The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-28
PROPOSALS.
. R o P o S A L $.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS, \

NJ, 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 offer and guarantee will be furnished on appca-
ton and sent by mai, If requested to persons de-
string to offer TO contract for any or all the classes
named therein, by the commandants of the several
navy yards for the asses for the yards under their
command, or by the paymaster nearest thereto, or
by the Bureau Tor any or all of the yards.
10 preCent CONFUSION ana mistakes IN scaling The
9BerS no bid H be received lChich contains classes
10, more than one ydrd 81 one enUeIopej any bid
Chtch IS not perfect and complete in itself according
to tie forms ofo6er and guarantee and each iadiDi-
duGt Q, firm must sign The bid and contract.
.iS Biadsrs are hereby cautioned, and particularly
printed form prescribed by the Bureau, and be
mailed in time TO reach their destination before the
Sidered tohich shall be received after the period
stated and no dUotoance WH be made for failures or
The mai. All offers must be accompanied by the
bidders license, or a certified copy thereof
10 guard against offers being opened before the
time appointed bidders are requested to endorse on
the envelope above the address, and draw a line
under the endorsement thus: -
,"Progosdts tor Ctdss No tname the class for the
Macy Idt at name che ydrdl"
10 the Chief Of the Bureau of Yards and Docks,
Washington, ID. G"
must be certified to by the Assessor of Internal Reve
nue. Tor the district IN which they reside
The 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
known TO be IN common and general use, the bid
ders Will ascertain 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 sha 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
Navy Yards respectively for which the offer IS
made, as may be directed by the commanding oGicer
thereof and, all other things beng equal, prefer
ence VIII be gwen to American manufacture No
article will be received after the expiration of tine
period specified IN the schedules for the compile
the Department In computing the classes, the price
stated IN ne column Of prices a0H be the standard
ana Me oggregdte OF Me class 'oiH be carried out
dccoTding TO the prices stated.
All the articles under the contract must be of the
pest qualty, delivered IN good order tree OF all and
every charge or expense to the Government for de-
lyery, and su ject TO the inspection count weight,
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 further descriptions of
the articles on explanations they may desire. When
bidders shall be in doubt to the precise articles
named IN the schedule, they will apply to the COM
mandlng officer OF the navy yard, aud not to en-
pOyeS for description of the article or articles in
dou6t 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-
toDal security deducted from each payment until
II contract shall have been completed canoe led
un ess otherwise authorized by the Department;
and eighty per centum of the amount of all deliye-
les MaG9 VIII pc paG n Dg tSe at the pace
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 articles offered under the con.
tract shall have been removed from the yard and
otr ers supplied in their place, unless specially au.
thOnZe0 by the Department.
1t will be stipulated in the contract that If default
shall be made by the parties of the first part in de-
iveIng all or any OF the articles mentioned in any
class bad for of the qualify and at the tunes and
paces above provided, then and in that case the
said parties viii toreit and pay TO the United States
as louldated damages, sum OF money not to
exceed twice the amount of such class therein
agreed W on as the price to be paid in case
OF the actual delivery thereof which NAV be recov.
cred, from time to timo, as they accrue according
proved March 8, 1913.
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.
notified by letter through the Post Office, winch
notice shall be considered sufficient; and if they
do not into contract Tor the supplies specI-
fed within ten days after the receipt OF the con-
tract at the post office named or the paymaster
designated, contract will be made with some
other person or persons and the guarantors of
such defaulting bidders will be held responsible
tOr 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
rejected.
those only whose offers may be accepted will
be Notified, and contracts will be ready for eXecu-
ton as soon thereafter may be practicable.
Postage stamps are not required on bids for.
warded by mail Revenue stamps aDiU be required
on the contracts; one hve.cent stamp each
sheet of paper, and also one five cent stamp on
each piece OF paper and also one fye.cent stamp
the Certlncate OIL tle OICer cefJlElng TO the
81 lonsiby OF the suretes. These Stamps are
all to be furnished and cancelled by the con.
tractor.
Class No. i, Bricks; No. 2, Stone; No. %, Stone;
No. 3, Yellow Pine Timber' No 4, Yellow Pine
Lumber; No 5, Oak and Hardwood; No 8, White
Pine, Spruce, Jumper and cypress; No. T. Lime,
Hair az Plaster; No. s, Cement; No. g. Gravel and
SAND; No, 81, Moulding and Eiresand and Freclay
No 10, Slate; NO. IL Iron lion Spikes and Nails
No l2 Steel No. 10 Pig IRON No. Ia, Files; No Is,
O., ClaOulprV. M
| H. Hard dwaIe; No IS, sratoneryj No 49, FiIewood
| No 20, Hay ana Straw; No. q, Provender; No %
Charcoal; No 20, Beung, Packing, and Hose; No
| "a, sperm and Lubrcatlng Ohs; No. %, Iron Work
| PIPING, etc No 26 Augers; No. %, Anthracite
Coal; No. 20, Is luminous cumberland Goals No 30
| Boston Nard)i No. 81, Copper and Composition
Nails; No. 32, Machinery and Tools. Glass a, loI
Glass A. extending South Pier Phladep phiaj. Clas;
A repairing Blu long No IL tNorfolk), Glass B, re-
pairing Building No. l3 tNorio ~
Class No. l., C.othingj No. 2, Hats, Boots, Shoes
| &c No, 8, Provisions; No A.. Groceries; No 8
| 3, Coal; No. 9, Paints, Oils, Glass, &c No ii,
| Lumber; No, u, FIrewood; No, 49, Proyinder; No
| Ia Miscellaneous; No. 10, Hardware; No. 16, sta
! nonory No H. Filing Ice-hOuses.
| The following are the classes, by their numbers
end letters, required at the respective Navy Yard
anu N"'"' A'IP PORTSMOUTH, n. H.
Nos. g. 81, II, II, 10, l6, H. Is, 49, 2O q, %
20 81 90 ~ 80 BOSTON, MASS.
Nos 5,e9 81 d. L. 49, IA, To- 49, H. 49, 90 p
a. 20 1i' 90 ~ 20 new YORK.
SS' b. h. 3 4 ( % g. & & H. 10
Nos. L28,66 = Q, II, u, a. l5 16, II, IS, 10, 20
a. z8 kAyAI q K 49, OXSssYiHUM. 81 PHILADELPHIA.
Nos B. 4w31SSiHhiSGf6S 2 Si IN L 3 lS g. H. To- TO- H.
Nos S7sss 9 80 g. IL j. ~ q ls H. l6' II
| NORFOLK, VA.