nemi.BltumnOus Broad Top Coal land PIctOu at
Boston Nard); No. 81, Copper and Composition
Nails; No. 80, Machinery and Tools Glass A, for
Glass A, extending South Pier tPhladephial. Glass
A. repair ng Bu lding No, II tNorColk). Class b. re-
NAVAL ASYLUM.
Class No l, Cothing No.2 Hats, Boots, Shoes
Dry Goods; No 6 Bread, Sc No. q, Tobacco; No
5, Coal; No 9, Paints, Oils, Glass sc No II,
Lumber; No. r. Firewood No 13, ProVinder; No.
IA Miscellaneous No. Is, Hardware; No. 16, Sta
uOuery No. II, Filing ice-hoUses.
The following the classes, by their numbers
and letters required at the respective Navy Yards
ana N"'"' A'I PORTSMOUTH, N. H.
Nos / g. 81, II, II, 10, 10, II, IS, 49, 90 81 22
20 a. 90 90 80 BOSTON, MASS.
Nos q g. g. O. 3d. H. II, 13, IA, 10, l6, IT, Is, 90 81
NEW YORK.
1o Me- r. t. & e. H. 25 g. T. g. s. g g. 81 g. is H. l5
PhILADELPHIA.
Nos 7,s, IL, Il, IA, l5 It, II, Is, 10, 20,
Si' 70 kS4VAL Il 4 SO OAIsstYfGUM 81 PHILADELpH1A.
Nos l. q B. A 8, g, 2 8, Q, II 12. 49, a. 15 16, II.
WASHINGTON, d. Cs
Nos, 4 24,5, 67s,9 sb 10 O. II, - "a 49, ID, 10, le,
II, Is, 49, 20, 2l' ~, ~ "a 70 70, 70 ~ 8z'
Nos g. H. r. IA 10, 16, H. 49, 10, 20, 81 %, 2a,
"A, 26, ", 29, 81, 90, a, B.
' PENSACOLA, FLA.